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Issue of the French newspaper La Presse in Paris.

Issue of the French newspaper La Patrie in Paris. On the front page of the newspaper, references to the Greek-Turkish war of 1897 and a publication of the poem “L’Aigle de la Crète”.

Issue numbered 314 of the French newspaper La Lorgnette marseillaise.

Issue of the French newspaper La Comédie française: Journal quotidien indépendant, in Paris.

Issue numbered 136 of the French newspaper La Comédie française: Journal quotidien, indépendant.

Issue numbered 117 of the French newspaper La Comédie française: Journal quotidien, indépendant.

Issue of the French newspaper L’Orchestre: revue théatrale & financière with the daily programme of the theatrical plays and concerts.

Issue of the French newspaper L’Orchestre: revue théatrale & financière with the daily programme of the theatrical plays and concerts.

Issue of the French newspaper L’Opéra: Journal quotidien indépendant, in Paris.

Issue of the French newspaper L’Éclair: Journal de Paris politique quotidien absolument indépendant.

Issue of the French newspaper L’Avant-Scène.

Issue of the French newspaper Gil Blas in Paris.

Handwritten translation into English of the poem "Nero's Deadline" on both sides of a sheet. The handwriting is not Cavafy's (it is most likely Valassopoulo's). Cancellations and emendations. Accompanied by Cavafy's handwritten notes on both sides of a ruled sheet.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Myres: Alexandria in 340 A.D." on the recto of three sheets. Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom of the third sheet, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "9 April 1929", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked in ink "86" at top right of the recto of the first sheet; sheets also numbered in pencil (1-3). Short note in pencil on the verso of the third sheet; the remaining pages (versos) are blank.

Handwritten text in English on four sheets, with notes until the recto of the second sheet. Translation of the poem "Myres: Alexandria in 340 A.D.". Cancellations and emendations, most likely by Cavafy himself, as well as other notes in the margin. On the third page, there is a handwritten explanatory note regarding the poet's contribution to the translation on the third page. Page numbers are indicated (2-3).

Handwritten prose text ("Musings of an Aging Artist") in ink on the first three pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Note in pencil in the margin of the second page. The fourth page is blank. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of the text.

Four-page programme of a musical and literary charity event organised by the journal Grammata of Alexandria, in the hall of the "Aeschylus-Arion" association. The programme includes poem recitation (including "Voices" by Cavafy) and presentation of music works.

Printed edition of the music composed by Dimitri Mitropoulos on Cavafy's poetry, entitled "10 Inventions". Printed dedication "To Alkis Thrylos" on the first page. Handwritten dedication by the composer to Cavafy, dated 9/6/1927, at the top left of the third page (numbered "1"). The poems set to music are the following: "Far Off", "To Stay", "That They Come-", "The Next Table", "Days of 1903", "Gray", "In the Street", "The Afternoon Sun", "I've Gazed So Much-" and "I Went". The French translations of the aforementioned poems in the last three pages.

Ticket for the Oller museum in Paris. The price of the ticket is included: “1 Franc”.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "Monotony" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet; manuscript cancellations, emendations and notes by Cavafy on both sides of the sheet. Handwritten notes by Cavafy, some of which have been crossed out, on one side of another sheet. Broadsheet with the poem in Greek, printed in 1920.

Two typewritten copies of the English translation of the poem "Monotony" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet. Blank verso.

Handwritten notes by G. A. Papoutsakis on both sides of a ruled sheet. Twenty-three titles of books and their authors are recorded under the title "Missing". They are most probably volumes which had not been located in Cavafy's library.

Four handwritten prose texts in English, on both sides of two sheets, the first of which has been cut in half. Numbering on two of the pages ("1', "2"), which is neither sequential not written by the poet. Footnotes and bibliographical references. Short quote from a poem in Greek. Fragment of unidentified text in the upper part of the first page.

Handwritten list on two separate large-size sheets. The title on the recto of the first, with cancellation over the word "Miscellaneous" and the first part of the list on the verso. The list continues on both sides of the second sheet. Cancellations and emendations.

Two leather photo albums included. Photograph slots are empty.

The series comprises two files. The first file (24) contains Cavafy's diary-type manuscripts. They are related to his trips outside Egypt as well as to the illnesses and deaths of family members and friends. The second file (25) comprises eight sub-files which contain documents of legal nature (1); genealogical documents regarding the poet's family (2); Cavafy's handwritten notes on financial matters (3); personal notes by the poet (4); various items related to members of his family (5); ephemera (6); printed media and Press clippings (7); works by third parties, two of which are the poet's brothers (8).

