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Total number of records: 679

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items475
Archives200
Objects3
Art items1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection522
Herbert Read Collection517
English Literature209
Leeds Russian Archive30
Liddle Collection3
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
art, modern679
art253
modernism (art)208
sculpture, modern205
anarchism201
english poetry201
painting31
art, jewish22
art, russian17
painting, british17

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England4
Russia2
New York (State)1
Russia (Federation)1
Outer Space1
Kolin (Czech Republic)1
Great Britain1
Asia1
Europe1
France1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)56
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)31
Jodie Edwards13
Amsterdam (Netherlands). Stedelijk Museum13
Arts Council of Great Britain13
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)12
Amsterdam (Netherlands)11
Ernest Brown & Phillips10
Tate Gallery9
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)8

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 18009
From 1900664
From 20006

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 18993
Up to 1999667
Up to latest9

Archive Collection

Michael Sadler Archive

Sadler, Sir Michael (1861-1943)

1848-c.1997

The archive consists of the following: - original MS and TS papers by Sadler (1887-1943), - correspondence (1870-1941) - books or documents held by Sadler (1854-1943) - published works by Sadler ...

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Yorkshire Contemporary Art Group and St Paul's Gallery Leeds Archive

1979-1988

Comprises: 1) Correspondence, posters, photographs and other material related to "New Art in Yorkshire" exhibition, 1987; 2) Material relating to exhibitions and events held by YCAG, 1984-1988; 3) Mat...

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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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PARTON Collection

1874, 1972-1978

Photocopies of extracts from "Sobranie uzakonenii i rasporiazhenii pravitel'stva, izdavaemoe pri pravitel'stvuiushchem senate" (St Petersburg), nos 1-2 (1874) /1/. Exhibition catalogues: "Russian Con...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

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...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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,...

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