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)
1931. 1939 1938 Enclosure – RG Summary of 1938
- Title:
- 1939 1938 Enclosure – RG Summary of 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:
- 1938-12-31
- 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-1-1417
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1938-12-31_01_enc.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Enclosure – RG Summary of 1938 1939 1938 at La Chevrie, Montauban: rented from Countess de Kerouallan at £40 a year finished Present: Laura, me, Dorothy, Beryl, Alan – two girls Leonie & Marie: Sidonie helping from the village. Relations: good. Health: good. Work: Dictionary of Exact Meanings : contract not yet signed but general understanding with Dent & Little Brown . Laura generally supervising, Alan & I sorting out (about 25,000) words for definition – have about 17,000 so far – arranging them in groups. The Swiss Ghost . Constable has option. Laura & I have done all but 3 chapters, thoroughly. Of these three I have written out rough draft of 2¼. T.E. Lawrence to his Biographers : United States edition published on Dec 21, English follows on Jan 12. Dorothy still working on a wooden sculpture of a head & a wheel. Alan. Dictionary : a book on journeys and revising Year of Damage written 2 years ago Beryl Typing, looking after cats. (No-no & Bellamy) & hedgehog Laura : Doing last section of Lives of Wives for Cassell & Random House. One scene still to do on dramatic version of Trojan Ending which I roughed out for her. Half-way through a children's story about a little girl who read to an old woman: for collaborative book of which I have written ' The Castle-Keeper ' Various Epilogue things. Going over last chapter for David Reeves of book on furniture which they have done together Books on Poets & Schools (in which Alan & I, respectively, did most of the rough work) being coaxed along. The Left Heresy to be shortly published by Methuen. Harry Kemp, Laura (Alan & I a little.) Rimbaud translation, with Norman Publications last year (1938) Laura World & Ourselves Chatto Collected Poems Cassell Self. Count Belisarius Collected Poems T.E. Lawrence to his Biographer Laura & Len . Pamplet about Len Laura & others. Protocol One Spanish War Government hold Valencia, Barcelona, Madrid: have sent back foreign volunteers. Franco with German & Italian help is attacking Catalonia: for the severalth time, & losing heavily in a counter attack. Chamberlain is preparing to go to Rome & brief with Mussolini. Protocol . About 70 people have endorsed it; in United States of America & England. Friends: nearest always are John & Lucy, James & Mary, David, Tom, Julie, Isabel Len & Jane, Sally Norman has got further away since he married Catherine. Honor has drifted away from negligence; Maisie because she could not endorse the Protocol . Other friends are: Schuyler Jackson, George & Mary Buchanan, Albert Mills, Liddell Hart, Ward & Dorothy Hutchinson, Alix & Harry Kemp. children: Sam at St Christophers Catherine at Farm House, Wendover David at Jesus Camb Jenny at Liverpool Playhouse Our Money: about £200 in hand & £400 due when Laura finishes lif Lives of Wives + £1000 (minus) four months later. Our Debts A few £s to Watt not yet covered by royalties; £125 to Chatto, less sales of World & Ourselves .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1932. Dec 31 Saturday
- Title:
- Dec 31 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:
- 1938-12-31
- 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-1-1414
- 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_1938-12-31.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Dec 31 Saturday I went out in the grounds for the first time for a long time, & walked round the lake. it was covered with rotten ice. No snow left. Floods. Dictionary & Ghost . Petit Henri & M me Levrel came with the child of a farm-woman to see the Christmas tree and be given sweets & toys from it. They had never seen one: just as Leonie had never eaten turkey. We had dinner at the Hotel Ouest, all of us, with oxtail soup, pigeon, St Emilion , saddle of mutton, 'Cake' and rice with custard sauce, Grand Marnier & champagne. We all sat chatting with Mademoiselle Perou & her mother & the Post Office women & M. Priour. Subjects were: my twisted ankle & swollen jaw – Dorothy in general – the way Alan orders Bock. We returned to the Chevrie at 10 pm & worked until 12, when we had the girls into the salon to drink Anita's champagne.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1933. Enclosure – List of words
- Title:
- Enclosure – List of words
- 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:
- 1938-12-31
- 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-1-1420
- 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_1938-12-31_02_enc.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Enclosure – List of words brochure book antonym suspicion fear cornerstone apex court (flatter) squire (v) escort
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1934. Log Entries of Letters for December, 1938Letters
- Title:
- Log Entries of Letters for December, 1938Letters
- 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:
- 1938-12-31
- 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-1-1419
- 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_1938-12-31_log.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Log Entries of Letters for December, 1938 Letters Dec 3. Bill Fuller 5. Roz, Mills, Cassell for book for Roz. 6 David G. Nancy with Sam's letter, Bank with £8. 7 Frank Richards. Garnett. Ribbons & Winder. 10th. Pr Prints to Tom & to James: Pendant to Julie. 11. Letter to Julie; Catherine, David; A.G. Schuyler Jackson; Epps Thatcher; N.N. Jenny. 12 Dr. Dunn. J.R.Ackerley. Carlow. Classical Review . Ethel H. 13. Margaret, MacNeice, 15 Flower. Jenny, Schwarz 16 Schwarz; Eric. 17 Isabel. 18 Edwin Muir, Sam, 19 'Arrow?', Cassell for 3 Poems . 20 Serpent . L.H. Dr. Dunn & book to him. 21 Donald Boyd. 23 Flower. 25. Mills. Watt about Ebro. Classical Review ; Alix; Haas: Cunz. 26 Jenny
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1935. André Breton - 1939
- Title:
- André Breton - 1939
- Description:
- Part of a series of photographs taken by Gisele Freund relating to the book "James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years".
