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Herbert Read Collection10
Brotherton Collection5
English Literature2

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anarchism2
art2
art, modern2
english poetry2
modernism (art)2
sculpture, modern2

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Bell, Quentin (1910-1996)1
Creffield, Dennis (1931-2018)1
Dobree, Bonamy (1891-1974)1
Hamilton, Ian (1938-2001)1
Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)1
Lynton, Norbert1
Rothenstein, John (1901-1992)1
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)1

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Archive File

Roger Hilton

1893 - 1968

This file contains photographic reproductions of the work of Roger Hilton

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Roger Sharrock

12 Mar 1952

Letter addressed to Roger Sharrock from Read, written on Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd notepaper. Read expresses interest in Sharrock's proposal to write a book on early Wordsworth, but regrets that he w...

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Roger M F Kojecky

3 Sep 1967

Letter addressed to Read requesting gis assistance with a research project on T. S. Eliot. A reply on Read's behalf is written on the reverse.

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Burlington Magazine

c.1933 - 1968

Material relating to Read's editorship of and involvement with the Burlington Magazine. The Burlington Magazine is a monthly periodical devoted to the fine and decorative arts. It was established in...

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Penwith Society of Arts in Cornwall

13 - 22 Sep 1960

This file contains 1 signed typescript letter and 1 carbon copy letter relating to the Penwith Society of Arts in Cornwall. The signed typescript letter is to Herbert Read from Roger Leigh, Chairman...

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Lincoln College, Oxford

20 - 25 Mar 1968

This file contains 1 manuscript letter to Herbert Read from Roger M. F. Kojecky of Lincoln College, Oxford, dated 20 Mar 1968, 1f. The letter asks Read for a meeting in order to talk about his associa...

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Archive Art Sub-series

Original art works

1952 - 1968

This file contains original lithographs by: Alfred Manessier (signed, no. 62 of 200, cover of an exhibition catalogue, Galerie de France, 1952). Massimo Campigli ("Deux Femmes assises”, signed, n...

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Manifesto against Factory Farming

23 Jun - 12 Jul 1965

This file contains 2 signed typescript letters, both with Herbert Read’s carbon copy response typed on verso, and 2 typescript notes relating to the Manifesto against Factory Farming. The first s...

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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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Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art

28 May 1962 - 9 Jul 1968

This file contains correspondence, minute meetings and associated material relating to the Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art (PMFBA) and related institutions including the Bollingen Foundation, O...

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