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 Montgomery Belgion to Herbert Read, December 31, 1963	December 31, 1963	2023-05-19
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, January 05, 1964 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	January 5, 1964	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, May 23, 1964 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	May 23, 1964	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, [between May 29 and June 08, 1964?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	May 29, 1964? to June 8, 1964?	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, July 09, [1964?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	July 9, 1964	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Sunday, August 09, 1964 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	August 9, 1964	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, September 06, 1964 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	September 6, 1964	2022-03-29
Letter from David Jones to Herbert Read, Monday, September 21, 1964	September 21, 1964	2022-11-25
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Thursday, October 29, 1964 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	October 29, 1964	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, November 06, 1964 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	November 6, 1964	2022-03-29