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)
1671. June 23rd, 1938Enclosure – Letter from RG to Richard Church
- Title:
- June 23rd, 1938Enclosure – Letter from RG to Richard Church
- 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:
- 1938-06-23
- 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-1-1222
- 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_1938-06-23_01_enc.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Enclosure – Letter from RG to Richard Church June 23rd, 1938 Dear Richard Church, I am preparing my Collected Poems for publication in the Autumn with Misters Cassell, and was going to include a poem called Largesse to the Poor written in 1930, first published in a limited edition To Whom Else? ( Seizin Press ) in 1931, reprinted in Poems 1930-1933 ( Barker ). Now I have just for the first time read your Secret Service in Gwendolen Murphy's Modern Poet anthology and am so struck by the resemblance of the two that if it should happen that yours was published first I should consider it my duty to suppress mine in favour of yours. That both are irregular blank verse accentuates the points of verbal and metaphorical similarity: the discontented pilgrim getting a room at the guest-house, flinging away the bunch of keys from his pocket to those who are to occupy the places he has left. The solution of the poetic problem, of course, is different; but though it is perhaps a perfect coincidence, nobody who has read the two poems, (both of which have circulated widely , ) I am afraid) will, I am afraid, doubt that one of us has drawn from the other. A nd since I do not believe (as do many poets, W.H.Auden for instance) that poetry is the communal property of poets to be borrowed without acknowledgement , s each from each; I prefer, as I say, to suppress my poem unless it has the priority of publication. Please regard this asi in all friendliness with nothing held back. Yours sincerely, R.G
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1672. Thursday June 23
- Title:
- Thursday June 23
- 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:
- 1938-06-23
- 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-1-1222
- 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_1938-06-23.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Thursday June 23 Went over proofs of Len pamphlet . Packing. Liddell Hart for Protocol and for Laura proof and proof corrections and goodbye. Interview with Macintyre of Little Brown at Savoy Hotel (Laura & myself). All seems settled: points about printing expenses & methods outstanding. His wife provided dry martinis and a sentence about a red haired schoolmistress who denied the existence of synonyms. Catherine & Norman goodbye – Norman with a £100 rise. – Catherine gave us a Russian enamel salt cellar 1877. Packing all evening after they went Jenny has definitely got a job at Liverpool Repertory .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1673. Friday June 24
- Title:
- Friday June 24
- 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:
- 1938-06-24
- 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-1-1223
- 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_1938-06-24.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Friday June 24 Southern Railway men, packing for storage. Took all away. Lunch with Jenny & David at Cervantes restaurant. with huge Arroz Valenciana Then goodbye from them to Laura who was at Café Royal with Gordon – who has just got a job on Radio Times at £550. Our goodbye to Mr Mills – a 10 pointed crystal Georgian star 10/-. To Liddell Hart to clear up a few points in his T.E. proofs. Sally came for Goodbye & talked about History with Laura. Roz's goodbye – a new practise in prospect in Beaconsfield. Richard's goodbye, fetched Sally from the flat. Letters about Karl & Harold to Sir E. Holderness.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1674. Enclosure – Page out of calendar for Sam's school
- Title:
- Enclosure – Page out of calendar for Sam's school
- 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:
- 1938-06-25
- 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-1-1224
- 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_1938-06-25_01_enc.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Enclosure – Page out of calendar for Sam's school [Calendar page for St. Christopher's School, 19-25 June, 1938; Handwritten entries include performance date of “As You LIke It” and “Parents' day”]
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1675. Sat June 25th
- Title:
- Sat June 25th
- 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:
- 1938-06-25
- 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-1-1224
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-06-25.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sat June 25th Flat back in original condition. To St. Christopher's School Letchworth to see Sam on Parents' Day. John took A.G. Jenny & me in car. Rather a Peace Pledge & eyewash atmosphere but nice children & nice grounds. Turned a picture of Krishnamurti back to wall, found a lost wedding ring – Rosalind's in As You Like It – heard Mr. Baddeley ex-Bedales talk almost inaudibly – dreary story of blue bottle in Magic lantern. Goodbye to John, Jenny, A.G. Dinner to the French Pleven's, 11 Grosvenor Crescent. He is Breton, Unanimiste, sells telephones. She is small witchlike unpleasant. Excellent food & cuisine. Also Joan Evans there, an expert on jewelry – also has written a psychological book about taste. Difficult & even hostile evening Laura up to all hours writing letters for Len & how to deliver them.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1676. Sunday June 26th
