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Letter concerning deposit of card catalogue of Sir James Frazer's library to Trinity College Library. With later note in pencil that the cabinet of cards had been delivered.

29 Barton Road, Cambridge - Thanks Lady Frazer for the Downie biography; reminisces about first meeting Sir James at Easter 1890 in Athens; has not forsaken them, but does not walk down Causewayside for fear of getting caught by air-raid warnings.

House of Cromar, Tarland, Aberdeenshire - Has not had an opportunity to ask H.R.H. the Duchess of York if she would accept Lady Frazer's book; as so many want to send presents to her and the little princess, there are strict rules on the subject.

Castle Hale, Painswick, Glos. [on mourning stationery] - Is pleased to hear that Sir James' operation was successful; also pleased to hear that she recalls their time in Rome, which they last visited two years before in November, with fewer tourists but more easily recognisable spies; Ponza, Lampedusa and Lipari are full of political victims of Mussolini; Boni faded out before things became so bad, two underground railways are being made in Rome; has told Signorina Tea her words in her letter to Mrs Plimmer, hope to see them soon; they have never wavered in friendship, but felt something of an 'occult misunderstanding' arose long ago.

Album containing 119 cuttings of newspaper and magazine articles mentioning Sir James and Lilly Frazer, including reviews of 'Aftermath', 'Creation and Evolution of Primitive Cosmogonies', 'Essais et souvenirs', 'Totemica', 'Greece and Rome: a Selection from the Works of Sir James George Frazer', 'Pasha the Pom', 'A Bibliography of Sir James Frazer', and 'The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion', including reviews by Raymond Firth of 'Totemica' for both 'The Spectator', Nov. 1937 (page 19) and for 'Life and Letters To-Day', Winter 1937 (page 27); and by Ruth Benedict of 'The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion' Vol. III in 'The New York Herald Tribune' of Sept. 1936 (page 52). A photograph of James and Lilly from the 'Weekly Illustrated London' of 2 Jan. 1937 appears on page 6.

Pinbury Park, Cirencester - Regrets he cannot speak at the meeting on 28 January; did not know Housman at all well, was interested to read her letter about him.

Blind stamp of the Athenaeum, Liverpool - Offers congratulations to both.

Exeter College, Oxford - Arrangements to stay on the night of the [Frazer] lecture May 27th.

Two bound albums of 133 photographs of engravings and prints for consideration for inclusion in 'Dancing'. Each photograph is identified and carries codes for whether they were accepted for use or not; with notes in multiple hands[?], one of them that of Lilly Frazer [then Lilly Grove]. With a sheet of paper with a list of different dances in Lilly Frazer's hand.

Printed items relating to three lectures given by Lilly Frazer: 6 copies of a printed booklet, 'Liverpool Teachers' Guild. Words of French Songs Illustrating Mrs. Groves' Lecture on French Nursery Rhymes. March 7, 1896' (Item 1), an advertisement for a lecture for the Yorkshire Ladies' Council of Education in Leeds, entitled 'The Use of the Phonograph in Teaching Foreign Languages' dated 7 March 1906 (Item 4), and a programme for a lecture at the Perse Grammar School in Cambridge on 'The French Tricolor', dated 13 March 1906 (Item 5). Items relating to plays staged by and/or written by Lilly Frazer include a printed advertisement of 'Les Femmes Savantes' of Molière performed by Mrs. J. G. Frazer's French Dramatic Society at the Perse Grammar School (Item 6), a mechanical copy of an invitation to 'Les Femmes Savantes' (Item 7); mechanical copies of two programmes featuring scenes from Molière (Items 8 and 9, of which there are 6 copies), with notes by Lilly Frazer on the versos; 5 copies of a printed advertisement of Trois Scènes de Mrs. J. G. Frazer, 'Avant la Soirée', 'Pendant la Soirée', and 'Après la Soirée' of 29 Jan. 1903 (Item 2), and a programme 'For the benefit of the distressed Breton fisherfolk' of scenes by Mrs. J. G. Frazer and A.D. (Item 3).

Conduit Head, Madingley Road, Cambridge - Thanks her for the Downie biography; has given his car to the firemen and rarely leaves the house; was excited to learn that 'Drink to me only' is from Philostratus.

62 Bolingbroke Road, W.14. - Thanks the Frazers for the copy of the 'Fasti', which he admires.

"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - Is pleased to hear they are comfortable in Paris; has asked Dr Page about Frazer's honorarium for the 'Fasti'; as to Frazer's request for the Loeb Classical Library volumes, they should ask Salomon Reinach to lend them as this would be easiest.

