Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 19/6/1911 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
27.4 x 21.4 cm
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Handwritten letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy from Hyères, France, according to the letterhead. Paul comments on life in France; he refers to his health and expresses his tenderness for his two brothers, Constantine and John); he repeats his request for a photograph of their mother. Of note is the use of interpolated English words and phrases. (Hyères)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Mainly Greek
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Letterheaded paper: The English Bank, Hyères, France, R. J. Corbett & Co. Black ink.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Cavafy, Paul. “Letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy”. Letter, 19.06.1911. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0034 (551), 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://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0034.
Alternative identifier(s)
Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Cavafy, Paul (Authority)
- Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Cavafy, John Constantine (Subject)