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Handwritten list for the distribution of the 1907-15 Collection consisting of four cut sheets initially folded in folios with notes on both sides. The names of individuals are recorded in chronological order (1926-1930); next to the names is the number of issues sent to each of them as well as notes by Cavafy regarding the person who mediates for the acquisition of the issue or who will be the final recipient. At the top of the list it is stated that the distribution started in April 1926. The total of issues distributed is recorded at the end of each page and it is then carried forward to the top of the next one.

Handwritten list for the distribution of the 1916 onwards Collection consisting of three cut sheets of paper, initially folded in bifolios, with notes on both sides. The names of individuals are recorded in chronological order (1926-1929); next to the names is the number of issues sent to each of them as well as notes by Cavafy regarding the person who mediates for the acquisition of the issue or who will be the final recipient. At the top of the list it is stated that the distribution started on 19 April 1926. The total of issues distributed is recorded at the end of each page and then it is carried forward to the top of the next one.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 2" and "Ape-Dia". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Apoktimata-Diavatra". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to [Alekos Singopoulo] on both sides of a sheet. The poet advises Singopoulo to benefit from the trip to Athens and conveys personal and social news from Alexandria. He sends his regards to authors of Athens.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to Rica [Singopoulo] on both sides of a ruled sheet. Cavafy comments on the social activity of the Singopoulos in Athens. Moreover, he gives instructions on how copies of his poetry collection should be distributed.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on all sides of three pieces of paper as well as on both sides of a sheet. Pages 3 and 4 are numbered. Extensive reference to Malakasis. Advice to Singopoulo.

Four copies of a printed invitation to a lecture by Alekos Singopoulo on the subject of his contemporary Greek poets, among whom Cavafy.

Four-page programme of lectures by Mme Barthe (Josephine Barthe d'Yvermont) in the Apollo Theatre of Athens. The lectures are on modern Greek poetry and the Greek origins of certain cities in France. Advertisement of the journal Nea Techni on the last page. Cavafy is included among the authors presented.

Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on both sides of a sheet and on one side of a second sheet. Page numbers are indicated ("2" and "3"). Advice to Singopoulo on professional and personal matters. Reference to the activities of their common acquaintances as well as to the author Miltiadis Malakasis. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on both sides of a sheet. The poet advises Singopoulo to benefit from the trip to Athens and conveys personal and social news from Alexandria. He sends his regards to authors in Athens.

Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Rica [Singopoulo] on both sides of a ruled sheet. The poet comments on the social activity of the Singopoulos in Athens. Moreover, he gives instructions on how copies of his poetry collection should be distributed.

Handwritten letter by Miltiadis Malakasis to Cavafy on both sides of a card of the Director' Office, Library of the Parliament. Expression of admiration. (Athens)

Handwritten letter by Marios Vaianos to Cavafy in a bifolio with notes on all sides except for the verso of the first sheet. Comments on the interruption of correspondence between Vaianos and Cavfy, on publications regarding the poet in newspapers and periodicals as well as on the issue of awarding a "Prize of Excellence" on behalf of the Greek Government. Reference to the Nobel Prize. The following publications are mentioned:: Eleftheron Vima, Eleftheros Logos, Filiki Etaireia, La Vie, Kallitechniki kai Filologiki Zoi, Nea Techni. A verse from a poem is recorded in the text, on the occasion of its publication in a journal. Rubber stamp of the journal Nea Techni at the top of the first page, as a logo. (Athens)

Handwritten letter by Marios Vaianos to Cavafy in a bifolio, accompanied by the printed programme of the lectures in the "Apollo" theatre of Athens. Reference to an event which included a lecture by J. Barthe D'Yvermont and recitation of poems by Cavafy ("In the Month of Hathor", "Tomb of Iases", etc.) as well as a publication in the newspaper Proia. Rubber stamp of the Hellenic Navy Pension Fund, as the logo, at the top of the first page. (Athens)

Handwritten letter to on both sides of a sheet, addressed to Cavafy by a friendly person. References to Marios Vaianos, to the newspaper Patris as well as to the organisation of the second Delphic Festival with comments on their financial and artistic aspects – a performance of "The Suppliants" is announced. Reference to Theotokas' Elefthero Pnevma, to a text by Spyros Melas on Cavafy and to artistic events in Athens. (Athens)

Handwritten notes on both sides of a piece of paper, in a handwriting other than Cavafy's (most probably Rica Singopoulo's). List of names of authors and intellectuals.

