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)
251. Letter from Alfred Richard Orage to John Gawsworth, February 10, 1933
- Title:
- Letter from Alfred Richard Orage to John Gawsworth, February 10, 1933
- Description:
- Part of a collection of correspondence to poet and anthologist John Gawsworth, from Alfred Richard Orage. Orage was an editor, and writer, best known for his time as an editor of “The New Age” magazine. In this letter, Orage politely declines to publish a poem because the N.E.W. is unable to pay for contributions.
- Subject:
- Poets, English, Periodical editors, Editors, Poets, Publishers and publishing, Poetry, Orage, A. R. (Alfred Richard), 1873-1934, and Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970
- Creator:
- Orage, A. R. (Alfred Richard), 1873-1934
- Contributor:
- Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1933-02-10
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Written in black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- John Gawsworth Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1996-043; File: 4
- Fonds Title:
- John Gawsworth collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC005
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/john-gawsworth-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-09-26
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
252. Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, March 16, 1933
- Title:
- Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, March 16, 1933
- Description:
- Mary Butts writes to Douglas Goldring regarding her new work The Macedonian, domestic life in Sennen, and her work in progress -- a fantasy entitled 'What the Moon Saw’. Sent from (location): England--Cornwall--Sennen Cove
- Keyword:
- People referenced (in letter): Butts, Mary, 1890-1937; Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960; Goldring, Malin; Atkin, Gabriel, 1897-1937; Goldring, Patrick; Rodker, Camilla, 1920-2007; Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C; Walpole, Hugh, 1884-1941; Mayne, Ethel Colburn, -194; Wilkinson, Louis, 1881-1966; Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867; Weston-Edwards; Goldsmith; Wise, Places referenced (in letter): England--Cornwall--Sennen Cove; England--S. Kensington Museum (Victoria and Albert Museum); , Texts referenced (in letter): The Macedonian; the preface to ‘Alexander’; ‘What the Moon Saw’, and Topics referenced (in letter): The Macedonian; Writing; Domestic life; Friendship
- Subject:
- Goldring, Patrick, Creative writing, Atkin, Gabriel, 1897-1937, Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960, Goldring, Malin, Wilkinson, Louis, 1881-1966, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C., Mayne, Ethel Colburn, 1865-1941, Friendship, Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867, Butts, Mary, 1890-1937, Households, Walpole, Hugh, 1884-1941, and Rodker, Camilla, 1920-2007
- Creator:
- Butts, Mary, 1890-1937
- Contributor:
- Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1933-03-16
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License:
- Copyright, The Estate of Mary Butts, published by permission. Seek permission for use.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Cornwall--Sennen Cove, England--Cornwall (County), and England--London
- Coordinates:
- 50.08097, -5.69465
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mary Butts Letters
- Provider:
- Hawkes, Joel
- Genre:
- handwriting and personal correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 4, Box 01, Folder 19
- Fonds Title:
- Douglas Goldring fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC048
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/douglas-goldring-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 1995
253. Letter from Alfred Richard Orage to John Gawsworth, May 09, 1933
- Title:
- Letter from Alfred Richard Orage to John Gawsworth, May 09, 1933
- Description:
- Part of a collection of correspondence to poet and anthologist John Gawsworth, from Alfred Richard Orage. Orage was an editor, and writer, best known for his time as an editor of “The New Age” magazine. In this letter, Orage discusses publishing two poems.
- Subject:
- Orage, A. R. (Alfred Richard), 1873-1934, Poetry, Poets, English, Poets, Publishers and publishing, Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970, Periodical editors, and Editors
- Creator:
- Orage, A. R. (Alfred Richard), 1873-1934
- Contributor:
- Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1933-05-09
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Written in black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1996-043; File: 4
- Fonds Title:
- John Gawsworth collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC005
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/john-gawsworth-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-09-26
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
254. Letter from Roger Fry to Herbert Read, August 30, 1933
- Title:
- Letter from Roger Fry to Herbert Read, August 30, 1933
- Description:
- Correspondence between Herbert Read and Roger Fry (English painter, critic, and member of the Bloomsbury Group). Fry and Read discuss "the Burlington". Includes typed reply from Read.
- Subject:
- Literature, Modern, Art, Modern, Modernism (Literature), Authors, Artists, Modernism (Art), Fry, Roger, 1866-1934, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Art critics, and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Fry, Roger, 1866-1934
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1933-08-30
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- 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/RF 1-2 and HR/RF Encl.01-Encl.02
- Extent:
- 4 pages ; 20.2 x 25.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London
- Coordinates:
- 51.523205, -0.125004
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten, signed.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 8.44
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-10-21
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBookA300 at 600 DPI Tiff, images cropped and resized for Vault to be under 35MB by PD. Metadata by KD.
