Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 2·December 1933–June 1934

December 1933–June 1934

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 32 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 2 (December 1933–June 1934), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 2, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 32 of 117

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Cox was too ill to do them. Also, in view of the fact that we are so short of funds she did not ink all of the less important tombs last winter. Of course her health adds another reason for thinking it very unlikely that she can come out this spring.

About the review, I sent a message by Mr. Blegen that we should much prefer that you write it but that if you are still overwhelmed with Peirene work- and now with work in Cyprus- please feel free to hand it over to Mr. [handwritten: S]tillwell with the plea that he write it in soon, as the publishers have already been after me.

I find myself looking forward with increasing pleasure to being in Athens two years hence. David goes to Yale next autumn, providing that he passes his Homer and Virgil next [handwritten: autumn] spring, and Katharine goes to Smith the following year.

With very best wishes to you all and for your work in Cyprus, believe me,

Very sincerely yours,

Handwritten: signature

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