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)
631. Jan 11 Saturday
- Title:
- Jan 11 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:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-11
- 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-1-324
- 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_1936-01-11.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 11 Saturday More to L.H. & sent him, revised, my typescript for retyping to conceal tampering with letters: gave him casting vote on certain indifferent points. Really hot day: sea mist came up & blotted out village, but did not touch Canellun. Did quarterly accounts: and a few odd letters. What to do with porchada , which looks tilted from the road and not too good: perhaps trees.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
632. Jan 12 Sunday
- Title:
- Jan 12 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:
- 1936-01-12
- 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-1-325
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-01-12.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 12 Sunday Great mist over sea – yesterday's Barcelona boat 5 hours late. Karl photographed it.* Three notes to send to L.H. Working on Ecc Habits 2 . Spend half afternoon hanging up green brocade hanging in Mesquida & rearranging – but it didn't do – & putting everything back. (Sent brocade back to Margarita) Baile at Sala: crammed with people 14 cars outside, mostly from Soller. Such a jam that we played 66 at Old Café. Mist in village in evening, only touched Canellun slightly in afternoon. * turned out well.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
633. Jan 13 Monday
- Title:
- Jan 13 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:
- 1936-01-13
- 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-1-326
- 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_1936-01-13.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 13 Monday Mist rose over mountains bright blue over Son Gallard about 3 o'clock. Over Palma too but sun over the part on the sea-side of Valldemossa – according to Karl who went in to Palma & bought 2 box & 2 laurels for us for 120 pesetas. Brought my new passport. Finished ECC Habits with great difficulty. Junyers to tea, full of “ esta biens ” & “ magnificos ”. I made cigarettes. Laura read me her anger homily . Oh dear, Emmerich is here again & threatens to call. Juan says baile made 150 p[ts]. which about covered expenses: but he & Marcus made about 100 p[ts]. from the bar. Stocks in full blossom. Alfalfas came from Barceló's son-in-law.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
634. Jan 14. Tuesday.
- Title:
- Jan 14. 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:
- 1936-01-14
- 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-1-327
- 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_1936-01-14.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 14. Tuesday. Began homily on Stealing . Long letter from L.H. enclosing one from Cape which might have meant two things according to how much of the T.E. material he had seen: wrote a long letter to suit either two possible readings. Alfalfas planted. McCormacks go into Salerosa tomorrow. Emmerich also came to tea. Went (with McCormack) to supervise 'pointing' of Posada wall. To Sala: Gelat better. Stealing all evening: worked till 1 o'clock Almond blossom at its best. Oliphants came. Emmerich very piano about Germany Miguel brought duck board for the picas .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
635. Jan 15 Wednesday.
- Title:
- Jan 15 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:
- 1936-01-15
- 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-1-328
- 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_1936-01-15.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 15 Wednesday. Stealing again: then went through biography typescript, making cuts. Another long letter to L.H. about it. Juan brought laurel trees. Sebastian planted 2 apricots & 1 plum at Can Torrent which were original seedlings from kitchen refuse. Stealing . Laura working at her Anger . McCormacks came & took off their things to Salerosa. To Hotel [Costa d'Or] for cigarettes (owe 6.50[pts.] there). Got a Tailor at 66 – my first – happens once in about 200 games. Laura has had 2; Karl 1.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
636. Thursday Jan 16. Laura's birthday
- Title:
- Thursday Jan 16. Laura's birthday
- 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:
- 1936-01-16
- 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-1-329
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-01-16.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Thursday Jan 16. Laura's birthday She sent a cable to Tom, and got a telegram from Schw & Str at Palma & a cake with mil felicidades from Gelat and a visit from him & the Medora & Francisquito, & later Bernardo with a bottle of Benedetto. Ugly algarrobo removed from Can Torrent. Finished Stealing homily: now called Theft . Laura still on her Anger . Cold wind. San Antonio 's fires, which we didn't see. 66 – 54 games – to play ourselves stale. Read Oliphants: Beleaguered City through in bed. Laura recalled her joke “Do you know those people?” “Yes, passing well.”
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
637. Jan 17 Friday San Antonio
- Title:
- Jan 17 Friday San Antonio
- 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:
- 1936-01-17
- 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-1-330
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-01-17.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 17 Friday San Antonio Thos Wyatt framed. Mints from Julie. Three drafts of Evening in the Saddle . To Salerosa for a walk. Sunny day. Beasts being blessed by the cura, Francisquito, in costume, on Paloni. Fires still smoking. Laura finished Anger , too preoccupied for visitors (Juan & Anita) I filled up gaps in carnation row. T.E. biography at night: more cuts.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
638. Jan18 Saturday.
- Title:
- Jan18 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:
- 1936-01-18
- 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-1-331
- 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_1936-01-18.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan18 Saturday. To Posada: hung up Thos Wyatt [print] rearranged f replaced furniture gave instructions to masons. (Juan Ferrer & Jaime, Margarita Modista's stepson) Rosa came & was paid a/c of 268 p[ts]. Three drafts of Climate of Thought . Clipped away dead wood of blackberries (very hot sun) & got badly scratched. To village: heard on radio death of Kipling & illness of King. Laura in her new red house-dress with old brass buttons & white red-fringed shawl.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
639. Jan 19 Sunday
- Title:
- Jan 19 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:
- 1936-01-19
- 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-1-332
- 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_1936-01-19.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 19 Sunday Wrote blurb of T.E. book for Cape's Spring List. To Salerosa – McCormacks out. T.E. stuff: cutting & annotating. Gelat & Valldemossa smith came to take measures for L's design of iron balustrade for in front of the front door. Karl went to doctor in Soller for eczema: returned reassured. King reported ill. News of Kipling's death. Stabilized breakfast at bread & oil & orange juice.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
640. Jan 20 Monday San Sebastian
- Title:
- Jan 20 Monday San Sebastian
- 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:
- 1936-01-20
- 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-1-333
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-01-20.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Jan 20 Monday San Sebastian T.E. stuff; cutting, Contract from Watt: signed. Wrote to Liddell Hart. Proofs of O.S.S. Did them all day until 11.30, after a visit to Sebastian for his fiesta with champagne, palo & swiz swiss-roll with Mil Felicidades . Mrs Wyatt was supposed to have come to lunch, but was told by her hotel that there was no 'bus. So we had chicken alone & Gelat came & said we must build new deposito at once.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.