Thursday Sept 17th

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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-1-575
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Thursday Sept 17th Margaret Russell & Leonard came. Sent them to Ba Liddell Hart took them to Madam Tussauds & then me to Bishopsgate to see Eliot about the business. We explained difficulties with Savage & proposed two alternatives: 1500 limited (England & U.S.) no payment to trustees, republication 6 months after Letters, material available up to 33% to Letters. or trade edition paying 33 1/3 % to trustees. At Chata's found Jenny in trouble with Churchills about her part in the Sarah business. Helped her write to Mrs & enclosed a covering letter to Winston. Tea at flat with Margaret: sent sent her to a cinema with Carl. Dinner with Liddell Hart (L & I) Laura quarrelled with him rather about his drawing-out tactics. To Dorchester Midnight Laughter with Maisie too, first dinner jacket since 1927. 4 bottles of champagne. Laura wearing gipó, volant, red & green embroidered brocade. Jenny danced well (3 Wiere brothers danced with hats). Introduced to C.B.Cochrane & Shellick the cabaret promoter. Saw: Iris March, Violet Lorraine, Aga Khan n, Frances O'Day, Jack Hulbert, Tom Webster etc.etc. Returned at 3.30. Supper cost £10. Jenny had got evening dress from Peggy: spoilt it climbing in at Curzon House at 5 o clock: no key.
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