Letter from Clare Sheridan to Herbert Read, February 2nd, 1944

Public

Part of a collection of letters between Sir Herbert Read and Clare Consuelo Sheridan (English scupltor, journalist and writer, known for creating busts of famous individuals, and cousin of Winston Churchill). In this letter Sheridan expresses her desire to meet Read and discuss their philosophies and thoughts about the war and talks about how to start a movement to stop it. Also included is the response to this letter from Read. He further discusses the anarchist movement in Britain and his attitude about the war.

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Language Identifier
  • 61/195/1-61/195/3 and 61/195/3-01-61/195/3-02
Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 5 pages ; 20.2 x 26 cm
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 50.94509, 0.5971
Additional physical characteristics
  • Typewritten, blue ink, signed.
Physical repository Collection
  • Herbert Read Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • File: 11.32
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • October 26, 2021
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.
Rights
  • 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.
DOI

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