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 (13)
Works (2530)
11. Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, 1920s
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, 1920s
- Description:
- Mary Butts writes to Douglas Goldring regarding a flat on 31 Bld Tsaievitch. Sent from (location): France--Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Keyword:
- People referenced (in letter): Butts, Mary, 1890-1937; Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960, Topics referenced (in letter): Friendship, and Places referenced (in letter): France--Villefranche-sur-Mer; France--Villefranche-sur-Mer--the Russian church; France--Villefranche-sur-Mer--Cannes
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/935174
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 192X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License Tesim:
- Copyright, The Estate of Mary Butts, published by permission. Seek permission for use.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1206050
- Coordinates:
- 43.70392, 7.31088
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Mary Butts Letters
- Provider:
- Hawkes, Joel
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300252927 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300048730
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 4, Box 01, Folder 19
- Fonds Title:
- Douglas Goldring fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC048
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/douglas-goldring-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 1995
12. Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, December, 1920s
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, December, 1920s
- Description:
- Mary Butts writes to Douglas Goldring to borrow 1000 francs from him . Sent from (location): France
- Keyword:
- People referenced (in letter): Butts, Mary, 1890-1937; Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960, Topics referenced (in letter): Finance, and Places referenced (in letter): France
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/924449, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 192X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License Tesim:
- Copyright, The Estate of Mary Butts, published by permission. Seek permission for use.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204289
- Coordinates:
- 46, 2
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Mary Butts Letters
- Provider:
- Hawkes, Joel
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300252927 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300048730
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 4, Box 01, Folder 19
- Fonds Title:
- Douglas Goldring fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC048
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/douglas-goldring-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 1995
13. Postcard from Bertrand Russell to Douglas Goldring, January 10, 1920
- Title Tesim:
- Postcard from Bertrand Russell to Douglas Goldring, January 10, 1920
- Description:
- Postcard to Douglas Goldring from Bertrand Russell (British mathematician, philosopher, and logician).
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/35776, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1012154, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/984188, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1024455, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1002081
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/35776
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1920-01-10
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License Tesim:
- Digital publication made possible with permission from the Bertrand Russell Archives at McMaster University Library. and Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 postcard
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten, signed.
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Douglas Goldring Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 1.105
- Fonds Title:
- Douglas Goldring fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC048
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/douglas-goldring-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-07-26
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
14. Letter from A. R. Orage to Herbert Read, February 09, 1920
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from A. R. Orage to Herbert Read, February 09, 1920
- Description:
- Part of a collection of correspondence between Sir Herbert Read and Alfred Richard Orage. Orage is most well-known for editing the magazine “The New Age”. These letters, spanning 1921 and 1922, primarily discuss Read’s work as a Readers and Writers columnist for the magazine in that time. In these letters Orage also frequently mentions P. D. Ouspensky, who studied under philosopher G. I. Gurdjieff. In 1922 Orage sold “The New Age” and moved to Paris in order to also study under Gurdjieff. In this letter Orage refuses to publish a war story because it is too realistic, and encourages read explore what his soul learned in World War I.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/808401, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815554, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/15966, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1920-02-09
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License Tesim:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/ARO-2-3
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.31
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
15. Letter from Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson to Herbert Read, February 19, [1920's?]
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson to Herbert Read, February 19, [1920's?]
- Description:
- Part of a collection of correspondence between Herbert Read and Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson (British political scientist and philosopher, associated with the Bloomsbury Group). Lowes Dickinson writes that he will be giving a broadcast and that he has enjoyed reading articles by Read in the "The Listener".
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1024455, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1069858, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/9028, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/9028
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1920-02-19?
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License Tesim:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/LD 6
- Extent:
- 1 page ; 20.2 x 25.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204479
- Coordinates:
- 52.204486, 0.117253
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typescript, signed.
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 8.29
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-10-22
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 10000XL at 600 DPI TIFF, images cropped & resized for Vault to be under 35MB by PD. Metadata by KD.
16. Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, June 11, 1920
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, June 11, 1920
- Description:
- Part of a collection of friendly correspondence between Sir Herbert Read and novelist, literary critic, and editor, Ford Madox Ford. In the first paragraphs of this letter Ford, in apparent response to the tone of Read's previous letter, pretends not to know who Read is. Ford then gives news of his small homestead, claims he is tired of talking about books, and invites Read to visit for a weekend.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/808401, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/289558, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815554, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/289558
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1920-06-11
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License Tesim:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/FMF-7-10
- Extent:
- 8 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1228749
- Coordinates:
- 50.96275, -0.49765
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typewritten.
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 8.41
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
17. Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, June 30, 1920
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, June 30, 1920
- Description:
- Part of a collection of friendly correspondence between Sir Herbert Read and novelist, literary critic, and editor, Ford Madox Ford. In this letter, Ford denies that he and Stella are aesthetes. He asks Read to visit as soon as possible before Ford begins the process of moving house, and advises Read that the sooner they have a discussion about Read's novel the better, so that Read will not approach the discussion too attached to a large amount of work.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815554, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/808401, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/289558, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/289558
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1920-06-30
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License Tesim:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/FMF-11-12
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1228749
- Coordinates:
- 50.96275, -0.49765
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typewritten.
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 8.41
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
18. Letter from Bertrand Russell to Douglas Goldring, July 22, 1920
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Bertrand Russell to Douglas Goldring, July 22, 1920
- Description:
- Correspondence to Douglas Goldring from Bertrand Russell (British mathematician, philosopher, and logician). Russell states he has been in Russia and is heading to China for a year so he tells Goldring that he is officially resigning from the English section of "Clarté".
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/984188, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1012154, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1002081, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/35776, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1024455
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/35776
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1920-07-22
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License Tesim:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives. and Digital publication made possible with permission from the Bertrand Russell Archives at McMaster University Library.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1322853
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typescript.
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Douglas Goldring Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 1.105
- Fonds Title:
- Douglas Goldring fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC048
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/douglas-goldring-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-07-26
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
19. Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, July 24, 1920
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, July 24, 1920
- Description:
- Part of a collection of friendly correspondence between Sir Herbert Read and novelist, literary critic, and editor, Ford Madox Ford. In this letter Ford expands upon the benefits of having a novel planned out before you begin to write it, and mentions a novel of his own under slow progress. He also recommends "the simple life" for reaching literary maturity.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/289558, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815554, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/808401
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/289558
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1920-07-24
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License Tesim:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/FMF-13-15
- Extent:
- 6 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1228749
- Coordinates:
- 50.96275, -0.49765
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typewritten.
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 8.41
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
20. Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, September 19, 1920
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, September 19, 1920
- Description:
- Part of a collection of friendly correspondence between Sir Herbert Read and novelist, literary critic, and editor, Ford Madox Ford. In this letter Ford reveals that his own current novel is nearly complete and advises Read not to give up on novel writing for his own sanity. Ford also discusses at length the chain of influences on English literature.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/808401, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815554, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/289558
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/289558
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1920-09-19
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License Tesim:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HR/FMF-16-19
- Extent:
- 8 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1202685
- Coordinates:
- 51, -0.41667
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typewritten.
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 8.41
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.