Aug 24 Saturday. (San Bartolomé).

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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-1-184
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Aug 24 Saturday. (San Bartolomé). Rosa came. Sent off sample Richards to Harrison Smith, with letter. Went over Epilogue proofs with Laura. Finished Schwarz Aphorisms. Heavy day. Letter from Mother, Julie; for Laura from Len, not wanting to go on with Fantasia , which she spent the afternoon answering. Medora Madora told me of Gelat getting 30 signatures to say that the Fuente is not public, including Morales a lawyer who collected the Molí dues, and Mateu of Cas Pintat ; & old one–eye will also testify. All the signatories have paid or collected dues. The other side Doctor, Juan of the Molí, young Estanco have not been in a position to pay: & old red-eye Bartolomé of Son Bauzá & the Torpe are lying. Dance at Canellun. Close night. Japanese lanterns round deposito . Pineapple ice from Costa D'or, beer & mineral waters & lemonade in ice, cakes. Mrs Bernardo came & two daughters & Marcos & Pancho, & Juan their cousin and also Leonora their cousin from Marseilles with father & mother (B's sister) & Gelat & Medora Madora & Magdalena & Francisquito, & two Andreu boys, & Schwarz & Strenge . I danced with all Laura & the 4 other girls & we ended with the broom-dance (the music suddenly stopping & partners changing) organized by Leonora's father.
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