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Total number of records: 27

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Archives24
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Brotherton Collection27
Herbert Read Collection27

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home economics1
cooking, french1
ghost stories, english1

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Hepworth, Barbara Dame (1903-1975)24
James, M R (1862-1936)1
Dumont, Emile1
Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850-1894)1

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Archive Item:
BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/1
20 Dec 1965
Letter begins, 'Dearest Herbert - it was wonderful to see you last week'.
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/10
2 Aug 1967
Letter begins: 'dearest Herbert - I eas so glad to get your postcard [...].' Hepworth discusses her recuperation from a broken leg, and mentions work she has been doing including two new marble carv...
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/11
6 Aug 1967
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert - I was so grateful for your 2nd letter.' Hepworth talks about her health, a proposed visit to the Tate and Read's family. Hepworth finds inactivity 'infuriating'....
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/2
30 Dec 1965
Letter begins: 'Dearest Herbert Both your letters, pre & post Christmas, arrived this morning.' Hepworth thanks Read for his foreword for her forthcoming exhibition, and is pleased at honours he has...
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/3
n.d. [c.1966]
Letter begins: 'Dearest Herbert. I would be so happy if you & Ludo could have dinner with me [...].'
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/4
30 Mar 1966
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert. It was so good to get your letter.' Hepworth thanks Read and Ludo [Margaret Read] for their recent visit and looks forward to a visit to Tresco. She discusses att...
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/5
25 Sep [c.1966]
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert. I am so thankful that you have got a flat.'
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/6
8 Nov 1966
Letter begins: 'My Dearest Herbert, Please forgive a typewritten letter.' Hepworth writes about health issues and looks forward to meeting Read the following week. Individuals mentioned in the le...
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/7
8 Dec 1966
Letter begins: 'My Dear Herbert, It was lovely to get your note last week and I do hope Kandy has given a first class report.' Hepworth is pleased to have had a visit from Read's son Tom and his fia...
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/8
18 Jan 1967
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert - I grieve that you should have this extra pain.'
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/9
28 Jun 1967
Letter begins: 'Dearest Herbert - To-morrow I hope to go home!' Hepworth looks forward to leaving hospital, having broken her leg, and hopes to read, paint and listen to music. Individuals mentio...
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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/12/265/12
8 Aug 1967
Letter begins: 'My dearest Herbert - I was so grieved to hear about this bleeding.' Hepworth is grieved to hear of Read's recent health issues. She is excited by Bram's [A.M. Hammacher] foreword to...