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7 Jan. 1935Dear George, My letter of this date had scarcely left the house when two possible substitutes for Miss Cox's job were suggested to me.
1) A young man called who after studying architecture at G. Washington Univ., St. Louis & working in offices in Boston & NY; practiced in his home town until the financial crash, then held posts in England & studied unofficially at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He would like to work with an archaeological expedition, for a small salary. Age 30, name Arthur de Grendon (since he went to France: in St Louis there was no "de" & Grendon was spelled a little differently).
2) Mr. Stillwell suggests that perhaps Julian H. Whittlesey, graduate in architecture at Yale, who worked at Corinth in 1930-1 very competently, as I can testify myself [I'd invited him to join the Lapithos staff, but he was not free] may be at liberty & willing to come with us. He is about your age, a good fellow in every way, and if he can come on terms possible for us … continues
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