Complete Catalogue to the Contents of the St. John's College, Oxford, Robert Graves Trust Archive

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Box	Group	Document	From	To	Dates	Number of Items	Number of Pages	Description
1	1	Letters	Ava Gardner	Robert Graves	aprox 1964	5	12	Holograph
1	1	Press Clippings			1964	2	2	Graves and Gardner in Oxford
1	2	Letter	Robert Graves	Ava Gardner	1964-9	19	20	Holograph
1	2	Envelope	Robert Graves	Ava Gardner	1964-9	8	8	Holograph
1	2	Lecture	Robert Graves		1964	1	4	Typed Lecture for Michaelmas Term
1	3	Letters	Cicely Gittes	Robert and Beryl Graves	1941-55 (aprox)	20	41	Holograph
1	4	Letters	Alastair Reid	Cicely Gittes	1957	1	2	Holograph
1	5	Letters	Robert and Beryl Graves	Cicely Gittes	1947-1975	54	78	Holograph
1	5	MS Page	Robert Graves			1	1	MS Page, title "Welcome to the Caves of Arta"
1	6	Letters	Robert Graves	Donald Russell	1964	2	2	typed and holograph
1	6	MS	Robert Graves		1964	1	6	Typed MS of "Oratio Creweiana"
2	7	Letters	Robert Graves	Spike Milligan	1957-75	18	20	Typed transcripts by Pauline Scudamore with listing
2	8	Letters	Robert Graves	Spike Milligan	1966-70	14	16	Holographs with typed transcripts interleaved (see group 9)
2	9	Letters	Beryl Graves	Spike Milligan	1976-80	2	2	Holographs with typed transcripts interleaved (see group 8)
2	10	Envelopes	Robert Graves	Spike Milligan	1966-70	4	4
2	11	Letter	Frank ?	Spike Milligan	1970	1	1	Typed holograph
2	12	Letter	Spike Milligan	John Kelly	1987	1	2	Typed holograph (plus description of the Robert Graves-Spike Milligan collection)
2	13	Press Clippings			1988	4	4	Articles about Spike Milligan, Ava Gardner, and Robert Graves letters donated to St John’s
2	14	Transcript and description interleaved with groups 8 and 9				1	24
3	15	Letters	Spike Milligan	Robert and Beryl Graves	1965-1980	39	92	Includes poems and reverse side MS pages
3	16	Catalogue				1		Bound index and catalogue of SM and Robert Graves correspondence
4	17	Letters	Robert and Beryl Graves	William Graves	1957-67	41	56	Holographs
4	18	Letters	Robert Graves	Colin and Heather Thompson	1968-74	15	17	Holographs with envelopes
5	19	Letters	Robert and Beryl Graves	Betty and Ricardo Sicse	1945-1962	140	161	Holograph letters, some envelopes and two pages from RPG’s "Robert Graves and TWG"
5	20	Letters	Robert and Beryl Graves	Henry Mathews	1956-67	16	28	Photocopies of Holographs
5	21	Letters	Robert and AP Graves	Various	1921-1930?	26	34	Photocopies of the holdings at UCLA
5	22	Letters	Robert Graves	Beatrice and Virginia Gamba	1969	3	5	Photocopies
5	23	Letters	Robert Graves	Robert Demaria	1967-1970	14	17	Photocopies of holographs
5	23	Letters	Robert Demaria	Robert Graves	1969	2	4	Photocopies of typed letters and two photocopied press clippings
5	24	Letters	Cecily Gittes	John Kelly	1992	1	4	Holograph plus photocopy of Graves MS page
5	25	Letters	Laura Riding	Archie Gittes	1939	1	2	Holograph with envelope
5	26	Letters	Various	Various		5	10	Holographs
5	27	MS	Robert Graves		1953	1	7	5 New Poems; typed with corrections
5	28	Press Clippings			50s and 60s	16	16
5	29	Letters	Robert Graves	Sam and Catherine	1935-48	26	33	Holograph
5	30	Letters	Robert Graves	Nancy Nicholson	1937-43	18	20	Holograph (some typed)
5	31	Letters	Robert Graves	David Graves	1934-41	16	19	Holograph, 3 postcards, plus a photocopy of The Cambridge Review print of David’s poem
5	32	Letters	Ricardo Sicre	Robert Graves	1940-1941	2	4	Holograph and typed
5	32	Letters	Robert Graves	Bruce and Alice Wallace	1966-69	12	12	Photocopies
5	33	Letters	Robert Beryl Graves	Alan Hodge	1941-67	18	34	Holographs. Reverse side MS sheets.
5	33	MS	Robert Graves		1951?	1	9	MS, typed with corrections, "The Pagan Tradition of English Poetry"
5	33	Letters	Alan Hodge plus AP Watt and "History Today" Readers	Robert and Beryl Graves	1951-	19	35	Includes MS of "How The Gospels Were Written" (10 pp) and some Robert Graves responses to Alan H letters
