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)
881. Sept 4 Friday.
- Title:
- Sept 4 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:
- 1936-09-04
- 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-1-562
- 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_1936-09-04.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sept 4 Friday. Troy all morning. Afternoon bought a table (25/-), 6 tumblers 4/- each, ordered sofa cushions – Tottenham Court Road district. It showered all day, so we did not go to the Caledonian Market with James Harry Kemp as arranged. Depressing news of the fall of Irun & arrival of German & Italian planes for the rebels. In the evening finished checking Troy [Chapter?] 6, the end. At night long walk with Laura down Oxford Street etc exploring. Another odd letter fron Savage.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
882. Sept 5 Saturday
- Title:
- Sept 5 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:
- 1936-09-05
- 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-1-563
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-09-05.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sept 5 Saturday Troy a little. Decided to distemper flat, & go away during the process. Shopping – 2 Dunn hats 15/- – and visit to Buddy Bradley's Dance Hall, where picked up Jenny for lunch at Cervantes Spanish Restaurant. Thun Thunderstorm (couple killed in Hyde Park) and headache. Jenny distressed by bad photograph. Revised contract of Antigua made out in Seizin Press name. Saw Kitty West. McCormacks came & took us down in their car to Old Bursledon, having coffee on the way at Camberley.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
883. Sept 6 Sunday
- Title:
- Sept 6 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:
- 1936-09-06
- 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-1-564
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-09-06.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sept 6 Sunday Troy a little. Shown over the garden mostly made by Mr. M. with his own hands, and the house, the ancient and the modern part. Mr. M. took me to buy lobsters at a big breeding ground near at Warsal. In evening to Southampton & saw Eddie Cantor in "Strike me Pink". Over radio news of withdrawal of Majorcan expedition. Mr. M pro-rebel, gradually his views mildening.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
884. Sept 7 Monday.
- Title:
- Sept 7 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:
- 1936-09-07
- 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-1-565
- 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_1936-09-07.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sept 7 Monday. Page proofs of Antigua . Troy . To Southampton where bought two golf jerseys & Laura a naval blue serge cape (£5). Talk of buying or renting a houseboat here. A car-ride to Gosport, past all sorts of many housing schemes and new sea-side settlements. At Tichfield bought Laura a red-riding hood cloak for 10/6. Work on proofs & Troy till late.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
885. Sept 8th Tuesday
- Title:
- Sept 8th 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:
- 1936-09-08
- 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-1-566
- 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_1936-09-08.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sept 8th Tuesday Work on Ant & Troy all morning. At midday Jennifer turned up. A car-ride to Beaulieu Abbey and New Forest generally – very bare, heather, ponies. Through Southampton. Coffee, & a handbag for Laura. Work all evening but for radio hour. Phoned A.G. about Catherine coming Thursday.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
886. Wednesday Sept 9th
- Title:
- Wednesday Sept 9th
- 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:
- 1936-09-09
- 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-1-567
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-09-09.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Wednesday Sept 9th Worked on Troy all morning: packed & back to town in afternoon; crowded train. Found flat all clean and flowers there poss put by Carl. Norman came & went over some Villon translation with Laura. Supper at Delhi Indian Restaurant (L. K. & I) curry, rice, mango, very good. To bed early.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
887. Thursday. Sept 10th
- Title:
- Thursday. Sept 10th
- 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:
- 1936-09-10
- 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-1-568
- 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_1936-09-10.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Thursday. Sept 10th L & I to Denham by car: lunch with Korda. Discussed Troy . Decided to have talk with me after my seeing the Claudius scenario. Offered to be with us at Jenny's Dorchester opening. Met Catherine at Paddington: supper in a pub off Oxford St. Went with her alone to a cinema – Secret Agent – came out when climbing precipices started. To Curzon House where C. had to sleep in Diana's most untidy room.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
888. Friday Sept 11th
- Title:
- Friday Sept 11th
- 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:
- 1936-09-11
- 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-1-569
- 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_1936-09-11.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Friday Sept 11th Catherine, Penny, Harry, Alix, Laura, Karl & I to Caledonian market at 10 o'clock. Bought carbuncle & moonstone necklace 25/-: two Staffordshire zebras 12/6, ivory fan £1, George IV constable's truncheon 6/-, blue Bristol glass vase 3/-, pinchbeck green earrings 3/-, 8 old English cupboard knobs 1/- each, Venetian glass necklace & ivory papercutter [for] Catherine 9/-, pink bead ditt necklace for Penny 1/-, star earrings for Laura 2/-, blue Bristol bowl 2/-, 3 saucers 2/-. Lunch at pub 1/- each! On return found Honor had been, with last chapters of The Heathen & gone away thinking us in S'hampton. Later she phoned & came & stopped night, sleeping with Laura; & coming to dinner with Kitty & Douglas West. Moonstone necklace to Honor. Carl took Catherine to a film.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
889. Saturday Sept 12th
- Title:
- Saturday Sept 12th
- 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:
- 1936-09-12
- 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-1-570
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-09-12.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Saturday Sept 12th Poisonous letter from Grigson. Took Catherine to Zoo – very empty of people. Norman turned up, (saying he would break things off with Grigson) & took Honor back to Arkesden in his car. Almost Forgotten Germany to have a Dutch Danish & Moon's no fool a Dutch translation. Cat Troy . Reassuring letter from Deyá. Catherine & I cooked sausage and mash & then we went for a walk: to news cinema at “Studio One”. Amythyst Amethyst necklace for C. £1.1.0 Laura gave her the jagoon Mallorquin ring.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
890. Sunday. Sept 13th
- Title:
- Sunday. Sept 13th
- 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:
- 1936-09-13
- 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-1-571
- 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_1936-09-13.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sunday. Sept 13th To Jenny's to pay her hotel bill. She gave me a suggestion for Ant. Fuller to lunch at Prada: he had found about 10 passages for change. Catherine sent to Ward & Dorothy's, & Ben's while we worked. Troy in afternoon, in evening to It's Love Again at the Tivoli (Jessie Matthews). Troy till 2.30 am
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.