Friday June 14th

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-1-113
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Friday June 14th To Posada: nearly finished upstairs. Ordered lavabo window from Miguel, and sitting room window, and cupboard under sink from Francisco, measured for tiles. Entrada window frame in: middleroom being got ready for tiles. Old sink removed to make entrada-window ledge. Claudius Film Version five pp and retyped 2nd Marriage Ch. second time. Tamarisk & orange balls in flower. Planted marigold, zinnias, ageratum, & larkspur in front bed; from seedling bed. (See March 22nd) Tea at Viña. Laura at Modista (Francisca). Medora Madora gave me old linen waistcoat with pewter buttons. Proofs of Focus came. Visit with Gordon to Can Madó where Gelat is using the overflow pipe to fill deposito : to prevent médico's interdict if main stream used. To Francisco's to order bed painted & chair mended. After supper Gelat came. Will make out Piñets document tomorrow, pay Monday. Agreed form of document between Laura & him for possession of lands in his name. Decided on pump for Posada. We paid Gelat 2000 pes. on account for Posada etc.
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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