35 cuttings of articles in which Frazer is mentioned personally or in which his books are mentioned as a source for a discussion of local customs and folklore, from England, Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, and India; they include two copies of an article, 'Portrait of a Scholar' by R. A. Downie in the 'Glasgow Evening News' of 20 Apr. 1932 (Item 28/117); Jean de Pange's article mentioning Frazer, 'Le peuple anglo-français' in the 'Journal de Genève' of 6 Dec. 1936 (Item 28/123); 2 copies of Erle Cox's review of 'Aftermath' in an article headed 'Man's Beginnings' in 'The Australasian' of 9 Jan. 1937 (Item 28/125); and Reginald Pound's description of Lady Frazer in his article 'Headline People' in Manchester's 'Sunday Chronicle' dated 15 Aug. 1937 (Item 28/141); as well as manuscript notes in Lady Frazer's hand accompanying an article about Frazer insisting on paying a railway company for past freight charges for a heavy trunk of books in an article headed 'Sir James Frazer's "Conscience Money"' from an unidentified newspaper (Item 28/111).
12 Howard Place, St Andrews [Dictated] - Thanks him for his letter from Paris, and reacts to the news in it: their visits to Brussels, Strasbourg, and Paris; Lady Frazer's illness; de Pange's amusing story of how Joffre and Foch were considered birds of ill omen on their inspection tours; the reception of the Renan Society. He is interested to hear of the Société for the translation of Greek and Latin texts; congratulates Frazer on the Anthropological Lectureship at Trinity, his Presidency of that section, and on his F.R.S.; is glad to hear the Apollodorus is in the proof stage, and agrees with him about Pliny.
Accompanied by a cutting of an obituary of Ramsay by John Harrower of 'The Aberdeen Free Press' of 23 March 1921 (Item 114); and by the envelope, with Frazer's note, 'G. G. Ramsay, 7th January 1921 (his last letter to me) J. G. F.'
Ambassade de France à Londres - Would be happy to host Comte et Comtesse Jean de Pange [while they visit London; has ordered a copy of 'Totemism and Exogamy'.
No. 30 of 'Journal des débats'.