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3 Cromwell Gardens, London - Thanks the Master for enlisting Adams' help in obtaining the books he needs from his library for 'Aftermath'.

Trinity College, Cambridge - Thanks Adams for his help in finding books in his library for 'Aftermath'.

Trinity College, Cambridge - Thanks the Drapers' Company for their grant and announces that 'Aftermath: the Supplement to the Golden Bough' will be published before the end of the year.

Trinity College, Cambridge - Makes arrangements for J. G. Frazer's attendance at a ceremony commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the British School of Archaeology at Athens at the Royal Academy of Arts, explaining his infirmities and needs, describing their present situation at the French Institute in London.

Cites [Edward William] Lane's '[An Account of the Manners and Customs of the] Modern Egyptians' concerning the sacrifice of a virgin into the Nile in order to obtain a plentiful inundation.

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'.

Trinity College - Praises Cook's work and asks him to dine in hall on Invitation Night.

Trinity College, Cambridge - Informs Butler that Warde Fowler has found a mistranslation of Pliny in a central argument in 'The Golden Bough', and Frazer suggests the fellowship committee should be informed and his fellowship re-evaluated in light of the new information. Accompanied by the envelope and photographs of the letter, mounted on two sheets.

24 Abercromby Square, London - Discusses etymology of 'viribius' and Cook's theory that the leaves are verbena. Tells Cook that he is moving back to Cambridge and is reading the Old Testament in Hebrew.

Albemarle Club - Congratulates Cook on his 'Zeus: a Study in Ancient Religion', admires his style and lucidity of argument, approves his decision to avoid questions of ethnology, informs him that he has recanted his position of Zeus as the god of the oak.

Viottastraat 29, Amsterdam - Offers to translate 'The Fear of the Dead' into Dutch.

By order of Albert, Roi des Belges, signed by the ministère des Affaires étrangères.

Strasbourg - Thanks him for 'L'homme, Dieu et l'immortalite' and says he has praised it in a review; sends one of his works in return, which appeared in 'la Revue d'histoire des religions' as 'Le Jésus de Paul'.

Mostyn House, Cambridge - Says Christopher Gimson will be delighted to see his work in 'Folklore' but asks Frazer not to mention his own role in getting the notes to him. Mr Francis [?] has been reading Frazer's 'Sir Roger de Coverley' with pleasure.

108 Rue du Bac, Ségur - Thanks Frazer, and says his support, with that of Boule, l'abbé Breuil, Lévy-Bruhl, and Freud, is infinitely precious to him.

Paris - Thanks Frazer for his letter to the 'Morning Post' ['Our Debt to France'] and tells him he reported the letter to 'Figaro', which published an extract, enclosed [not present].

Sinkat, Sudan - Sends a copy of the 'Courrier d'Ethiopie' with a translation of his letter to the 'Morning Post' on the French war debt [not present]; says he has used the book of ethnological questions Frazer gave him in 1911 in his work in Abyssinia.

Polynesian Society, Wellington - Is gathering contributions for a memorial volume on Elsdon Best.

Trinity College, Cambridge - Supports the proposal that the College should get a bust of J. F. McLennan.

Institut français du Royaume-Uni, London - Suggests that rather than resign from the General Council of the Institut français he only resign from the Executive Council and stay on as a non-active member of the General Council.

Printed invitation completed in manuscript, inviting Frazer to the school's prize giving on 12 July.

Seattle, Washington - Asks for an autograph and a signed photograph for his Balch Autograph Collection in the Seattle Public Library.

The Leys School, Cambridge - Offers corrections to Frazer's edition of Cowper's Letters.

3 Cromer House, The Park, Southwood Lane, Highgate - Two letters inviting J. G. Frazer to a meeting of the Canadian Authors' Association's during their visit to London in July.

Old House, Grassendale - Thanks Frazer for the three inscribed volumes, is glad Lady Frazer liked his French book, will bring Bleek's Hottentot stories up to London.

Grosvenor Hotel, London - Forwarding December issue of the 'National Review' [not present], which includes an article with his views on Fascism and Mussolini. Supports the imprisonment of Salvemini, says there is much he could say about Mussolini and Fascism, 'so little understood in many quarters in Italy'.

Val Salice, Turin - Introducing his friend the author Baron Bernard Quaranta di San Severino.

Ministère de l'Instruction Publique et des Beaux-Arts, Paris - Thanks the Frazers for the copy of 'L'Homme, Dieu et l'Immortalité'.

Trinity College, Cambridge - Is happy to hear his fellowship has been renewed and asks him to thank the Council; regrets that his Pausanias is not yet printed, but the first two are in press at the moment, and when it is done, he has other books to write, for which the material is partly collected.