255. Tahtsa River
- Title:
- Tahtsa River
- Description:
- A piece of prose by Else Seel. Verso of page 9 contains a holograph poem "Der Heron".
- Subject:
- Authors and Authors, German
- Creator:
- Seel, Else, 1894-1974
- Language:
- ger
- Date Created:
- 1933-09-19?
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact UVic Archives for access to the original resource and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 9 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Tahsta River, British Columbia--Ootsa Lake, and British Columbia--Wistaria
- Coordinates:
- 53.79977, -126.05327 and 53.84977, -126.27
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typescript with corrections hand written in pencil.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Else Lübcke Seel Digital Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- typescripts, short stories, and poetry
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-001; File: 5.11
- Fonds Title:
- Else Lübcke Seel fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC111
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-03
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook A300 at 600 DPI Tiff by PD. The folder contains two copies; one corrected with notes on the back of the leaf numbered 9 and one uncorrected. The corrected copy was scanned, including the page of notes; the verso of all other leaves was blank. Metadata by KD.
256. Letter from Wassily Kandinsky to Herbert Read, November 18, 1933
- Title:
- Letter from Wassily Kandinsky to Herbert Read, November 18, 1933
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters from Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky to Sir Herbert Read. A letter in German from Kandinsky to Read.
- Subject:
- Art historians, Authors, English, Poets, Poets, English, Painters, Anarchists, Artists, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944, and Authors
- Creator:
- Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- ger
- Date Created:
- 1933-11-18
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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/WK-1-2
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- Germany--Berlin
- Coordinates:
- 52.52437, 13.41053
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typewritten.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.4
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
257. Andre Malraux - 1934
- Title:
- Andre Malraux - 1934
- Description:
- Part of a series of photographs taken by Gisele Freund relating to the book "James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years".
- Subject:
- Malraux, André, 1901-1976
- Creator:
- Freund, Gisèle
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1934
- 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 24 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Andre Malraux - 1934 #28
- 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: 1.5.13
- 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.
258. Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read [01], [1934?]
- Title:
- Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read [01], [1934?]
- Description:
- Part of a collection of correspondence between Adrian Stokes and Herbert Read spanning from 1934-1962. Stokes was a painter and art critic who also had an interest in psychoanalysis. It was largely due to his efforts and work that the small fishing port of St. Ives became a centre of modernist art culture. In this letter Stokes thanks Read for a published review, and invites Read and his wife to the ballet.
- Subject:
- Psychoanalysis, Poets, English, Art historians, Authors, Art critics, Poets, Anarchists, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, English, Painters, and Stokes, Adrian, 1902-1972
- Creator:
- Stokes, Adrian, 1902-1972
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1934?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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/AS-1-3
- Extent:
- 3 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Hampshire
- Coordinates:
- 51.05819, -1.2854
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.62
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
259. Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read [02], [1934?]
- Title:
- Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read [02], [1934?]
- Description:
- Part of a collection of correspondence between Adrian Stokes and Herbert Read spanning from 1934-1962. Stokes was a painter and art critic who also had an interest in psychoanalysis. It was largely due to his efforts and work that the small fishing port of St. Ives became a centre of modernist art culture. In this letter Stokes praises one of Read's poems.
- Subject:
- Stokes, Adrian, 1902-1972, Painters, Poets, English, Authors, Poets, Authors, English, Psychoanalysis, Art historians, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Art critics, and Anarchists
- Creator:
- Stokes, Adrian, 1902-1972
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1934?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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/AS-4
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in pencil.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.62
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
260. Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read, January 10, [1934-1962?]
- Title:
- Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read, January 10, [1934-1962?]
- Description:
- Part of a collection of correspondence between Adrian Stokes and Herbert Read spanning from 1934-1962. Stokes was a painter and art critic who also had an interest in psychoanalysis. It was largely due to his efforts and work that the small fishing port of St. Ives became a centre of modernist art culture. In this letter, Stokes congratulates Read on his book, and discusses other contemporary authors.
- Subject:
- Authors, English, Authors, Painters, Psychoanalysis, Poets, Anarchists, Stokes, Adrian, 1902-1972, Art historians, Poets, English, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, and Art critics
- Creator:
- Stokes, Adrian, 1902-1972
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1934/1962?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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/AS-5-7
- Extent:
- 3 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--St. Ives (Cornwall)
- Coordinates:
- 50.19681, -5.47874
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.62
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.