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Rectors Lodgings, Exeter College, Oxford - Agrees to arrangements for dinner while the Frazers are in town [when Sir James is to give the Zaharoff Lecture].

Oxford, 18 Bradmore Road - She has been unwell; saw the Maretts and would like to give a lunch or dinner in the Frazers' honour at All Souls when they visit; has received the Frazer lectures volume; cannot attend the Doumergue dinner but thinks he is a good representative of France; has read of the successful Frazer conferences; her husband is writing an article on English universities; the French Club at Oxford invited Yvonne Arnaud, but she did not appear and a Mrs [Lucie?] Zimmern spoke in her place, advising the female students to do petit point and her husband, who objects when she pays attention to fashion, thought it a good talk.

18 Bradmore Road, Oxford - Has recovered a bit from her illness; admires Lilly's energy; is looking forward to having them on 15 February, and will do what she wants, a quiet lunch followed by a tea with a small group, during which they will have the the cédrat in honour of Sir James; explains what she has done to advertise Sir James' lecture; has received a letter from Mrs Marett with the programme of events; is expecting a great success for Sir James and that Lilly will be entirely happy; has looked in Larousse to learn more about the cédrat, the least acidic of the citron family.

Albemarle Club, Dover Street, W.1. Dated 15 May, 1930 - Thanks him and his wife for their hospitality, and presents a copy of his ['The Growth of Plato's Ideal Theory']; admires the new buildings of Oxford as worthy of the old.

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - Was invited to a 'rest' in Wales, but hears today that the house has lost all of its windows due to bombs; knows she has heard his son Jack was lost on H.M.S. Glorious, a sorrow that eclipses the loss of Jersey; his three sisters are cut off there, but Nora got away in time; is busy at Exeter, where they have lost dons and servants and he is back to some old duties of examining for scholarships, etc.

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - Is sorry to hear of her heart-attack, his wife sends greetings from her sick bed and thanks for the book about the Coronation; as for the notebooks, thinks it would be too expensive to print, but that typed copies might be available at principal libraries, and the originals at the British Museum; warns that scholars need to collect their own data, otherwise they risk becoming savants d'index.

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - It is just as well she won't be visiting, as Nora is in bed with pleurisy.

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - They saw in 'Truth' the compliment to Nora's clothes, suspects an Oxford don's wife is expected to be dowdy; is addressing the British Medical Association at Oxford and then the Speleological Association in a lecture on 'cave-hunting'; would rather be shrimping with grandchildren.

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - On 3 May, complains that he must write something quickly but is very busy with administrative matters, gives a sample of his morning so far (two meetings, a dozen dictated letters by 10:30); his wife is ill after attending son's wedding in Mexico. Letter of 5 May assures her he will write the 'Quarterly Review' article; wrote the 'Literary Supplement' article of 2 May and now the 'Times' wants something for their columns as well.