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Friday Thursday March 20

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-1-393
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Friday Thursday March 20 Ordered frames from Miguel for Betty. Paid estanco. Planted seed bed beside the drive 1 Ageratum 8 Walflower 2 Dahlia 9 Delphinium light blue 3 ? white daisies 10 Lobelia dark blue 4 Zinnias 11 Brompton Stocks 5 African marigolds 12 Lupin 6 Calceolaria(?) 13 Mignonette 7 Wild peony 14 Salpiglossis Letter from Bill Fuller about legal side of Antigua . Recast story to meet his objections, and wrote to ask him whether allright. Jenny had written nicely to Margaret Russell. Heavy day with boirà . 4 pages of Antigua . Unexpectedly good reviews of Tom's novel. Gave Betty frames & said goodbye to her. Mysterious telegram from “May”: which on enquiry proved to be Roca's mistake for Norman. Laura lost silver pin I bought her.
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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