Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 9·January–April 1954

January–April 1954

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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 2, folder 9 (January–April 1954), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 9, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 69 of 143

Estimate of expenses Curium Excavations 27 Feb 54 to 4 Sep 54:

1. Wages of regular Cypriote staff ($45.80 x 28 weeks) $ 1282.40 10% wage increase of staff 19 Apr 53 to 4 Sep 54, payable at end ($45.80 x 72 x 10%) 529.76 2. General household expenses, etc. ($50.96 x 28 weeks) 1426.88 3. GRE part salary to 30 Jun 54, remaining to be drawn 1219.40 4. Travel & stipends R. Stillwell 2500.00 B.H. Hill 1000.00 GRE - to America 400.00 J. Benson to America 150.00 Assistant for Theatre-Palace sherds 250.00 Catalogue-secretary 500.00 Honorarium to J. Last at end 250.00 Final gifts to Cypriote staff (?) 176.60 5. Excavation & conservation Bamboula 200.00 Mosaic project 600.00 Theatre-palace 300.00 Fund to be left for Peter Megaw for excavation & study of Basilica 500.00 (?) Joint purchase with Cyprus Gov't of excavation plots Bamboula & Curium 350.00 (?) 250.00 (?) 6. Photography & incidentals 250.00 7. Transport of records, equipment, & division of finds to Philadelphia 500.00 (?) 8. Construction of permanent storage facilities for context material 250.00 (?)

TOTAL ESTIMATE $12,058.44

----------------------- Estimate remaining income $19,906.00 Estimate remaining expenses 12,058.44 Estimate of balance at end $ 7,847.56

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