Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1849-1933 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 files (200 items)
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Thematic arrangement in files and sub-files and chronological arrangement therein.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Primarily Greek and English and secondarily French.
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Cavafy Archive. “Miscellanea”. Series, 1849-1933. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02, 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/nem8-mz6z-5syr.