Robert Graves collection
| Record No. | SC050 |
| Main Entry | Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 |
| Title | Robert Graves collection |
| Dates | 1934-1970 |
| Physical Description | 2.8 m of textual records. -- ca. 200 photographs. -- 22 drawings. -- 1 portrait. |
| Bio/Admin History | Robert Graves was an English poet and novelist. Born in London, he was the son of A.P. Graves, who had taken a leading part in the Irish Renaissance in literature and music. Robert Graves was educated at Oxford and served with the British Army in France in World War I. Graves lived at various time in England and Majorca. His early poetry received critical praise. He also collaborated with Laura Riding in "A Survey of Modernist Poetry". He is best known for his historical novels, including "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the God". Other works include "Goodbye to All That" and "The Long Week-End". Graves was professor of poetry at Oxford from 1961 to 1966. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire literary papers. |
| Scope and Content | The collection consists of Graves' autograph diary (1935-1939), with enclosures including letters from his children, photographs, clippings, and transcripts of poems, articles and letters; correspondence written by Graves to various people, including Isla Cameron, Selwyn Jepson, Aemilia Laracuen, Andrew Mylett, and Raphael Patai; poetry worksheets (1965-1970) and prose and poetry worksheets (1970); manuscripts including essays, reviews, forewords, prefaces, articles, lectures, and for the works "King Jesus", "The Anger of Achilles", "Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis", "Greek Gods and Heroes", "An Ancient Castle", "La Luna de los Perros", and "Juvenalia and Other Poems"; photographs; and drawings of Majorca by Paul Hogarth. The collection is arranged in lots as its various parts were acquired not as a single purchase but from different book dealers at different times. The collection also consists of a copy of a letter from Robert Graves to UBC chemist Lionel Harrison with sample pages from the poetry book it refers to. The collection also consists of a portrait of RG by John Ulbricht done in 1968. |
| Title Source | Title based on the contents of the collection. |
| Finding Aids | Item level descriptions available. |
| Online Finding Aids | A Robert Graves Full Inventory (PDF, 306 kB) A Robert Graves Short Inventory Robert Graves - Aemilia Laraçuen Correspondence (PDF, 44 kB) File List for Accession 2004-014 (PDF, 53 kB) File List for Accession 2009-028 File List for Accession 2010-021 |
| Restrictions | Some access restrictions apply |
| Notes | |
| Provenance | University of Victoria (B.C.). Libraries. Special Collections, collector |
| Repository | University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections |
| Subject Headings | Authors, English--20th century--Correspondence Cameron, Isla Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 Graves, Robert, 1895-1985--Correspondence Graves, Robert, 1895-1985--Portraits Harrison, Lionel G. Jepson, Selwyn, 1899-1989 Laracuen, Aemilia, 1925-2007 Majorca (Spain)--Pictorial works Mylett, Andrew Patai, Raphael, 1910-1996 |
| Related Links | Literature Collections Robert Graves Diary Project Robert Graves Diary, Deya, 1935-1939 |