6	34	Diary	Robert Graves		1935	1		Typed and transcribed by Beryl and William Graves
6	35	Letters	Robert Graves	David Sutton	1966-74	1		Transcribed with commentary, by David Sutton
7	36	Transcript	John Mole		1982	1		Typed transcript of BBC Radio 3 programme "A Story Worth Telling"
7	37	Letter	Siegfried Sassoon	Heinemann	?	1	1	Photocopy
7	38	Newspapers			1985	10		Articles re. Robert’s death
7	39	Letters	Pat Douthwaite	William Graves	1994	3	3	Letter and Catalogues of Goddess exhibition
8	40	Letters	Laura Riding	Cyril Edwards	?	2	3	Holograph re. Seizin Press
8	41	Letters	John Benson Brooks	Robert and Beryl Graves	1960-82	24	27	Holograph
8	42	Letters	Robert Graves	Robert Edwards	1969	1	1	Holograph
8	42	Letters	Robert Graves	William Haley	1961-62	2	2	Holograph
8	42	Letters	Robert Graves	Beatrice Gamba	1970	1	4	Photocopy
8	42	Letters	Robert Graves	Lynne Smith	1967-68	3	5	Photocopies
8	42	Letters	Robert Graves	Evelyn and Jack Neep	1940-1969	19	23	Holographs and typed transcripts
8	43	Letters	Beryl and Robert Graves	William Graves	1955	7	7	Holograph
8	44	Letters	Robert and Beryl Graves	Cicely and Archie Gittes	1949?	11	13	Holograph
8	45	Letters	William Graves	Robert and Beryl Graves	1954-68	36	41	Holograph
8	46	Letters	Hubert Von Ranke	Robert Graves	1945-64	14	20	Holograph (includes extract from G. Stein letter to Robert Graves)
8	46	Letters	Robert Graves	Hubert Von Ranke	1946-?	10	14	Photocopies
8	47	Press Clipping			1970	1	1	The Listener interview (Leslie Norris)
9	48	Focus Archive	Patrick Quinn					The Complete "Focus on Robert Graves" collection
10	49	Letters	Robert Graves	William Graves	1957-67	1		Transcribed, Wordprocessed and annotated by William
10	50	Letters	Robert and Beryl Graves	William Graves	1954-1975	1		Wordprocessed transcription by William Graves
10	51	Letters	William Graves	Various	1992-1994			Letters re. location of R.G. correspondence.
10	52	Letters	Archie and Cicely Gittes	Robert and Beryl Graves	1947-62	1		Transcriptions of archived material (see group 3)
10	53	Letters	Robert Graves	Heather and Colin Thompson	1968-74	1		Transcriptions of archived material (see group 18)
10	54	Information						Indexes of correspondents and locations
11	55	Information						Indexes to international library holdings of Gravesian materials
12	56	Letters	William Graves	Various				Letters soliciting Gravesian correspondence
13	57	Letters	Various	Various	1987-93	6	10	Letters concerning the foundation of the archive at St John’s
13	58	Press clipping						Photocopy (see group 47)
13	59	Letters	Various	Various	1988			Regarding loan of Milligan-Graves correspondence for book launch
14	60	Receipt			1914	1	2	Photocopy, Graves’ uniform purchase (from Royal Welch fusilier archive)
14	60	Letters	Robert Graves	Family	1915	1	2	Photocopy (RWF archive)
14	60	MS various poems	Robert Graves				24	Photocopies (RWF archive)
14	60	Letters	Captain James Dunn	Robert Graves	1925-43	12	29	Photocopies (RWF archive)
14	60	Letters	CEO	Amy Graves	1916	1	2	Photocopy of the famous "I very much regret ... son has died of wounds" (RWF archive)
14	60	Official Document			1916	1	2	Photocopy of Hospital report of Graves’ war wounds. (RWF archive)
15	61	Galley Proofs	Robert Graves					"Man Does, Woman Is"
15	62	Letters	Robert Graves	John Benson Brooks	1960-74?	59	69	Holograph, most with envelopes
15	63	Letters	John Benson Brooks	Robert Graves	1960-65	4	5	Typed holograph
15	64	Letters	Cindy/Ameila	John Benson Brooks	60s	7	17	Holograph, most with envelopes
15	65	Letters	Raymond Farran and Lucia Graves	John Benson Brooks	1966-67	4	4	Holograph with envelopes
16	66	Letters	Tomas Graves	Laura Riding	1987	2	3	Photocopies including Laura’s response to Tomas
16	67	Press Clippings			1995			Collected from UK papers on Robert Graves centenary
17	68	Oxford Conference Materials			1995			Assorted items (tapes, programmes, etc.
18	69	Letters	Robert Graves	Donald ? and J.G. Griffith	1962	7	13	Holograph, includes a draft of Graves’ "Oratio Crewiana"