The first sub-file contains items related almost exclusively to Rica Singopoulo's efforts to establish the "Friends of Cavafy" group, immediately after the poet's death. The second sub-file contains items of personal nature of Alekos and Rica Singopoulo.

Four-page menu of the French Grand Hôtel in Paris. There is a list with Greek wines.

Six printed menu cards. The dishes are handwritten. The signatures of the poet ("C. F. Cavafy") and of friends of his on the versos of all cards.

Handwritten text on four sheets, with notes on all sides. The text describes the history of the Cavafy family. It includes a short family tree with John Cavafy and his children. Cancellations and emendations in pencil by the poet's brother, John.

Member card for horse races in Bois de Boulogne in Paris by the organisation Société d’Encouragement. Price on recto and on verso: “20 Francs”.

Handwritten medical prescription by doctor Auguste Varenhorst in French for Charikleia Cavafy. Rubber stamp of the Geo Ruelberg pharmacy in Alexandria. On the verso, handwritten note by Charikleia Cavafy in Greek regarding the use of the prescribed drugs.

Issue of the French journal La Lanterne de Bruant with Aristide Bruant as editor. Includes French novels, songs with musical scores and drawings. On the front and back cover, the price of the journal: “10 Centimes”/ “Prix excepitionnel: 5 Centimes”.

Handwritten French translations of the poems "Chandelier", "Days of 1903", "Morning Sea" and "Far Off" on both sides of a small-size sheet.

Handwritten list of books and journals, compiled in three double sheet notepapers and one sheet. The year of publication of some books is recorded; a code is recorded to the left of the author's name. Non-Greek publications, mostly literary and historical; among them, a luxury Japanese edition of Cavafy's poems in French. The dates mentioned cover the period 1758-1928.

Handwritten prose texts by Cavafy, of literary nature ("The Mountain", "Musings of an Aging Artist", "The Pleasure Brigade", "Garments", "In Broad Daylight", "A Night Out in Kalinderi"). All texts have been handwritten by Cavafy. One of the items is dated.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on papers of various sizes. They pertain to literary matters and include copied works and texts (or parts thereof) by other writers, both Greek and foreign.

Sub-file 1: Handwritten lists of poem titles. Sub-file 2: Handwritten lists of issues and poetry collections distribution.

The sub-file contains two handwritten lists of names of authors and a handwritten list of publishing houses and bookstores in Athens.

Handwritten note on both sides of a ruled sheet. Titles in quotation marks and (page?) numbers are recorded. The titles are grouped chronologically and cover the period 1902-1906 period.

Handwritten list of shares of various banks and companies owned by Cavafy, as of 1 May (possibly 1933), on one side of a sheet. Blank verso. Handwritten arithmetic operations on the second and third pages of a ruled bifolio. The remaining pages are blank. Handwritten summary list with the amounts left by Cavafy, before and after taxes, as declared by Alekos Singopoulo.

Handwritten list of mostly foreign publications in the first three pages of a double sheet notepaper; it is probably written by G. A. Papoutsakis and A. Singopoulo. The last page is blank. Listed are journals, historical and literary publications, dictionaries; Greek, French, English and Italian editions. The dates mentioned cover the period 1824-1900.

List of volumes and issues of Greek, English and French journals, written by Cavafy on both sides of half a ruled sheet and on one side of half a ruled sheet. The note "Not bound" at top left of the recto of the first sheet. The dates of publication span the period 1888-1901.

Handwritten list of thirteen poems by Cavafy, with reference to the printed media in which they were published. They are the poems "Brindisi", "Vain, vain love", "The Poet and the Muse", "Word and Silence", "Sham-el-Nessim", "Good and Bad Weather", "The Inkwell", "Athena's Vote", "Sweet Voices", "Voice From the Sea", "The Eumenides' Footfalls", "Elegy of the Flowers" and "Candles". The publications cover the period 1886-1900. The list is written on the recto of two sheets by a person other than Cavafy. Blank verso.

Handwritten list of poems written on three rectangular pieces of paperboard, folded in half and placed one inside the other, so as to form a twelve-page leaflet. The verso of the first cardboard is blank. Most titles have been crossed out.

School notebook from which the last eight sheets have been removed. The small remaining part of them bears writing in Arabic. The first four pages contain the names of ladies visited by Charikleia Cavafy, written by herself in Greek and French. Next to some of the names is the address and the day on which the hostess accepted visits. The remaining pages are blank.

