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)
551. Oct 27 Sunday
- Title:
- Oct 27 Sunday
- 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:
- 1935-10-27
- 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-1-248
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-10-27.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Oct 27 Sunday Worked at Lars Porsena to p 17. No Catalina, but Maria worked curiously well. Laura a little Troy . I went over 12 more pages Almost Forgotten Germany Coffee & witzen printen at Can Caballo. 66 & then to Sala & more
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
552. Oct 28th Monday.
- Title:
- Oct 28th 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:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935-10-28
- 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-1-249
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-10-28.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Oct 28th Monday. Lars Porsena — p 50 Casita going up still: barrenos . My stove came & I put it up. A few more pages Almost Forgotten Germany Paid Estanco by cheque. 200p[ts]. Watered Posada flowers. Wire from Sabater that paper had come. Rosemary flowering.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
553. Oct 29 Tuesday
- Title:
- Oct 29 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:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935-10-29
- 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-1-250
- 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_1935-10-29.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Oct 29 Tuesday Palma, at 8.30 Engaged Margarita as chambermaid; Catalina as cook. Bought oval Regency mirror: to be mirrored. Capella for San Juan. Shorts. Tablecloths. A saphire & diamond brooch for Laura 140[pts]. 2 old maps, inlaid picture frame for Mesquida, glass bottle 12 p[ts. ] in all. Laura & Karl to Sabater who is printing. News that Juan Vives has brought Juan of the Molí round to an arreglo ; Doctor throws up case. New pair of glasses. Karl gives me olive wood ruler. Laura's pink construction bought. Laura's brocade stuff bought 50 pesetas for 1 metre 40 and a piece of peach velvet for cuffs. Order furry boots for Laura. Bought ladle, & gave our spare one to Strenge Maria told by Laura she must go. Weeps: is given a month's pay. Letter from James. Wired him to come.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
554. Oct 30 Wednesday.
- Title:
- Oct 30 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:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935-10-30
- 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-1-251
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-10-30.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Oct 30 Wednesday. Housework all day. (Maria de sa Font Fresc helping). Karl also helped. To Posada brought back 5 painted chairs in return for orange wood ones from Can Torrent. Took tartan sofa to Can Gelat in exchange for Karl's couch. Bed and two mattresses & morey table with orange insertions from Posada. Morey table to Francisca's room (New Troy.) Ordered bookshelves for New Troy. Decided on Posada repairs. Tortuga stove from Can Gelat to Sala. Paid Baker. Laura had her hair cut. Making bedroom in cellar: moved jam etc. Fixed up Capella for San Juan with background of old maps. Fixed Candia-Serigo map in frame. Casita walls done.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
555. Oct 31 Thursday
- Title:
- Oct 31 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:
- 1935-10-31
- 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-1-252
- 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_1935-10-31.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Oct 31 Thursday Catalina & Margarita came today. To village for head and to send off final telegram (3) to James about meeting him Sunday morning at boat. Juan Ferrer doing plaster work at Mesquida. Maria de sa Font Fresc, Maria Murciana & Maria Luna all working — giving new girls a good start. Maria Luna gave Laura pair of silver, cut steel, pink-topaz earrings. Present of rabbit from Gelat & the other two Juans, from Lluchmayor. Put back escudo . Stove came, & fixed it in New Troy. Put composition mill-wheel in earth beside drive, & fabi with hibiscus in it. Put carnation in other fabi. Cleaning out house, preparatory to girls coming. Brass, dusting, cleaning garden etc. Gordon sends Focus . Everyone very, very tired. Brass nails for chair in entrada .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
556. Nov 1 Friday “Tot Sants”
- Title:
- Nov 1 Friday “Tot Sants”
- 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:
- 1935-11-01
- 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-1-253
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-11-01.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Nov 1 Friday “Tot Sants” Hot weather. Housework all day, & getting maids accustomed to work. They make a good impression. Cooking good. Laura & Karl painted the map of Candia-Serigo. Doctor's idea of arreglo to ask that the turbines do not go in the four summer months. Laughable. Brought chair from Can Gelat to be arm-chair for James. General post between Can Torrent & Canellun of tables & pictures. Offer from Watt for my “next novel” £1250 — 25% rising to 30%! Replied declining. Contract from Kegan Paul signed. Decided on Gelat's suggestion to put a cement terrasse on the casita roof at Can Torrent. Contract for Old Soldier Sahib sent me. Laura sent letter to Glendenning & News Chronicle about a stupid paragraph of pseudo publicity for Epilogue .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
