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)
1751. Aug 27 Saturday.
- Title:
- Aug 27 Saturday.
- 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:
- 1938-08-27
- 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-1-1287
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-08-27.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Aug 27 Saturday. Telegram from Bookguild Random House that Literary Guild have taken Belisarius : solves problem of money for children Wrote letters all day: nothing else Walk at night to Montauban via the lake and the Rennes road with Alan & David: typical male talk about war, moral, commanders in chief. David Alan & I invented darts game: up to 23; nothing under nine counts – inner ring of 6 counts 7 or 6 whichever – one must end exactly on 21. Dart in the door washes all out. One loses all that one fails of under 8. Huge dragon-fly and black ladybird visited us: the ladybird walking all over Laura. She cleared off all her letters.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1752. Aug 28 Sunday.
- Title:
- Aug 28 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:
- 1938-08-28
- 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-1-1288
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-08-28.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Aug 28 Sunday. Wet & cold. Working all day on Laura's proofs of World & Ourselves . With a bad headache. A cachet faivre and a hot bottle & I was able to go with the others to dinner at the Hotel Ouest where M me Perou gave us her special English cake & we talked about Clerics with the daughter over a 'fine '. She likes them 'beau '.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1753. Aug 29 Monday.
- Title:
- Aug 29 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:
- 1938-08-29
- 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-1-1289
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-08-29.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Aug 29 Monday. A depressing account from Karl of Norman's new poky pokey modern flat with no room in the kitchen even for a chair for Margaret, & how Catherine has deliberately quarrelled with Len & Jane & his other friends. Proofs of World & Ourselves all day. David Reeves went off at 4.20 – expecting to return on October 1 or so.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1754. Aug 30 Tuesday
- Title:
- Aug 30 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:
- 1938-08-30
- 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-1-1290
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-08-30.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Aug 30 Tuesday Proofs all day of World & Ourselves ; lying in bed. Occasional bouts of darts. In the evening eyes too tired to go on but L, Alan & I had a Dictionary conference. Did Did Laura's nose-irrigation again for first time for a long time. Much better. Franco Ebro counter-offensive has died down; and his Estramadura offensive been countered with a Government counter-offensive.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1755. Aug 31 Wednesday.
- Title:
- Aug 31 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:
- 1938-08-31
- 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-1-1291
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-08-31.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Aug 31 Wednesday. We telephoned Margaret to inquire if anything can be done to rescue Norman from this disastrous marriage. She replied 'Nothing: & he says he's happier than ever in his life – in spite of Catherine having quarrelled with all his best friend friends .' She will come out here, she thinks: the marriage is on the 4th. She prophesies some sticky disaster: as Laura does too. Proofs. Stack of heavy wood (120 francs the 3 cubic metres) for sawing & burning. We have changed from Highlife to Naja cigarettes.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1756. Log Entries of Letters for August, 1938
- Title:
- Log Entries of Letters for August, 1938
- 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:
- 1938-08-31
- 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-1-1291
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-08-31_log.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Log Entries of Letters for August, 1938 August 2nd Money to Deya 3 Karl. 6 Customs 8 Honor 9. Sangorski & Sutcliffe: about proofs. 12 Flower, Heath, C.N. 13 Collected Poems to Cassell, Julie. 16 A.G. 17 Margaret. Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Dorothy. Stubbs, Watt contract. 20 Mills, De la Mare, Watt Dutch, Cassell (blurb) 22 Karl; N.N.; Blind. 23 Karl, Dorothy, Mary Fuller, Jane, Margaret, Mary Lucy, Hyndman for Laura. 24 Len; Pearson & parcel. 25 Watt (T.E contract) also another about money. 27 N.N; Watt; Watt about money Flower. Norman. C.N. Bridget. Cerf. 29. Harold about proofs of T.E. book. 31. Watt thanking for money offer.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1757. Sept 1 Thursday.
- Title:
- Sept 1 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:
- 1938-09-01
- 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-1-1292
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-09-01.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sept 1 Thursday. Modeste went. Leonie came. Well low: getting water from the farm. Proofs all day – eye-strain with it. Finished at midnight. Beryl brought black kitten from coiffeur & deflea-ed it. Antonio & Marina Ca's Pintat came with Juan & Anita: they have a retail fruit shop at Nancy Antonio is an embusqué from the war. Told us more horrors of life in M. especially about Cura: and about obligatory 1880 bathing dresses there.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1758. Enclosure – “Rules for Cambelpuk” handwritten by RG
- Title:
- Enclosure – “Rules for Cambelpuk” handwritten by RG
- 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:
- 1938-09-02
- 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-1-1293
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-09-02_01_enc.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Enclosure – “Rules for Cambelpuk” handwritten by RG Rules for Cambelpuk Two players, each with 8 marbles of the same colour and one of a different colour – called the 'vassals' and the 'cham' – arrange thier marbles in a squares, the Chams in the centres, facing each other at opposite ends of a solitaire board. Thus: [figure – illustrative sketch of opposing 'teams' of marbles for cambelpuk game] The object of each side is to move his pieces – along the usual lines marked on the solitaire board, in any direction, but one move or hop only at a time, alternately – in such a way that his own cham reaches 'cambelpuk'– the position originally occupied by the opposing cham. The game ends when this is accomplished, or one cham is killed. Killing is done by hopping over; but only a cham may kill a cham – as only a vassal may kill a vassal. A cham may harmlessly hop over an opposing vassal, if he pleases, or a vassal over an opposing cham; and pieces of the same side can hop over one another, harmlessly, if they please. A cham must hop over any enemy vassal, not previously next[*] to it: unless one of his own vassals can kill it first. No player may repeat same two moves more than one repeat. * next means in next square at right angles,
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1759. Sept 2 Friday
- Title:
- Sept 2 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:
- 1938-09-02
- 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-1-1293
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection and Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-09-02.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sept 2 Friday To Rennes in afternoon after a morning's housework and picking nuts in the grounds with Petit Henri. Bought a pair of fire-dogs 35 francs, & a large mat, for 115 francs and a shabby screen for Laura (80FRANCS) to be repapered. Anita still very sick. Invented a game with Beryl called 'Cambelpuk' played with solitaire board. Laura working late on proofs. No-no nearly killed the black kitten. Autumn beginning: apples dominate landscape.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1760. Sept 3 Saturday
- Title:
- Sept 3 Saturday
- 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:
- 1938-09-03
- 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-1-1294
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-09-03.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sept 3 Saturday Norman's wedding day: God help him! (Ill-omened cries of screech-owl last night reminded us of him). Lovely sun. Proofs of my Collected Poems Laura doing her own proofs & a long letter to Dent about Indexing. Stacking logs in the shed. Leonie is a success. Margaret greatly distressed by Catherine Norman affair, has not yet made up her mind to come to us.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.