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 J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, February 08, 1956	February 8, 1956	2022-12-08
Letter from J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, February 11, 1956	February 11, 1956	2022-12-08
Letter from J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, March 05, 1956	March 5, 1956	2022-12-08
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 04, [1956?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	December 4, 1956	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 15, [1956?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	December 15, 1956	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, January 12, [1957?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	January 12, 1957	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Sunday, February 17, [1957?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	February 17, 1957	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, February 25, [1957?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	February 25, 1957	2022-03-29
Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read, June 06, 1957	June 6, 1957	2023-05-19
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Sunday, [1958?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	1958?	2022-03-29