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Total number of records: 780

Count of Record type

Record type	Count
Books and printed items	714
Archives	66

Count of Collection group

Collection group	Count
Herbert Read Collection	780
Brotherton Collection	772
English Literature	25

Top 10: Subject

Subject	Count
art	101
art, modern	55
english poetry	45
sculpture, modern	30
anarchism	27
modernism (art)	26
painting	19
aesthetics	16
painting, french	14
painting, british	12

Top 10: Place

Place	Count
Great Britain	11
United States	9
Chile	2
France	2
Spain	2
Argentina	1
Atlantic States	1
Auckland (N.Z.)	1
Cameroon	1
Colombia	1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisations	Count
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)	175
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)	69
Arts Council of Great Britain	65
Jodie Edwards	65
Bridgen, John William	55
Tate Gallery	31
Congress For Cultural Freedom	28
Kristol, Irving	28
Lasky, Melvin J	28
Spender, Stephen (1909-1995)	28

Count of Earliest date

Earliest date	Count
From 1800	22
From 1900	628
From 2000	1

Count of Latest date

Latest date	Count
Up to 1899	17
Up to 1999	621
Up to latest	13

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Collected Poems

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1965-1966

1 book-length typescript copy with 'Collected Poems 1965 by Herbert Read' written on the front. Contains directions to the printer and manuscript corrections.

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The Guggenheim Collection

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1915 - 1968

1 typescript carbon copy titled 'The Guggenheim Collection', 2ff. Regards the collection of twentieth century painting and sculpture acquired by Peggy Guggenheim, and is addressed to visitors of the C...

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