Recent Additions to the St. John’s College, Robert Graves Collection

Each of the following groups of letters are recent acquisitions (mostly 1998) and have been received at least a cursory item-level description. It is hoped that the (above) remainder of the archive will, likewise, receive the same attention.

Colour Copies of TS Eliot letters to Robert Graves pertaining to the publication of The White Goddess and the incarceration of Ezra Pound

Compiled by Ian Firla--August, 1998

Box

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Number of Pages (recto and verso)

Description

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

19.1.45

1

1

Eliot expresses his certainty that Roebuck will be published

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

30.7.45

1

2

Acknowledges the near-completeness of Roebuck and assures Robert Graves that delays are due to circumstances rather than Faber who are very eager to publish.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

4.9.45

1

1

Awaits revised version of Roebuck

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

7.2.46

1

1

Acknowledges change of title to The White Goddess and expresses his eagerness to receive the completed MSS.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

?.?.46

3

4

Letter to Graves asking him to sign a petition anticipating the need to plead for clemency should Ezra Pound be handed the death sentence. Includes Pound’s Lawyer’s description of events leading to Pound’s arrest and the drafted letter Graves was to undersign.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

8.4.46

1

1

Responds to a question about a technical issue and adds para expressing his disappointment that Graves did not sign the Pound letter.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

25.11.46

1

1

Jovial letter about cover designs in North America and the UK and talk of correcting proofs.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

19.12.46

1

1

More talk of cover designs. Eliot writes diplomatically of Graves’ own design suggestions.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

6.2.47

1

1

Letter referring to a Graves letter of January 19 ps added, ‘design approved’.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

19.2.47

1

1

Talk of Graves’ contribution to an anthology of Irish writing. "The Haunted House" agreed upon. Eliot drafts a paragraph as a preface for Robert Graves’s approval.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

3.4.47

1

2

Reaction of Faber board to Robert Graves’s added material. Talk of splitting The White Goddess into two volumes.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

30.6.47

1

1

Friendly letter explaining Eliot’s absence and talk of The Golden Ass.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

15.1.48

1

1

Talk of final corrections and index.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

27.7.50

1

2

Eliot writing of board’s decision about The Nazarene Gospel.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

4.9.50

1

2

More talk of The Nazarene Gospel and of the success of The White Goddess and The Long Weekend.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

18.9.50

1

1

Friendly letter (first signed ‘Tom’) about travel plans.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

30.3.51

1

1

Apology for not being able to accept invite to Majorca.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

21.6.51

1

1

Talk of delay in coming to a decision on the Nazarene Gospel Restored.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

5.7.51

1

1

Talk of readers and readers’ reports on TNGR.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

9.7.51

1

1

Talk of reprinting The White Goddess and of costs.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

26.7.51

1

1

Regarding additional material to the reprinting of The White Goddess.

14

1

Letter

TS Eliot

Robert Graves

1.8.51

1

1

Explaining the rejection of TNGR.

Letters from Robert and Beryl Graves to Tomas Graves (donated by Tomas Graves)

Compiled by Ian Firla--August, 1998

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14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

3.6.1965

1

2

Family stories

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

30.6.1966

1

2

Family events and talk of awarded medals (bronze from the Spanish tourist board and from American poetry society) as well as mention of inclusion of autographs for Tomas to sell.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

2.5.1967

2

2 + envelope

Mentions writing article on Reincarnation for Playboy.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

26.6.1967

2

2 plus envelope

Writes of speech against Virgil at Oxford and jokes from the pulpit at Westminster.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

13.7.1967

1

2

Coloured postcard from Hawaii.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

29.9.1967

2

2 + envelope

Family concerns.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

25.2.1968

2

2 + envelope

Family matters

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

24.6.1968

1

2

Mentions Juli (Simon) and her part in Aida.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

10.10.1968

2

1 + envelope

Talk of writing poems for The Times and for Mexican Olympiad.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

24.10.1968

2

1 + envelope

Short note on winning Gold in Mexico.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

16.11.1969

2

2 + envelope

Writes of historical discoveries he has made regarding the Muslim influence of arms-bearing monarchs.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

23.1.1970

2

2 + envelope

Talk of recovering from depression and of family matters.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

26.1.1970

2

2 + envelope

Birthday greetings for Tomas and talk of family matters

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

20.5.1970

1

2

About visit to Budapest and his poetry readings there.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

4.10.1970

2

1 + envelope

Family matters.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

1.11.1970

2

2 + envelope

Talk of trip to Hungary and Romania and of differences between the two (much preferred Hungary). Some talk of translation. Mostly family matters.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

18.11.1970

1

2

Writes of reviewing Borges for The New Statesman and of recording WW1 poems for the BBC.

14

2

Letter

Beryl Graves

Tomas Graves

6.3.19??

2

1 + envelope

Family matters.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

1.6.19??

1

2

Mentions Spike Milligan and wife. Writes angrily, "Yes, who the hell was Lloyd George…" and rants about how LG ‘won’ the war at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives presumably in response to query from Tomas.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves and Beryl

Tomas Graves

11.2.19??

1

2

Mentions rewriting of a book for Dr. Will Sargant about madness.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

?.?.19??

1

2

Family matters and mention of Spike Milligan.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

?.?.19??

1

2

Writes that he’s completed the Dr Sargant book. Writes about his recent poetry and the largest word he’s used is ‘undifferentiatable’.

