Pvt Gurney's Black Notebook
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Song ['I love you for your tenderness...'] / Song ['Your eyes are pools of dark...'] |
| Notes | Pencil draft in Ivor Gurney's hand of two sets of verse. From a Black notebook inscribed 'Pvt Gurney 241282 / Gloucester', used by Ivor Gurney between November 1917 and January 1918, whilst Gurney was at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland on a signalling course. The diary includes some early drafts of poems, notes on the camp and military matters, sketches, lists, musical scores, addresses and sums. The rear cover of the book and following pages reveal a cigarette burn-like hole. |
| Item Date | November 1917-January 1918 |
| Creation place | Seaton Delaval, England (Google Maps) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Notebook |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Poem |
| Page | 50 of 104 |
| Collection ID | Papers of Ivor Gurney 52.1 |
| Repository name | The Ivor Gurney Archive |
| Repository address | Gloucestershire Archives Clarence Row, Alvin Street Gloucester GL1 3DW UK |
| Repository URL | http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Filename | IG-52-1pp50-51.jpg |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7510/6977 |
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Pvt Gurney's Black Notebook |
| Notes | A Black notebook inscribed 'Pvt Gurney 241282 / Gloucester', used by Ivor Gurney between November 1917 and January 1918, whilst Gurney was at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland on a signalling course. The diary includes some early drafts of poems, notes on the camp and military matters, sketches, lists, musical scores, addresses and sums. The rear cover of the book and following pages reveal a cigarette burn-like hole. |
| Item Date | November 1917-January 1918 |
| Creation place | Seaton Delaval, England (Google Maps) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Notebook |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Miscellaneous |
| Repository name | The Ivor Gurney Archive |
| Repository address | Gloucestershire Archives Clarence Row, Alvin Street Gloucester GL1 3DW UK |
| Repository URL | http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7510 |
