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Ap 8 Wedneday Wednesday

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-1-412
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Ap 8 Wedneday Wednesday Laura engaged Antonia a girl from Arta: to come tomorrow for a week on trial. Bought new Remington portable typewriter for 550 [pesetas], got 150 [pesetas] back on other. Laura makes Sabater admit sending in a 257 peseta bill twice. Slept better last night. Bought things at Gordiola crazy vase for 16 pesetas, 6 tumblers, etc. Went to the antique-shop behind Cathedral. Bought 2 Bristol blue vases 20 1 fruit stand with old mauve top 10 1 white & gold jug 10 1 old pink skirt 5 2 pieces embroidery 2 1 flower vase 4 1 lustre mug 8 1 Goya pink & blue mug 15 1 tiny bluegrey mug 1 1 white barrel jug 5 2 lustre candlesticks 15 1 cruet 10 for 100 pesetas Gelat busy: arranged that Ayuntamiento will resign. Water business: 'Boy' won't sign, but will probably. Road: he is summoned to Madrid to declare again. Quiet lunch at Lena's. Back at 6. Hotel bill 160 [pesetas] . In all spent about 1100 pesetas.
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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