Oct 31 Thursday

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-1-252
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Oct 31 Thursday Catalina & Margarita came today. To village for head and to send off final telegram (3) to James about meeting him Sunday morning at boat. Juan Ferrer doing plaster work at Mesquida. Maria de sa Font Fresc, Maria Murciana & Maria Luna all working — giving new girls a good start. Maria Luna gave Laura pair of silver, cut steel, pink-topaz earrings. Present of rabbit from Gelat & the other two Juans, from Lluchmayor. Put back escudo . Stove came, & fixed it in New Troy. Put composition mill-wheel in earth beside drive, & fabi with hibiscus in it. Put carnation in other fabi. Cleaning out house, preparatory to girls coming. Brass, dusting, cleaning garden etc. Gordon sends Focus . Everyone very, very tired. Brass nails for chair in entrada .
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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