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  • Gisèle Freund Photographs of James Joyce in Paris

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    Description:
    This exhibit features a series of photographs taken of James Joyce during his last years in Paris. The photographs were taken by Gisèle Freund and feature Joyce, his friends, family, and contemporaries including W. H. Auden, T. S. Eliot, Henry Miller and Virginia Woolf....
    Subject
    Arts and Culture, Authors, and Artists
    Location
    Paris, Île-de-France, France
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    photographs

  • Greater Victoria Public Library Local History Collection

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    Description:
    This collection was drawn from the local history holdings of the Greater Victoria Public Libraries (GVPL). Among the works included are a transcript of a talk given by Emily Carr about modern art, the Reminiscences of Bishop Cridge, a volume on Vancouver Island farming,...
    Subject
    Politics and government, Local History, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Herbert Read Collection

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    382Works
    Description:
    Sir Herbert Edward Read (1893-1968) was a poet, art historian, anarchist, literary critic, philosopher, prolific author, and champion of modern artists in Britain. This collection consists of his correspondence with many important and influential individuals including...
    Subject
    Anarchism, Authors, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    United Kingdom, , United Kingdom
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    correspondence

  • Historic Fine Arts Monographs

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    Subject
    Arts and Culture
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • John Betjeman Collection

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    112Works
    Description:
    The John Betjeman Collection is comprised of selections from the <a href="https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/john-betjeman-fonds">John Betjeman Archives</a> held at the University of Victoria Libraries. John Betjeman (1906–1984) was a British...
    Subject
    Arts and Culture, Authors, and Literature
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    correspondence

  • John Gawsworth Collection

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    3Works
    Description:
    The John Gawsworth Collection is comprised of selections from the <a href="https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/john-gawsworth-collection">John Gawsworth Archives</a> at the University of Victoria Libraries. John Gawsworth (1912-1970) was the...
    Subject
    Authors and Arts and Culture
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    correspondence

  • Karl Spreitz Collection

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    214Works
    Description:
    Karl Spreitz was a documentary and experimental filmmaker, graphic artist, and photojournalist. He died in Victoria on May 13, 2016 after a lifetime of contributions to contemporary art and documentary film in Western Canada. Born in Gratz, Austria, in 1927, he taught...
    Subject
    Artists and Arts and Culture
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    video recordings (physical artifacts) and photographs

  • Katharine Maltwood Collection

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    54Works
    Description:
    Katharine Emma Maltwood (nee Sapsworth) was an artist and author who held a life-long fascination with ancient history, folklore, mythology, spirituality, and the occult. Born in London in April 1878, Maltwood was influenced by the arts and crafts movement and studied...
    Subject
    Artists, Local History, Authors, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    United Kingdom, , United Kingdom
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    photographs

  • Louis Maria Niels Peder Moe Collection

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    Description:
    Louis Maria Niels Peder Moe (April 20,1857 – October 23, 1945) was a versatile and prolific illustrator, graphic designer, painter, draftsman, cartoonist, sculptor, and author. He was born in Tromøy, Ardenal, Norway. His parents were Halvor Georg Theodor Moe (1826-1877)...
    Subject
    Artists, Literature, and Arts and Culture
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Mary Butts Letters

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    50Works
    Description:
    The Mary Butts Letters collection is composed primarily of correspondence between the modernist writer Mary Butts (1890-1937) and Douglas Goldring. The letters are drawn from the UVic Libraries Special Collections - specifically the Douglas Goldring fonds:...
    Subject
    Authors and Arts and Culture
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    correspondence