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

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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
Postcard from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, [1965-1968?] This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	1965? to 1968?	2023-06-14
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, January 11, 1965 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	January 11, 1965	2022-03-29
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, March 14, 1965 This work also belongs to: Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria	March 14, 1965	2022-03-29
Letter from Michael Tippet to Herbert Read, April 6th, 1965	April 6, 1965	2022-11-10
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