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
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Works (3033)
1051. Jan 26 Tuesday.
- Title:
- Jan 26 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:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-26
- 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-1-709
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-26.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 26 Tuesday. Catherine has flu. Making inventories, letters, tidying. Laura bought trunks & tickets. I bought pair Georgian serving spoons 1746 for 25/- Glendinning to sherry & goodbye. Norman to kid steak & kidney pie supper. Rich & Corvan through Watt offered me £2000 in 1941 for a book "In the steps of Hannibal". I said I didn't go in anyone's steps – H.V.Morton's, Christ's or anyone's.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1052. Jan 27 Wednesday.
- Title:
- Jan 27 Wednesday.
- 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:
- 1937-01-27
- 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-1-710
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-27.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 27 Wednesday. Letter from Miss Wright asking for a job. (Korda's original no 1 secretary returning). Laura discussed dictionary with Watt on phone. Epilogue . Alix & Harry to lunch. Then Mary Hale's mother & Cathleen packed up Mary's things. Then shopping at Selfridge's – knives, garden things, etc for Deyá. Saw Gordon S. himself with gold pencil & top hat & dazed look. Then sherry party at J.F.'s after buying a cand chandelier (37/6) Amabel & Clough Williams Ellis, Ruth Batchelor-Taylor (“Mrs Simpson”) Dick Freeman, Tanny, etc. Then Kitty (to whom a Georgian mirror for birthday present) Douglas West back to supper & Maisie: goodbye to two former. Then packed books, silver, patchwork rugs etc in big box. All Deyá stuff ready for Cook's men tomorrow.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1053. Jan 28 Thursday
- Title:
- Jan 28 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:
- 1937-01-28
- 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-1-711
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-28.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 28 Thursday First really cold day. Laura Injection & to dentist. Epilogue . Laura's letter came, done. 500 copies for 3 guineas. Cooks men came & took luggour stuff – 2 chairs, 2 tables, crate of china, big box of books silver etc, 2 pictures. Len to lunch: talk about general situation & his plans for a comedy about a Lord Mayor & dance bands. Harold took us in a taxi to his Wandsworth ? house in a quite nice housing scheme like a college. Olive & he gave us a nice good supper and told us, among other things, of Mary B. telling them at the shop about Cyril Clarke being in love with her; & Geoffrey Grigson praising L. saying she was the best of the lot but he was afraid of writing about her for fear of saying the wrong thing. Epilogue .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1054. Jan 29th Friday.
- Title:
- Jan 29th 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:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-29
- 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-1-712
- 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_1937-01-29.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 29th Friday. No work all day: three letters. Laura to dentist: gas: brought her back. Martha Smith to lunch & stayed till 4. Forgot dentist appointment. Honor. Journalist racket broken down. Thinking up jobs for her. Mais Joyce. James, Mary, Maisie, Honor to supper. Talking after until 11.30. At supper Maisie just back from Spoken English conference at B.B.C. made rather official pronouncements. Alan & Woolworth: long night-telegram necessary. We have got through £200 in 3 weeks somehow. A little Epilogue in early morning.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1055. Jan 30 Sat.
- Title:
- Jan 30 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:
- 1937-01-30
- 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-1-713
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-01-30.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 30 Sat. Slept late. Epilogue (Honor's story) James & Mary. Lunch at Josef. Letters. A new poem of James's gone over. In evening supper with James and Mary and a goodbye party (beer pineapple ice cream, sandwiches) Len, Jane, Bill Fuller, David R. & James & Mary, Honor, Maisie, Norman, Alix, Harry, Bridget L & me. (Laura in red & green Mallorquin skirt.) Bridget in magenta jacket. Alix secure in cheese; & gave us all samples. Epilogue late Bill Fuller has started his novel, David Reeves his book on furniture.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1056. Jan 31 Sunday.
