Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection
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The Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection is comprised of works created by authors associated with modernism, a literary movement with contested dates, but largely regarded as taking place between 1910 and 1940. Authors featured here include Mary Butts (1890-1937), Robert Graves (1895-1985), James Joyce (1882-1941), Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), and Ezra Pound (1885-1972), as well as writers who produced work following WWII, such as Aidan Higgins (1927-2015), identified as late modernists or influenced by modernism.
Intellectuals and artists affiliated with parallel movements in other disciplines during the same period, such as modern art, are also found in this collection, as seen in the correspondence of Herbert Read (1893-1968) and photography of Gisèle Freund (1908-2000).
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Collection Details
- Items 3049
- Last Updated 2024-07-31
Subcollections (15)
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Works (3033)
1031. Jan 7th
- Title:
- Jan 7th
- Description:
- Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- Subject:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-07
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-689
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-07.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 7th Better, recovering appetite: bad cough. Nancy wired “Have high temperature can you cope?” At Belleville gave J. instructions. * Final proofs of Trojan Ending went off. No head for work. Reading Goetz von Berchlingen. Bought, for 3/-, a pair of doeskin gloves with coloured cuffs & ribbons and a woollen cord joining them: “made by an Amerindian chief's woman daughter for a Hudson Bay trapper whom she then married. (trade silks) & 'given by him to the first white woman to reside in British Columbia.” The day of the German mass-attack at Madrid. I have lost about a stone of unnecessary weight.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1032. Jan 8 Friday.
- Title:
- Jan 8 Friday.
- Description:
- Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- Subject:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-08
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-690
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-08.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 8 Friday. Nancy had flu. So left job to me. Early to Belleville: to effect discharge. 'Grateful though unreasonable'. Dr. Green-Armytage could not have been nicer. Took J. to 2 Beaumont St. Mary sick again. Laura sent her off. Honor volunteered to help. Stopped night after cooking supper. Visit of 'Mrs Richard Hughes'. Katherine Vandevelde came. She & Laura talked over a 'woman' scenario. She told me that after my scenario of Claudius a) Biro had stewed a month making it cinemalizable. b) Von Sternberg had wanted to make his own version. c) June Head having made 1/2 a Biro translation was now making a v.S translation. d) Zuckmayer is called in again.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1033. Jan 9 Sat
- Title:
- Jan 9 Sat
- Description:
- Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- Subject:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-09
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-691
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-09.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 9 Sat Housework with Honor & Karl. Laura slept most of day. I still felt very sub. Maisie to supper, we discussed her financial problems & her troubles with Mrs Bish & Tim. Brought Jenny her dice in its golden cage: and a box of flowers from Sherek. Am sleeping on a camp bed in dining-room.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1034. Jan 10 Sunday
- Title:
- Jan 10 Sunday
- Description:
- Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- Subject:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-10
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-692
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-10.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 10 Sunday Mrs Mokler made lunch. Honor wrote articles. I went with Sally to Jenny at 2 Beaumont St. Laura in bed all day. She is depressed at the idea of a 2 months trip out of England, especially with so much work on hand. I still felt very stupid. Sent photographs of Catherine & Sam to A.G. Harrison Smith has left Random House. German attack on Madrid appears to have failed.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1035. Jan 11 Monday.
- Title:
- Jan 11 Monday.
- Description:
- Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- Subject:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-11
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-693
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-11.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 11 Monday. Still undecided where to go. Holland? Bordeaux? To Constable with John's second cynical wrapper of T. Ending They snapped at it. Dentist & J.F. Took Jenny's nightdresses to wash: lost them. Reported at Police station. (Never got them back) David Reeves brought jewel case: still has cover to make & 2 trays. Gave him Bible in Spain : had never heard of it. Back in my own bedroom. Wrote to Rose Macaulay who asked me to contribute to pet-fallacies volume that [is] to be sandwiched between Gerhardt & A.P.Herbert gave me a Golgotha feeling. Laura wrote to V. Gollancz breaking off cordial relations.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1036. Jan 12 Tuesday.
- Title:
- Jan 12 Tuesday.
- Description:
- Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- Subject:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-12
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-694
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-12.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 12 Tuesday. Played about with a poem The Exile but little progress. Laura very weak but got up. Jenny to move to West London today. Bought for 44/- necklace of old chinese coloured glass beads, red, yellow, green, blue, white. Started work again on bookstall version of Claudius . Cape's terms from Watt. Not generous. Left it to him to go elsewhere & do better. Took Jenny to West London, stopping at Harrods on way to buy her more nightdresses. Karl brought travel literature from Cooks.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1037. Jan 13 Wed.
- Title:
- Jan 13 Wed.
- Description:
- Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- Subject:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-13
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-695
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-13.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 13 Wed. To West London (by bus 45 minutes each way) to sign authority for Jenny's operation this afternoon. She was nervous. Worked on Claudius film or bookstall version. * In afternoon Laura & I went to see Jenny. She was just coming to. Her first question was, how was Laura. She said how relieved she was. The room was stuffy & full of chloroform fumes. We returned via Harrods where Laura bought nightdresses & underclothes. Mrs. Mokler has been looking after us for the last few days. More Claudius film or bookstall version A pair of green spectacles 6d & a horn pickle spoon, 6d. Feeling much better. Finished Exile poem. * Laura wrote her Letter .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1038. Jan 14 Thursday
- Title:
- Jan 14 Thursday
- Description:
- Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- Subject:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-14
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-696
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-14.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 14 Thursday Korda for the third day in succession was supposed to phone us but didn't. Laura read her Letter to me, which I made suggestions for. Green-Armytage rang up reassuringly that Jenny will be up on Monday, out on ThursdayWednesday. Saw Jenny: feeling pain, cried because we wouldn't talk flats. (Natural depression). Norman to supper: Rimbaud with Laura. Wrote to N.N. asking her to take Jenny over as from her emergence on the 20th.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1039. Jan 15 Friday.
- Title:
- Jan 15 Friday.
- Description:
- Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- Subject:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-15
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-697
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-15.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 15 Friday. Jabbed by J.F. Laura worked till 5 so slept late. I went to Jenny she was all right, so can now be thought of as out of danger: but rather cross. Catherine came to say goodbye, on way to school. Took her shopping & to a Mickey Mouse. She lost everything but found it again & went off safely. Honor with tales of amorous Arkesden – Mary B, the Clarkes, George – Maisie to supper with tales of B.B.C. (Hilda Matheson saga). Sent off birthday telegram to Tom. Laura started cleaning flat today, preparatory to going. Checking Epilogue until late.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1040. Jan 16th Laura's birthday, Sat.
- Title:
- Jan 16th Laura's birthday, Sat.
- Description:
- Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- Subject:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-16
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-698
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-16.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 16th Laura's birthday, Sat. Flowers from Maisie & Honor, a small ivory box from Karl, from Honor a birthday cake, a wir cable from Tom. Laura bought a 6 guinea red coat, & I gave her a Dutch brass (15/-) box of the four senses and 2 small Dutch miniature pewter plates 2/6 each and a silver gilt necklace with silver studded (tortoiseshell?) beads 1/-. A letter from Deyá, & one from G.Gordon enthusiastic about Trojan Ending . Lunch at Josef. To Jenny, who is much more self-possessed; plans for her next step, probably to R. Hughes at Larne Laugharne . Laura bought 2 silly dresses at sales (15/11 & 12/11) at Hammersmith. Went out with L & K for a walk down Baker St, Oxford St, Edgeware Road, upper George St. Drunken harmless Welsh Rugby enthusiasts wearing red caps. Laura finished the Letter for publication.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.