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, May 18, [1965?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	May 18, 1965	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, June 29, 1965 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	June 29, 1965	2022-03-29
Letter from J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, July 17, 1965	July 17, 1965	2022-12-08
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Sunday, July 25, 1965 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	July 25, 1965	2022-03-29
Letter from J.R. Ackerley to Herbert Read, August 08, 1965	August 8, 1965	2022-12-08
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 04, [1965?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	December 4, 1965	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, December 20, [1965?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	December 20, 1965	2023-06-14
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, [1966?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	1966?	2023-06-14
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, March 30, 1966 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	March 30, 1966	2023-06-14
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, September 25, [1966?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	September 25, 1966	2023-06-14