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[Sent from Amarna, Egypt.] Discussing his job prospects: that he had letters from [Stephen] Glanville urging him to apply for [a job and the British Museum] but that he had declined the offer; that he’d had a letter from [Arthur] Evans advising John to take the job at the British Museum as there were not many opportunities in Aegean archaeology; and that [Hans] Frankfort had sent a telegram to [Humfry] Payne as soon as they had heard he’d been elected [to the Directorship of the British School at Athens] recommending John for the Assistant Director. Also thanking Herbert for letters with enclosures and a typescript [of ‘Aegyptiaca’]; saying he was sorry that Herbert [and Dickie] would no longer be coming to Greece [in Apr 1929], and that they were sorry about a shawl that was meant for Dickie; saying that they had an adventurous and expensive time in Assuan [Aswan], had arrived safely back to Luxor, then go on to [Amarna] where the excavation was already well underway and interesting. Annotated in a later hand as “Feb 17th or 18th”. |
