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://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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 2025-02-19

Parent Collections (2)

Anarchist Archive Collection

Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection

Subcollections (1)

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Works (378)

List of items in this collection
Title	Date Created	Date Added
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 30, 1965 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	December 30, 1962	2023-06-14
Letter from Walter Shewring to Herbert Read, January 30, 1963	January 30, 1963	2023-05-19
Letter from Jonathan Williams to Herbert Read, February 18, 1963	February 18, 1963	2022-11-10
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, February 28, 1963 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	February 28, 1963	2022-03-29
Letter from Herbert Read to Barbara Hepworth, March 04, 1963 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	March 4, 1963	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, March 10, 1963 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	March 10, 1963	2022-03-29
Letter from Walter Shewring to Herbert Read, March 12, 1963	March 12, 1963	2023-05-19
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, August 06, 1963 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	August 6, 1963	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 02, 1963 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	December 2, 1963	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 10, 1963 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	December 10, 1963	2022-03-29