Wednesday Dec 9th

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-1-659
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Wednesday Dec 9th The Simpson busines getting a damned bore: reports that the K. is drunk and incapable of making any statement. Shamelessness of press. Jabbed by J.F. Wrote to Jens Jenson, sending Maundy penny. We may go to Denmark in February Letter from N.N. mentioning abstraction of watch by P.M. Honor & Gordon. Bought various small antiques for children's Christmas stockings: and sugar sifter for Canellun 4/6 (early Victorian plated) Working a bit on Lawrence book. Late to Maisie to discuss her living in Oxford: and Jenny problem possibilities. All sorts of rumours about the King.
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.
DOI

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