Anarchist Archive Collection

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About this collection:

The Anarchist Archive Collection contains select digitized material from the Anarchist Archive.

The Anarchist Archive is devoted to the study of anarchism, with a special focus on the history of the movement in Canada.

History and mandate:

Founded in 2005 by Director Allan Antliff, the Anarchist Archive has a special mandate to collect and preserve anarchist-related materials, including posters, photographs, art work, videos, audio recordings, journals, pamphlets and zines, books, oral histories, correspondence (written and digital), organizational records, and other items.

Holdings include the papers of:

British anarchist and art critic Herbert Read
Activist and prison abolitionist Jim Campbell
Keith McHenry, founder of the international activist organization Food Not Bombs
Ann Hansen, author of Direct Action: Memoirs of an Urban Guerrilla

Issues relevant to the collection include:

Indigenous struggles
Anti-war activism
Ecological militancy
Prison abolition
Decolonization
Feminism
Queer politics
Radicalism in the arts

Image from cover of Mob Against the State in the David Barbarash collection.

Resource type

Collection

Subject

Location

Canada, , Canada

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Collection Details

: Items 711
: Last Updated 2023-09-08

Subcollections (5)

Food Not Bombs Collection

Jim Campbell (Julie Thiers) Collection

Alan Antliff

David Barbarash Collection

Herbert Read Collection

Works (701)

1. Eleventh of November 1887: Haymarket Memorial Speech by Voltairine de Cleyre

Subject:: Anarchists, Feminism, Work environment, Anarchism, Social groups, Demonstrations, Political participation, Protest movements, Anarchism--Societies, etc., Capitalism, and Civil disobedience
Creator:: De Cleyre, Voltairine, 1866-1912
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 1901,November 11, 1887
Rights Statement:: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
License:: Contact UVic Archives for access to the original, or ask UVic Archives to make a copy (fee for service). Patrons may look at the material through the Anarchism Digital Research Centre, but may not use images unless they contact UVic Archives.
Resource Type:: Text
Identifier:: Call Number: HX843 D428
Extent:: 8 pages
Geographic Coverage:: United States
Coordinates:: 9.76, -98.5
Physical Repository:: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:: David Barbarash Collection
Provenance:: Donor: David Barbarash
Provider:: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre:: printed ephemera and speeches (documents)
Fonds Title:: David Barbarash fonds
Fonds Identifier:: AR427
Is Referenced By:: Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/david-barbarash-fonds
Date Digitized:: 2015-02-16
Technical Note:: CDW scanned items on Plustek OpticBook 3800 Plus and Epson Expression 10000XL - full colour, 300 dpi saved as PDF. Metadata by KD.
Keyword in Context:: Transcript available<br/>THE ELEVENTH OF NOVEMBER 1887 Haymarket Memorial Speech by Voltairine de Cleyre Delivered in Chicago, 1901 An APE Reprint Let me begin my address with a confession. I make it sorrowfully and with self-disgust; but in the presence of great sacrifice we learn hum...

2. Letter from Walter Sickert to Frank Rutter, [1917?]

Subject:: Artists, Editors, Sickert, Walter, 1860-1942, Art critics, Periodical editors, Printmakers, Art museum curators, Painters, and Rutter, Frank, 1876-1937
Creator:: Sickert, Walter, 1860-1942
Contributor:: Rutter, Frank, 1876-1937
Location:
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 1917?
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:: Text
Extent:: 2 pages
Geographic Coverage:
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: 9.55
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.

3. Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, December 09, 1918

Subject:: Authors, Art historians, Authors, English, Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Poets, Novelists, English, Critics, Anarchists, and Poets, English
Creator:: Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939
Contributor:: Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
Location:
Language:: eng
Date Created:: December 9, 1918
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:: Text
Identifier:: HR/FMF-1
Extent:: 2 pages
Geographic Coverage:: England--Redcar
Coordinates:: 54.61657, -1.05999
Additional Physical Characteristics:: Handwritten in pencil.
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: 8.41
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.

