Series S01 - Correspondence of C. P. Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01

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Correspondence of C. P. Cavafy

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  • 1843-1933 (Creation)

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3 sub-series, 7 files (752 items)

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Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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++Subseries 1++ contains Cavafy's personal correspondence in two files. File 17 contains the outgoing correspondence (in four sub-files) and file 18 the incoming correspondence (in three sub-files). ++Subseries 2++ comprises Cavafy's family correspondence and includes three files. File 19 contains the outgoing correspondence, file 20 the incoming correspondence (in three sub-files), while file 21 contains the correspondence among Cavafy family members and between family members and third parties. ++Subseries 3++ includes the poet's general correspondence and is divided into two files. File 22 contains the incoming and outgoing official correspondence (in two sub-files), while file 23 contains the correspondence among third parties.

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      Greek and English and secondarily French; one document in Italian.

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      Cavafy Archive. “Correspondence of C. P. Cavafy”. Series, 1843-1933. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01, Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://cavafy.onassis.org/object/3mtz-s43s-wgsq.

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