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4 Harlow Moor Road, Harrogate - Arranges a meeting with Sir James Frazer, was at Jesus College, remembers Mr Arthur Gray, as the only don who attempted serious discipline; was the first visitor at the Master's Lodge after Gray was made Master.

Jesus College - Thanks him for 'The Worship of Nature', admires it and tells him the Master has also praised it in the Combination Room.

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge. Dated December 21, 1918 - Has been reading 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament' and makes some suggestions relating to Uzzah and the ark, Cleobis and Biton and the sacred car, and Hertha and her chariot.

Ovington Rectory - Thanks him for his letter telling him about the offer of a meeting room by the Master of Jesus [Arthur Gray]; is working on a series of eight lectures focusing on migrations and the early life of man, asks Frazer for suggested reading material; his wife is seeking treatment for her foot, which she cannot walk on.

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge - Thanks him for the books on Cowper and Coverley.

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge - Invites the Frazers to visit him, is planning to get Frazer's Bible Passages, says he looks for the disappearance of creeds and parties in favour of truth and good will among men.

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge - Has been reading 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament' and makes some suggestions relating to Uzzah and the ark, Cleobis and Biton and the sacred car, and Hertha and her chariot.

Jesus College Lodge - Agrees in admiring Sir James' literary qualities, and regrets they have not been shown to advantage; believes he will find Ovid in J.G. when he reads the 'Fasti'; is dissatisfied with Perse and Rouse, who is letting the boys choose the subject of their prizes; his son wrote a history of the school which was very good but received no encouragement from the school; Cambridge might be forgetful of its older heroes and the generation that knew him is getting sparse.

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge - He will be very busy with visitors during May week, so won't be able to see much of them; J.G.'s address is charming, spent a holiday on the Gareloch with an uncle and aunt and met R. L. Stevenson, who lived on the other side of the water; his success in life is due to Scotch thrift.

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge - Might not be able to host them in July as he has a son in a nursing home and he will need to take charge of him when he is discharged.

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge [Shay Hotel] - Thanks her for the flowers, and for the papers about the Ashville College speech day, will order a copy of 'The Native Races of Africa'.

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge - Asks her to let him know if they come to Cambridge; life is dull, 'I have quite given up thinking - to sit drink and sleep is all my routine and I only wish to see old kind friends'.

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge - Thanks her for the flowers which made him think of happy visits they made to the Lodge; has a visit from his son Philip; the college has been marked down as an Air School in case of war.

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge - Thanks her for the Native Races book, apologises for not acknowledging it before; quotes Horace, 'quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis'; is sorry the 'senex' is physically so apparent, but the mind so clear; how to thank her 'for her devoted care of him and absorption in his Mission'?

The Master's Lodge, Jesus College, Cambridge - Will be happy to see them when they are in Cambridge 22-25 Jan.; is most interested to hear about the publication of the 'Fasti'.