ROBERT GRAVES PAPERS
Together with the working library (see insert link), the papers of the poet and author Robert Graves, most famous for his First World War memoir Goodbye to All That and his historical novel set in Julio-Claudian Rome, I Claudius, were bequeathed to the St John’s College Robert Graves Trust by his widow, Beryl, in 2003.
The working library and archive consist of most of the material that was left in his house in Deyá, Mallorca, on his death. The archival component contains tens of thousands of items – letters, manuscripts, and ephemera – mostly accumulated since 1946 when Graves returned to the island. Although Graves sold many of his papers, particularly his manuscripts, during this lifetime, what remained in Deyá with him and Beryl forms an immensely rich collection reflecting the diversity of his interests and correspondents. These latter include John Aldridge, Norman Cameron, Tom Matthews, Alastair Reid, Lynette Roberts, and Alan Sillitoe among many others.
RG/A: Poetry
RG/B Short stories: texts, revisions and associated papers
RG/C: Studies of mythology, history and religion
RG/D: Novels and novellas: texts, revisions and associated papers
RG/E: Works of translation: texts, revisions and associated papers
RG/F: Performing arts and film
RG/G: Critical prose and journalism
RG/H: Lectures and speeches
RG/I: Diaries of Robert Graves
RG/J: Correspondence (arranged by correspondent)
RG/K: Correspondence (arranged by subject)
RG/L: Press cuttings
RG/M: Works by others: pamphlets, offprints and other materials
RG/N: Miscellaneous
