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Jan 21 Thursday

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-1-703
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Jan 21 Thursday Sent John Russell watch on way to Esthonia Estonia by district messenger. Throat & stomach. Garnet loopring mended for Laura & my tortoiseshell brooch repinned. Bad headache & sore throat * But went to Denham. Refugee -film decision in a fortnight. Contract for L & me to write scenario to be discussed in a week's time. Also Claudius scenario will be ready in a week. Sternberg has kept fairly close to my version. “Boy=Girl.” “On ne Baldwin pas avec l'amour.” Jenny will have her part. He may want me to work on the Revolt script. (Laura's men-men business 'too good'.) Saw Zoltan who had just finished Elephant Boy & made a good impression; & the Elephant Boy himself riding on a big fire-engine wearing a red turban. John G. arrived stayed late talked a lot listened not at all.
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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