- Subject:
- Breton, André, 1896-1966
- Creator:
- Freund, Gisèle
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1939
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- These images are provided for research use only and are not for download. and These images are provided under agreement by Estate of Gisele Freund/IMEC Images (L'Institut Memoires de l'edition contemporaine, Paris) and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase copies of these photographs for publication, contact: imecimages-icono@imec-archives.com or Tel. 02 31 29 37 44. A scale of reproduction fees applies for commercial publication or internet broadcast. Details on request. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph (black and white) ; 24 x 20 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Andre Breton - 1939
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Gisele Freund Photographs of James Joyce in Paris
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Item: 1.9.21 and Series: 1997-039
- Fonds Title:
- Gisele Freund fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC043
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/gisele-freund-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-06
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi 24 colour TIFF. Scanned and edited by JF. Metadata by GF, JF, and KD.
1936. Elisabeth (sic) Bowen
- Title:
- Elisabeth (sic) Bowen
- Description:
- Part of a series of photographs taken by Gisele Freund relating to the book "James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years".
- Subject:
- Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-1973
- Creator:
- Freund, Gisèle
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1939
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- These images are provided for research use only and are not for download. and These images are provided under agreement by Estate of Gisele Freund/IMEC Images (L'Institut Memoires de l'edition contemporaine, Paris) and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase copies of these photographs for publication, contact: imecimages-icono@imec-archives.com or Tel. 02 31 29 37 44. A scale of reproduction fees applies for commercial publication or internet broadcast. Details on request. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph (black and white) ; 31 x 21 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Elisabeth (sic) Bowen #71 and Elisabeth Bowen (sic) - 1939
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Gisele Freund Photographs of James Joyce in Paris
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series: 1997-039 and Item: 1.7.16
- Fonds Title:
- Gisele Freund fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC043
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/gisele-freund-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-06
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi 24 colour TIFF. Scanned and edited by JF. Metadata by GF, JF, and KD.
1937. Enclosure – Note by RG
- Title:
- Enclosure – Note 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:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1939-01-01
- 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-1-1421
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1939-01-01_01_enc.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Enclosure – Note by RG dispassionassionate Alan: rather champagned, wrote out 'dispassionate' for dictionary dittographically at 11.30 pm Dec. 31st
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1938. Francois Mauriac - 1939
- Title:
- Francois Mauriac - 1939
- Description:
- Part of a series of photographs taken by Gisele Freund relating to the book "James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years".
- Subject:
- Mauriac, François, 1885-1970
- Creator:
- Freund, Gisèle
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1939
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- These images are provided under agreement by Estate of Gisele Freund/IMEC Images (L'Institut Memoires de l'edition contemporaine, Paris) and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase copies of these photographs for publication, contact: imecimages-icono@imec-archives.com or Tel. 02 31 29 37 44. A scale of reproduction fees applies for commercial publication or internet broadcast. Details on request. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action. and These images are provided for research use only and are not for download.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph (black and white) ; 30 x 22 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Francois Mauriac - 1939 #24
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Gisele Freund Photographs of James Joyce in Paris
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series: 1997-039 and Item: 1.5.06
- Fonds Title:
- Gisele Freund fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC043
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/gisele-freund-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-06
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi 24 colour TIFF. Scanned and edited by JF. Metadata by GF, JF, and KD.
1939. G. B. Shaw
- Title:
- G. B. Shaw
- Description:
- Part of a series of photographs taken by Gisele Freund relating to the book "James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years".
- Subject:
- Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
- Creator:
- Freund, Gisèle
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1939
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- These images are provided for research use only and are not for download. and These images are provided under agreement by Estate of Gisele Freund/IMEC Images (L'Institut Memoires de l'edition contemporaine, Paris) and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase copies of these photographs for publication, contact: imecimages-icono@imec-archives.com or Tel. 02 31 29 37 44. A scale of reproduction fees applies for commercial publication or internet broadcast. Details on request. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph (black and white) ; 30 x 20 cm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Gisele Freund Photographs of James Joyce in Paris
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series: 1997-039 and Item: 1.9.33
- Fonds Title:
- Gisele Freund fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC043
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/gisele-freund-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-06
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi 24 colour TIFF. Scanned and edited by JF. Metadata by GF, JF, and KD.
1940. H. G. Wells - 1939
- Title:
- H. G. Wells - 1939
- Description:
- Part of a series of photographs taken by Gisele Freund relating to the book "James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years".
- Subject:
- Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
- Creator:
- Freund, Gisèle
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1939
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- These images are provided for research use only and are not for download. and These images are provided under agreement by Estate of Gisele Freund/IMEC Images (L'Institut Memoires de l'edition contemporaine, Paris) and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase copies of these photographs for publication, contact: imecimages-icono@imec-archives.com or Tel. 02 31 29 37 44. A scale of reproduction fees applies for commercial publication or internet broadcast. Details on request. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph (black and white) ; 25 x 17 cm
- Alternative Title:
- H. G. Wells - 1939 #69
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Gisele Freund Photographs of James Joyce in Paris
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series: 1997-039 and Item: 1.7.12
- Fonds Title:
- Gisele Freund fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC043
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/gisele-freund-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-06
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi 24 colour TIFF. Scanned and edited by JF. Metadata by GF, JF, and KD.