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Total number of records: 1152

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items898
Archives254

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection1114
Herbert Read Collection1095
English Literature41
Leeds Poetry1
Liddle Collection1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
art128
art, modern56
aesthetics43
anarchism32
art and society28
english poetry28
modernism (art)25
sculpture, modern24
design, industrial15
education14

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PlaceCount
France2
Italy2
Spain2
England1
Great Britain1
Sylt (Germany)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)1152
Read, Herbert181
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)39
Society For Education Through Art33
International Society For Education Through Art30
Society For Education In Art30
Moore, Henry (1898-1986)27
Moore, Henry, 1898-198627
British Council26
Masuno, Masae12

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From 18001
From 19001104
From 20003

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Up to 19991090
Up to latest18

Archive Collection

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...

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Piers Paul Read Archive

Read, Piers Paul (1941-)

1950s-2001

Manuscripts and typescripts of his novels (Game in Heaven with Tussy Marx, The Junkers, Monk Dawson, The Professor's Daughter, The Upstart, Polonaise, A Married Man, The Villa Golitsyn, The Free Frenc...

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Archive Print Collection

Herbert Read Library (Brotherton Collection)

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

Personal library of Sir Herbert Read (1893-1968), reflecting his career as art critic, theorist, advocate and administrator, poet, novelist and publisher, and much else. The contents range from the ra...

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Archive Sub-collection

Further archives of Herbert Read

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968); Read, Benedict (1945-2016)

1915-1966

Archival material received in further tranches, often closely relating to other parts of the Herbert Read archive.

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Archive Sub-series

Printed material

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

c.1916-1968

This sub-series contains published articles, poems, letters and offprints by Herbert Read. It consists of 4 files: The Egoist; The Listener; Miscellaneous articles; Book review scrapbooks. The arti...

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Archive File

Book reviews: A-F

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

c.1914-1968

This file contains book reviews by Herbert Read. The majority of reviews are carbon copies of typescripts; any manuscripts or corrections are noted in the list below. Publications are by UK and overse...

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Herbert Read: biographical note

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

c.1966

Typescript carbon copies of a brief biographical note on Herbert Read with a list of selected publications.

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A Brave bad Soldier

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1918 - 1968

Typescript carbon copy, with 'A Brave Bad Soldier' written in manuscript at the top, (4ff).

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A Conversation with Herbert Read

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1965

Photocopy of 'A Conversation with Herbert Read' produced by Leonie Cohn, 13ff.

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A Dialogue: Sir Herbert Read, Bryan Robertson.

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1967

Author's galley proof of A Dialogue between Sir Herbert Read and Bryan Robertson, with minor manuscript alterations, 5ff.

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A Necessary Faith

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1915 - 1968

Manuscript titled 'Introduction: A Necessary Faith", 30ff, on lined paper.

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A Nest of Gentle Artists

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

c. 1962

Typescript carbon copy of 'A Nest of Gentle Artists', 8ff.

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