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 (13)
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Works (2530)
81. Else Seel photograph album: Auf nach Canada! Zu August 1927
- Title Tesim:
- Else Seel photograph album: Auf nach Canada! Zu August 1927
- Description:
- Assembled by Else Seel from phtographs taken on a trip to Canada in 1927. Some photographs are missing or have been removed. Photographs are typical family scenes, buildings, scenic views etc.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1728849, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1353140, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/999933, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822060, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822051, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1735625, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1169308, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1155649
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/184483
- Contributor:
- Location:
- Language:
- ger
- Date Created:
- 1927?
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License Tesim:
- Contact UVic Archives for access to the original resource and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph album (12 double sided pages) ; 18 x 24 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204310
- Coordinates:
- 60.10867, -113.64258
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1927/1928
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Each page of the album has openings for four photographs (6 x 8 cm)
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Else Lubcke Seel Digital Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026695, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-001, File: 4.3
- Fonds Title:
- Else Lübcke Seel fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC111
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2015-03
- Technical Note:
- 600 DPI TIFF. Scanned by PDW on opticbook flatbed scanner March 2015. Metadata by JPeterson November 2015 with additional metadata by MT, AG, and KD. Transcriptions by Louisa Scheler.
82. Letter from Clere Parsons to Herbert Read, August 15, [1927-1928?]
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Clere Parsons to Herbert Read, August 15, [1927-1928?]
- Description:
- One of a pair of letters to Sir Herbert Read from the poet Clere Parsons. In this letter, Parsons responds to Read's commission to write a piece, and discusses Read's comments of Parsons' work. Parsons also expresses his thoughts about himself compared to other writers of the day, such as Read and Eliot.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/808401, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2014363, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815554, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2014363
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1927/1928?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License Tesim:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- 61/154/1
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1213163
- Coordinates:
- 50.81795, -0.37538
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 10.141
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
83. Letter from Clere Parsons to Herbert Read, July 08, [1927-1928?]
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Clere Parsons to Herbert Read, July 08, [1927-1928?]
- Description:
- One of a pair of letters to Sir Herbert Read from the poet Clere Parsons. In this letter Parsons announces his new trial position as a reporter for "The Daily News". He also describes his joy at rediscovering one of his volumes of Read's poetry, and the influence Read has had on Parsons' own poetry.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815554, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/808401, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2014363, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2014363
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1927/1928?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License Tesim:
- Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- 61/154/3-4
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1319416
- Coordinates:
- 51.4647, 0.0079
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Typewritten.
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 10.141
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
84. Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, 1927-June 1930
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, 1927-June 1930
- Description:
- Mary Butts writes to Douglas Goldring to apologize that she was 50 francs short on Malin Goldring's debt. Sent from (location): France--Paris--14 Rue de Montttessuy
- Keyword:
- People referenced (in letter): Butts, Mary, 1890-1937; Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960; Golding, Malin; Thompson, Virgil, 1896-1989, Places referenced (in letter): France--Paris--14 Rue de Montttessuy, Topics referenced (in letter): Finance, and Texts referenced (in letter): The New Yorker
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/3701, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/924449, Goldring, Malin, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1788224, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1927/1930-06
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License Tesim:
- Copyright, The Estate of Mary Butts, published by permission. Seek permission for use.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205283
- Coordinates:
- 48.85341, 2.3488
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Mary Butts Letters
- Provider:
- Hawkes, Joel
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300048730 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300252927
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 4, Box 01, Folder 19
- Fonds Title:
- Douglas Goldring fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC048
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/douglas-goldring-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 1995
