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)
771. Wednesday. May 27th
- Title:
- Wednesday. May 27th
- 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:
- 1936-05-27
- 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-1-461
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-05-27.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Wednesday. May 27th Wrote insertion for Ant . incorporating the writ. Letter & photo from Jenny: sent her £15 for evening dress etc. To Cooke for Antigua post mark for stamp. At Posada lavatory seat and smell-escape fixed. In Canellun garden worked at garden bed to left of drive as you go up: put media-botas , planted hibiscus, and aloes, planned out path & wall. Worked out Antigua cover with Karl. Reading Adamson's Short History of Education for Schools .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
772. Thursday May 28th
- Title:
- Thursday May 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:
- 1936-05-28
- 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-1-462
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-05-28.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Thursday May 28th Hot day. Planted begonias in tub and changed other plants. In afternoon Laura, Karl & I planned paths on left of the garden as you come in. To Posada twice to supervise building of bench by Juan Ferrer & Margarita's stepson. Str & Schw in Palma having Pippa injected. Francisca seems a good worker. Richards (sweetly) sent me £2.10. his share of a film job, advising Warner Brothers about a troopship film. Wrote 'Lancashire Man' insertion to Ant . Reading Educational History. Gelat had a junta of shop-keepers to insure that proper contribucion was paid.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
773. Friday May 29
- Title:
- Friday May 29
- 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:
- 1936-05-29
- 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-1-463
- 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_1936-05-29.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Friday May 29 Went over 'Lancashire man insert'. To Posada where bench nearly done. Work started on paths etc at Canellun. American contract for Lawrence book came. signed & returned it. Wrote to Watt. Wrote to Richards thanking for £2.10. Checked 60 pages of Epilogue page proofs.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
774. Saturday. May 30
- Title:
- Saturday. May 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:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1936-05-30
- 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-1-464
- 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_1936-05-30.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Saturday. May 30 To Palma by camion with Karl; not Laura. Bought 100 pesetas. worth of plants — bamboos, roses, papirus papyrus , petunias, and a number of others I don't know the English names of. Planted them in evening with Bartolome & old Sebastian & Karl & Laura. In Palma bought Isabella vases of white with silver lustre vine pattern, 10 pesetas. balustrades for puente , 15 pesetas, (Casas) ship plate in brown faience, 8 pesetas, old English tray 4 pesetas, mediaeval mortar with carved heads 10 pesetas, (Gelabert) woollen tom-tit for Laura's empty cage, took broken green agate pieces to Pomar to be made into silver brooches. Hart wrote asking whether I would agree to a compromise of truncated trade-edition of book, complete one later; wrote saying preferred limited complete edition, more dignified. Put in most of the plants, Bartolome, & Sebn helping.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
775. Whitsunday Sunday. May 31
- Title:
- Whitsunday Sunday. May 31
- 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:
- 1936-05-31
- 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-1-465
- 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_1936-05-31.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Whitsunday Sunday. May 31 Hot day. Read more Epilogue page proofs. Sent telegram to L.H. preferring limited edition. Posada finished, except for putting down gravel. I planted a rose there by the casita door. The bench is very comfortable. Fuller will accept dedication: sent me draft of interlocutory injunction which I incorporated. In evening busy planting remainder of plants, till moonlight.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
776. June 1, Monday.
- Title:
- June 1, 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:
- 1936-06-01
- 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-1-466
- 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_1936-06-01.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- June 1, Monday. Wrote to Fuller, about auctioneer being joined as defendant etc. Various small Antigua points. Helped Bartolome and Antonio the Murcian to put large stone table in position. They had already fixed the one in the grotto. The centres joining the stones to the pillars are made of Portland cement mixed with water paint — red, green, blue. Wrote to A.G. Sebastian Aquel came to talk over garden problems. Remaining tables fixed. Deposito down below tap level. Wrote three drafts of "To Disown the Once Written" .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
777. June 2 Tuesday
- Title:
- June 2 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:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1936-06-02
- 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-1-467
- 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_1936-06-02.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- June 2 Tuesday Olive tree nearest the flower-bed being cut down by the two Sebastians, Gelat supervising. Bartolomé and Amador fetched stones from Can Mado (pulling down an old oven there). Another version of poem: To Disown the Records . * Epilogue went off finally. Wrote to Observer asking for Hillgarth's Davy Jones to review; and to Hillgarth. To David discouraging Nazi enthusiasm. To Richards enclosing excellent press-cutting of O.S.S. from U.S.A. (“slow but steady sale”) To Honor, in answer. Laura came with me to village late: for first time for a fortnight or so. Old Sch. says that the stone mortar or holy water stamp is too cheap both for the real thing and for a forgery at 10 pesetas If genuine West Gothic it should be very valuable indeed.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
778. June 3 Wednesday.
- Title:
- June 3 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:
- 1936-06-03
- 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-1-468
- 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_1936-06-03.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- June 3 Wednesday. Laura having finished 3 sections of Troy read it to me all morning. Then in afternoon worked on Drama for Epilogue (Alan Hodge). Heavy day. In the garden were working Bartolomé (de Francia), Sebastian Aquel Sebastian de Ses Pins. Sebastian Font Fresc. Amador, Gelat. Olive at Can Torrent pulled out: other sawn into logs and stone path mended. Read Davy Jones & took notes. Laura condemned the middle olive on the drive. Gave Madora 200 pesetas. for Magdalena's wedding present. She gave us cuttings of Allegria in Casa alegria en casa , a single crimson geranium & a roundleaved cactus. Planted papyrus & potted the M's things. Smart shower of rain in evening making watering unnecessary. Another version of To Disown the Records .
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
779. June 4 Thursday.
- Title:
- June 4 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:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1936-06-04
- 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-1-469
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-06-04.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- June 4 Thursday. Olive tree in drive felled. Laura also condemned one by turn of drive. To Posada where Miguel has put on lavatory door, painted kitchen door, etc. Will finish tomorrow. Reading Greek dramatists for drama notes. Laura went to bed, early not feeling well. Got some different geranium cuttings from Fonda. Bartolomé nearly finished path through fruit-trees.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
780. June 5 Friday.
- Title:
- June 5 Friday.
- 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:
- 1936-06-05
- 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-1-470
- 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_1936-06-05.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- June 5 Friday. Went with Gelat for walk to Vinyet which was being ploughed by a white-faced mule with a red nose-band. Solomon thought this was blood & got very excited. 24 hour strike in Palma as protest against bombing of trades-union headquarters (nine injured). So no letters. Bartolome has finished path, is building seat beside it. Watered plants at the Posada, which have taken well. Rewrote first page of Antigua for the third or fourth time. Reading the Greek tragedians. Moved all the stores stoves to the casita : in hope of winter ending.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.