14

2

Letter

Beryl Graves

Tomas Graves

5.4.19??

1

1

Family matters.

14

2

Letter

Beryl Graves

Tomas Graves

6.10.19??

1

1

Family matters.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves and Beryl Graves

Tomas Graves

12.5.19??

2

2 + envelope

Writes of review written for the New York Times about archaeology and details ideas about Celtic religions.

14

2

Letter

Robert Graves

Tomas Graves

?.?.19??

2

1 + envelope

Allusion to an English J.C. (probably referring to a query from Tomas. Discusses Julie and her ballet career.

Letters from Robert to Nancy Nicholson and Robert and Laura Riding to Various (donated by Sam Graves)

Compiled by Ian Firla--August, 1998

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14

3

Letter

Robert Graves

Nancy Nicholson

9.4.1970

1

2

Writes to Nancy of contributing (financially) to the publication of Catherine’s book and of personal and family matters.

14

3

Letter

Robert Graves

Nancy Nicholson

29.12.1970

1

1

Writes of Catherine’s troubles and of family matters.

14

3

Letter

Robert Graves

Nancy Nicholson

20.1.1971

1

1

Writes of Catherine’s troubles with Australian police and Caroline’s rejection from Australian university.

14

3

Letter

Robert Graves

Nancy Nicholson

22.8.1971

1

2

Description of family affairs and of Catherine Dalton’s hopes.

14

3

Letter

Robert Graves

Publisher

?.?.1930

1

2

Writes of the printing process of the Seizin Press while in England (presumably in response to query letter.

14

3

Letter

Robert Graves

Publisher

30.4.1930

1

1

Covering note for next item. Simply reads: ‘Dear Sir, Will you please forgive me if I refer you to Miss Riding for the rest of this letter. Yours very truly Robert Graves.

14

3

Letter

Laura Riding

Publisher

30.4.1930

2

3

Rejects involvement with the proposed publishers’ association because she was not recognised as either equal or ‘the first partner’ (in the Seizin Press venture). Firmly rejects the idea of accepting any further correspondence from the organisation.

Robert and Beryl Graves (plus one Tom Matthews) to Colin McFadyen (donated by Colin McFadyen)

Compiled by Ian Firla—August, 1998

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14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

(pre-1948)

1

1

A long ‘scroll’ consisting of several letter-pages glued together and smaller pieces of paper glued on top of those asking Colin for translations from Greek to English to help Graves with a connection to an ancient Welsh source (probably for TWG mss).

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

8.8.1941

1

2

Describing the ghost in the house they stayed in in Essex. Graves believes it to be the ghost of the Elizabethan poet William Benlowe’s.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

30.5.1941

2

4

Short note (on verso of ms page of Lamb novel) stapled to another Lamb ms page and heavily edited verso of handwritten TWG? Page.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

21.5.1941

2

4

Letter about domestic goings-on with clipping of an Robert Graves letter to the Times about Belisarius’ military genius.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

(dated ‘Herbert’s birthday’) 1941

1

2

About the co-written book with Alan Hodge, and anticipating writing about the Golden Fleece. Recto of letter is ms page from Reader Over Your Shoulder or of The Long Weekend.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

4.10.1941

1

2

Jovial letter about trivial matters but mostly about the colds that everyone is suffering.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

3.2.1942

2

4

3-page letter of marriages and social and domestic goings-on, mention of Marie Milton. Recto of second page from Lamb novel mss.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

8.3.1942

1

2

Domestic matters but one paragraph about Milton book (half finished): ‘He has just been talking some superbly eloquent nonsense about fossils, and crushing all possible arguments, as he always did, with Cambridge Billingsgate. Poor Marie!’

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

8.4.1942

1

2

Much about publishers, the mood for publishing and of nearly finishing Milton book. Describes recent scene where Marie, baby and Milton watch King Charles’ execution: ‘of course Milton doesn’t hold the baby, but spends all the waiting-time reading a book. He has now just got the job as Press Censor and they are changing houses to Charing Cross.’

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

7.6.1942

1

2

Describing various domestic affairs and the completion of the Milton book.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

27.10.1942

1

2

Writes about the (another?) letter he sent to the Times about Belisarius. Writes also: ‘The Ancients could never quite take Hercules seriously and I find that they were right: he only responds to comic treatment. Jason was one of these handsome cads, I think: fundamentally a coward and not a born leader of men. It was people like Tiphys and Anchaeus, the cox and deputy cox, and Orpheus and the two the Dionysus who kept things together.’

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

16.8.1943

1

2

Of changing the title of The Golden Fleece to ‘Stables of the Sun’ (because former title is too ‘shop worn’).

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

7.4.1943

1

2

Talks about publishing problems and successes in America and of details of the history, lexical genealogy and symbolism of the Delphic oracle.

