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)
971. Letter from Michael Sadler to Herbert Read, November 25, 1936
- Title:
- Letter from Michael Sadler to Herbert Read, November 25, 1936
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Michael E. Sadler. Sadler was a historian and educationalist who worked most of his career in university of administration. He was a champion of the English public school system, and also spent time as the president of the Leeds Arts Club.
- Subject:
- Authors, Historians, Anarchists, Poets, English, Poets, Authors, English, Sadler, Michael, Sir, 1861-1943, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Art historians, and Educators
- Creator:
- Sadler, Michael, Sir, 1861-1943
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1936-11-25
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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:
- HR/MES-1-2
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Oxford
- Coordinates:
- 51.75315, -1.23854
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.5
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
972. Wed. 25 Nov
- Title:
- Wed. 25 Nov
- 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:
- 1936-11-25
- 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-1-645
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-11-25.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Wed. 25 Nov Watt sent typed letters of T.E. to me. They are being offered to Messrs Walt Maggs for sale. Telephone talk with Sally. Took Ward's photograph of Alice to be passe-partouted and accidently met Len: he came home to lunch & discussed the international situation (which absorbs everything) Thinking that England would isolate Italy from Germany and attack her within 3 months. L & I said no, no war. [*] Had tooth out: left molar, with injection. The dentist expected an hour's work; but it came out all in one, not in pieces. Jenny to supper: discussed the question of her living alone. Wanted to remain at Curzon House, but for the thefts. Maisie afterwards: Laura discussing with her appropriate action in present crisis. [*] Going over another (rewritten) chapter of ' The Heathen '.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
973. Thursday Nov 26.
- Title:
- Thursday Nov 26.
- 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:
- 1936-11-26
- 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-1-646
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-11-26.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Thursday Nov 26. Checking ' The Heathen '. Started Refugee scenario notes. Boil still faintly active. Laura & I (chiefly Laura) wrote about 25 letters, dictating to Karl. Black will give us £200 for story, & £500 more if used. Jenny, David Reeves, Laura, Karl & I to Thanksgiving sher cocktails at Ward & Dorothy's. Dreary. Present Mrs Charles Sims, architects Hazen Sise & Chitty, the Goldfingers. Jenny & I went off to Libelled Lady at Empire; Laura, David, Karl to Revue at Windmill – dreary. Jenny & I food at Rules oyster soup, Jenny, corn on cob. Then saw her to Dorchester.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
974. Friday. Nov 27
- Title:
- Friday. Nov 27
- 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:
- 1936-11-27
- 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-1-647
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-11-27.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Friday. Nov 27 Viscount Carlow rang me up and I went to see him: talked over Lawrence book position. Showed me his books & paintings & was extremely nice. Wanted to clear up whole position. Jenny to lunch. Talked over scenario treatments with her. Laura gave her pansy ring. In afternoon Rebecca West came, & discussed woman question with Laura. I was writing alternative passages for the offensive Belfrage chapter, for Gollancz. Dinner: Eddie, Douglas West, O.K., Maisie, Laura, me. Domecq Fundador Brandy 1874 popular; & Laura started woman-power talk, Eddie challenging, Douglas doubtful, O.K. helpless – till about 12.30 Douglas staying last. Franco definitely being beaten now, in eyes of world.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
975. Sat. Nov 28th
- Title:
- Sat. Nov 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:
- Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Creator:
- Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1936-11-28
- 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-1-648
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-11-28.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sat. Nov 28th Finished Belfrage rewriting: wrote letter to Bockenshouw (Holland) to protest against the ascription to me of Golden Falcon Jenny to lunch: talk of clothes as index of character. Laura going over translation with Norman. Wrote more of Refugee story. Laura, Karl & I went to 'Rembrandt' at Leicester Square Theatre. The sets were wretched compared with Kermesse Heroique, the subsidiary actors rotten, Laughton acted Laughton, but Elsa Lanchester was very good. A news-interview with one 'Rhodes or Rose' who had been in Spain and deserted the militia, escaping as a British refugee when he saw that Madrid was bound to fall.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
