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Tuesday May 21

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-1-89
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Tuesday May 21 Laura had a bad night with dysentry. Supplied her with hot-bottles & tea. In morning to village: curtains to Catalina at Viña Vieja to sew rings on. Wire to Short about Llandaff Castle arrival. Round Can Torrent ash table: success. Also oval Mesquida one being made by Miguel, inlaid with olive oval and mulberry. Afternoon making beds etc at Viña Vieja. Cable from Pinker for permission reprint article in Toronto Star & for copyright authority. Replied. Also from Korda asking whether would undertake T.E. Lawrence film. Replied yes with approval of trustees. Letter from Isabel Mayer about possible visit of N.S.R. here. Cable putting off & “possibly visiting U.S. this autumn” also long letter to Isabel and N. Also letter to Hon E.E. about copyright. Laura in pain ate only porridge & toast. Llandaff Castle, according to Short, delayed until 5 p.m. Accounts from Barker & U.S. [£]800 in all. expected [£]1000.
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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