14

4

Letter

Tom Matthews

Colin McFadyen

13.5.1943

1

1

Writes of catching Robert Graves in an anachronism and of ‘how Robert wriggled out of it’.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

30.1.1946

1

2

Domestic matters but also of having sent-off Roebuck in the Thicket and inquiry about Jesus book.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

5.2.1946

2

4

Fascinating explanations of some of the details and thematic moments within King Jesus. A telling p.s.: ‘Yes, of course, the success of Christianity was in taking over the authentic article from the Jews and Graeco-Romanizing it: Jesus had no truck with Aristotle.’

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

??????

1

2

Full of details and answers to ‘puzzles’ within The Golden Fleece including vital bit under the underlined heading of ‘The mixed nature of the voyage’: ‘Primitive man pulls his punches—He tries to be on the side of as many Gods as is possible. Zeus was a Miniyan (Aeolian) deity, remember…’

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

1.11.????

1

2

About the prospect of writing ‘this Golden Fleece book’ and not making it a potboiler.

14

4

Letter

Robert and Beryl Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

??????

1

2

Personal matters and social goings-on.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

??????

3

6

First para about the imminent publication of the Golden Fleece: ‘I have found out so much about Hercules, Theseus, Cherion and the rest that I regard it as a very innocent book…’. Goes on to describe the completion of the Jesus book: ‘… I don’t want to appeal to the Christian Audience at all.’ Writes of King Arthur and the ‘Battle of Britain’ in the 5^th century (‘Arthur is a type of celtic Hercules who dies and the returns after a visit to Apple Island’). More talk of biblical details such as the date of the flood. Personal family details.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

??????

1

1

Writes of the impending publication of the Golden Fleece and of his work on the ‘Jesus book’.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin and Marion McFadyen

1.9.????

1

2

Writes of the Admiralty charts and so forth that have reached him for the writing of the Golden Fleece book.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

??????

1

2

Mostly material about family members and of daily goings-on.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Colin McFadyen

19.6.????

1

1

Writes of being free of Mrs. Milton until the proofs come. Otherwise, trivial matters.

14

4

Letter

Robert Graves

Marion McFadyen (listed as M’o’zskce

3.12.????

4

4

Faxed copies of letters from Robert Graves describing all the different names that Jesus was known by in his time.

Letters to and from James Reeves, Laura Riding, Robert and Beryl Graves

Compiled by Ian Firla—August, 1998

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Letters

Laura Riding

James Reeves

1933-1935

7

18

Typed letters, originals, including signed contract between Seizen Press and James Reeves for the publication of ‘The Natural Need’.

Letters

James Reeves

Robert and Beryl Graves

1940-1947

72

130

Typed and hand-written letters from James Reeves to Robert and Beryl covering a gamut of subjects ranging between his own poetry to Robert Graves’ novels and poetry to trivial family matters.

Letters

James Reeves

Robert and Beryl Graves

1947-1949

19

32

Typed and hand-written letters from James Reeves to Robert and Beryl. Many original Reeves poems, typed, with hand-written corrections.

Letters

James Reeves

Robert and Beryl Graves

1949-1952

40

60

Various letters, typed and hand-written. Includes copies of the first three issues of Reeve’s poetry broadsheet, Quarto plus letters addressed to Graves and Norman (Cameron, probably) regarding the foundation of the broadsheet which includes poetry by Graves, Donald Davie, Martin Seymour-Smith and James Reeves.

Letters

James Reeves

Robert and Beryl Graves

1953-1955

29

42

Various letters, typed, signed and with hand-written amendments. Various mentions of reviews, queries regarding Graves’ works.

Letters

James Reeves

Robert and Beryl Graves

1955-1957

37

60

Various letters, typed and hand-written plus several postcards. Letters deal with issues from Graves on Pound and the Modernists to Donald Davies response to Graves. Also writes of issues relating to the publication of their and other’s works (one letter to Reeves from R. Geralt Jones querying JR for information he needs to write a thesis on the life and poetry of Robert Graves (1955)).

Letters

James Reeves

Robert and Beryl Graves

1957-1961

77

96

Various letters and cards, typed and hand-written, discussing matters regarding the state of poetry in late-50s in England. Especially interesting series regarding an ICA lecture where Reeves gave a talk on Robert Graves along with Empson and Wain.

Letters

James Reeves

Robert and Beryl Graves

Undated (probably 1960s)

35

60

Various letters and cards, typed and hand-written. Many poems, typed, hand-corrected.

Letters

James Reeves

Robert and Beryl Graves

1964-1969

20

26

Typed letters discussing a variety of matters but include one letter to Reeves from Eric White of the Arts Council detailing plan for a bursary scheme for poets.

Letters

James Reeves

Robert and Beryl Graves

Various incomplete letters

5

7

Incomplete letters, typed, and a card.

Letters

James Reeves

Robert and Beryl Graves

1970-1976

16

22

Various letters, typed and handwritten. Also poems, including dedicatory poem to Robert Graves.

Letter and clippings

Stella Irwin

Robert and Beryl Graves

1978-1994

5

6

Letter from Stella to Robert Graves and Beryl informing them of James Reeves’ death. Also obituaries and a clipping of a piece titled ‘Lauraphobia’.

