Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 13·1946

1946

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

Scan 69 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 13 (1946), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 13, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 69 of 142

Continued from scan 68

… from his own sites. they now occupy half of our storage space which would be most useful to us for finds from more recent excavations which the Youngs and I will be working on in the next year or two. the normal prodedure would be to have a division with the Cyprus Museum and to ship our share of the finds to Philadelphia. Usually the excavator likes to be present at the div division so I am raising this point for his consideration as we would be most reluctant to move any of his own antiquities without first hearing from him. I suggest he write Mr. Hill his own views and I will discuss the qu[handwritten: e]stion with him when I see him at Athens. [handwritten: here] is, of course, no immediate hurry and hate to worry him now, but I feel something should be decided before the end of the year.

With many thanks again for your cooperation

and looking forward to seeing you in September,

Sincerely yours,

Handwritten: signature

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