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| Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) | 296 |
| Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968) | 126 |
| De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969) | 85 |
| Sotheby'S (Firm) | 52 |
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| Leeds Art Collections Fund | 16 |
City of Leeds Training College, Leeds College of Art and Leeds College of Music, papers on higher education, held by Leeds City Council Education Committee
c.1903-1961
Comprises: (1) Leeds College of Art papers, ca. 1910-1961, including administrative correspondence, the Principal's annual reports, miscellaneous annual and other reports, notably one of an inspection...
Jacob Kramer Archive
Kramer, Jacob (1892-1962)
1910-1988
Comprises: (1) Autograph correspondence, comprising 219 letters and postcards, written either by or to Jacob Kramer or between third parties concerning his work, dated 1913 to 1988, held in 21 envelop...
Le mystère de Jean l'Oiseleur : monologues
Cocteau, Jean (1889-1963)
1924
A series of thirty self-portraits created by Jean Cocteau during a melancholic period in a hotel in Ville-sur-Mer, many created under the influence of opium, including handwritten text in the margins,...
BAKER Collection
1960s-1970s
Souvenir slides of: Artek pioneer camp /1-20/; Brest /21-40/; Kazan' /41-52/; Lenino /53-54/; Moscow /55/; Saratov /56-59/; Sevastopol' /60-75/; Volgograd /76-95/; Soviet political posters, 1918-1938 ...
Notes: bibliography
c.1914-1968
Files of loose notes, typescripts, correspondence and printed material titled 'Bibliography' prior to arrival at Special Collections. Files include newspaper and journal clippings and printed materia...
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...
Art works and reproductions
c.1914-1968
Series of original artworks and reproductions. Artworks were generally either gifted to Read or sent to him for comment or review.
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...
Correspondence: individuals
1922-c.1970
This series contains letters chiefly addressed to Herbert Read, with some letters, carbon copies, and manuscript drafts by Read. Carbon copies of Read's letters were often typed onto the verso of corr...
Personal, including family correspondence
1908-1968
This series relates to Read's early and family life. It has been divided into 3 main sections: 1. Personalia 2-15. Correspondence with family members and associated material 16. Photographs Thi...
Domestic and financial paperwork
1929 - 1968
This series contains 7 boxes of Herbert Read’s domestic and financial paperwork, including correspondence, bank statements, receipts, invoices and other assorted material.
Legacy
c. 1968
This series contains material relating to Herbert Read's legacy, including notes by Benedict Read on his life and work, paperwork relating to exhibitions on Herbert Read, memorial notices, obituaries,...