The Robert Graves Archive Photo and Drawing Collection

Compiled by Ian Firla--July-August, 1998

Number

Subject

Photographer

Date

Format

Dimensions (cm)

P1

Robert Graves in WW1 Uniform

?

1914

BW + 2 Negs

3.5 X 5

P2

Photo Reproduction of Portrait of Robert Graves from National Portrait Gallery.

?

1995

Colour Transparency

5.5 X 8.3

P3

Photo of artwork for Palma Conference Poster

?

1995

Colour Transparency

4.7 X 7.5

P4

Photo of artwork for Palma Conference Poster

?

1995

Colour Transparency

6.5 X 10

P5

Photo of composite painting of Robert Graves

?

1995

Colour Transparency

6.5 X 10

P6

Robert Graves and Karl Gay in Canellun Study

?

194?

BW

17.5 X 12.5

P7

Leopold von Ranke

?

189?

BW

17.5 X 12.5

P8

Robert Graves in his study

Tom Weedon

194?

BW

16.5 X 17

P9

Robert Graves in Deya

Tom Weedon

194?

BW

16.5 X 21

P10

Betty and Ricardo Sicres

?

1939

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P11

Robert Graves and Joshua Podro

?

1952-3

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P12

Amy and Clarissa Graves

?

1949

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P13

Jenny Graves

?

1955

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P14

Beryl Graves on Wedding Day

?

1950

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P15

Robert Graves and Alistair Reid

?

1957

BW

15 X 21.5

P16

Robert Graves, William, Juan and Judith Bledsoe

?

1951

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P17

Robert Graves, William, Beryl and Lord Falkland

Karl Gay

1941

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P18

Robert Graves and Idries Shah

?

1970

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P19

Robert Graves and Lucia (at Lucia’s Wedding)

?

1963

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P20

Robert Graves and Margot Callas

?

1962

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P21

Juli Simon

?

1968

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P22

Juan Gelat

Beryl Graves

?

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P23

Ralph Jacobs, Robert Graves, Cindy Lee, Beryl Graves, Helen Morningstar, Lucia Graves

?

1963

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P24

Rene ? cutting Robert Graves’s hair

?

?

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P25

Norman Cameron and Grett Aldridge

?

195?

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P26

Selwyn and Tania Jepson

?

?

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P27

Robert Graves, Ava Gardner, Beryl Graves, Lucia Graves

?

1958

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P28

Robert Graves, Ben Gurion and secretary

Joshua Podro

1960

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P29

Robert Graves and Len Lye

?

1960

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P30

Catherine, Sam, David and Robert Graves

?

1930s

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P31

Robert Graves, Beryl and Jenny Graves

Wendy Toye

1950s

BW

12.3 X 12.3

P32

Basil Liddell Hart and Robert Graves

?

1940s

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P33

James Metcalf, Janet De Glanville and Martin Seymour-Smith

?

1950s

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P34

John Aldridge

Lady Mancroft

1970s

BW

16 X 22

P35

William Graves awarding prizes at Deya Poetry Competition (2 photos)

?

1997

Colour

12.5 X 17.5

P36

Photo 1: William Graves

Photo 2: Graves Family at the Oxford Centenary Conference

?

1997/ 1995

Colour

12.5 X 17.5

P37

Assorted Graves Family Photos from the Centenary Conference, Oxford

?

1995

Colour

10 X 15.5

P38

Catherine Dalton, Sam and David Graves, Robert Graves

?

1936

BW

6 X 8.5

P39

Two Photos:

Robert Graves and Beryl Graves in Palma

Catherine Dalton

late 1960s

Colour

8.5 X 9

P40

Robert Graves and Beryl Graves in Palma

Catherine Dalton

late 1960s

Colour

8.5 X 9

P41

Catherine Dalton, ?, Robert Graves and Beryl Graves

?

1940s

BW

6 X 8

P42

Robert Graves, Beryl Graves, Catherine Dalton and children

?

1956

BW

8 X 11.5

P43

Two Photos: Robert Graves, Beryl Graves, Cliff and Catherine Dalton and children

?

1956

BW

6.5 X 9

P44

Drive to Canellun

?

1956

BW

8.5 X 12

P45

Beryl Graves

?

1956

BW

6.5 X 9.5

P46

Robert Graves and Catherine Dalton

?

1977

Colour

8.5 X 12.5

P47

Two Photos: Robert Graves in Valdemossa

Catherine Dalton

1977

Colour

8.5 X 9

P48

Two Photos: Robert Graves in Valdemossa

Catherine Dalton

1977

Colour

8.5 X 9

P49

Clifford Dalton

Catherine Dalton

194?

BW

6 X 8.5

P50

Robert Graves circa 1967

Catherine Dalton

1967

BW

7.5 X 10

P51

Robert Graves in Deya

Catherine Dalton

1975ish

Colour

9 X 10.5

P52

Robert Graves with Sam and Catherine

?

1920s

BW

5.5 X 8.5

P53

Robert Graves with Sam

?

1920s

BW

5.5 X 8.5

P54

Robert Graves with ? and baby

Catherine Dalton

1977

BW

8 X 8.5

P55

Robert Graves with his and Dalton’s family

Catherine Dalton

1977?

