July–December 1947

Printed: THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM

Printed: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Printed: 33RD & SPRUCE STREETS, PHILADELPHIA 4

Handwritten: Caneson

September 10, 1947Dear Prof:

1. I have read the letter which you propose sending to Dr. Hill regarding Curium excavations. I much appreciated your inviting me to comment on it before sending it on. Pete Daniel tells me you have already had the benefit of his advise in compiling it.

2. The introductory and first paragraph in my opinion could hardly be improved upon. Paragraph two will depend somewhat on what funds can be made available. As you know I am anxious to have my own contributions to Curium Excavations kept strictly confidential. I'd like to have these matters settled between you and me and you and the Board.

3. Paragraph four is fine.

4. I should like to see paragraph five reworded a little. I feel both Dr. Hill and I should be allowed to address ourselves either to you or to the Curator of the Mediterranean section as may seem appropriate. I should like to take up all financial matters with you as I have in the past always with the Director of the University Museum and I would hesitate to impose any limitation on Mr. Hill's discretion in this respect, although I am sure he will be normally corresponding with the Curator. I don't anticipate any differences of opinion between Mr. Hill, me or the Curator. If there are any I feel almost sure these would be ironed out in due course. Should there be any exceptions, I'd like to bring any such unlikely differences to you for arbitration. As you know I organized the expedition and kept it going for a good many years and I hope you won't consider it unnatural if I'd like to have some voice in the direction of our efforts, the division of finds, and the final publication of our site which will be at least partly at my own expense. I feel also that should there be any differences of opinion between the Director of Curium excavations and the Curator of the University Museum, which is most unlikely, that I'd be free to take these matters up with you as patron for discussion in the presence of the Curator or privately as you think best. As you know, Mr. Hill is not in the employ of the University Museum. He has private means but these are very limited. He merits a handsome salary but I'm afraid the salary which he would deserve would be quite beyond what we could afford to give him. Our