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Inch-ma-home - Thanks him for his letter conveying the answer of the College Council that he is free to work as he thinks best.

Articles about folklore and customs dated primarily 1888-1891, many of them from the 'Glasgow Herald', with several obituaries of Rev. Alexander Anderson in Oct. 1891.

Mechanically reproduced letter signed by Lord Acton and R. C. Jebb addressing the question of founding a new Society or an additional section of the existing Royal Society of 'Literary Science'; with three enclosures: a mechanically reproduced copy of a letter from the Secretaries of the Royal Society dated 21 Nov. 1899 (Item 47), a printed proposal of statutes for an International Association of Academies (Item 46), and a printed letter from Dillon on behalf of a committee considering the proposal (Item 46).

Inch-ma-home, Cambridge - In letter of 2 June, Frazer asks Butler to sign some enclosed memorials to the Australian government about some anthropological work and has received a letter from Mr [Francis?] Galton, who had just returned from Greece and heard 'a graphic account of my first (alas! it will not be my last) journey to the Styx.'

Inch-ma-home, Cambridge - Writes concerning the memorials he had sent Butler [to the Australian government concerning some anthropological work] and says that if Butler has any reservations Frazer will not use his name; [Francis?] Galton has already declined.

Inch-ma-home, Cambridge - Thanks him for his letter giving his permission to use his name on the memorial [to the Australian government on preserving the anthropological record of 'primitive men now left on the globe']; other signatories are Professors [Sir Richard] Jebb, [Frederic?] Maitland, [Charles] Waldstein [later Walston], [James?] Ward, [Henry Francis?] Pelham, Andrew Lang, Henry Jackson, and James Bryce, and of Cambridge science men, [Sir Michael?] Foster, [Alfred?] Newton, [Sir Francis?] Darwin, [John Newport] Langley, [Adam?] Sedgwick.

12 Oxford & Cambridge Mansions, Marylebone Road, N.W. - Has read 'Asinette' and enjoyed it very much.

Bonallie Tower, Branksome Park, Bournemouth - Asks her to do a dramatic version of one of Perrault's Contes de fées for their Primary Series; wishes them a pleasant time in Italy.

Draft in Frazer's hand listing 30 headings for pages of passages published in 'Pausanias and Other Greek Sketches'.

Bound volume with 18 pp. of drafts of essays in Frazer's hand, the first dated 6 Apr. 1880. With a list of books [to read?] on the inside front cover. Turned upside down and started from the back cover is a 4 pp. incomplete draft of a French play in Lilly Frazer’s hand entitled “[Marie?] de Nettoyage”.

Bound volume containing notes in Frazer's hand for the third edition of 'The Golden Bough'. Turned upside down and started from the back cover are two drafts of the preface to the third edition.

Johnstone Lodge, Craigmillar Park, Edinburgh - Hopes he will reconsider the offer of the Gifford Lectureship, thinks he is interpreting the Gifford deed too narrowly and feels sure that lectures delivered on the historical origins of religion would be an important contribution. Accompanied by the envelope.

University of Edinburgh [on mourning stationery] - In letter of 29 Jan., offers the Gifford Lectureship from Oct. 1902 to Oct. 1904; the letter of 14 Feb., the Committee asks that he reconsider declining the offer as they are not meant to be a course of lectures on theology.

Letter of 29 Jan. 1901 accompanied by envelope.

Trinity Lodge, Cambridge - Writing on the blank leaf of a letter from H. McLeod Innes to himself, he forwards the letter containing the minute of Trinity College Council in which Frazer is asked to give one or two courses of lectures suitable for candidates preparing for Classical Tripos Part II; he will be paid fifty guineas for each course; hopes he will comply with the proposal.

Inch-ma-home, Cambridge - Does not expect Butler to read all three volumes [of 'The Golden Bough']: 'I quite understand that to many minds the descriptions of foolish and absurd customs which make up the bulk of the book may be tedious and even painful'; had a happy winter in Rome, but had to cut short their visit to return because their tenant left their house in Cambridge early.