Colour

8 X 8.5

P56

Robert Graves with ?

Catherine Dalton

1977

Colour

9 X 11.5

P57

Robert Graves with ? and ?

Catherine Dalton

1977

Colour

9 X 10.5

P58

Robert Graves with Catherine Dalton

?

1977

Colour

9 X 13

P59

Robert Graves giving talk in Australia

Catherine Dalton

1967

BW

8.5 X 11.5

P60

Two Pictures: Robert Graves at Australian lecture

Catherine Dalton

1967

BW

9 X 10.5 / 8.5 X 12

P61

Robert Graves in Canberra

Catherine Dalton

1967

BW

15.5 X 21

P62

Robert Graves and Caroline in Canberra

Catherine Dalton

1967

BW

15.5 X 21

P63

Robert Graves in Canberra

Catherine Dalton

1967

BW

11 X 17.5

P64

Collage titled Robert Graves ‘King of Deya’

Amilia Shah

1978

Colour

15.5 X 23

P65

Cartoon drawing of Robert Graves working at home in Deya, entitled ‘Concentration’. Reverse side (separate sheet) identifies the figures in the sketch.

William Fullier

1945

Colour

18.5 X 26

P66

Drawing of Globe and Quill entitled ‘Robert Graves 1919’

William Fullier

1945

Colour

13 X 13

P67

Pen and Ink Drawing of Robert Graves

Ronald Searle

July 26, 1950

BW

18 X 23

P68

2 Charcoal sketches of Robert Graves

William Nicholson

192?

BW

12 x 14 / 3 x 5

P69

Graves family portrait

Paul Cooper

1907

BW

28.5 X 22.5

P70

Deya villagers and Karl Gay and Robert Graves

?

1935

BW

12.5 X 17.5

P71

Robert Graves

Francis Guilfoyle

1919

BW

15 X 21

P72

Laura Riding

Ward Hutchinson

1934

BW

15 X 21

P73

Nancy Nicholson

?

1917

BW

12 X 17

P74

Nancy Nicholson

?

1918

BW

12 X 17

P75

Juan Gelart, Gordon Glover, Laura Riding, Honor Wyatt, Mary Phillips, Karl Gay, Robert Graves

?

