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anarchism1
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english poetry1
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Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)3
Braybrooke, Neville (1925-2001)1
Finlay, Ian Hamilton (1925-2006)1
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)1
Robertson, Bryan (1925-)1
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 10 December 1967
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Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 10 December 1967

Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)

10 Dec 1967

Letter begins: 'Dearest Herbert - how lovely to have a letter from both you & Ludo.' Hepworth mentions health and family concerns. Individuals mentioned in the letter include:

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Neville Braybrooke

Braybrooke, Neville (1925-2001)

29 Sep 1958 - 28 Nov 1961

This file contains 3 letters to Herbert Read from Neville Braybrooke. They concern a proposed anthology of juveneillia, to be titled 'Love's Labours Found' which Braybrooke hopes to edit, and thank Re...

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Alison Press

1968

This file contains 1 letter from the publishing company Alison Press. The letter is signed by Banks [?] and originally accompanied a copy of Piers Paul Read's second book: 'I cannot tell you how delig...

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Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, [c.1965-1968]
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Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, [c.1965-1968]

Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)

[c.1965 - 1968]

Letter written on Great Western Royal Hotel, London, headed paper, which begins: 'My dearest Herbert - it is a lovely day & I want to send you something [...].' Hepworth writes from London and would...

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Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 8 December 1966
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Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 8 December 1966

Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)

8 Dec 1966

Letter begins: 'My Dear Herbert, It was lovely to get your note last week and I do hope Kandy has given a first class report.' Hepworth is pleased to have had a visit from Read's son Tom and his fia...

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Notebook: Le Diderot a la Sophie

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1932

Hardback patterned notebook with Le Diderot a la Sophie de nos jours written on the fly leaf in Herbert Read's hand, and Diderot and Sophie Volland written on the title page. Throughout the noteboo...

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Ian Hamilton Finlay

Finlay, Ian Hamilton (1925-2006)

1961 - 67

This file contains material relating to Ian Hamilton Finlay. File 1 contains 6 typescript copies of 'Poor.Old.Tired.Horse', published by Finlay's Wild Hawthorn Press (Nos. 8 - 9, 13 - 15 and 18).

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Bryan Robertson

Robertson, Bryan (1925-)

27 Sep 1967

1 lengthy detailed letter to Herbert Read from Bryan Robertson, Director of the Whitechapel Gallery (4ff). Robertson writes to Read who has recently been ill and paraphrases a conversation about Rea...

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