Paris, 7 rue Michelet - Responds to her request for advice on the translation of the 'Golden Bough', asks that his opinion be kept for the Frazers' eyes only, as [Adolf] Dirr and [Charles] van Gennep were his students, and Dirr was his secretary for a time; is not satisfied with [their] translation of 'Totemism'; thinks their English is proficient for translation but that they are not good writers; he is busy himself or would offer to help; thinks it will be difficult to publish as most of the book's readers would be subject specialists, and most of those can read English; mentions [George] Macmillan's demanding nature; wonders if she would like him to ask editors he knows if they would like to publish a translation of the 'Golden Bough'; the English edition is sold out, so a French edition would be profitable; also mentions the misunderstanding between Mlle de Bury and Lilly, and doesn't think anything should be done to try to explain as she will get angrier; says it was a pleasure to introduce Mlle Grove to his friends; is disappointed Frazer did not mention him in his book but adds 'Qu'avais-je à lui apprendre qu'il ne sut?', admires Frazer and wishes he might be mentioned if a French edition is published.

Halford, Shipston on Stour - Thanks him for his copy of 'The Golden Bough'; has a 'catastrophic cough' and seeks solace in the works of Peacock.

Pembroke College, Cambridge - Is glad to hear he is not leaving Cambridge, is sorry Frazer is afraid he will regret the decision; plans to meet for lunch on the 14th.

Accompanied by the envelope.

Paris, 16 R. Dupont des Loges - Macmillan has instructed him to send the translated preface and first few pages [of 'The Golden Bough'], that he has tried to follow the text closely and not create something different in a French style.

Accompanied by an envelope with a note in Frazer's hand 'French translation of G.B.'

Paris - Is happy she liked his translation [of 'The Golden Bough'], agrees that it would be good to do a partial translation of the work and make it one big or two ordinary volumes, which would sell better in France than a 3 volume set, asks for a written confirmation that he has the right to translate all the parts of the work and the right to replace some chapters with summaries, will write to Macmillan.

Accompanied by an envelope with a note in Frazer's hand 'French translation of G.B.'

Aldourie, Bournemouth - Is glad to hear of the financial success of the two books; hopes the great Wiesbaden specialist will help relieve her 'grave anxieties'.

43 photographs, including images of statuary, coins, and men posing next to walls and physical remains. These images do not appear to have been used in the editions of the 'Fasti'. Accompanied by an envelope addressed to J. G. Frazer at Inch-ma-Home, Adams Road, Cambridge with postmark 'Jul 01'. The first image depicts a bust in profile accompanied by caption, 'Fotografie di oggetti asportati nel 188. Dagli scavi del tempio di Diana Nemorensis offerte in omaggio ali [recte agli] autori di Golden Bough da Giacomo Boni'.

A cutting from 'The Times' and the entire Supplément to 'Le Petit Temps', accompanied by an envelope.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Thanks him for his letter, notes it was hard to publish some of the last chapter [of his 'Principles of Political Economy'], knows there is no man living who regards truth more than Frazer; there was great disappointment over his decision on the Gifford Lectureship.

Accompanied by the envelope.

Częstoch - Understands the second edition of 'The Golden Bough' is coming out and wishes to translate it with his friend Dirr, who is doing linguistic and ethnographic work in the Caucasus, while he is in Russia working as a professor at the gymnase de Częstochowa, but will return to Paris soon.

Lamb House, Rye, Sussex - Was in Cambridge to keep a promise to Mrs Myers, but did not have time to visit them; saw James Ward, was pained to find him so ill; the Edinburgh [Gifford] lectures went off well; is going to Nauheim, thence to Liverpool and home; was sorry to hear he cut his Italy trip short.

Accompanied by the envelope with the note, 'W. James on Gifford lectures &c.' in Frazer's hand.

Trinity College - Thanks Cook [for his critical review of the second edition of 'The Golden Bough'], asks if he would look over his revised theory, is forwarding two letters from Baldwin Spencer on the question of the Australian Daramulum [not present] and one from Miss Burne, editor of 'Folk-lore' relating to the Murra-murra among the Dieri [not present].

Trinity College - Asks Cook to tea to discuss his review of the second edition of 'The Golden Bough'.

Draft in Lilly Frazer's hand, corrected; possibly for 'Chevaliers de Charlemagne adapted from the Chansons de geste and retold for the young in modern French' published in 1902.

Draft in Lilly Frazer's hand, corrected; possibly for 'Chevaliers de Charlemagne adapted from the Chansons de geste and retold for the young in modern French' published in 1902.