1934

BW

17.5 X 12.5

P76

Robert Graves, Lucia and William

Douglas Glass

1944

BW

17.5 X 12.5

P77

Robert Graves at Luggala, county Wicklow

Angus Forbes

1975

BW

20.5 X 12.5

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Number	Subject	Photographer	Date	Format	Dimensions (cm)
P1	Robert Graves in WW1 Uniform	?	1914	BW + 2 Negs	3.5 X 5
P2	Photo Reproduction of Portrait of Robert Graves from National Portrait Gallery.	?	1995	Colour Transparency	5.5 X 8.3
P3	Photo of artwork for Palma Conference Poster	?	1995	Colour Transparency	4.7 X 7.5
P4	Photo of artwork for Palma Conference Poster	?	1995	Colour Transparency	6.5 X 10
P5	Photo of composite painting of Robert Graves	?	1995	Colour Transparency	6.5 X 10
P6	Robert Graves and Karl Gay in Canellun Study	?	194?	BW	17.5 X 12.5
P7	Leopold von Ranke	?	189?	BW	17.5 X 12.5
P8	Robert Graves in his study	Tom Weedon	194?	BW	16.5 X 17
P9	Robert Graves in Deya	Tom Weedon	194?	BW	16.5 X 21
P10	Betty and Ricardo Sicres	?	1939	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P11	Robert Graves and Joshua Podro	?	1952-3	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P12	Amy and Clarissa Graves	?	1949	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P13	Jenny Graves	?	1955	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P14	Beryl Graves on Wedding Day	?	1950	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P15	Robert Graves and Alistair Reid	?	1957	BW	15 X 21.5
P16	Robert Graves, William, Juan and Judith Bledsoe	?	1951	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P17	Robert Graves, William, Beryl and Lord Falkland	Karl Gay	1941	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P18	Robert Graves and Idries Shah	?	1970	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P19	Robert Graves and Lucia (at Lucia’s Wedding)	?	1963	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P20	Robert Graves and Margot Callas	?	1962	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P21	Juli Simon	?	1968	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P22	Juan Gelat	Beryl Graves	?	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P23	Ralph Jacobs, Robert Graves, Cindy Lee, Beryl Graves, Helen Morningstar, Lucia Graves	?	1963	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P24	Rene ? cutting Robert Graves’s hair	?	?	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P25	Norman Cameron and Grett Aldridge	?	195?	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P26	Selwyn and Tania Jepson	?	?	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P27	Robert Graves, Ava Gardner, Beryl Graves, Lucia Graves	?	1958	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P28	Robert Graves, Ben Gurion and secretary	Joshua Podro	1960	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P29	Robert Graves and Len Lye	?	1960	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P30	Catherine, Sam, David and Robert Graves	?	1930s	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P31	Robert Graves, Beryl and Jenny Graves	Wendy Toye	1950s	BW	12.3 X 12.3
P32	Basil Liddell Hart and Robert Graves	?	1940s	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P33	James Metcalf, Janet De Glanville and Martin Seymour-Smith	?	1950s	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P34	John Aldridge	Lady Mancroft	1970s	BW	16 X 22
P35	William Graves awarding prizes at Deya Poetry Competition (2 photos)	?	1997	Colour	12.5 X 17.5
P36	Photo 1: William Graves Photo 2: Graves Family at the Oxford Centenary Conference	?	1997/ 1995	Colour	12.5 X 17.5
P37	Assorted Graves Family Photos from the Centenary Conference, Oxford	?	1995	Colour	10 X 15.5
P38	Catherine Dalton, Sam and David Graves, Robert Graves	?	1936	BW	6 X 8.5
P39	Two Photos: Robert Graves and Beryl Graves in Palma	Catherine Dalton	late 1960s	Colour	8.5 X 9
P40	Robert Graves and Beryl Graves in Palma	Catherine Dalton	late 1960s	Colour	8.5 X 9
P41	Catherine Dalton, ?, Robert Graves and Beryl Graves	?	1940s	BW	6 X 8
P42	Robert Graves, Beryl Graves, Catherine Dalton and children	?	1956	BW	8 X 11.5
P43	Two Photos: Robert Graves, Beryl Graves, Cliff and Catherine Dalton and children	?	1956	BW	6.5 X 9
P44	Drive to Canellun	?	1956	BW	8.5 X 12
P45	Beryl Graves	?	1956	BW	6.5 X 9.5
P46	Robert Graves and Catherine Dalton	?	1977	Colour	8.5 X 12.5
P47	Two Photos: Robert Graves in Valdemossa	Catherine Dalton	1977	Colour	8.5 X 9
P48	Two Photos: Robert Graves in Valdemossa	Catherine Dalton	1977	Colour	8.5 X 9
P49	Clifford Dalton	Catherine Dalton	194?	BW	6 X 8.5
P50	Robert Graves circa 1967	Catherine Dalton	1967	BW	7.5 X 10
P51	Robert Graves in Deya	Catherine Dalton	1975ish	Colour	9 X 10.5
P52	Robert Graves with Sam and Catherine	?	1920s	BW	5.5 X 8.5
P53	Robert Graves with Sam	?	1920s	BW	5.5 X 8.5
P54	Robert Graves with ? and baby	Catherine Dalton	1977	BW	8 X 8.5
P55	Robert Graves with his and Dalton’s family	Catherine Dalton	1977?	Colour	8 X 8.5
P56	Robert Graves with ?	Catherine Dalton	1977	Colour	9 X 11.5
P57	Robert Graves with ? and ?	Catherine Dalton	1977	Colour	9 X 10.5
P58	Robert Graves with Catherine Dalton	?	1977	Colour	9 X 13
P59	Robert Graves giving talk in Australia	Catherine Dalton	1967	BW	8.5 X 11.5
P60	Two Pictures: Robert Graves at Australian lecture	Catherine Dalton	1967	BW	9 X 10.5 / 8.5 X 12
P61	Robert Graves in Canberra	Catherine Dalton	1967	BW	15.5 X 21
P62	Robert Graves and Caroline in Canberra	Catherine Dalton	1967	BW	15.5 X 21
P63	Robert Graves in Canberra	Catherine Dalton	1967	BW	11 X 17.5
P64	Collage titled Robert Graves ‘King of Deya’	Amilia Shah	1978	Colour	15.5 X 23
P65	Cartoon drawing of Robert Graves working at home in Deya, entitled ‘Concentration’. Reverse side (separate sheet) identifies the figures in the sketch.	William Fullier	1945	Colour	18.5 X 26
P66	Drawing of Globe and Quill entitled ‘Robert Graves 1919’	William Fullier	1945	Colour	13 X 13
P67	Pen and Ink Drawing of Robert Graves	Ronald Searle	July 26, 1950	BW	18 X 23
P68	2 Charcoal sketches of Robert Graves	William Nicholson	192?	BW	12 x 14 / 3 x 5
P69	Graves family portrait	Paul Cooper	1907	BW	28.5 X 22.5
P70	Deya villagers and Karl Gay and Robert Graves	?	1935	BW	12.5 X 17.5
P71	Robert Graves	Francis Guilfoyle	1919	BW	15 X 21
P72	Laura Riding	Ward Hutchinson	1934	BW	15 X 21
P73	Nancy Nicholson	?	1917	BW	12 X 17
P74	Nancy Nicholson	?	1918	BW	12 X 17
P75	Juan Gelart, Gordon Glover, Laura Riding, Honor Wyatt, Mary Phillips, Karl Gay, Robert Graves	?	1934	BW	17.5 X 12.5
P76	Robert Graves, Lucia and William	Douglas Glass	1944	BW	17.5 X 12.5
P77	Robert Graves at Luggala, county Wicklow	Angus Forbes	1975	BW	20.5 X 12.5