1 Cromwell Gardens, S.W.7. - Writes about his progress with the translation [of 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament'].

3 Rue du Boccador (VIIIe) - Thanks her for telling him about Frazer's award and congratulates them; suggests that giving Reinach a copy of F.L.A.T. ['Folklore dans l'Ancien Testament'] will be more official and will result in a mention in the report of the Académie [des Inscriptions].

12 Beaufort Gardens, S.W.3. - Is sorry he cannot go to Sir James' lecture on the 25th.

28 Grange Road, Barnes, S.W.13. - Did not know W. J. Perry had delivered a Frazer lecture, has never heard him say a word against Frazer, is sorry the lecture won't be included in the volume [of Frazer Lectures he is editing], will list it in the Introduction; is making Rivet's footnotes uniform, see that Rivet adopted the diffusion theory in his lecture; believes some controversy is good in a book as long as it is not personal as Marett's lecture was [about Elliot Smith]; does not think there is a need for galley proofs but could save money by going straight to page-form.

The Physical Laboratories, The University, Manchester - The Chairman of Council, Arthur Worthington, would like to have them as guests during their visit; will ask the Vice Chancellor about broadcasting and publication; will investigate Sir Robert Mond's claim about the publication of the letters.

Manuscript draft of a short essay, probably dictated by Frazer, entitled 'The Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild', in English, and a typescript of the same essay in French, corrected in the hand of Lilly Frazer. The essays are possibly for a brochure on Pierre Sayn's French translation. Accompanied by a statement in English and French about the golden bough itself.

Two manuscript drafts of plans in Lilly Frazer's hand for 'Le Chevalier du Guet' with a printed pamphlet 'Vieilles Chansons Françaises. Mises en Action par Mrs. J. G. Frazer' with manuscript note indicating that it was used for 'Le Chevalier du Guet'.

Rose Hill Cottage, Overton Bridge, Wrexham - Is glad she has been able to publish 'Anthologia Anthropologica', which won't need his help; commendation would be an impertinence; thanks her for the gift of 'Greece and Rome'.

19 rue Daru, Paris VIIIe - A book of childhood memories of the Vendée currently being published by Tallandier is entitled 'Le pot de basilii' and she wonders if Sir James could cast light on the traditions and folklore surrounding these pots, which she has seen in her country as well as Constantinople and Asia Minor.

51 South Street, W.1. - Encloses a postal order for a subscription to the bibliography.

King's Head Hotel, Cirencester. Dated 22 April 1915 - Returns the proof of the preface; Lilly needs a thorough rest, has been unwell for months.

Woodend, Perth Road, Dundee - Congratulates the Frazers on their 25th wedding anniversary.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - In the letter of 15 Feb., he thanks her for the Frazer Bibliography and 'La crainte des morts; is also reading Paul Valéry; in the letter of 18 Mar. he mentions the procession of [Notre Dame de] la Miséricorde going on that day and is happy to hear they are back in Britain, knows things will get better as they adjust to the new ways of doing things; in the letter of 10 Apr., he recounts a visit to the town where his parents lived and has his brother-in-law visiting for a week; later that month he comments that he is ashamed of his work compared to her active life and notes it is a pity that their trip to Glasgow is complicated by [Sir James] Macfarlane's absence; is happy to hear of their return to Cambridge (4 June); later that month he thanks her for her letter full of details of Berne and admires the second volume of ['Worship of the] Dead'.

Woodend - Offers sympathy in the death of Lilly's friend [Paul Hyacinthe] Loyson; congratulates them on their 25th wedding anniversary.

c/o la Baronne de Watteville, 22 Avenue Victor Hugo, Boulogne S. Seine - His visit is nearly at an end, and he thanks her for making introductions to Madame de Pange, la Duchesse de La Rochefoucauld - through whom he met Paul Valéry, Madame Renan, Mr and Mrs Jules Toutain, la Directrice du British Institute, Mr Lévy-Bruhl, and Mr Varagnac.

Brandon Street, Edinburgh - Is concerned to hear about Sir James' eyes; they will subscribe to five copies of the bibliography; they made an error sending revised proofs of 'Fear of the Dead' accompanied by the corrected slips, communicated this to Macmillan to put it right; Macmillan was not to blame.