Louise Pound
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Louise Pound was a distinguished American folklorist and college professor at the University of Nebraska.
to Stephen Bosworth Pound
and Laura Pound. Pound studied at the University of Nebraska (B.B. 1892 and M.A., 1895). She continued her studies at the University of Chicago
and the University of Heidelberg, and earned her Ph.D. in 1900.
She was a professor of English at the University of Nebraska for most of her adult life. Pound was part of its growth from a small prairie college to a great university.
, 1925-1927. She was the first woman to serve as president of the Modern Language Association
(1954–1955).
An athlete in her youth, Pound was inducted into the Nebraska Sports Hall of Fame in 1955.
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Pound and Cather residence halls at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln) are named after Louise Pound and Willa Cather
, with whom Pound maintained a close friendship. http://housing.unl.edu/halls/pound.shtml
American Ballads and Songs (1923)
Selected Writings of Louise Pound (1949)
Nebraska Folklore (1959)
Early life
Pound was born in Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
to Stephen Bosworth Pound
Stephen Bosworth Pound
Stephen B. Pound was a pioneer lawyer, senator and judge in Nebraska, USA.Born and educated in New York state, Pound moved to Nebraska in 1869...
and Laura Pound. Pound studied at the University of Nebraska (B.B. 1892 and M.A., 1895). She continued her studies at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and the University of Heidelberg, and earned her Ph.D. in 1900.
She was a professor of English at the University of Nebraska for most of her adult life. Pound was part of its growth from a small prairie college to a great university.
Professional life
Pound was a member of many professional societies. She was president of the American Folklore SocietyAmerican Folklore Society
The American Folklore Society is the US-based professional association for folklorists, with members from the US, Canada, and around the world. It was founded in 1888 by William Wells Newell, who stood at the center of a diverse group of university-based scholars, museum anthropologists, and men...
, 1925-1927. She was the first woman to serve as president of the Modern Language Association
Modern Language Association
The Modern Language Association of America is the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature...
(1954–1955).
An athlete in her youth, Pound was inducted into the Nebraska Sports Hall of Fame in 1955.
Personal
Pound was a sister of noted legal professor Roscoe PoundRoscoe Pound
Nathan Roscoe Pound was a distinguished American legal scholar and educator. He was Dean of Harvard Law School from 1916 to 1936...
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Pound and Cather residence halls at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln) are named after Louise Pound and Willa Cather
Willa Cather
Willa Seibert Cather was an American author who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, in works such as O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, and The Song of the Lark. In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours , a novel set during World War I...
, with whom Pound maintained a close friendship. http://housing.unl.edu/halls/pound.shtml
Books Authored by Louise Pound
Poetic Origins and the Ballad (1921)American Ballads and Songs (1923)
Selected Writings of Louise Pound (1949)
Nebraska Folklore (1959)
Sources
External links
- Louise Pound papers at Nebraska State Historical SocietyNebraska State Historical SocietyThe Nebraska State Historical Society is a Nebraska state agency, founded in 1878 to "encourage historical research and inquiry, spread historical information .....
- "Indefinite Composites and Word-Coinage" (1913) by Louise Pound
- "The Literary Interregnum" (1913) by Louise Pound
- "Emerson as a Romanticist" (1915) by Louise Pound
- "New-World Analogues of the English and Scottish Popular Ballads" (1916) by Louise Pound