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Jan 16th Laura's birthday, Sat.

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-1-698
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Jan 16th Laura's birthday, Sat. Flowers from Maisie & Honor, a small ivory box from Karl, from Honor a birthday cake, a wir cable from Tom. Laura bought a 6 guinea red coat, & I gave her a Dutch brass (15/-) box of the four senses and 2 small Dutch miniature pewter plates 2/6 each and a silver gilt necklace with silver studded (tortoiseshell?) beads 1/-. A letter from Deyá, & one from G.Gordon enthusiastic about Trojan Ending . Lunch at Josef. To Jenny, who is much more self-possessed; plans for her next step, probably to R. Hughes at Larne Laugharne . Laura bought 2 silly dresses at sales (15/11 & 12/11) at Hammersmith. Went out with L & K for a walk down Baker St, Oxford St, Edgeware Road, upper George St. Drunken harmless Welsh Rugby enthusiasts wearing red caps. Laura finished the Letter for publication.
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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