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Add. MS b/37/1 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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6, The College, Glasgow. Dated February 25th, 1898 - Thanks him for ['Pausanias's Description of Greece']; admires the maps and the 'real English' that Frazer has managed in his translation; is translating Tacitus; is touched and honoured by the dedication, the 'highest satisfaction a teacher can have' that he has started an interest in classical work capable of leading to such results.

Add. MS b/37/6 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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6 The College, Glasgow. Dated January 26, 1901 - Thanks him for the second edition of 'The Golden Bough' and admires it; when he heard Frazer was in Rome he wrote to his friend Consul Babyami [?] but found that was unnecessary; encloses a clipping from 'The Times' [not transcribed].

Add. MS b/37/14 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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Garfield, Victoria Square, Stirling. Dated March 16, 1911 - Thanks him for the new edition of 'The Golden Bough'; a 'ludicrous thought': he wonders if August 12th [the start of the grouse shooting season] was chosen as nearly identical as the Festival of Diana on the 13th.

Add. MS b/37/17 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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Drumore, Blairgowrie, N.B. Dated October 13, 1911 - Thanks him for 'The Dying God'; points out he is violating his own examples, 'instead of killing the aged functionary after all possible good has been taken out of him, you load him with favours'; is fascinated by the principle of temporary kingship terminated by compulsory death and facetiously suggests applying it to politics, 'provided always they [the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer] belong to the wrong party ... surely after [a 5 year term] all sense of their divinity must have departed from the minds of their subjects'; begs pardon for his levity, but appreciates the humour in Frazer's book, a rare quality with the learned.

Add. MS b/37/25 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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19 Onslow Gardens, S.W. Dated March 26, 1915 - Congratulates him on his lecture, his clearness of voice and articulation are admirable; encloses verses on his Tacitus by Percy Mattering [Percy Ewing Matheson?].

Add. MS b/37/29 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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Drumore, Blairgowrie. Dated 4 July 1918 - Is concerned to hear of Mrs Frazer's ill health, and that it involves her heart; thanks him for the kind words about his Juvenal; is pleased Frazer will soon be free to work on Herodotus; discusses the letters of Pliny; is pleased to hear about the Americans landing at Liverpool.

Add. MS b/37/30 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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Drumore, Blairgowrie. Dated October 16, 1918 - Will be spending the winter at St Andrew's, to be near his eldest son, who has influenza; has had a quiet summer due to war restrictions; hopes he is working on Herodotus now; the war news is splendid.

Add. MS b/37/32 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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8 Howard Place, St. Andrews. Dated December 21, 1918 - Thanks him for his kind letter; is sorry he won't be working on Herodotus; is glad Lady Frazer is well and going to work on a French history for the schools; fears the trouble is not over yet, that the Peace Conference may end in disaster.

Add. MS b/37/34 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 3 July 1907 - Returns the proof of the article on the Bahima and discusses it briefly, including one section in which he consulted [W. H. R.] Rivers; arranges a time for a walk.

Add. MS b/37/41-42 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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St. Keyne's. Dated 3-4 Dec.1909. - In the letter of 3 December he thanks him for his notes and asks about marriage relationships allowed among the Banyoro. In the letter of 4 December he clarifies his question, and makes plans to discuss it when he sees him Sunday lunch and Monday on their walk.

Add. MS b/37/45-48 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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St. Keyne's, Cambridge. Dated 23, 25 Nov. 1910 and 1, 26 Mar. 1911 - In the first letter he returns the proof [for 'The Baganda'?] and praises it; makes suggestions as to describing the geographical situation of Uganda, putting native words in italic, describing racial characteristics of the people; in the second letter he disapproves of not adopting italic for native words and suggests he stop printing and underline them all, and advises on chapter divisions. In the letter of 1 March he returns the last proofs and congratulates him and his style, and rearranges their walk. In the letter of 26 March he returns the last of the proofs and thanks him for the dedication, is pleased to have helped such a book; makes a subtitle suggestion.

Add. MS b/37/49 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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St. Keyne's, Cambridge. Dated 15 November 1911 - Congratulates him on the living of Ovington; thanks him for 'The Baganda', is honoured to think he had a hand in its production, especially as the life it records is disappearing; the application to the Lord Advocate [Lord Strathclyde] on his behalf was a pleasure and may bear fruit in the future.

Add. MS b/37/54-55 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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St. Keyne's, Cambridge. Dated 1, 14 April 1913 - In the first letter he says he will see [W. H. R.] Rivers about raising funds [for a proposed expedition]; is happy to hear about the new book, and will speak to Waller about the University Press publishing his other book on African tribes. In the second letter he reports on having seen [Alfred] Waller and tells Roscoe to send the MS and makes other suggestions about supporting documentation.

