Tuesday June 28th

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-1-1227
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Tuesday June 28th Dorothy to lunch. Goodbye to Ward in nursing home (appendix) at Earl's Court, Maisie in bed at Baker St. (pleurisy) Harry & Alix at night. Supper with Dorothy at Bijon Restaurant, Earl's Court . * Laura finished Smuggler scenario . * Ian Parsons, startled by lowness of Beck estimate, agreed subject to approval of fellow Chatto & Windus directors to print World & Ourselves if L paid half production costs (£150) Pleven sent revised introductions. Alix sells her cheese business tomorrow. A 53 bus-driver undercharged L and me out of pure friendship & memory of Sam. Very windy night. Protocol proofs until late. A great run of luck for all our friends in the last ten days or so. Gordon: job on Radio times Norman: a rise Bridget: engaged. Karl: job with Harold Edwards James & Mary: girl Laura: publisher for World and Ourselves & dictionary self: wind up of the T.E. business Beryl: £10 from her rich father Jenny: £5 a week job in Rep.
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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