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Total number of records: 201
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Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968) | 18 |
| Mcguire, William (1917-) | 4 |
| Read, Lady Margaret Ludwig (1905-1996) | 3 |
| Francis, Sam (1923-1994) | 2 |
| Hull, R F C (1913-1974) | 2 |
| Kellogg, Rhoda | 2 |
| Linnenkamp, Rolf | 2 |
| Rainbird, George (1905-1986) | 2 |
| Raine, Kathleen (1908-2003) | 2 |
| Read, Benedict (1945-2016) | 2 |
First World War Service
c.1915-1919
This series contains material relating to Herbert Read's service during the First World War, including letters, certificates, and a scrapbook with cuttings of articles and poems by Read. Read was c...
Project files and prepublication material
c.1914-1968
This sub-series contains project files and prepublication material relating to books, articles and speeches written by Herbert Read. Included in the sub-series are manuscripts, typescripts, typescript...
The Egoist
1916-1919
This file contains 15 issues of The Egoist, edited by Harriet Shaw Weaver, with T.S. Eliot acting as Assistant Editor and Dora Marsden as Contributing Editor. Excerpts from James Joyce's Ulysses appea...
Commission document
5 Jan 1915
Commission document for Herbert Edward Read as 2nd Lieutenant in the Land Forces. The commission is marked temporary, for the duration of the war.
Yorkshire Regiment shoulder patches
c.1915-1919
4 shoulder patches of the Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards), 10th battalion.
Distinguished Service Order
26 Jul 1918
Distinguished Service Order awarded to Herbert Edward Read M.C., Temporary Lieutenant (Acting Captain) 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, attached 2nd Battalion.
Statutes of the Distinguished Service Order
c.1915-1919
The Statutes of the Distinguished Service Order, printed booklet.
Cards and letters to and from Herbert Read
1914-1933
This file contains cards and letters to and from Herbert Read written during and after the First World War. The file includes: 1 postcard, with photograph of soliders including Read on recto, sent...
Mentioned in Dispatches certficate
1 Mar 1919
Mentioned in Dispatches certificate dated 1 March 1919.
Printed poems and articles scrapbook
c.1915-1919
Scrapbook with cuttings of articles and poems by Herbert Read, as well as book reviews of books by Read. Clippings are from publications including the Gryphon and the New Age. Loose pages of the Egois...
Askwith: Fire Down Below, ms
n.d.
Manuscript recollection of an incident in the First World War by Frank Askwith titled 'Fire Down Below', 2ff. Askwith recalls escaping from a tunnel fire which killed 21 of his colleagues.
Correspondence with publishers
c.1914-1968
Correspondence between Read and a range of publishers concerning publication of Read's work, editorial and introductory work, rights and associated financial concerns.