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Total number of records: 12

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Herbert Read Collection12
Brotherton Collection9
English Literature1

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anarchism1
art1
art, modern1
english poetry1
modernism (art)1
sculpture, modern1

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Anderson, Sir Colin (1904-)1
Ashley, Maurice (1907-1994)1
Baillie, Sir James Black (1872-1940)1
Bell, Quentin (1910-1996)1
Gowing, Sir Lawrence (1918-1991)1
Guggenheim, Peggy (1898-1979)1
Henderson, Philip (1906-1977)1
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)1
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)1
Reed, Joseph W (1932-)1

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The Public Appreciation of Art

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1915 - 1968

Typescript carbon copy of a paper titled 'The Public Appreciation of Art', 8ff.

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Frances McCann

11 Oct 1957 - 31 Dec 1964

12 letters and cards addressed to Read from McCann. Letters are often substantial, giving information on events, exhibitions and artworks exhibited as part of the Rome-New York Art Foundation. Later l...

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Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 28 June 1967
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Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, 28 June 1967

Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)

28 Jun 1967

Letter begins: 'Dearest Herbert - To-morrow I hope to go home!' Hepworth looks forward to leaving hospital, having broken her leg, and hopes to read, paint and listen to music. Individuals mentio...

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Philip Henderson

Henderson, Philip (1906-1977)

8 Mar 1964 - 28 Nov 1967

This file contains 2 letters to Herbert Read from Philip Henderson, with 1 carbon copy of a response from Read.

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Llewellyn Wyn Griffith

18 Sep 1963

1 personal letter to Herbert Read from Llewellyn Wyn Griffith.

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Charles Ludwig

5 Jul 1933

1 manuscript letter to Herbert Read from Charles Ludwig, Margaret Read's (nee Ludwig) father.

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Andrew Ettinger

Dec 1967

1 photocopied 'round robin' letter from Andrew Ettinger to let correspondents know that he is leaving Simon and Schuster. At the bottom of the letter is a manuscript note from Ettinger telling Read th...

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Victoria and Albert Museum

30 May - 10 Jun 1931

This file contains 1 signed typescript letter and 1 carbon copy letter relating to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The signed typescript letter is to Herbert Read from Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of H...

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Listener Magazine (BBC)

Ashley, Maurice (1907-1994); Thwaite, Anthony (1930-)

20 Feb 1938 - 16 Mar 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to the BBC's Listener Magazine, dated 20 Feb 1938 - 16 Mar 1965, 13ff. The file includes signed typescript letters to Herbert Read from Maurice Ashley, Edi...

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Joseph Reed

Reed, Joseph W (1932-)

18 Jan 1966 - 8 Apr 1968

This file contains 6 letters to Herbert Read from Joseph Reed, chiefly on the headed paper of Wesleyan University, Department of English. The letters are filled with details of colleagues at Wesley...

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University of Leeds

James B. Baillie; Bell, Quentin (1910-1996)

26 Apr 1932 - 14 Nov 1966

This file contains 7 signed typescript letters, 1 manuscript letter and 3 carbon copy letters relating to the University of Leeds. The first signed typescript letter is to Herbert Read from Sir Jam...

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Tate Gallery

Rothenstein, John (1901-1992); Guggenheim, Peggy (1898-1979); Gowing, Sir Lawrence (1918-1991); Anderson, Sir Colin (1904-)

1955 - 30 May 1968

This file contains correspondence, meeting minutes and associated material relating to the Tate Gallery. Herbert Read was a Trustee of the Tate Gallery from 1965 until his death in 1968. File 1 ...

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