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Herbert Read Collection8
Brotherton Collection6
English Literature4

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anarchism4
art4
art, modern4
english poetry4
modernism (art)4
sculpture, modern4

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Bell, Quentin (1910-1996)1
Bold, Alan (1943-)1
Brumwell, J R M1
Creffield, Dennis (1931-2018)1
Dobree, Bonamy (1891-1974)1
Gabo, Naum (1890-1977)1
Gray, Milner1
Hamilton, Ian (1938-2001)1
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)1
Lynton, Norbert1

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Miscellaneous printed material

1924 - 1968

This file contains printed material and cuttings of newspaper articles that do not appear to directly relate to Herbert Read and his work.

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Scrapbooks

1919 - 1964

This box contains 3 green leather-bound scrapbooks, with indexes, containing newspaper cuttings of reviews of Herbert Read’s work in chronological order. Book 1 covers the years 1919 – 1935 and ...

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Naum Gabo

Gabo, Naum (1890-1977)

13 Sep 1943 - 17 Mar 1968

This file contains 20 letters to Herbert Read from Naum Gabo, with associated material and correspondence from others relating to their letters. Carbon copies of some of Read's responses to Gabo, and ...

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Design Research Unit (DRU)

Brumwell, J R M; Gray, Milner

23 Dec 1943 - 1968

This file contains correspondence, meeting minutes and associated material relating to the Design Research Unit (DRU). Herbert Read was the first Director of the DRU upon its foundation in 1943, Dir...

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Correspondence: organisations and institutions

c.1914 - 1968

This series contains correspondence and associated material chiefly addressed to Herbert Read from 170 organisations and institutions with some letters, carbon copies and manuscript drafts by Read. Ca...

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Gregory Trust

Dobrée, Bonamy (1891-1974); Bell, Quentin (1910-1996); Lynton, Norbert; Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975); Creffield, Dennis (1931-2018); Silkin, Jon (1930-1997); Hamilton, Ian (1938-2001); Rothenstein, John (1901-1992)

21 Jul 1943 - 10 May 1968

This file contains correspondence and associated material relating to the Gregory Trust. Herbert Read was a close friend of Eric C. Gregory, who were both co-founders of the Institute of Contempora...

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Alan Bold

Bold, Alan (1943-)

12 Jan 1967 - 5 Dec 1967

This file contains 2 signed typescript letters to Herbert Read from Alan Bold concerning Bold's applications for an Arts Council Bursary and Granada Arts Fellowship at the University of York. They li...

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Miscellaneous articles

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1929-1969

This file contains clippings and offprints of published articles, letters, poems and plays by Herbert Read. In most cases the articles have been cut from their original context, but where an entire co...

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