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)
1951. Stephen Spender - 1939
- Title:
- Stephen Spender - 1939
- Description:
- Part of a series of photographs taken by Gisele Freund relating to the book "James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years".
- Subject:
- Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995
- 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) ; 25 x 17 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Stephen Spender - 1939 #35
- 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:
- Item: 1.5.23 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.
1952. Virginia Woolf - London 1939
- Title:
- Virginia Woolf - London 1939
- Description:
- Part of a series of photographs taken by Gisele Freund relating to the book "James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years".
- Subject:
- Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941
- 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) ; 29 x 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Signed by Gisèle Freund.
- 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:
- Item: 1.9.32 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.
1953. [James Joyce] - 1939
- Title:
- [James Joyce] - 1939
- Description:
- Part of a series of photographs taken by Gisele Freund relating to the book "James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years".
- Subject:
- Joyce, James, 1882-1941
- 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) ; 29 x 19 cm
- Alternative Title:
- [James Joyce] - 1939 #84
- 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: 1.8.06 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.
1954. île de la Cité avec Notre Dame au repuscule
- Title:
- île de la Cité avec Notre Dame au repuscule
- Description:
- Part of a series of photographs taken by Gisele Freund relating to the book "James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years".
- Subject:
- Waterfronts and Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathedral)
- Creator:
- Freund, Gisèle
- Language:
- fre
- 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) ; 20 x 29 cm
- Alternative Title:
- île de la Cité avec Notre Dame au repuscule #77
- Geographic Coverage:
- France--Paris--Ile de la Cité and France--Paris
- Coordinates:
- 48.85523, 2.34627 and 48.85341, 2.3488
- 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:
- Item: OS.12 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.
1955. Jan 2 Monday
- Title:
- Jan 2 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:
- 1939-01-02
- 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-1-1422
- 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_1939-01-02.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 2 Monday Dictionary An idle day – I read some of Mungo Park's Travels and of Dr. Dunn's War the Infantry Knew . Beryl's hedgehog disturbed Leonie, in the next door attic, by scratching so she put it in the stable in the grandfather clock. It escaped in the night.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1956. Photograph of La Chevrie
- Title:
- Photograph of La Chevrie
- 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:
- 1939-01-02
- 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-1-1422
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1939-01-02_01_enc.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Photograph of La Chevrie
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1957. Photograph of Laura Riding
- Title:
- Photograph of Laura Riding
- 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:
- 1939-01-02
- 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-1-1422
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1939-01-02_02_enc.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Photograph of Laura Riding
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1958. Jan 3 Tuesday
- Title:
- Jan 3 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:
- 1939-01-03
- 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-1-1423
- 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_1939-01-03.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 3 Tuesday Dictionary Letters. Hedgehog gone. for good. Time came with a daring review of L's Collected Poems by Tom & Schuyler Jackson Laura says Dorothy's sculpture is a success at last. Beryl's hedgehog when it wakes up from its interrupted hibernation will say: 'I had the craziest dream – something about bread and milk and a typewriter and a grandfather clock.'
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1959. Jan 4 Wednesday.
- Title:
- Jan 4 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:
- 1939-01-04
- 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-1-1424
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1939-01-04.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 4 Wednesday. Postman came with Calendars Went in car to Montauban to ask Doctor about Leonie: he was reassuring. Played Russian billiards with Alan: a 690 break. Chill on stomach. Haircut. John & Lucie sent cut-out pictures to us and Lucie sent me a tie, & John a basket-of-flowers drawing for Laura who does not like baskets – Some loose talk about Germany in Balkans & her need of grain lands. Someone said Germany should be given Venice there and I said she could only grow water-cress there which everyone thought funnier than I did.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
1960. Jan 5 Thursday
- Title:
- Jan 5 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:
- 1939-01-05
- 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-1-1425
- 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_1939-01-05.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 5 Thursday Dictionary . Letters. Beryl & Alan went to Rennes – Beryl for Dentist. Léonie brought her little tough Breton girl, Lucienne, who played with Laura's toys and is 5 tomorrow. Laura busy on other things (David's, Harry's work) & behind hand with Herod. Walked around lake – brimfull, with house reflected in it and strong winter colours. Our g car bill came to 2000 francs with tip (about £12) more than half of it the Paris trip. X Government counter-attack in Estremadura.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.