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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.

Fairlawn, Bearsden, Dumbartonshire - Has just moved in to her house and is very busy; asked if [R. R. ]Marett could come but he has to return to Oxford quickly; will be meeting with Jean Hamilton and will sort out letters and identify photos if Sir James still wishes to move ahead with the book [of Baldwin Spencer's writings] he had proposed when she saw them.

Accompanied by the envelope.

Woodside, Cove, Dumbartonshire - Appreciated Sir James' obituary of her father [Baldwin Spencer] in 'The Times'; would be pleased to visit them; [Jean] Hamilton's boat hasn't yet arrived; feels confident her mother [Mary Elizabeth Spencer] would agree with her to put the notes in the hands of Sir James; thanks her for the enclosures, was glad to see Dr [R. R.] Marett's particularly; she saw much of her father the last two years and encloses a photograph of him [now housed at FRAZ/17/133?].

Accompanied by the envelope.

Oatlands Park Hotel, Weybridge, Surrey - Thanks her for the books; was very interested to read the letters she sent him, 'especially that of the Rector of Exeter [R. R. Marett] who claimed to have been once a "tiger" but now a "rabbit"'.

222, Rue du Fauboug St Honoré, Paris, VIII - He is delighted with her letter, and told Rudler of her suggestion of Saurat; gives his opinion on the French and English church and Catholicism, hopes to have an independent forum in which to speak some truths; thanks Frazer for giving his life to the cult of truth; has received Sir James' 'Greece and Rome', is writing Rudler, and may write Marett as well.

Manor Field, Grantchester, Cambridge - Make arrangements to meet in advance of a reading[?] by Thomson; is glad to hear that [Downie] Downey is well and that matters are progressing for the Materia Anthropologica; recommends the Lucien Monod works at the Burlington Galleries; congratulates them on Baba [published as 'Pasha the Pom'], which will make a nice Christmas gift; returns the kind letters from Marett.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - Thanks her for her happy letter; tells her it was Campana who was Consul général in London when they went to lunch with M. de Fleuriau; suggests she photograph the drawing of Sir James and send it to her friends; rejoices in the success of the books 'Pasha the Pom' and the first volume of the 'Anthologia Anthropologica'; is happy she let him send his reminiscences to [Sir Joseph John?] Thomson and to [Robert Ranulph?] Marett; has sent Catherine [Giamarchi] her note.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Is happy to hear good news from the Frazers; approves of [Henry] Balfour's description of Frazer[?] as le 'Maître Tisserand'; refers to the interconnectedness of blood relations in Corsica; refers to the Frazers' relative who has been appointed Archbishop of Bombay [Thomas d'Esterre Roberts]; is sorry to hear of Marett's accident.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - Makes plans to meet; [R. R.] Marett told him that it was a degree from Oxford that he received, not from Cambridge as he had supposed.

Ajaccio, 54 Cours Napoléon - Refers to her story of reconciling with Marett [after the Frazer Lectures volume disagreement] and being on good terms with Elliot Smith as well; mentions an article by an admirer, Vincent de Peretti in the Corsican newspaper. Accompanied by the envelope.

Marseille [20 June], 54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse [3, 6 July], de Canelle d'Orcino [6, 10 Aug., 14 Sept.] - Ceccaldi writes of a trip with lost luggage in Marseille, and on 3 July writes that he received many items from her on his return, including a portrait of [Robert Ranulph] Marett; he has found grave faults in Ptolemy regarding the position of Corsica and finds it difficult as geographers don’t work with antiquities and philologists don’t work with geography or astronomy, notes it would have been useful to consult Salomon Reinach; tells the story of sending his calculations to Andre Berthelot; thanks her for sending two copies of 'Essais et souvenirs' by Mme de Pange. He writes he is about to go to the country on 6 July; is getting maps from Geneva that he never found in Paris; hopes that she will rest herself; understands that the library at Trinity is not in perfect order, but advises her to only do what is essential. On 6 Aug. he writes that the most recent work by Roberto Almagià is wrong about the origin of Fra Leandro’s map of Corsica; approves of their proposed trip to Berne, Paris, Riviera, Ajaccio; suggests the title 'Regains' for the French translation [of 'Aftermath'?]. He writes how quiet they are in the country on 10 Aug., and notes they are getting water, telephone, and electricity. On 14 Sept., the post has been delayed while the election of Landry and Chiappe have been taking place; is pleased to hear that they are already looking at proofs of 'Aftermath'.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - He writes that he has been at the Archives where he was working on a parochial register 1771-1773 which has tired his eyes; is not suprised by what she says of Condorcet, he is less interested in people than spirits; he will reread it carefully as it is necessary to find the right audience; is pleased to hear that the incident between [R. R.] Marett and [Elliott] Smith has had a happy ending; he wonders why she stays at Trinity so little; he will go to the Folklore conference with them, and to the Madame Renan fête; he does not know the 'Voyages' of Renan, wonders how that is.

Fairlawn, Bearsden, Dumbartonshire - Is very grateful to Frazer for his proposal for a book of letters [published as 'Spencer's Scientific Correspondence with Sir J. G. Frazer and Others'] and is grateful to Marett for agreeing to edit it; is hoping to see Marett in Oxford next week.