Handwritten list of names of authors and intellectuals on both sides of a small piece of paper, not by the poet (it is probably written by Giannis Saregiannis).

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on three sheets and on the verso of a printed letter of the Société française de Bienfaisance, signed by the French consul Pierre Girad, which also includes a handwritten note by Paul Cavafy. Every page is numbered in Greek, "α'" to "στ'", at top left. Quotes from poems and references to pages and volumes (Α'-Ε', Η') of a publication with no further details.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a piece of paper. Words from poems by Palamas, Drosinis, Polemis, as well as citations.

Handmade paperboard folder with the handwritten note "Remarks on the repeated identical syllables in our language". The handwriting is not the poet's (it is most likely Rica Singopoulo's). The folder contains handwritten notes by Cavafy on nine sheets, four double sheet notepapers and two printed broadsheets. Quotes from poems by Palamas, Nirvanas, Solomos, Gryparis etc, as well as from folk songs and prose texts. Bibliographical references. The two broadsheets, bearing the same fragment of a poem by Cavafy, were printed in 1920. Also, reference to a 1925 print.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on both sides of two sheets. The poet copies excerpts from Greek and foreign literary works, both prose and poetic, with similarities among them. Most quotes are written in English and French, and some in Greek. Bibliographical references; abbreviations. The notes are placed inside a four-page folder of paperboard; the title "Coincidences of Similarities in Literary Works" is written by Cavafy in the first page. The remaining pages are blank.

Handwritten notes on nine sheets forming a homemade notepad. Linguistic remarks. Quotes from poems by Palamas, Drosinis, Krystallis, Valaoritis, etc. Bibliographical references to publications and journals of the period 1903-1908. Press clipping from the newspaper Astrapi (1904), with a poem by Achillefs Venetas. Abbreviations. Handmade paperboard folder, entitled "Linguistics of C. P. Cavafy", in a handwriting other than Cavafy's (most likely Rica Singopoulo's).

Typewritten proceedings of two meetings of the "Friends of Cavafy". The proceedings of the first meeting, which took place in the poet's flat, on one side of three numbered sheets. The other sides are blank. Reference to the names of the founding members, the purposes of the group and its executive committee. The proceedings of the second meeting, held in the same place, also on one side of three sheets. Draft of the letter the "Friends" would send to intellectuals who would wish to become members of the group; draft Press release.

Handwritten text on all sides of two ruled double sheet notepapers. Pages 2 to 4 are numbered. Remarks on the pronunciation and use of the final "n" in the Greek language and literature. The text contains the date indication 29/6/1904 (on the 4th page) and could, on the basis of the context, be dated in this year.

Handwritten text regarding the Delphic Festival on one side of two sheets. The author expresses his admiration for the event; reference to the performance of the tragedy Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus. Handwritten numerical notes on the first sheet.

Manuscript by Alekos Singopoulo on the recto of 43 sheets and papers of various sizes. Blank verso. Page numbering 1 to 44, corrected on some of the pages. Pages 25-28 are missing, as well as the end of the text. The papers include: clipping from the newspaper Nea Zoi (1912) with poems by Malakasis and Ugo Foscolo, pp. 153-154; clipping from an issue of the O Noumas (1920) with fragment of a poem; the poem "Ithaca", printed on two sheets in 1917; printed broadsheet with Cavafy's poem "Dangerous" (1919). Singopoulo's text is preceded by an unnumbered sheet with the poem "Fthinoporini Fysi". This is the text of a lecture delivered by Singopoulo on 10/6/1920 at the hall of the Greek Secondary School Alumni Association (of the Averoff Secondary School and the Salvageios School of Commerce), on the work by seven Modern Greek poets.