976. Sunday, Nov 29th
- Title:
- Sunday, Nov 29th
- 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:
- 1936-11-29
- 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-1-649
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-11-29.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Sunday, Nov 29th Alternately checking Honor's last chapter and doing the refugee scenario – 4000 words so far. Fog and rain, but did not notice the weather. All one notices is Sunday, when the traffic quiets down. After supper we walked to the Café Royal. (Rum & coffee) Only 'failures' that tonight there. * Finished Honor's Heathen & sent off to her.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
977. Monday, Nov 30th
- Title:
- Monday, Nov 30th
- 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:
- 1936-11-30
- 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-1-650
- 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_1936-11-30.html
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Monday, Nov 30th Four Three drafts of The Park Railings . Lunch at R.A.C. with Horace and Ann Wyatt after visit to Allen's. Laura had bad trouble at the dentist with teeth that reacted badly to injection joined us only for soup & coffee. To Manfield: pair of brown shoes 42/- We bought Christmas toys at Hamley's for Julian and Tony. Another draft of Park Railings . Work on refugee film scenario as far as outbreak of hostilities. Laura dictating Belfrage answer for Gollancz. Finished Galt's “Annals of the Parish.”
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
978. Postcard from Michael Sadler to Herbert Read, November 30, 1936
- Title:
- Postcard from Michael Sadler to Herbert Read, November 30, 1936
- Description:
- Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Michael E. Sadler. Sadler was a historian and educationalist who worked most of his career in university of administration. He was a champion of the English public school system, and also spent time as the president of the Leeds Arts Club.
- Subject:
- Educators, Authors, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Historians, Authors, English, Art historians, Poets, English, Anarchists, Poets, and Sadler, Michael, Sir, 1861-1943
- Creator:
- Sadler, Michael, Sir, 1861-1943
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1936-11-30
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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:
- HR/MES-3-4
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London and England--Oxford
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574 and 51.75315, -1.23854
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in black ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.5
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
979. Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read, December 01, 1936
- Title:
- Letter from Adrian Stokes to Herbert Read, December 01, 1936
- Description:
- Part of a collection of correspondence between Adrian Stokes and Herbert Read spanning from 1934-1962. Stokes was a painter and art critic who also had an interest in psychoanalysis. It was largely due to his efforts and work that the small fishing port of St. Ives became a centre of modernist art culture. In this letter Stokes discusses Transcendentalism, Read's upcoming book, and Read's health.
- Subject:
- Stokes, Adrian, 1902-1972, Art historians, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Poets, English, Poets, Psychoanalysis, Art critics, Authors, Painters, Anarchists, and Authors, English
- Creator:
- Stokes, Adrian, 1902-1972
- Contributor:
- Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1936-12-01
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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:
- HR/AS-34-35
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London--Hampstead
- Coordinates:
- 51.55744, -0.18213
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in blue ink.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Herbert Read Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- File: 9.62
- Fonds Title:
- Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC100
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2022/2023
- Technical Note:
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
980. Tuesday Nov 27 Dec 1st
- Title:
- Tuesday Nov 27 Dec 1st
- 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:
- 1936-12-01
- 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-1-651
- Fonds Title:
- Robert Graves collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC050
- Is_referenced_by:
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-12-01.html and Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2002-07-19
- Transcript:
- Tuesday Nov 27 Dec 1st Was given 50 million (small dose) injection against streptococcus aureus (boils) by J.F. He jabbed me in the chest: I couldn't stand the assault on my stomach. Cabled to Random House in reply. “Brother Harry Throughout Antigua Graves ” The girl thought it was code. [*] Jenny told me she was ill. Nan to supper Discussed with Laura and at 3 am decided to send for N.N.
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.