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Handwritten prose text ("The meeting of vowels in prosody") on sixteen sheets. The sheets are numbered at the top right of the recto ("2"-"16"); from "8" onwards they are corrected in pencil. The verso of all sheets is blank, except for sheet "9". Footnotes. Interpolated words and phrases in English, French and Italian. The signature "C.P.C.", in pencil, at the end of the text. The text is enclosed in a ruled double sheet notepaper that has been torn into two sheets.

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.

Handwritten texts by Alekos Singopoulo on the rectos of twenty ruled sheets with repeated numbering at top right. Blank versos. Comments by Singopoulo on seven poems by Cavafy ("Sculptor from Tyana", "The Retinue of Dionysus", "That Is He", "In Stock", "Orophernes", "Very Rarely", "Chandelier"). Cancellations and emendations; short quotes from poems by Cavafy. The ensemble of sheets is enclosed in a handmade, particularly oxidated, folder with crossed out numbers on one side.

Handwritten notes of linguistic nature on two pieces of paper. References to books, newspapers and journals. Date indication: 1898.

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).

Handwriten notes on eight sheets of a notebook (most of which with text on both sides) as well as on one side of four small-size loose sheets. It is a record of thoughts, criticisms and episodes from Cavafy's life with date indications covering the period 28 March 1926-16 April 1930. Reference to the Grammata publishing house, to the journals Libre, Nea Zoi, Nea Techni, Panathinaia, Alexandrini Techni, Nea Epitheorisi and La Semaine égyptienne, to the newspapers I Proia, Tachydromos of Alexandria, Ethnos and The Times as well as to the Delphic Festival, the Nobel Prize, the work I politeia kai i monaxia by K. Palamas, the study O Palamas filosofos by D. Vezanis, the poem "Tragoudi gia tin Eleni" by S. Skipis and the books Skepsi kai zoi by A. Panagiotatou and [Ta gynaikeia pathi.] Afrodisia nosimata by A. Syngelakis. Eftychia Zelita is mentioned as having written down the notes. There is, however, a second handwritng, which is probably that of Makis Antaios, a person who appears to be reproducing the specific episodes.

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.

Handwritten letter by John Cavafy to his brother, C. P. Cavafy, on both sides of a letterhead of R. J. Moss & Co. He refers to, obviously English, translations of poems by his brother. He asks to be sent the journal Panathinaia, in which the poem "Trojans" is published. Interpolated words and phrases in English. (Cairo)

Manuscript on both sides of a ruled sheet, regarding folk songs and prosody as well as a poem by P. Giannidis. Note on metrics and bibliographical reference. The paragraph that starts low on the recto and continues on the verso has been crossed out. The sheet is inside a handmade folder, entitled "On Prosody", along with the text "The meeting of vowels in prosody".

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 9" and "Tro-Hav". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Tsakro-Havia". 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.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 8" and "Sal-Tri". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Salos-Trykia". 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.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 7" and "Pla-Rym". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Plafon-Rymi". 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.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 6" and "Mpo-Pin". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Bona-Pino". 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.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 5" and "Kyv-Mpa". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Kyverti-Bampogria". 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.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 4" and "Eut-Kty". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Eftychos-Ktypito". 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.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 3" and "Dia-Euth". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Diaisthisis-Euthymologos". 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.

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.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary [10]" and "Hak-". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Haki-Psino". 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.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 1" and "Abb-Apo". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Abbatia-Aperifronos". 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 copy of a letter by Cavafy to Grigorios Xenopoulos in a bifolio with text on all sides. Cavafy emphatically expresses his contentment for the article by Xenopoulos about himself. He also refers to a new poem that he encloses for Xenopoulos, without naming it, and notes that he has sent the same poem to the journal Panathinaia for publication.

Handwritten diary from Cavafy's trip to Greece during the period 13 June-5 August 1901. It is written in English, on 31 sheets of various sizes, among which letterheads of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Company, the Grand Hotel d'Angleterre in Athens, the Grand Hotels of Faliron and Patras as well as the Austrian Lloyd (Oesterreichischer Lloyd). It also includes a draft plan of the central part of the city of Patras (part of the entry of on 31 July), with the street names in Greek. The diary contains daily entries by Cavafy, in which he describes his trip by boat to and from Alexandria as well as his activities, acquaintances, social encounters and impressions from Athens and the other places he visited.

Handwritten bibliographical notes, with references to periodicals and books, on four pieces of paper. Publication dates: 1891, 1902, 1908.