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)
821. July 13 Monday
- Title:
- July 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:
- 1936-07-13
- 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-1-508
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-07-13.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- July 13 Monday Going over Advertising , finishing Fame & cross-copying. A little ' Schools .' Toothache a bit better. Bartolome doing circle round Can Torrent stone table. Almond at Can Gelat has died. Went to see work there: cementing back wall. Tooth & hand still a bit painful. Sebastian planting yellow zinnias around plaza. Double primus came back mended.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
822. July 14 Tuesday.
- Title:
- July 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:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1936-07-14
- 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-1-509
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-07-14.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- July 14 Tuesday. Great heat. Five versions of a poem about a lucky half-penny (recourse to Laura) instead of Schools . All day. Still pain from tooth & hand but felt well enough to bathe. Several more almonds have died. Bartolome has finished the redondo at Can Torrent, now putting up the stair rail. Laura doing her last section of Troy . Schw. wouldn't sign the libel clause in the A.F.G. agreement. Laura also went over poem called It Has Happened Well : title not approved, rest passed with alterations.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
823. July 15 FridayWednesday.
- Title:
- July 15 FridayWednesday.
- 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:
- 1936-07-15
- 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-1-510
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-07-15.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- July 15 FridayWednesday. Checked Alan's drama notes, changes in Halfpenny and other poem, now called End of Play . Bartolomé putting up st balustrade. To Can Gelat where garden being put right, & frame in upper window. Oil tank cleaned: no evidence of Catalina's tricks, only verdigris in tap. No letters Painted well-head cover, with Alan, at Posada. Coffee at Str. & Schw. Schw. a bit funny because of having refused to sign the libel contract in his A.F.G. clause. Worked on two more drafts of To disown the records . Bathed: brought from sea a stone batiked by bark-dyed fishing nets, a sort of knife of sea-worn bark, a pouch-fish.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
824. July 16 Thursday.
- Title:
- July 16 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:
- 1936-07-16
- 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-1-511
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-07-16.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- July 16 Thursday. Great heat, but breeze. Another two drafts of ' To Disown the Records ' now called ' Birthday '. Bartolomé between balustrade (waiting for smith) and path outside my work-room window. Francisca the cook has a touch of sun, keeps her bed. Work on a difficult passage of Alan's drama notes over which L & I stuck last night, very tired, at 12 o clock. Counting up Epilogue III find we have already 250 pages & more to come from Norman and Alan; possibly Tom. Sent Cooke [£]4/- for Ant. stamp and O.S.S. American to Richards. * Ice-chest came. Slowly at Schools . It appears that the girls' distemper was due to drinking with the boys the other night.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
825. July 17 Friday
- Title:
- July 17 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:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1936-07-17
- 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-1-512
- 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_1936-07-17.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- July 17 Friday Balustrade being mounted by smith. Schools . Two new drafts of Birthdays . Gelat, smith, Amador, Bartolomé & Seb. Aquel all helping with the balustrade: now finished all but painting and one knob, minus a thread. B Can Gelat will be finished by Monday, except for two plumbing jobs. Sent off Ant. to America, and letter To to Eliot asking for Wills wills back. Juan spraying trees. Very tired but better after bathe bath and worked until 1 or so on Cards for Epilogue . * Epilogue II arrived Oranges about the size of golfballs.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
826. July 18th Saturday.
- Title:
- July 18th 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:
- 1936-07-18
- 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-1-513
- 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_1936-07-18.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- July 18th Saturday. Worked on Cards again all morning. Telegram from Constable 'very glad to publish Antigua '. Laura wrote suggesting contract. Bartolome finishing path outside my window. Heavy day. Rosa's bill for 6 months only 190 pesetas Sebastian planted zinnias at Posada: sent old ice-chest up there. Bathed with Alan: fisherman gave us green-&-yellow coral. Went over Lost Alternative . Wrote note for Poetry & Politics about Baldwin and 'more poets' Laura, at the village, rowed Pancho in front of the Franciscas and Juan of Calabat, saying that she had no confidence in him. Over the radio news of military insurrection at Melilla & Seville and the degradation of Franco and 5 generals.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
827. July 19th Sunday.
- Title:
- July 19th 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:
- 1936-07-19
- 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-1-514
- 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_1936-07-19.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- July 19th Sunday. Painted part of the balustrade with red lead (taking on from Karl's lead). Francisquita and her mother came: F brought some pillow-lace she had made by hand. Laura for 2 days busy on A's Courage homily: anxious for Troy . Bathed from fishermen's huts, the foreshore being sea-weedy. Could not bring myself to work on schools – revulsion against education. Wrote to Julie. No letters because of trouble in Palma Rumours over the radio of fighting in Barcelona & air-bombing in Valencia, of death's in Palma from Fascists armed by the Captain-General who went over last night to Barcelona to lead a revolt, & has now surrendered. Laura & I to Fabrica where stories of the two F's doings came out.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
828. July 20 Monday.
- Title:
- July 20 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:
- 1936-07-20
- 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-1-515
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-07-20.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- July 20 Monday. 20th anniversary of High Wood. Reading Laura's Troy typescript. To Can Gelat where the men are just finishing work. Bathed with K & Alan as usual. In evening to village for radio. Apparently 13 Fascist provinces including Baleares. Gelat and other mayors destituido with private orders to hand over to some non-political. Tio Pedro, looking very unhappy. Two F's went. A captain of artillery, fascist shot by carabineros while trying to seize Soller post office. Carabineros from Deyá sent to reinforce loyal keep ordertroops. Medico and old gang strutting about.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
829. July 21 Tuesday.
- Title:
- July 21 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:
- 1936-07-21
- 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-1-516
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-07-21.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- July 21 Tuesday. Schools a bit but atmosphere not good for work. No post. Mallorca isolated from outer world. Radio news of Government victories. Orders from Palma to close radios. Two Guards-Civils came to Medico asking for local Fascist chief. He said there was none. 14 officers people killed at Pollensa & many carabineros including a Fascist officer. Menorca loyal to Government, also fleet, & air force. In Barcelona churches confiscated C.C. & Can-fusimain youth wish to go to Palma to help Fascist's. (Did not go. But Valenti the mason called up, the one married a few days ago) Alan painted length of balustrade, Bartolome making plaza near viejo camino . Catalina working for us for the moment. I painted Posada lavatory door but did not quite finish. Alan/did well-head. Troops came through at night in camions with cannon, shouting viva el Fascismo.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
830. July 22 Wednesday Santa Magdalena
- Title:
- July 22 Wednesday Santa Magdalena
- 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:
- 1936-07-22
- 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-1-517
- 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_1936-07-22.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- July 22 Wednesday Santa Magdalena Heavy day: fleet expected at Palma, with fear of bloodshed. Saw a warship pass (British: Devonshire) and an aeroplane but apparently nothing. (Made a tour of island) No certain news. Radios from Continent say that revolt is being broken. Almudaina the reverse. Schools & cooked lunch, finished painting Posada door. Magdalena 's fiesta: cake & champagne. Pedro wants to offer himself. Laura & I begged Madora not to let G. go in tomorrow. Pancho has gone as a volunteer, he says. (Really an excuse for women?) Bernardo anxious about Marcos at Barcelona. Champagne at Schw. Felt rather sick. 7 Carabineros of Pollenza shot. Bernardo nominated mayor. The Air France machines destroyed by their mechanic to prevent their seizure by Fascists. No post since Monday.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.