Mary Ethel Barnard (1909-2002) graduated from Reed in 1932, influenced and befriended by Reed professors Lloyd Reynolds, Rex Arragon, and V.L.O. Chittick. Her poetry and translation of Sappho are still read today, and she corresponded with Ezra Pound and other leading literary figures of her day. Her papers consist of copies of her prose and poetical works, poetry cards, minor correspondence, manuscripts of Sappho and The Mythmakers, and news clippings.