1953: McFadden's death (2 of 2)

Inventory IV, listing property of the Expedition in the care of the draftsman, hardly need to be sent at this time. Only two items, IV, 35 and IV, 37, are of present concern; and they have been considered above in connection with II,9 and II,4.

Inventory V, of eight pages, is a list of the books accumulated at Curium House, exclusive of the few known not to have belonged to George and leaving out as well a rather large number of his books relating to navigation, horses, dogs, shooting and fishing with those concerning the region of the Eastern Alps. The inventory made by Christofis and his helper (one of the boys whose school fees were paid by George this year) necessarily followed the more or less fortuitous order found on the shelves. To lessen the resulting confusion the titles have been rearranged in the enclosed lists, thought these are still very far indeed from the catalogue raisonné that might have been found useful. The arrangement is, in general: [handwritten: Page 1], books of reference; [handwritten: P.2], history, works concerning Cyprus, excavation reports, etc.; [handwritten: P.3], periodicals, books on architecture, pottery & painting, mosaics, terracottas, sculpture, bronzes, coins; [handwritten: P.4], classical authors; [handwritten: P.5], various serious modern books; [handwritten: P.6-7], modern poetry, novels etc; [handwritten: P.8], varia, museum catalogues, guide books, pamphlets concerning Cyprus, extracts from journals. Of all these it is obvious that the books listed on pages 1,2, 3,4 and 8 should remain in Curium House if practicable, at least while the Expedition continues work there. The books listed on pages 5,6 and 7 are for the most part worth having for diversion, and would be appreciated by the Staff, but they should cost relatively little.

Sincerely yours,

Handwritten: signature

Enclosure: 5 inventories (12 pages) /s/ B. H. Hill