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July 21 Tuesday.

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-1-516
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • July 21 Tuesday. Schools a bit but atmosphere not good for work. No post. Mallorca isolated from outer world. Radio news of Government victories. Orders from Palma to close radios. Two Guards-Civils came to Medico asking for local Fascist chief. He said there was none. 14 officers people killed at Pollensa & many carabineros including a Fascist officer. Menorca loyal to Government, also fleet, & air force. In Barcelona churches confiscated C.C. & Can-fusimain youth wish to go to Palma to help Fascist's. (Did not go. But Valenti the mason called up, the one married a few days ago) Alan painted length of balustrade, Bartolome making plaza near viejo camino . Catalina working for us for the moment. I painted Posada lavatory door but did not quite finish. Alan/did well-head. Troops came through at night in camions with cannon, shouting viva el Fascismo.
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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