Illustrated list of the Grévin museum in Paris, 56 pages, publication date 1897. The price of the list is on the front cover: “1 Franc”.

Handwritten list with poem titles on three sheets. Only one title is recorded in Greek ("But Wise Men Apprehend What Is Imminent"), and another one in two languages ("Intellectus [Comprehension]"). Symbols noted next to some of the titles.

Handwritten list for the distribution of poetry collections, covering the period 1903-1918, on one side of a ruled sheet. Notes on the recto and verso.

Typewritten list of books on the recto of twelve sheets, in two copies. Sheets 2 to 12 are numbered at top left. Blank versos. Notes on the titles of one of the copies. All editions are in English. Dictionaries, historical and literary books as well as editions of Greek and Roman authors.

Handmade folder of hard paper with the handwritten title "Linguistic" as well as handwritten notes on papers of various sizes, with remarks and quotes of linguistic content: Cavafy's comments on his own poems and on works by other authors. Notes on the demotic and katharevousa, on the declination of certain nouns, and references to periodicals. Extensive excerpt from Xenopoulos' article in the Panathinaia (issue 56, 31/1/1903) regarding the language of Psicharis and Palamas. Copied verses by other poets. Some of the notes are written in English. Four pages torn off from a 1895 issue of Parnassos. Extensive use of abbreviations.

Published text by Paul Cavafy, under the pen name "Prince Paul" in the newspaper The Riviera News. The entire issue of the newspaper is kept in the archive. Paul's text is on page 8. Handwritten note in pencil ("19Α") on the front page of the newspaper.

Two handwritten short letters of reference by Cavafy for his former housekeeper, Morgani Osman; one in English and one in French. The first is unsigned; the second is signed ("C. P. Cavafy").

Handwritten letter by G. Kasimatis to Cavafy pertaining to the 1912 parliamentary elections in Greece and the prevailing climate. (Athens). Accompanied by a note by Stefanos Pargas (=Nikos Zelitas) in a letterhead of his. He refers to the letter by Kasimatis and most likely to a publication by Rovertos Kampos, defamatory to Cavafy. Signed: "Nikos". (Alexandria)

Two copies of a typewritten letter by Theodoros Griva(-Gardikiotis) to Raymond Queneau of the Gallimard publishing house, on the recto of two sheets. Blank versos. The sender attempts to settle a misunderstanding concerning the French publication of Cavafy's Collected Works and his own participation therein. Below the typewritten text, handwritten note in Greek to Alekos Singopoulo, in which he proposes to Singopoulo to collaborate with the Gallimard publishing house on the aforementioned publication. (Bern)

Two (digitally reproduced) handwritten letters by Dimitri Mitropoulos to Cavafy, sent from Athens. In the first letter (15/7/1926), in four numbered pages, he informs Cavafy about the setting to music of poems of his and asks for their translations into French. In the second letter (16/8/1926) he thanks him for the despatch of the French translations.

Two handwritten letters by Cavafy to Alekos Singopoulo on one side of three sheets. The other sides are blank. Advice to Singopoulo regarding his health. (Alexandria)

Three letters (two handwritten and one typewritten) by the lawyer Anastasios Stylianoudis to Alekos Singopoulo regarding the payment of the imputed tax. The typewritten letter is accompanied by a copy of a letter to the cashier of the Greek Consulate in Alexandria, by which a facilitation in the payment of the tax by Singopoulo in Athens is requested. The letters are accompanied by an envelope, sent from Alexandria to a hotel in Omonoia, where Singopoulo was staying. Handwritten notes, perhaps by Singopoulo, on the verso of the envelope.

Letters, addressed in their majority to Rica Singopoulo and, by extension, to the journal she directed, Alexandrini Techni. The authors of the letters are the following: Angelos Sikelianos, Filippos Dragoumis, Psichari, Penelope Delta, Tellos Agras. All letters are handwritten, save one that is typewritten.

Two handwritten letters by G. A. Valassopoulo on the recto of two sheets. Blank versos. Valassopoulo informs Cavafy about the despatch of the English translations of his poems and asks him to forward them to E. M. Forster. (Paris)

Twelve four-page letterheads and five mail envelopes with the Cavafy family "crest", consisting of a helmet and the motto "For Christ and the Land of the Romans" (in Greek). They are accompanied by a blank envelope.

Handwritten letter by an unidentified author ("Michel") to Cavafy, on the first three pages of a bifolio. The last page is blank. Information on the despatch of cigarettes as a gift to the poet.