- Title:
- Jan 31 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:
- 1937-01-31
- 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-1-714
- 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_1937-01-31.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 31 Sunday. Woke late. F. Richards came & helped Karl & me wash up. Then after a little talk with Laura he & I had drinks together at the Barley Mow in Dorset St, & then back. James, Mary, Honor, Alan who had not come last night because of Beryl. Then Frank said goodbye. We all to Josef. Alan back, talking of Beryl, dictionary, poems etc. Goodbye to Alan, to James & Mary who came to supper (Honor, Maisie, Karl too). Two drafts of a poem deriving from The Park Railings . Miss Wright at 8.30: accounts of inner life at Denham. Her work; her coming supersession. A.K.'s overdrafts. Cuts & lay-offs & dismissals. Would like to come to us. (Laura spoke to Maisie about a possible B.B.C. job for her) A.K. unwell & harassed. Epilogue until late.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1057. Feb 1 Monday
- Title:
- Feb 1 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:
- 1937-02-01
- 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-1-715
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-02-01.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Feb 1 Monday Letter from Deyá asking for mony money : war taxes, p instalment on Can Mado, no income from cars, men work Amador's wages. Another draft of the poem: now called Big-head . Jenny came up to Town: in a place at 15 Basil St. She lunched with Karl. We gave her her new ring. John & Lucie all day. John gave me a watercolour of the Place garden & Lucie gave Laura a small Bristol glass scent bottle & I them some 14 Bristol marbles: & introduced Lucy to 'my friend' Mr Mills for clasps. With Jenny to Green-Armytage who hopes to give her a clean bill of health on Wednesday & to a blood test opposite at 6 Harley St. G.A. gave Jenny good advice about men & about nursing homes. Goodbye to John & Lucy. Epilogue ; & checking Dictionary . Bed at 2.15 as usual these days.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1058. Feb 2 Tuesday
- Title:
- Feb 2 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:
- 1937-02-02
- 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-1-716
- 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_1937-02-02.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Feb 2 Tuesday Epilogue . Dentist for last time. Lunch with Michael Sadleir & O.K. at Josef. Goodbye & saw Len's Colour Box, Rainbow Dance, Birth of a Robot at General Post Office Film unit. Sally to tea. Long talk about Soc-Democracy. Supper at Maisies. Then Talk about problem of women over 40, and more important problem of truth. Talk with Cecil , seen for first time; outburst against Charles for Sphere interview & Bones for victimization letter. Sensible & kind. Though Catholic, hoped Government would win. Work on Epilogue late.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1059. Feb 3 Wednesday.
- Title:
- Feb 3 Wednesday.
- 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:
- 1937-02-03
- 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-1-717
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-02-03.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Feb 3 Wednesday. David (Graves) came to say goodbye. Jenny to lunch too and Margaret Russell who mended hole in carpet & sewed for us. Epilogue . Travellers cheques at Bank. Sent £75 to Deyá. Alix, Harry, Robin to tea. Bristol brown & yellow necklace for 5/- from 'my friend'. Stamps & album for Leonard. Goodbye to Margaret. Letters late. Epilogue .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1060. Feb 4 Thursday
- Title:
- Feb 4 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:
- 1937-02-04
- 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-1-718
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-02-04.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Feb 4 Thursday So tired, am smoking again. Goodbye to J.F. (suggested Honor should help him with his book & increase his fees by £1000 a year.) To Korda at his house: flu & a board-meeting. Very nice to us. Goodbye. Promised work in 3 months time & payment for Claudius scenario. Changed garnet hoop ring for cat's eye + 30/- at Julius. Lunch with David Reeves , & he brought us L. the jewelcase finished. Bought bird's eye maple & marquisants p(toilet) box for Laura 8/- at my friend's. Marguerite packed all day. To Sally and Richard's in their new house at Hampstead – their first guests. Nuptial chocolate in inlaid pearl box from Egyptian Embassy. Alix & Harry goodbye late. * Finished Epilogue at 3.3O. Maisie gave us me a brooch with amethyst matrix & Laura a pinchbeck chain.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.