557. Nov 2 Saturday.
- Title:
- Nov 2 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:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935-11-02
- 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-1-254
- 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_1935-11-02.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Nov 2 Saturday. Walls being whitened, tiles on deposito repaired. Heard fishwife calling first phrase of Caller Herring. To Palma Bought square morey arm-chair for my mesquida place 25 p. Also old bottle for Can Torrent, 2 pesetas Two pictures Pharos & Colossus of Rhodes 18 pesetas Fetched oval magenta & gold mirror, the pink rings, & candle-grease protectors 2 apiece. Two silver paste buttons 2.50[pts.] each for Laura's brocade jacket. Silver button brooch from Pomar. Laura bought black suede purse, removed brass chain & put on silver one. (10 pesetas). Natural Need printed will go off Monday. Lost 450 pesetas: found again on Dulan counter. Short to whom gave two books said Maria Luna's new mistress as mad as she. Pomar said Maria Luna 's gift would come 'from any merceria' Lunched with Strenge & Schwarz & coffee & cream & cakes after at their house Zagranada 18. Garett had printed Seizin announcement July in Majorca Sun . Bought another Sally, for Mesquida. Millstone set by Torrent, in earth. New libreria brought to New Troy. Cleaned up my new chair & lowered it by two inches.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
558. Nov 3 Sunday
- Title:
- Nov 3 Sunday
- 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:
- 1935-11-03
- 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-1-255
- 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_1935-11-03.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Nov 3 Sunday James After a bad night Laura went off, at 5.30 to Palma to fetch James. I stayed behind & saw to things — joint, flowers dusting etc in now reorganised house. James Laura & I talked all morning. He has little room at Can Torrent, with Old Troy as workroom. In afternoon a walk to Lluchalcari & back, on to Sala, where James introduced. Hot weather. Barley planted a week ago on Luna land, coming up. Richards sent the rest of his stuff. The new maids went to the Dance. American royalties came. A little work on Lars Porsena . Talked till 12. Laura sleepless, she says. I slept till 10.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
559. Nov 4 Monday
- Title:
- Nov 4 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:
- 1935-11-04
- 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-1-256
- 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_1935-11-04.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Nov 4 Monday Up at 10.30. A few letters: Richards, Harrison Smith etc. Talk again. Laura not working yet. Went walk to Cala with James & round by Llucalcari. Epilogue telegram to Constable about paper boards, rounded back. Long time in Sala. Dull day. Sewing machine came (price?) & Sally stove, price 125 pesetas. Very hot still. Talked late: about Communism etc. Wire from Korda about brother coming here for Lawrence film, & saying Claudius to be filmed in May.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
560. Nov 5 Tuesday.
- Title:
- Nov 5 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:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935-11-05
- 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-1-257
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-11-05.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Nov 5 Tuesday. Replied to Korda. “London difficult impossible Majorca impossible difficult; cannot decide unless know probable length of brother's visit and retinue also couldn't honourably undertake unless Liddell Hart reinvited, Sassoon resigns, best regards from Laura Riding & self.” Letters to Harrison Smith about Richards, & about Claudius & about sending money to England; to Arthurby, to Richards, to A.G. etc. Worked on Lars Porsena . Bathed. Laura & James for a walk. Karl finished typing Almost Forgotten Germany Seizin Prospectuses came. Completed my work on Almost Forgotten Germany — until next time. First fire in new Mesquida stove.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.