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 letter by Evangelos and Ioulia Papanoutsou to the Singopoulos on the first and third pages of a bifolio. The remaining pages are blank. Evangelos Papanoutsos refers to the death of Cavafy and describes the literary memorial service he performed for him in Mytilini, where he currently is. He also refers to the impending publication of the poet's work, in which he wishes to participate.

Typewritten letter from the "Eleftheres Taseis" of Alexandria to Cavafy, on one side of two letterheads of the literary and artistic group. The other sides are blank. The poet is invited to an evening organised in his honour. The letter is signed by G. A. Papoutsakis (as curator).

Printed letter by R. J. Moss & Co. on the first page of a double sheet notepaper. The second and third pages are blank. It is stated that John Constantine Cavafy (John Cavafy) has been accepted as partner, effective from 1/1/1912. The letter is sent to C. P. Cavafy, whose name appears handwritten on the last page. Signature samples below the text of the letter. (Alexandria)

Printed letter by R. J. Moss & Co. ιn the first page of a bifolio. The address of C. P. Cavafy in Alexandria, most probably written by John Cavafy, in the last page. It is stated that the founder of the company, Robert Johnson Moss, as well as John Cavafy are retiring from the company. (Alexandria)

Typewritten letter by William Plomer to E. M. Forster on one side of a sheet of paper; blank verso. Handwritten note, below the typewritten text. The author expresses his admiration for Cavafy’s poetry. On another sheet of paper, typewritten poem (sonnet) about Cavafy’s poetry signed by the author. Blank verso.

Handwritten letter by Leon Verhaege de Naeyer to Charikleia Cavafy in the first three pages of a bifolio with mourning border. The last page is blank. Reference to a package he sent Charikleia, containing items of clothing of her dead sister, Sévastie. (Madrid)

Handwritten letter by Valérie Daniel on the second and third pages of a bifolio. The first and fourth pages are blank. Thanks for the despatch of a poetry collection and expression of admiration and recognition. (Ostende)

Handwritten letter by Totty and Mike Ralli to Cavafy in a bifolio, with notes on all sides. The letter is divided into two parts that are signed separately by each author. In the first part, information about the stay in Liverpool and the impending return to Egypt; reference to a theatrical performance ("Home" by T. W. Robertson) and commentary on persons of the social circle of Alexandria. In the second part, remarks regarding the content of a previous letter by the author as well as references to common. (Liverpool)

Handwritten letter by Timothée Glückmann to Cavafy, in which he asks the poet to send publications of his poems as well as issues of Alexandrini Techni. (Moscow)

Handwritten letter by Timothée Glückmann to Cavafy on both sides of a sheet. The author asks for Cavafy's assistance in order to acquire his works for study. He comments that this is the second letter he sends him, and refers, among other things, to the work of A. Kampanis History of Modern Greek Literature as well as to the journal Alexandrini Techni. Accompanied by the envelope which contained the letter. (Moscow)

Handwritten letter by Theodore K. Rodocanachi to his brother, George, on one side of a letterhead. The sender congratulates the recipient on his success in the university exams and informs him that he sent the letter via his friend, C. P. Cavafy. Theodore asks his brother to show Cavafy around during his short stay in Marseille. The letter is accompanied by an envelope with the brand “Rodocanachi & Co., Alexandria” and George’s address in Marseille. A small travel guidebook is enclosed from a restaurant in Marseille, “Photo Guide de Marseille offert par Restaurant des Provencaux”.

Autograph typewritten letter by Angus H. G. Davidson on behalf of The Hogarth Press in which optimism is expressed regarding the publication of Cavafy's poems. Accompanied by envelope with the poet's name and address. (London)

Typewritten letter from the SA The Alexandria Engineering Works to Cavafy, on one side of a letterhead. The company expresses, through its directors, condolences for the death of John Cavafy. Accompanied by envelope with the poet's address.

Handwritten letter by Theodosis Pieridis to Cavafy, on all pages of a bifolio, numbered in pencil. He expresses his admiration for the poet, asks for a photograph of him as well as his opinion on a poem of his enclosed in the letter. (Cairo)

Handwritten letter by Theodoros Griva(-Gardikiotis) to Alekos Singopoulo on one side of a sheet. Blank verso. The sender informs about events related to Cavafy that were organised in Brussels by a member of the Greek diplomatic delegation. He also expresses his satisfaction regarding the impending re-publication of Cavafy's poems in Greek. The letter is accompanied by a typewritten copy on the recto of a sheet, the verso of which is blank. (Bern)