Add. MS b/37/66-71 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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Six letters concerning Frazer's part in further negotiations relating to the funding of Roscoe's work in Central Africa. The letters date from 30 April to 22 May, 1914, and are written from the Albemarle Club and Batt's Hotel in London where he obtained advice from [Arthur] Shipley, and from the Midland Hotel in Manchester on the 8th and 13th May when his brother [Samuel] died; and at the end of May a short holiday at the Grand Hotel in Llandudno. In the letters of 30 April (Items 66 and 67, misnumbered: 67 is written in the morning and 66 in the evening) Frazer mentions seeing Shipley and hopes to get an interview with Reid [Herbert Read], the Under Secretary for the Colonies, and suggests proposing an appointment of eighteen months with a year in Africa and six months working up the report, and mentions this was Lilly's idea; he also forwards a letter [not transcribed] from [W. H. R.] Rivers, who writes discouragingly about a fellowship at St. John's. In the letter of 1 May, he encloses a draft of the letter to Harcourt and suggests he get it signed by [A. C.] Haddon, [William] Ridgeway and Rivers, and reports that he spoke to Ray Lankester and Sir Henry Miers, who are interested. The letter of 8th May reports the serious illness of his brother, and the letter of 13th May thanks him for his sympathy, and continues to discuss the letter to [Lewis] Harcourt; and the letter of 22nd May encloses an answer to the letter [not transcribed], which he describes as 'satisfactory'.

Add. MS b/37/76 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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1 Brick Court, Middle Temple, E.C. Dated 3rd July, 1914 - Reports that he cannot throw light on the idols of West Africa; sends on copies of the memorial; says he has been busy answering congratulatory letters; asks about deluge legends in Africa, is working on his Huxley lecture.

Add. MS b/37/80 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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1 Brick Court, Middle Temple, E.C. Dated 27th August 1914 - Encloses a copy of a circular letter from C. S. Myers and himself [not transcribed] encouraging subscription for 'The Northern Bantus'; mentions his new quarters, and his work on the index to the GB and checking proofs of Addison.

Add. MS b/37/81 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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1 Brick Court, Middle Temple, E.C. Dated September 3rd, 1914 - Is glad to hear he is lecturing missionaries on anthropology, and offers more copies of his printed anthropological questions; the [Solomon] Schechters are in London, having come there from Holland.

Add. MS b/37/84 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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1 Brick Court, Middle Temple, E.C. Dated 15th October 1914 - Thanks him for his photograph; is glad to hear that Norman is in the China Diplomatic Service; is glad his lectures were successful; the sum required for 'The Northern Bantu' is almost all raised; is nearly finished correcting Addison, has finished the proofs of the Index of the G.B.; the war looks rather dark just now but they must hope for the best.

Add. MS b/37/86 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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1 Brick Court, Middle Temple, E.C. Dated 14th November 1914 - Has been reading the proofs [of 'The Northern Bantu']; clarifies the difference between exogamous and endogamous, and points out several practices Roscoe gave him for his 'Totemism and Exogamy' that he has omitted; writes at length about using slip proofs, and mentions that Lilly had suggested page proofs as cheaper, but did not realise the extent of the changes to be made; [C. G.] Seligman is in favour of delaying the proposed expedition as there may be fighting in Uganda, and also to await [A. C.] Haddon's return in January.

Add. MS b/37/88 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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10 King's Parade, Cambridge. Dated 5th January 1915 - Is glad to hear they have good news of Norman [Roscoe]; Lilly is better but not strong; he has been reading, mentions Donald Frazer's [recte Fraser's] 'Winning a Primitive People' and Sarah [recte Sarat] Chandra Roy's 'The Orāons of Chōtā Nāgpur'; asks what books he has on the religions of India so that he can advise; walked with A. B. Cooke [Cook]; is not convinced by Rendel Harris's paper on Apollo as an apple-god.

Add. MS b/37/103 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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Breadalbane Hotel, Kenmore, Perthshire. Dated 18 July 1915 - Discusses Lilly's idea of accepting the Archdeaconry [in Africa] Roscoe has been offered on a temporary basis in order that he could do some anthropological work; suggests he approach Macmillan if not them, then Hutchinson with his popular book; Moulton's loss was the death of his wife, but he knows no details; [Kate] Marseille, a German friend in Cambridge has also died, the Marseilles' son [Rudolph] has joined the English army in the war; is interested to hear that [W. H. R.] Rivers has returned from the New Hebrides; is glad to hear that Roscoe will be lecturing to missionary students at Cambridge, wishes there could be a permanent provision for such instruction.

Add. MS b/37/106 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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10 King's Parade, Cambridge. Dated 10 Nov. 1915 - Thanks him for the copy of ['The Northern Bantu']; Lilly instructs him to say she does not think he should give copies to the guarantors but will explain when she sees him.

Add. MS b/37/108 · Item · c 1947-c 1955
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1 Brick Court, Temple E.C. Dated 11th March 1916 - Is glad the book reached him, and that [George Foot?] Moore's book is helpful; is working on 'Folk-Lore in the Bible'; is interested to hear about the Feltwell living; his nephew [John Steggall] has been appointed to a ship, and Lilly's nephew [Cecil Dodd?] has a commission in a line regiment; have good accounts of Lilly's children in Stockholm [Charles] and Paris [Lilly].