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Tuesday, Ap. 23.

Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.

In Collection:
Creator Subject Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
Additional physical characteristics
  • The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
Physical Repository Collection
  • Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-61
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Tuesday, Ap. 23. Media-fiesta: San Jordi “ Tout homme dice bé a la Jordi. ” To Palma by camión . Isabel & Josefa did not realize we were not upstairs in bed until 11.30. Tried Margarita Mateu for frames: none. Went to Casas, found several old gilded ones. Also big water jug with flat base in brown ware, three jars in same, two vases in same: also two [sketch of bottle shape] glass bottles. Took King & Queen, birds & animals to frame. Only black bear in a new black frame. Left three over. Got 4000 pts from bank and 100 pts over, with which I opened a current a/c. Gave 4000 to Gelat (£ at 35.50 [pts]) At Ribas got ordinary linen stuff for trousers & blue cotton for jacket. Laura got blue stuff for cape etc. Lunch in new Mallorca. Full of tourists. No necklaces or beads in Palma worth buying. Isabel & Josepha not at home when we arrived: had to fetch them. Isabel spoken to by Laura about this. Gave Salamo olive oil. Miguel junior., the carpenter, brought book-shelves to Ca'n Torrent.
Technical note
  • 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
Rights
  • Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
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