Thursday May 23
Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- In Collection:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-91
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-05-23.html
- Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection
- July 19, 2002
- Thursday May 23 Terrific rain at 7 am . Then bright day. Waited at Viña [Vieja] for Honor Gordon etc until 12 built fire, fetched groceries. They came, brought four necklaces for Laura, (two a present from Lucy, two on approval) razor for me, & for Gelat, shaving brush for me, boat (customs 287 pesetas) witchhazel, cream for Laura, scent, scent bottle & brooch from Lucy. Laura a bit better. Rest of day spent talking to them & Mary Philips. Baby shown to village. Wire from Constable about T.E. Lawrence letters. 'Harriet Wilson' came. Miguel brought oval table & framed Hippopotame. Letter from Pinker explaining his dealings. So far £14O from article, perhaps more from U.S. (less £5 to Karl, £5 Short £1 to Garett & Pinker's 10%).
- 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
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