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)
361. Easter Monday. April 22
- Title:
- Easter Monday. April 22
- 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:
- 1935-04-22
- 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-1-60
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-04-22.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Easter Monday. April 22 Up at 10.45; to sea with Solomon. Water still coldish. About 15 people from Costa d'Or bathing, mostly French speaking. Suleiman has worms. Swallow-tail butterflies. Currant-bush flowering in grotto. Song on road: Se ha puesto torero Porque no tiene miedo In Goring's Germany Reborn: Hitler compares himself to King Arthur. First clove pinks. Tea with Schwarz & Strenge. Emmerich there ungezogen . Then to Fábrica: champagne & panades empanadas . Gelat told story of tricks to get goods into Palma 30 years ago when it was a walled city and all country merchandize was taxed. Man dressed up a dead pig in a cura's cassock & set it upright in his carriage. “What have you there?” “A sleeping pig”. The exize excise man let him through. A lamb smuggled in under the skirts of a pregnant woman. “What have you to declare?” “Something that's just going to bleat.” Story of men who rather than swore they'd enter Palma with wine & sobresada & not pay. Sat down outside the gate & ate & drank it all. Wrote to Harrison Smith suggesting letter has gone astray: re-suggesting terms for film book.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
362. Tuesday, Ap. 23.
- Title:
- Tuesday, Ap. 23.
- 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:
- 1935-04-23
- 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-1-61
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-04-23.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Tuesday, Ap. 23. Media-fiesta: San Jordi “ Tout homme dice bé a la Jordi. ” To Palma by camión . Isabel & Josefa did not realize we were not upstairs in bed until 11.30. Tried Margarita Mateu for frames: none. Went to Casas, found several old gilded ones. Also big water jug with flat base in brown ware, three jars in same, two vases in same: also two [sketch of bottle shape] glass bottles. Took King & Queen, birds & animals to frame. Only black bear in a new black frame. Left three over. Got 4000 pts from bank and 100 pts over, with which I opened a current a/c. Gave 4000 to Gelat (£ at 35.50 [pts]) At Ribas got ordinary linen stuff for trousers & blue cotton for jacket. Laura got blue stuff for cape etc. Lunch in new Mallorca. Full of tourists. No necklaces or beads in Palma worth buying. Isabel & Josepha not at home when we arrived: had to fetch them. Isabel spoken to by Laura about this. Gave Salamo olive oil. Miguel junior., the carpenter, brought book-shelves to Ca'n Torrent.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
363. Wednesday Ap 24
- Title:
- Wednesday Ap 24
- 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:
- 1935-04-24
- 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-1-62
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-04-24.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Wednesday Ap 24 Miguel, senior, the carpenter came and we gave him measurements for framing remaining pictures in olive-wood. Brought umbrella-stand. Rained slightly. Had my hair cut. Gave Salamon worm-powder: and castor oil. Decided to make press-room also a sitting room: rearranged it. Carl came into Can Torrent: helped him. Took Salamo to see Gelat's Vinyet: found a new orchid-iris there (new to me) Corrected typing rest of Antigua . Philostratus & Propertius came from Sanders. Gelat has arranged with Antonio the Guitarrista to pay him 1000 pts. if the spring is found on his land; 150 [pts] for the trouble, if not. Frenchwoman came here by mistake for Lluchmayor looking for land. Read Nat Wedgwood, Jockey.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
364. Thursday Ap 25
- Title:
- Thursday Ap 25
- 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:
- 1935-04-25
- 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-1-63
- 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_1935-04-25.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Thursday Ap 25 Rearranged press-room as sitting room and put chest in Can Torrent. Brought typewriter from Carl's. Wrote part of next Focus contribution. Cable from Harrison Smith agreeing to film-version terms. Spent whole day rearranging Canellun & Can Torrent. Fetched Catalina & Magdalena Martina for whitewashing at Can Torrent. In evening began introduction to film version of Claudius Apollonius of Tyanas and Propulus came. Hair cut. Cura's case settled by Gelat going to Bishop and Vicar-General & using other influences. Bishop angry with Cura. Gerardo rude to Cura.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
365. Friday Ap 26
- Title:
- Friday Ap 26
- 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:
- 1935-04-26
- 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-1-64
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-04-26.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Friday Ap 26 All morning, except for walking with Gelat to see his Vinyet, with Salamo off his lead for first time, spent going over Canellun & Can Torrent, rearranging. In afternoon decided suddenly to go to Palma. Went at 2,45, back at 8. At Casas bought blue plate for Can Torrent comedor , big [au]fabi for entrada at Canellun, brown-yellow vase and two brown-ware jars. At Margarita's bought red and green coverlet and red ecclesiastical ribbon. Framed birds & royalties a success. Bought linen stuff for trousers. Beefsteak & potatoes at Alhambra, also prawns and salted dried sturgeon from the Macarena vendor. Laura & Karl bought me a lamp-shade. DeServiez came. Today removed stoves to the cellar. At about 12 o'clock at night something like a series of earthquake shocks: Isabel's mother noticed it too.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
