“Knight. Poet. Anarchist”: Understanding the Legacies of Herbert Read Through His Archives
Dr. Ruth Burton (Interpretation Officer, Special Collections, University of Leeds Library)
Herbert Read was a British First World War poet, publisher, art critic, Knight and professed anarchist who significantly influenced the art and literature of the mid-twentieth century. His diverse archive, which includes correspondence, notebooks and manuscripts, is held by both the University of Victoria and the University of Leeds in the UK. Dr Ruth Burton from the University of Leeds will talk about Read and current projects to identify and map his spheres of influence from archival correspondence, as well as the possibilities for inter-archive collaboration.
Location: Special Collections and University Archives, Room 025
Date: Thursday, September 29th
Time: 1:00pm
