IDENTITY AREA
REFERENCE CODE:
Records the unique identifier that has been appointed to the unit of description by the archivists, in order to facilitate references made to the fonds on an international level.
GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS03-F22-SF001-0001 (1157)
TITLE:
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Letter by G. W. Foster to Cavafy
DATE(S):
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11/4/1892
LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:
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Item
EXTENT AND MEDIUM:
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FORMER REFERENCE CODE:
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CONTEXT AREA
NAME OF CREATOR(S):
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CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA
SCOPE AND CONTENT:
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Handwritten letter by Gail W. Foster to Cavafy on all sides of a bifolio of the Irrigation Service (2nd Circle) of the ministry of Public Works of Egypt. The author of the letter informs Cavafy that he does not possess the necessary qualifications to claim a permanent position with the aforementioned service, although he made efforts to secure it for him, and suggests he seeks employment elsewhere. He also advises him to utilise his knowledge of foreign languages and declares that he is particularly pleased with their collaboration over the three previous years and that he is willing to provide him with references. Accompanied by envelope with Cavafy’s address at the Irrigation Service in Alexandria. (Cairo)
CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA
CONDITIONS GOVERNING REPRODUCTION:
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LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
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Writing in ink. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien. Physical item wear: oxidations; tear in the middle.
Key-words aiming to facilitate search within the fonds.
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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s01-ss03-f22-sf001-0001
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