Letter to “Daddy” [Herbert Pendlebury] from John [Pendlebury]

Department Archive
Collection John Pendlebury Family Papers
Reference No. PEN 1/3/1/6/12
Level Item
Dates Undated [Jul-Aug 1928]
Donor/Creator Pendlebury, Dr John Devitt Stringfellow
Scope and Content Sent from the Oxford and Cambridge Club, London. Telling Herbert about his plans to go to [Malvern] and that he had just received a letter from [Arthur] Evans who had “put a damper” on possible excavations at Komó [Kommos], and that John had replied to the letter and was going to see Evans on his way back from Malvern. Also discussing progress with his work [on ‘Aegyptiaca’], that Hilda had left the day before [for Caldy], that he and Hilda had tea with [Hans] Frankfort to make arrangements for Egypt (there would not be room for Hilda at Erment, but she would go to El Amarnah [Amarna]), and mentioning he was going to Cambridge the next day.