Oct 16 Sat. Alan's birthday.

Public

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-1-972
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Oct 16 Sat. Alan's birthday. Reassuring telegram from Random House about books & fees. Request from Grigson to Laura & me to contribute to a New Verse number about Auden! I went early to Cranleigh with Harry to buy presents for Alan & Alix's aunt Mrs May who has a birthday tomorrow & is coming with Maisie. In the antique shop angered at being asked 15/- for a 2 peseta bull-fighting plate. Bought Alan a walking stick, two toy-soldiers & a black woolly lamb (a pull-over already); & Chinese china swans for aunt. Alan & Beryl came, & we played the word-game after suppr & talked. He had a birthday cake Laura doing scenario with Karl who got cross with a cold & was sent home to nurse it at Marigold. I went over Belisarius but wrote none fresh. Beryl & Alan at Holmcroft.
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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