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City Chambers, Glasgow - Sends a remembrance of £40 as a token of Glasgow's esteem.

Offprints of Frazer's speech at la Société Ernest Renan, 11 December 1920 printed in 'la Grande Revue', March 1921.

Pages 29-124, 141-188, 205-220, 511-524, all unmarked, three of the signatures unopened.

Melrose, Shoot-Up-Hill, N.W.2. - Writes to propose a time to meet with Lord Balfour to discuss the proposed expedition [of Roscoe to Central Africa].

National Museum of Canada, Ottawa - Thanks them for the book 'Heures du Loisir'.

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.

FRAZ/11 consists of two boxes containing materials relating to the Macmillan edition of the 'Fasti' of Ovid, spanning the dates [1928?]-1930, including drafts of the Preface, Commentary, footnotes, and related notes and cuttings.

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.

Ballydian, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan, Ireland - Presents a copy of his Ph.D. dissertation in anthropology [not present]; has travelled in Nigeria, West Africa, among the Yoruba and the Nez Percé Indians of Idaho.

Sonia K. Chapter of the Foreign Department at Curtis Brown offers to facilitate a German translation of 'The Golden Bough'.

2141 70th Street, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. - Asks for the name of Frazer's photographer so that he may have Frazer's photograph for his library.

"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - He cannot comply with her request to wire his consent direct to Macmillan, as Dr Page is in charge [of negotations about the 'Fasti']; would suggest that Frazer mention in the Macmillan preface that the work was begun for the Loeb Classical Library and grew too large; is sorry she worries about Frazer's health, but thinks a man who can fence nimbly must be in good shape.

"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - Is looking forward to the visit of his son Joseph over Christmas; asks when the 'Fasti' will appear; asks if Frazer can supply Mr Byard of Heinemann with the names of British journals to send review copies of the 'Aristotle', has been reading Basil's 'Letters', and Thackeray's 'Josephus'.

52 The Pryors, East Heath Road, Hampstead, N.W.3. - Is distressed to hear about Frazer's eyesight; sends birthday congratulations; the Biochemical dinner was a success, and regrets he had to resign when he went to Aberdeen; sends a subscription to the bibliography, agrees it should be in memory of Henry George Plimmer; they are in a flat overlooking Hampstead Heath, describes why they did not stay in Steele's Road.

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.

Accompanied by the envelope.

18 Bradmore Rd, Oxford - Congratulates the Frazers.

East London College, Mile End Road, E. - Thanks her for the cheque for the Dance the Society is holding.

Friends of the Bodleian, Bodleian Library, Oxford - Thanks them for the manuscript of 'The Growth of Plato's Ideal Theory'.

Accompanied by the envelope redirected from the Albemarle Club to the Midland Grand Hotel, London NW1.

Preußische Akademie der Wissenschaften - Asks if he would like to continue to receive Akademie reports, and offers to send the volume published during the war.

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).

Friends of the Bodleian, Bodleian Library, Oxford - Thanks her for her letter, they have received the manuscript [of 'The Growth of Plato's Ideal Theory']; Macmillan could borrow it if they need it before it officially becomes Bodleian property; any part of it could be photographed by the Clarendon Press; is sending her letter on to the President of Magdalen as she requests.

237 South Mathilda Str., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Asks if Frazer knows of a tradition that Jesus Christ arose from the dead at sunset rather than at sunrise.

"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - Thanks him for the congratulations on his 60th birthday.

"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - Thanks her for the portrait of Sir James; he and Dr Page are happy everything relating to the 'Fasti' has been settled to their satisfaction.

21 Hyde Park Place, London, W.2. - Sends a subscription to the bibliography; is sorry to hear about Frazer's eyesight, suggests he may find dictation a good substitute, typists need not understand all that is dictated; French scholars deserve great credit for appreciating Frazer's work.

Newhailes, Musselburgh, Midlothian - Thanks him for 'Creation and Evolution in Primitive Cosmogonies'; will go to London after the debate hosted by the Indian Circle of the Over Seas League [between the?] Duchess of Atholl and Sir Ernest Hotson; is attending a meeting of the Central Council tomorrow and lunching with Sir Evelyn Wrench before; is sorry to hear of the death of Sir Alfred Ewing; the Scottish Anthropological Society is publishing the manuscript collection of J. F. Campbell, expected to be 10 vols.; Lord Bute has contributed £150.

Newnham Cottage, Queen's Road, Cambridge - Thanks Frazer for his note; congratulates him; was very agreeably surprised to get the O.M., and is 'very proud to be linked with you as a brother O.M. of the same college at the same time'.

The Macmillan Company, New York - Thanks her for her letter, will add Frazer's omitted titles to the next printing of the dust jacket.