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El Boquin, Icod de los Vinos, Jenerife [Tenerife], Canary Isles. Dated 8.5.21 - Thanks him for his letter and the enclosed letter from George Macmillan, and for supporting his work, wants the work to sell; found that [Charles] Seligman had approached him and had even asked Frazer to write the preface, and apologises that he was approached twice about talking to Macmillan; shares his preference to avoid writing prefaces to books by other people; is now working out the full material and hopes to be done in 18 months.

Oberbozen, pres Bolzano (Alto Adige), Italie. Dated 25.5.23 - His first love for anthropology is associated with having the GB read to him by his mother; was diagnosed with tuberculosis of a relative benign nature but has to undergo another year of treatment; has been appointed to a readership in Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics while W. J. Perry was made Reader in Cultural Anthropology at University College; isn't happy that he has been lumped with Perry, and had to postpone a year; his position is in part due to a strong movement to counteract Elliot Smithianism; is not happy that University College is full of hostility to Seligman; would be glad to lecture at Cambridge as others do, it is a more fruitful field for teaching and would like to work with Frazer, but cautions that there are some in Cambridge who see him as an outsider, but perhaps after his book has been published this may change; Seligman has been very ill; asks if he could introduce him to anthropological and sociological people in Rome, he has to do research there for articles for 'Nature'.

15 York Terrace, Regent's Park, London, N.W. Dated February 8th and 14th, 1911- In the letter of the 8th, he is glad Frazer likes his [Shilluk] Divine Kings, notes the problems of understanding what the tradition was for killing their kings, will send the Dinka notes later. In the letter of the 14th, he changes the spelling of the Shilluk high god.

27, Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh - Has a fire myth, and will send either the verbatim account or a loose translation, as Frazer wishes; the myth is from the village of Moligilagi, concerning two women of the Lukwasisiga clan; cites C. G. Seligman's 'Melanesians'; is finding it difficult to book passage to the Canary Islands and will have to go to Liverpool to sort it out; wife and daughter are back from the nursing home and they are flourishing; the Polish situation is cleared up but there are other countries with troubles. Accompanied by the envelope.

c/o D.C. Kitgun, Uganda Protectorate. Dated 19.12.21 - Describes his work in Uganda, in Acholi District, where he has found the people extremely interesting; but before he could write a monograph on them, he was sent off to be Political Officer in a 'little war' against the Dodinga; hopes to see [Charles] Seligman; admires the country; hopes to get his Lango book out in 1922.

Court Leys, Toot Baldon, Oxford - Gives his support to the plan to share the unpublished material, is sure the Anthropological Institute will want to join with the Folklore in supporting the project, but suppose the support to be 'platonic' as they 'have to find a new house'.

1 Brick Court, Middle Temple, E.C. Dated 8th October, 1914 - Is delighted with [C. G.] Seligmann's idea of using the Research Fund to send him to Uganda, and promises to do what he can to support it; when [W. H. R.] Rivers and [A. C.] Haddon return they will also be helpful; suggests he estimate the total cost and be liberal about it.

Four letters to:

• W. Barnard Faraday, 24 Jan. 1921. Regrets he cannot actively promote his candidature, as he knows nothing of economics.
• John Roscoe: 15 Jan 1925 Thanks him for his congratulations; 16 Dec 1925 Has signed the portrait, thanks him for his congratulations as to the Insitut, is sorry they meet so seldom now, was happy to have a visit from Miss Clergue
• C. G. Seligman, 14 Dec 1927. Returns his copy of his monograph on the divine kings of the Shilluk; the Shilluk are one of his ‘trump cards’; hopes he is keeping all right again

1 Brick Court, Middle Temple, E.C. Dated 14th November 1914 - Has been reading the proofs [of 'The Northern Bantu']; clarifies the difference between exogamous and endogamous, and points out several practices Roscoe gave him for his 'Totemism and Exogamy' that he has omitted; writes at length about using slip proofs, and mentions that Lilly had suggested page proofs as cheaper, but did not realise the extent of the changes to be made; [C. G.] Seligman is in favour of delaying the proposed expedition as there may be fighting in Uganda, and also to await [A. C.] Haddon's return in January.