366. Saturday Ap 27
- Title:
- Saturday Ap 27
- 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:
- 1935-04-27
- 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-1-65
- 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_1935-04-27.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Saturday Ap 27 Another morning spent rearranging Canellun & Can Torrent, hanging up plates and pictures and mirrors. Rosa came with my new grey-black waistcoat. Reversed covering of my mass-stool. Catalina & Magdalena finishing Can Torrent cleaning and whitewashing. Karl took Salamo for his walk: I was too tired. Rearranging continued all evening. Letter from Richmond, willing to help if Korda needs him. Unpacked the china service bought for Can Torrent. Tidied cellar, where new table. Gelat had heard about Cura. Cura will give up keys on May 31, and receive 150 pesetas. He does not yet know that by the Vicar General's orders it is for the Church not his own pocket.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
367. Sunday April 28th
- Title:
- Sunday April 28th
- 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:
- 1935-04-28
- 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-1-66
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-04-28.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sunday April 28th Worked at Claudius F.V. In afternoon Laura & I went for a walk to see Gelat's Vinyet; from where we went to see the panadero's house below; & so to the sea. It was a grey day but it did not rain. Salamo came too, off his leash most of the time. We came back by the carretera & after that Laura came to the village, and in the evening I went to the Fábrica to order coffee from Palma & I met her coming towards me with Nicholas & turned back, & Nicholas & she & I sat in the café listening to the radio. Castle Rackrent came. We might one day buy panadero's house: excellent land and plenty of water now. Hall mirror to Palma for better glass. First strawberries
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
368. Monday Ap 29th
- Title:
- Monday Ap 29th
- 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:
- 1935-04-29
- 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-1-67
- 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_1935-04-29.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Monday Ap 29th Worked at C.F.V. all morning. Brought Laura's Troy material to Can Torrent where she will work in the big room. Salamo & I to Ca l'Abat to pay for Easter hen (10.50 [pts]) and order a new one. Gelat has bought wire to give us water in the garden, by electric pump, for the two months or so that we must wait for the water from the new fuente . Miguel making gauze netting for the windows. C.F.V. in evening. Liverish for the last few days: have been eating too many beans. The pomegranate has died: the third one planted in that spot. I said to Gelat, Let's try something else next year — a cherry or a plum. “No,” he said angrily “let's see who tires first, the pomegranate or me.”
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
369. Tuesday, Ap 30
- Title:
- Tuesday, Ap 30
- 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:
- 1935-04-30
- 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-1-68
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-04-30.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Tuesday, Ap 30 C.F.V. all morning. Gave Karl 12 pp to type. Wrote two more. With Salamo and Gelat to Ca'n Medo Ca'n Madó . Watched (16) men at work. Gelat says that at Lluchmayor he found high-tension turbine alternadoras transformers for Valldemossa scheme and other electrical equipment which he can buy very cheap. Schwarz says that List [Verlag] is foxing: can get money paid. Telegram from List asking consent for sale of 6000 copies to a book-club; the money due to me being ½ 1200 marks or about £ 50. Letter from Honor that she & Gordon will come with Mary Philips on 16th. Laura Karl & I went to village to ask Gelat if the Cura could get out sooner: he will ask the proprietario about this. If impossible, the Viña Vieja for a time. Recuyell of Histories of Troy came. Gelat has oak-trunk at Son Rullan in a deposito to make round oak table. Earthquake identified as one in Azores.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
370. May 1 Wednesday
- Title:
- May 1 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:
- 1935-05-01
- 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-1-69
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-05-01.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- May 1 Wednesday Rose 6.30. Letter to Gordon asking him to bring Gamage boat, cheque to Gamage for boat. Letter to Dr Brown Philadelphia about Claudius , Xenophon, homeopathy. Cable to List [Verlag] agreeing provided they apply for permission to send money & give me proof of having sent it. To Barker informing of cable. C.F.V. all morning. Afternoon walk to Moorish Castle via Ca'n Cat C'an Quet and back by Son Ripoll: investigated caves there. Strenge & Carl coolness over. In evening came Ferres & Kurtz, & he talked communism, hard, against Laura. Blamed England's wavering policy. Battered away – I was very sleepy & mixed my drinks, felt sick, had to go to bed.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.