- Title:
- Sunday June 26th
- 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:
- 1938-06-26
- 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-1-1225
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-06-26.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sunday June 26th Smuggler Leonard & Margaret to lunch. Leonard in sailor costume & vernacular. We He & I played battles with paper darts & I taught him a paper folding trick I re-learned yesterday at Sam's school from a Colonel Wimperis. Tea at Dorothy Hutchinson's where Wanda's shriekings got on my nerves. To the Pearsons at 7A Ellerdale Road North Way3 to supper, where we met Ronald & Frances McCall, Montreal people, whom we found very good & who came around after & talked until nearly 2 o'clock. A new word arose 'Gradek' (from a German psychologist she believed in – or thought she still did) for something that nice people think nice from old old generous ignorance that really isn't.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1677. Monday June 27th
- Title:
- Monday June 27th
- 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:
- 1938-06-27
- 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-1-1226
- 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_1938-06-27.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Monday June 27th * Sent off Lawrence proofs at last. * Finished my part of Smuggler . Drafting preliminary questions for Protocol use. Bought opal ring at Sonia Waldman's for 30/- John & Lucie goodbye: John brought the 'Solace' round painting on glass for us. Honor & Gordon. Honor stopped the night. Rejected the Pleven's introduction to Rennes people, as incorrectly phrased in regard to us.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1678. Tuesday June 28th
- Title:
- Tuesday June 28th
- 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:
- 1938-06-28
- 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-1-1227
- 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_1938-06-28.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Tuesday June 28th Dorothy to lunch. Goodbye to Ward in nursing home (appendix) at Earl's Court, Maisie in bed at Baker St. (pleurisy) Harry & Alix at night. Supper with Dorothy at Bijon Restaurant, Earl's Court . * Laura finished Smuggler scenario . * Ian Parsons, startled by lowness of Beck estimate, agreed subject to approval of fellow Chatto & Windus directors to print World & Ourselves if L paid half production costs (£150) Pleven sent revised introductions. Alix sells her cheese business tomorrow. A 53 bus-driver undercharged L and me out of pure friendship & memory of Sam. Very windy night. Protocol proofs until late. A great run of luck for all our friends in the last ten days or so. Gordon: job on Radio times Norman: a rise Bridget: engaged. Karl: job with Harold Edwards James & Mary: girl Laura: publisher for World and Ourselves & dictionary self: wind up of the T.E. business Beryl: £10 from her rich father Jenny: £5 a week job in Rep.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1679. Tuesday June 28th
- Title:
- Tuesday June 28th
- 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:
- 1938-06-28
- 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-1-1227
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-06-28.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Tuesday June 28th Dorothy to lunch. Goodbye to Ward in nursing home (appendix) at Earl's Court, Maisie in bed at Baker St. (pleurisy) Harry & Alix at night. Supper with Dorothy at Bijon Restaurant, Earl's Court . * Laura finished Smuggler scenario . * Ian Parsons, startled by lowness of Beck estimate, agreed subject to approval of fellow Chatto & Windus directors to print World & Ourselves if L paid half production costs (£150) Pleven sent revised introductions. Alix sells her cheese business tomorrow. A 53 bus-driver undercharged L and me out of pure friendship & memory of Sam. Very windy night. Protocol proofs until late. A great run of luck for all our friends in the last ten days or so. Gordon: job on Radio times Norman: a rise Bridget: engaged. Karl: job with Harold Edwards James & Mary: girl Laura: publisher for World and Ourselves & dictionary self: wind up of the T.E. business Beryl: £10 from her rich father Jenny: £5 a week job in Rep.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1680. Wednesday June 29th
- Title:
- Wednesday June 29th
- 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:
- 1938-06-29
- 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-1-1228
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-06-29.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Wednesday June 29th Packing last things Finished Protocol proof just in time. Waterloo 4.45. Stopped at Southampton for dinner with Violet & Walter McCormack at the restaurant opposite the Dolphin . Then by * S.S.Dinard to St Malo. Took Navigan and several brandies: was not sick nor was Alan. Beryl & Laura were; though they had bunks & we not.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.