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 2025-07-09

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 Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, May 30, 1959 and June 3, 1959 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	May 30, 1959 to June 3, 1959	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, June 21, [1959?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	June 21, 1959	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Sunday, June 28, [1959?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	June 28, 1959	2022-03-29
Letter from John Hayward to Herbert Read, June 30, 1959	June 30, 1959	2023-05-19
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, November 05, [1959?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	November 5, 1959	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 01, 1959 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	December 1, 1959	2022-03-29
Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read, January 18, 1960	January 18, 1960	2023-05-19
Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read, May 28, 1960	May 28, 1960	2023-05-19
Letter from J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, July 07, 1960	July 13, 1960	2022-12-08
Letter from Lewis Mumford to Herbert Read, December 22, 1960	December 22, 1960	2022-11-10