Herbert Read Collection // Vault

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

Resource type

Collection

Subject

Genre

correspondence

Location

United Kingdom, , United Kingdom

Permalink: http://vault.library.uvic.ca/collections/07631c3d-47fa-4d81-893c-4c72e8feb6ed

Collection Details

: Items 383
: Last Updated 2025-08-05

Parent Collections (2)

Anarchist Archive Collection

Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection

Subcollections (1)

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Works (382)

List of items in this collection
Title	Date Created	Date Added
Letter from David Jones to Herbert Read, Thursday, January 01, 1953	January 1, 1953	2022-11-25
Postcard from David Jones to Herbert Read, Saturday, January 10, 1953	January 10, 1953	2022-11-25
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, January 18, 1953 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	January 18, 1953	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, January 20, 1953 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	January 20, 1953	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, February 1, 1953 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	February 1, 1953	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Sunday, February 02, 1953 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	February 18, 1953	2022-03-29
Letter from David jones to Herbert Read, Thursday, March 11, 1954	March 11, 1954	2022-11-25
Letter from Lewis Mumford to Herbert Read, March 12, 1954	March 12, 1954	2022-11-10
Letter from J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, May 24, 1954	May 24, 1954	2022-12-08
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, October 10, [1954?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	October 10, 1954	2022-03-29