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Posthumous correspondence
1968 - 1972
Correspondence sent chiefly to Benedict Read, from publishers, after the death of Herbert Read in June 1968. Correspondence relates to new editions and rights.
Notebook 13: Blue notebook
c.1966 -1968
Blue lined notebook. Manuscript drafts of The Disintegration of Art (34ff) and Pragmatic Anarchism (30ff), later published as My Anarchism, the fifth chapter of The Cult of Sincerity (1968).
Leeds Art Collections Fund
Rowe, Robert Stewart (2009)
17 Oct 1960 - 23 May 1968
This file contains correspondence and associated material relating to the Leeds Art Collections Fund. Herbert Read was a Trustee of the Leeds Art Collections Fund from 1960 until his death in 1968. ...
Royalty statements and earnings
1925 - 1977
This sub-series contains royalty statements, correspondence and associated material from publishers including Faber and Faber, Penguin, Thames and Hudson, Simon and Schuster, and Harvard University Pr...
Bollingen Series: Max Raphael
Cohen, Robert S; Schaefer, Claude; McGuire, William (1917-)
c.1963 - 1968
Drafts, correspondence and planning material relating to Max Raphael's 'The Demands of Art'. Read had written the introduction to the English translation of the text, published in the Bollingen Series...
Correspondence with literary agent
1933 - 1971
This file contains 3 boxes of correspondence, carbon copies and associated material between Herbert Read and his literary agent David Higham, mainly concerning foreign rights and translations for Read...
Appointment diaries and contacts
1947 - 1968
This file contains the following items relating to Read's organisation of his professional and personal life and contacts: 1 ringbound brown address book. Read's addresses given at the front are St...
Erasmus Prize
1965 - 1968
This file contains documents and correspondence relating to the Erasmus Prize. Herbert Read was awarded the prize in 1966 for his work in art history. He shared the prize with Rene Huyghe. Previous...
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...
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...
Herbert Read Archive
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)
c.1908-1977
Papers and correspondence of Sir Herbert Read (1893 - 1968). The collection is divided into 17 series and reflects Read's broad interests, connections and activities: 1. First World War service 2...
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...