“Letters to Ar[isteidis] and Ge[orge] 1889”

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F21-0038 (445)

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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F21-0038 (445)

TITLE:

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“Letters to Ar[isteidis] and Ge[orge] 1889”

DATE(S):

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1889

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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33 x 21 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

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F55_Φ1-25

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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[Singopoulo, Rica]

C. P. Cavafy

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:

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Handwritten note on part of a sheet of paper regarding the contents of the entire folder (which includes several draft letters). The general title of the set of documents is recorded by C. P. Cavafy himself, with the chronological indication “1889”. Second explanatory note (“On the matter of Aristeidis”) on the same sheet but in a different handwriting which is most probably that of Rica Singopoulo.

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

CONDITIONS GOVERNING REPRODUCTION:

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:

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Greek

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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Half a sheet of notepaper. Black ink and pencil. Physical item wear: small holes in several places.

NOTES AREA

NOTE:

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In the process of arrangement, the items were divided according to their date (those with date indications) and content relevance (in the case of drafts). The dating of the series (1889) is not questioned –although it is not recorded on the items– since the subject of the letters regards the prolonged absence of Aristeidis Cavafy abroad. Except for the draft letters to Aristeidis and George Cavafy, there are also a draft letter to Maria (Marie) Vourou, wife of Aristeidis, and a note to her brother, Dimitrios Vouros.