Herbert Read Collection
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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 Barbara Hepworth, T. S. Eliot, George Orwell among many others.
For more information and a complete list of correspondents, please visit the Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
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Collection Details
- Items 383
- Last Updated 2025-08-05
Parent Collections (2)
Subcollections (1)
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Works (382)
241. Letter from David Jones to Herbert Read, September 23, [1950]
- Title:
- Letter from David Jones to Herbert Read, September 23, [1950]
- Description:
- Correspondence between Sir Herbert Read and David Jones (painter and modernist poet).
- Subject:
- Art historians, Anarchists, Authors, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Poets, Authors, English, Authors, English--Correspondence, Painters, Literature, Modern, Modernism (Literature), Jones, David, 1895-1974, and Philosophers
- Creator:
- Jones, David, 1895-1974
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1950-09-23
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Digital publication made possible with permission from the Trustees of the Estate of David Jones. and Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/DJ 01-04
- Extent:
- 4 pages ; 32.2 x 20 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--High Wycombe
- Coordinates:
- 51.62907, -0.74934
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten, black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.2
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-10-21
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBookA300 at 600 DPI Tiff; Images cropped and resized for Vault to be under 35MB by pD. Metadata by KD.
242. Letter from John Nash to Herbert Read, October 30th, 1950
- Title:
- Letter from John Nash to Herbert Read, October 30th, 1950
- Description:
- Part of a collection of correspondence between Herbert Read and John Nash (British painter, engraver and illustrator, younger brother to Paul Nash). Nash replies to a request of Read's that he seldom has photographs taken of his artwork and offers some solutions to getting one to Read.
- Subject:
- Authors, English, Nash, John, 1893-1977, Literature, Modern, Authors, Artists, Modernism (Art), Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, and Modernism (Literature)
- Creator:
- Nash, John, 1893-1977
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1950-10-30
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/JN 1-2
- Extent:
- 2 pages ; 12.8 x 20.3 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Colchester
- Coordinates:
- 51.88921, 0.90421
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten, signed.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.28
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-10-21
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 10000XL at 600 DPI TIFF, images cropped & resized for Vault to be under 35MB by PD. Metadata by KD.
243. Postcard from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, [November 01, 1950?]
- Title:
- Postcard from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, [November 01, 1950?]
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor and, along with Read, a member of the modern art movement Unit One founded by Paul Nash), that span the time period of 1940 to 1965 and discuss their artistic and literary endeavors, philosophical and political views, and personal lives. Hepworth tells Read she is sending him photos.
- Subject:
- Authors, Art movements, Women artists, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, English, Artists--Correspondence, Art historians, Poets, Poets, English, Authors, English--Correspondence, Artists, and Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Creator:
- Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1950-11-01?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Writings by Barbara Hepworth © Bowness. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/BH 114-115
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Cornwall (County) and England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.40303, -4.83416 and 50.20861, -5.4875
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in blue and black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 8.61
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-06-15
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by SC.
244. Letter from David Jones to Herbert Read, November 09, 1950
- Title:
- Letter from David Jones to Herbert Read, November 09, 1950
- Description:
- Correspondence between Sir Herbert Read and David Jones (painter and modernist poet).
- Subject:
- Jones, David, 1895-1974, Philosophers, Literature, Modern, Poets, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, English, Authors, English--Correspondence, Modernism (Literature), Art historians, Painters, Authors, and Anarchists
- Creator:
- Jones, David, 1895-1974
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1950-11-09
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives. and Digital publication made possible with permission from the Trustees of the Estate of David Jones.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/DJ-09
- Extent:
- 1 page ; 32.8 x 20 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Harrow
- Coordinates:
- 51.57835, -0.33208
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten, black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.2
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-10-21
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBookA300 at 600 DPI Tiff; Images cropped and resized for Vault to be under 35MB by pD. Metadata by KD.
245. Letter from John Nash to Herbert Read, November 20th, 1950
- Title:
- Letter from John Nash to Herbert Read, November 20th, 1950
- Description:
- Part of a collection of correspondence between Herbert Read and John Nash (British painter, engraver and illustrator, younger brother to Paul Nash). Nash gives Read details about getting Read photographs of his artwork and mentions an art competition he is participating in.
- Subject:
- Literature, Modern, Modernism (Art), Modernism (Literature), Authors, English, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Nash, John, 1893-1977, Artists, and Authors
- Creator:
- Nash, John, 1893-1977
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1950-11-20
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/JN 3
- Extent:
- 1 page ; 12.8 x 20.3 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Colchester
- Coordinates:
- 51.88921, 0.90421
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.28
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-10-21
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 10000XL at 600 DPI TIFF, images cropped & resized for Vault to be under 35MB by PD. Metadata by KD.