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at Grosvenor Hotel, London, S.W.1. (Dictated) - Thanks him for his reviews of 'Totemica' in 'The Times' and the 'Literary Supplement'; admires the one in 'The Literary Supplement' particularly, describing the whole history and philosophy of totemism and Frazer's work in the field, reminds him that John McLennan is the discoverer of totemism or exogamy.

4 The University, Glasgow - Thanks them for their hospitality; found Marett's [Frazer] lecture to be most useful, particularly his defence of Tylor's theory.

Exeter College, Oxford - Thanks him for the Frazer Lectures volume, and thanks him for the kind words in his copy, 'all the more handsome of you as, in my berserk fashion I was rather violent in forcing my company on the gallant band'.

Institute of Anatomy, University College, London - Thanks her for writing to him concerning the republication of Marett's Frazer Lecture; while Marett's phraseology suggests he was discourteous to Frazer; believes that strongly held opinions should never express personal resentment; admires Frazer; is glad to hear eye troubles are being overcome. With a note that he would be glad to alter this statement if she wishes.

Institute of Anatomy, University College, London - Thanks Frazer for writing to him concerning the republication of Marett's Frazer Lecture; while he regrets that quotations taken out of context make him look disrespectful to Frazer, he believes in 'frank discussion of differences' and asks that the lecture be published.

Album of 39 cuttings about or mentioning Frazer, including news items about his honorary doctorate from the University of Athens; with reviews of 'Aftermath', including one by R. R. Marett in the 'Observer', and two books for which he wrote introductions: 'Bantu Beliefs and Magic' by C. W. Hobley and 'The Native Tribes of Central Australia' by Baldwin Spencer and F. J. Gillen; also, an obituary of George William Macfarlane and a news item about putting a plaque on Edward Clodd's house.

Bound album of 72 cuttings and offprints, primarily reviews of 'The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion' and 'Aftermath'.

Reviews of 'The Fear of the Dead' include a presentation offprint of a review in 'Revue de Synthèse' signed by André Varagnac (possibly originally with his letter to Sir James and Lady Frazer dated 18 Sept. 1935, housed as FRAZ 33/433); other reviewers include Ruth Benedict ('New York Herald Tribune'), Warren Dawson ('Folklore'), E. Dhorme ('Revue de l'Histoire des Religions') and Paul Valéry ('Revue de France'). Reviews of 'Aftermath' include those by E. N. Fallaize ('Manchester Guardian'), R. R. Marett ('The Observer'), E. E. Kellett ('News Chronicle'), Sir Alexander G. Cardew ('Literary Guide'), E. H. Blakeney ('Record'), A. L. Morton ('Criterion'), and H. J. Rose ('Man'). There are also several miscellaneous cuttings, including the announcement of William Wyse's estate bequests, with a description of the bequest in support of social anthropology; and Frazer's poem 'Trumpet Call of Peace' printed in the 'Times' 17 Oct. 1935, and a manuscript translation of the poem into French in an unidentified hand.

(Dictated) Grosvenor Hotel, London, S.W. - Thanks him for his letter, is glad to have his approval for the ['Anthologica Anthropologica'] project; the warmest encouragement have come from Levy-Bruhl, Westermarck, and General Smuts.

Speech at a gathering in Frazer's honour, in which he mentions [Alexander] Nairne, George Gilbert Ramsay, Lord Crawford, Sir William Boyd Dawkins, Sir Theodore Morison, Canon Farrer [Canon Farrar], [Robert Ranulph] Marett, and [Gustave] Rudler.

Institute of Anatomy, University College, London - Thanks her for writing to him concerning the republication of Marett's Frazer Lecture; while Marett's phraseology suggests he was discourteous to Frazer; believes that strongly held opinions should never express personal resentment; admires Frazer; is glad to hear eye troubles are being overcome. A postscript refers to an accompanying statement [not present], which he is willing to alter any way she likes.

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - Makes no promise to attend a function 11 May, is busy; Norman Parley's postcard is flattering.

La Haule Manor, Jersey - Thanks for writing about the review [of one of the 'Anthologia Anthropologica' volumes?] which he hasn't seen; hope the visit to Margate was useful; he digs almost daily at his cave, which is exposed to the sea-wind; is impressed at their literary output in the face of physical troubles, and 'proud to have in a humble way testified to the miracle!'

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - In the letter of 3 Nov., he tells her he wrote his review [of one of the 'Anthologia Anthropologica' volumes?] quickly and sent it to 'The Times' weeks ago; they haven't sent proofs of an even earlier review either, but doesn't like to ask about it. In letter of 9 Nov., he tells her he did ask: the review had been held up because 'The Times' did not know the date of publication.

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - Thinks a selection of J. G.'s correspondence [for publication] would be best, and the selection should be done firmly; tells her that they must get permission to print other people's letters; asks if Downie will do the editing.

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - Has heard from Louis Clarke that they are both unwell and expresses his sympathy.

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - One does not have books sent to 'The Times' from the author requesting a review; however, he has sorted it out, 'not for the first time', and a review [of one of the 'Anthologia Anthropologica' volumes?] will appear.

From the Rector, Exeter College, Oxford - They must be depressed by the war, he thinks of them as a symbol of the Anglo-French alliance which will prevail against Hitler and Stalin; is busy running the college and dealing with regulations that affect the men; his family are in Jersey.