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Dec 13 Friday

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-1-295
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Dec 13 Friday (James goes.) Getting ready for afternoon: also wrote out poem on words listed (originally notes for title of poem book). Raining. To Palma at 1.15 (Margarita catching train to Areñal). Bought enamel pendant for Laura 28 p[ts.]: gold cufflink buttons for James. Beadbuttons with pearls (earrings for Mary Philips ) 3 Spanish gramophone records. Fine day. Laura bought a leather coat wearable in the house: & 12 handkerchiefs. Took passport for renewal (after 10 years) Paid 25.75 [pts.] (owe 2[pts.]) Supper at Lena's bar. Drank Marfil — sentimental goodbyes to James aboard the ship. Home to bed. Laura looks worn out.
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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