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)
1421. Dec 15 Wednesday A.G.'s 80th birthday.
- Title:
- Dec 15 Wednesday A.G.'s 80th birthday.
- 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:
- 1937-12-15
- 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-1-1032
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-12-15.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Dec 15 Wednesday A.G.'s 8Oth birthday. Jenny had an audition with Noel Coward but a voice was needed: so nothing. Laura & I Christmas-shopped in Regent Street & I got me three shirts and we had lunch at Fullers. Margaret Russell came to tea & supper. Laura finished her poem about Christmas which has occupied her for 3 days. Finished Chapter XXIV (12 pages more) Still another to go.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1422. Enclosure – Newspaper clipping “Fined For Strike Meeting Speech”
- Title:
- Enclosure – Newspaper clipping “Fined For Strike Meeting Speech”
- 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:
- 1937-12-15
- 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-1-1032
- 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_1937-12-15_01_enc.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Enclosure – Newspaper clipping “Fined For Strike Meeting Speech” No transcription is available at this time.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1423. Dec 16 Thursday
- Title:
- Dec 16 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:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-12-16
- 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-1-1033
- 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_1937-12-16.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Dec 16 Thursday Went over Chapter. XXIV. Started XXV. (worked all day.) 5 pages. Karl in bed with cold. Laura went to talk with Bozman of Dent's, about the Dictionary . Good impressions. David Reeves; Harry; Alan. Bought two more cotton proofed jerseys. Laura on Letter Book again.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1424. Dec 17 Friday
- Title:
- Dec 17 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:
- 1937-12-17
- 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-1-1034
- 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_1937-12-17.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Dec 17 Friday Cal Met Catherine & went with her to Caledonian Market, and Alan. Alan & Harry there. Lunch at the pub. Bought old fashioned Christmas cards, 1[d] each diabolo sets for children 9[d] each, 2 ostrich eggs for Alan 1/6, a coin of Julian the Apostate 2/6, a mug with 'Mary Love' on 1/-, 2 picture (gilt) frames 1/-, a dart board & darts for Alan 2/6, a Rowlandson print for Schwartz 1/6. 2 pages Belisarius With Catherine to Prada's to a family gathering in honour of A.G.'s 80th birthday & Clarissa's going to Palestine Present Catherine, Jenny me A.G. John, Clarissa, Ros, Bones, Betty his wife, Charles & Mrs Preston & Martin, Rebecca Clarke, Jim Cooper etc. Songs, jokes etc.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1425. Dec 18 Sat.
- Title:
- Dec 18 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:
- 1937-12-18
- 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-1-1035
- 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_1937-12-18.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Dec 18 Sat. Saw Catherine off to Teignmouth. She lost or left behind everything possible but I got her safe into the train. (Shopped with her at Selfridges) On return: found 'Molly Morgan' came for a talk, a schoolmaster in Rhodesia. Then Mary Lucy phoned from Morecambe. She had escaped with her two children from John via Belfast to Nan & Wilfred in Cumberland. We telegraphed her £10. Then got Inspector Thompson of St John's Wood police here for advice as to procedure if John comes gunning – he threatened to kill us as well as Mary. 12 pages Belisarius ; and a sore throat.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1426. Dec 19th Sunday.
- Title:
- Dec 19th 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:
- 1937-12-19
- 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-1-1036
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-12-19.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Dec 19th Sunday. A very sore throat. * Finished last chapter of Belisarius (roughly) (worked 15 hours). Karl still in bed. Laura at Letter Book . Fog. Feeling half-ill only.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1427. Dec 20 Monday
- Title:
- Dec 20 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:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1937-12-20
- 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-1-1037
- 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_1937-12-20.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Dec 20 Monday Heavy cold. Kept in all day. Mad letter from John Lucy. Mary in Cumberland 'phoned. Typewriter came. Prepared Chapter XXV for typing, & began going over Chapter 1. Margaret & Montague Simmonds to supper, & Honor. Settled Jenny's debts. Talk about education etc with Simmonds until midnight. Presents from Honor & Gordon R. A bottle in a silver case. L. A Davenport teapot. From Ward & Dorothy L. A lovely scarf with a bad design. R. A charming little box – yew-wood I think. Maisie wants to get John certified as insane. He is still in Ireland.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1428. Dec 21 Tuesday.
- Title:
- Dec 21 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:
- 1937-12-21
- 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-1-1038
- 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_1937-12-21.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Dec 21 Tuesday. Marie in bed. Me & Karl with heavy colds. So Alan went to fetch Sam at King's + and bought his bicycle. Karl & I did housework. Finished going over Chapter. 1 Belisarius , did ¼ Chapter. II. Added to preface. Jenny & Sam to tea – Sam very deaf – Sam to Rhoda Legge's. Harry & Alix: Christmas presents & off to Germany. Adler goodbye: port and talk. He behaved very nicely. No temperature, but bad cough. * Teruel fell.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1429. Dec 22 Wednesday.
- Title:
- Dec 22 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:
- 1937-12-22
- 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-1-1039
- 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_1937-12-22.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Dec 22 Wednesday. Marie back. Karl very dead with his cough. Sam got off with great difficulty by Alan: bike, bike ticket, ear apparatus. I went to bed after lunch and forgot to wire Nancy when Sam would arrive. Went over rest of Chapter II; Chapter III; and Chapter IV (again). Also reading The Menace of Japan. Jenny goodbye: on the way to spend Christmas with the Allsop's[,] beer at Ingatestone [,] brought me candied fruit. Chocolates from Marie & Karl. Norman gave Laura a swell nightgown. Bed in dining room. Very bad cough, handkerchief expenditure, sweats. Listened to Laura's telephone talks from the extension at my bedside. Reassuring letter from Mary.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1430. Dec 23 Thursday
- Title:
- Dec 23 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:
- 1937-12-23
- 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-1-1040
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1937-12-23.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Dec 23 Thursday In bed, stomach & headache Struggled through Chapter 5 A.G. (& John) came in the morning. Kirsch from O.K.! John putting things right with Laura. John & Phip Philip both rang me up (inspired by Charles, I suppose) about Jenny's alleged connexion with David Willmer & the other 3 who did a jewel robbery-with-violence in a Knightsbridge hotel. Jenny has not had anything to do with them for months. Maisie to supper gave me moss-agate earrings (& to Laura a golden lacquer box). Left her bag behind, as Norman last night his hat: Laura is uniting these two things in a Scotch marriage. Catherine rang up that Sam's bike was lost.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.