85. Letter from Mary Butts to Malin Goldring, Between 1927 and June 1930. Regarding her support for Malin Goldring
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Mary Butts to Malin Goldring, Between 1927 and June 1930. Regarding her support for Malin Goldring
- Description:
- Mary Butts writes to Malin Goldring to express her support for Malin . Sent from (location): France--Paris--14 Rue de Montttessuy
- Keyword:
- Places referenced (in letter): France--Paris--14 Rue de Montttessuy, Topics referenced (in letter): Friendship, and People referenced (in letter): Butts, Mary, 1890-1937; Golding, Malin
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/935174, Goldring, Malin, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414
- Contributor:
- Goldring, Malin
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1927/1930-06
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License Tesim:
- Copyright, The Estate of Mary Butts, published by permission. Seek permission for use.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205283
- Coordinates:
- 48.85341, 2.3488
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Mary Butts Letters
- Provider:
- Hawkes, Joel
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300048730 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300252927
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 4, Box 01, Folder 19
- Fonds Title:
- Douglas Goldring fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC048
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/douglas-goldring-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 1995
86. Letter from Mary Butts to Malin Goldring, Between 1927 and June 1930. Regarding lunch
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Mary Butts to Malin Goldring, Between 1927 and June 1930. Regarding lunch
- Description:
- Mary Butts writes to Malin Goldring to arrange a lunch with her on Monday. Sent from (location): France--Paris--14 Rue de Montttessuy. Sent to (location): France
- Keyword:
- Topics referenced (in letter): Friendship , Places referenced (in letter): France--Paris--14 Rue de Montttessuy, and People referenced (in letter): Butts, Mary, 1890-1937; Golding, Malin
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/935174, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414, and Goldring, Malin
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414
- Contributor:
- Goldring, Malin
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1927/1930-06
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License Tesim:
- Copyright, The Estate of Mary Butts, published by permission. Seek permission for use.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204289 and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205283
- Coordinates:
- 48.85341, 2.3488
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Mary Butts Letters
- Provider:
- Hawkes, Joel
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300252927 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300048730
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 4, Box 01, Folder 19
- Fonds Title:
- Douglas Goldring fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC048
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/douglas-goldring-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 1995
87. Two Worlds Monthly, for the increase of the gaiety of nations, Vol. 03, No. 04 (1927)
- Title Tesim:
- Two Worlds Monthly, for the increase of the gaiety of nations, Vol. 03, No. 04 (1927)
- Description:
- Edited by Samuel Roth, a New-York based publisher of literature and erotica, who pirated some of Joyce’s works and was responsible for publication of the first complete, albeit corrupt, text of Ulysses in the United states. After the struggle in getting Ulysses initially published, which resulted in Sylvia Beach's printing in Paris, problems were still not resolved in America. The ban on the book prompted the publication in Samuel Roth's Two World's monthly "an expurgated version of Joyce's Ulysses without the author's permission and without paying for reproduction rights." (The New York Times). In response, 167 authors, including Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Somerset Maugham, and T.S. Eliot, signed a letter of protest in defense of the author. Publishers, seeing how many important people were defending the book, and taking into account its popularity in Two Worlds Monthly began to solicit Joyce for publication of Ulysses in America. After a prolonged battle with Sylvia Beach, who at the time held the rights to publication, Joyce made a deal with Random House. Its appearance in America then sparked the famous court case United States vs. One Book Called Ulysses, where Judge John M. Woolsey decided that "whilst in many places the effect of Ulysses of the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic, nowhere does it tend to be an aphrodisiac. Ulysses may, therefore, be admitted into the United States." --Manhattan Rare Books Company. Dedicated to George Moore. Includes twelfth and final installment of Ulysses by James Joyce.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/911989, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423907, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1356277, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/999953
- Creator:
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/364721
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1927
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License Tesim:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: AP2 T9862 v. 3, no. 4
- Extent:
- 26 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300417585, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300202607, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028051, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026642, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300048715, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026657
- Date Digitized:
- 2013
- Technical Note:
- Scanned by PD. Metadata by KD.
88. Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, March-May 1927 or February-June 1928
- Title Tesim:
- Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, March-May 1927 or February-June 1928
- Description:
- Mary Butts writes to Douglas Goldring regarding her financial debt to Malin Goldring and Butts's financial problems in general . Sent from (location): France--Villefranche--Hotel de la Colline
- Keyword:
- People referenced (in letter): Butts, Mary, 1890-1937; Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960; Golding, Malin , Places referenced (in letter): France--Villefranche-sur-Mer--Hotel de la Colline, and Topics referenced (in letter): Finance
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/924449, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414, and Goldring, Malin
- Creator:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/144414
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798259
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1928-02/1928-06 and 1927-03/1927-05
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- License Tesim:
- Copyright, The Estate of Mary Butts, published by permission. Seek permission for use.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1206050
- Coordinates:
- 43.70392, 7.31088
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Mary Butts Letters
- Provider:
- Hawkes, Joel
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300048730 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300252927
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 4, Box 01, Folder 19
- Fonds Title:
- Douglas Goldring fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC048
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/douglas-goldring-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 1995
89. Two Worlds Monthly, for the increase of the gaiety of nations, Vol. 03, No. 01 (April, 1927)
- Title Tesim:
- Two Worlds Monthly, for the increase of the gaiety of nations, Vol. 03, No. 01 (April, 1927)
- Description:
- Edited by Samuel Roth, a New-York based publisher of literature and erotica, who pirated some of Joyce’s works and was responsible for publication of the first complete, albeit corrupt, text of Ulysses in the United states. After the struggle in getting Ulysses initially published, which resulted in Sylvia Beach's printing in Paris, problems were still not resolved in America. The ban on the book prompted the publication in Samuel Roth's Two World's monthly "an expurgated version of Joyce's Ulysses without the author's permission and without paying for reproduction rights." (The New York Times). In response, 167 authors, including Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Somerset Maugham, and T.S. Eliot, signed a letter of protest in defense of the author. Publishers, seeing how many important people were defending the book, and taking into account its popularity in Two Worlds Monthly began to solicit Joyce for publication of Ulysses in America. After a prolonged battle with Sylvia Beach, who at the time held the rights to publication, Joyce made a deal with Random House. Its appearance in America then sparked the famous court case United States vs. One Book Called Ulysses, where Judge John M. Woolsey decided that "whilst in many places the effect of Ulysses of the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic, nowhere does it tend to be an aphrodisiac. Ulysses may, therefore, be admitted into the United States." --Manhattan Rare Books Company. This issue is dedicated to Ezra Pound with short paragraphs throughout by H.D. Thoreau and contains the ninth installment of Ulysses by James Joyce.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/911989, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423907, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1356277, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/999953
- Creator:
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/364721
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1927-04
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License Tesim:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: AP2 T9862 v. 3, no. 1
- Extent:
- 126 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300417585, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300202607, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028051, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026642, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300048715, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026657
- Date Digitized:
- 2013
- Technical Note:
- Scanned by PD. Metadata by KD.
90. Two Worlds Monthly, for the increase of the gaiety of nations, Vol. 03, No. 02 (May-June, 1927)
- Title Tesim:
- Two Worlds Monthly, for the increase of the gaiety of nations, Vol. 03, No. 02 (May-June, 1927)
- Description:
- Edited by Samuel Roth, a New-York based publisher of literature and erotica, who pirated some of Joyce’s works and was responsible for publication of the first complete, albeit corrupt, text of Ulysses in the United states. After the struggle in getting Ulysses initially published, which resulted in Sylvia Beach's printing in Paris, problems were still not resolved in America. The ban on the book prompted the publication in Samuel Roth's Two World's monthly "an expurgated version of Joyce's Ulysses without the author's permission and without paying for reproduction rights." (The New York Times). In response, 167 authors, including Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Somerset Maugham, and T.S. Eliot, signed a letter of protest in defense of the author. Publishers, seeing how many important people were defending the book, and taking into account its popularity in Two Worlds Monthly began to solicit Joyce for publication of Ulysses in America. After a prolonged battle with Sylvia Beach, who at the time held the rights to publication, Joyce made a deal with Random House. Its appearance in America then sparked the famous court case United States vs. One Book Called Ulysses, where Judge John M. Woolsey decided that "whilst in many places the effect of Ulysses of the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic, nowhere does it tend to be an aphrodisiac. Ulysses may, therefore, be admitted into the United States." --Manhattan Rare Books Company. Dedicated to T.S. Eliot, with paragraphs scattered throughout by Henry D. Thoreau. Contains the tenth installment of Ulysses by James Joyce.
- Subject:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/911989, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423907, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1356277, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1024455, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/999953
- Creator:
- Contributor:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/364721
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1927-05/1927-06
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License Tesim:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: AP2 T9862 v. 3, no. 2
- Extent:
- 64 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- Physical Repository:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Collection:
- Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection
- Provider:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
- Genre:
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300417585, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300202607, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028051, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026642, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300048715, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026657
- Date Digitized:
- 2013
- Technical Note:
- Scanned by PD. Metadata by KD.