4. Letter from A. R. Orage to Herbert Read, December 17, 1918

Subject:: Anarchists, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, English, Editors, Poets, English, Orage, A. R. (Alfred Richard), 1873-1934, Periodical editors, Poets, Art historians, Uspenskiĭ, P. D. (Petr Demʹi︠a︡novich), 1878-1947, and Authors
Creator:: Orage, A. R. (Alfred Richard), 1873-1934
Contributor:: Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
Location:
Language:: eng
Date Created:: December 17, 1918
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:: Text
Identifier:: HR/ARO-1
Extent:: 2 pages
Geographic Coverage:: England--London
Coordinates:: 51.50853, -0.12574
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: 9.31
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.

5. Letter from H. G. Wells to Herbert Read [01], [1919-1943?]

Subject:: Novelists, English, Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946, Satirists, Art historians, Poets, Authors, Satirists, English, Novelists, Poets, English, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Authors, English, and Anarchists
Creator:: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
Contributor:: Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
Location:
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 1919 to 1943
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:: Text
Identifier:: HR/HGW-1-2
Extent:: 2 pages
Geographic Coverage:: England--Great Dunmow
Coordinates:: 51.87335, 0.36409
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: 9.76
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.

6. Letter from H. G. Wells to Herbert Read [02], [1919-1943?]

Subject:: Authors, English, Novelists, English, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Art historians, Anarchists, Poets, English, Satirists, Novelists, Satirists, English, Authors, Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946, and Poets
Creator:: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
Contributor:: Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
Location:
Language:: eng
Date Created:: 1919 to 1943
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:: Text
Identifier:: HR/HGW-3-4
Extent:: 2 pages
Geographic Coverage:: England--Great Dunmow
Coordinates:: 51.87335, 0.36409
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: 9.76
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.

7. Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, September 02, 1919

Subject:: Novelists, English, Poets, Authors, English, Anarchists, Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939, Poets, English, Art historians, Authors, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, and Critics
Creator:: Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939
Contributor:: Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
Location:
Language:: eng
Date Created:: September 2, 1919
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:: Text
Identifier:: HR/FMF-2-6
Extent:: 10 pages
Geographic Coverage:: England--Pulborough
Coordinates:: 50.96275, -0.49765
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: 8.41
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.

8. Letter from A. R. Orage to Herbert Read, February 09, 1920

Subject:: Authors, Poets, English, Anarchists, Poets, Periodical editors, Editors, Orage, A. R. (Alfred Richard), 1873-1934, Art historians, Authors, English, Uspenskiĭ, P. D. (Petr Demʹi︠a︡novich), 1878-1947, and Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
Creator:: Orage, A. R. (Alfred Richard), 1873-1934
Contributor:: Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
Location:
Language:: eng
Date Created:: February 9, 1920
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:: Text
Identifier:: HR/ARO-2-3
Extent:: 4 pages
Geographic Coverage:: England--London
Coordinates:: 51.50853, -0.12574
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: 9.31
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.

9. Letter from Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson to Herbert Read, February 19, [1920's?]

Subject:: Literature, Modern, Modernism (Literature), Philosophers, Read, Herbert, 1893-1968, Political scientists, Authors, English, Dickinson, G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes), 1862-1932, and Authors
Creator:: Dickinson, G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes), 1862-1932
Contributor:: Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
Location:
Language:: eng
Date Created:: February 19, 1920?
Rights Statement:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
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:: Text
Identifier:: HR/LD 6
Extent:: 1 page ; 20.2 x 25.5 cm
Geographic Coverage:: England--Cambridge
Coordinates:: 52.204486, 0.117253
Additional Physical Characteristics:: Typescript, signed.
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: 8.29
Fonds Title:: Sir Herbert Read fonds
Fonds Identifier:: SC100
Is Referenced By:: Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
Date Digitized:: 2021-10-22
Technical Note:: Scanned on Epson Expression 10000XL at 600 DPI TIFF, images cropped & resized for Vault to be under 35MB by PD. Metadata by KD.

10. Letter from Ford Madox Ford to Herbert Read, June 11, 1920

Subject:: Anarchists, Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939, Art historians, Authors, English, Novelists, English, Critics, Poets, English, Authors, Poets, and Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
Creator:: Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939
Contributor:: Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
Location:
Language:: eng
Date Created:: June 11, 1920
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:: Text
Identifier:: HR/FMF-7-10
Extent:: 8 pages
Geographic Coverage:: England--Pulborough
Coordinates:: 50.96275, -0.49765
Additional Physical Characteristics:: Typewritten.
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: 8.41
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.