246. Letter from Clare Sheridan to Herbert Read, November, 27, 1950
- Title:
- Letter from Clare Sheridan to Herbert Read, November, 27, 1950
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters between Sir Herbert Read and Clare Consuelo Sheridan (English scupltor, journalist and writer, known for creating busts of famous individuals, and cousin of Winston Churchill). In this letter Sheridan shares a response to a letter she received from Bernard Shaw and discusses freedom and anarchism.
- Subject:
- Modernism (Literature), World War (1939-1945), Peace movements, Authors, English, Authors, Literature, Modern, Sheridan, Clare, 1885-1970, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, and Anarchism
- Creator:
- Sheridan, Clare, 1885-1970
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1950-11-27
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- 61/195/4-61/195/7
- Extent:
- 4 pages ; 20.1 x 30.4 cm
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 11.32
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-10-26
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 10000XL at 600 DPI TIFF, images cropped & resized for Vault to be under 35MB by PD. Metadata by KD.
247. Postcard from F. E. McWilliam to Herbert Read, December 07, 1950
- Title:
- Postcard from F. E. McWilliam to Herbert Read, December 07, 1950
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Herbert Read from the Northern Irish sculptor F. E. McWilliam. McWilliam writes that the statue "Father and Daughter" is 3'7".
- Subject:
- Anarchists, Novelists, English, Philosophers, Modern, Art historians, Poets, English, Authors, Philosophers, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, McWilliam, F. E., 1909-1992, Sculptors, Novelists, Authors, English, and Poets
- Creator:
- McWilliam, F. E., 1909-1992
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1950-12-07
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/FEM-1-2
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in blue ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- postcards and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.15
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-11-24
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC
248. Letter from J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, Saturday, [1951]
- Title:
- Letter from J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, Saturday, [1951]
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Herbert Read from Joe Randolph "J. R." Ackerley (writer and literary editor of the BBC's weekly magazine The Listener). Ackerley is sorry about the news from Read and discusses the new health care system
- Subject:
- Ackerley, J. R. (Joe Randolph), 1896-1967, Art historians, Modernism (Literature), Poets, Authors, English--Correspondence, Authors, English, Poets, English, Literature, Modern, Gay authors, Authors, Editors, and Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Creator:
- Ackerley, J. R. (Joe Randolph), 1896-1967
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1951?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/JA 22-23
- Extent:
- 2 pages ; 12.6 x 20.1 cm ; 20.3 x 25.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London--Putney
- Coordinates:
- 51.46072, -0.21814
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in black and blue ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 8.1
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 10000XL at 600 DPI TIFF and images cropped & resized for Vault to be under 35MB by PD. Metadata by SC.
249. Letter from J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, [1951]
- Title:
- Letter from J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, [1951]
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Herbert Read from Joe Randolph "J. R." Ackerley (writer and literary editor of the BBC's weekly magazine The Listener). Ackerley discusses Communism and concentration camps.
- Subject:
- Poets, Authors, English--Correspondence, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Poets, English, Authors, English, Literature, Modern, Modernism (Literature), Art historians, Ackerley, J. R. (Joe Randolph), 1896-1967, Authors, Gay authors, and Editors
- Creator:
- Ackerley, J. R. (Joe Randolph), 1896-1967
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1951?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/JA 24-26
- Extent:
- 3 pages ; 20.3 x 25.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London--Putney
- Coordinates:
- 51.46072, -0.21814
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in blue ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 8.1
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 10000XL at 600 DPI TIFF and images cropped & resized for Vault to be under 35MB by PD. Metadata by SC.
250. Letter from F. E. McWilliam to Herbert Read, February 09, 1951
- Title:
- Letter from F. E. McWilliam to Herbert Read, February 09, 1951
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Herbert Read from the Northern Irish sculptor F. E. McWilliam. In this letter, McWilliam lists some of his "biographical details".
- Subject:
- McWilliam, F. E., 1909-1992, Novelists, Sculptors, Philosophers, Modern, Authors, English, Poets, English, Philosophers, Art historians, Poets, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Anarchists, and Authors
- Creator:
- McWilliam, F. E., 1909-1992
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1951-02-09
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/FEM-4
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in blue ink on The Studio letterhead.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.15
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-11-24
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC