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at work on the Egyptian and Mesopotamian affinities of Early Minoan stamp-seals. Speiser promisses to do his best to bring the discussion around to questions involving the Greek marauders at the time of the collapse of Mycenae, before the end of the term. The most satisfying thing so far is that Speiser has agreed to be godfather to my thesis, when and if it appears, in collaboration, of course, with the Greek department. In that case I will work on some phaze of the connections of East and West in the late Mycenaean period. Working with Speiser will give me an excellent opportunity to turn out a useful piece of work. There seems to be no objection to my courses are only for the first semester. In fact most of my courses are only for the first semester. I am contemplating suggesting that I return to Cyprus this spring. In fact most of my courses are only for the first semester. I am contemplating suggesting that I return to Cyprus this spring. ester. I am contemplating suggesting that I return to Cyprus this year, and that I spend the entire year here in 1939-40. That should enable me to finish off all but my dissertation. I have taken and passed the French and German reading examinations for the doctorate. That will have the advantage that I will take my qualifying examinations when Bates is not here. He is much less sympathetic to archaeology and history as against straight literature than the others are. Actually it would take years on end to take a purely literary degree here. Pindar is the only literary course offered [handwritten: ?] this year! If they come at the rate of one a year I would grow old at it.

Dohan is very much concerned about the publication of the Lapithos and Kourion finds, particularly the former. She would like to see a publication committee formed for Lapithos, consisting of you, Virginia, me, and someone from the museum, to push it off as soon as possible. I think that she is dissapointed about Virginia's Guggenheim fellowship and the further delay it involves. She is trying to coax me to undertake the Iron Age pottery. I would be willing to do it, but I feel that so far as I am concerned Kourion OVER … continues