| Department |
Archive |
| Collection |
John Pendlebury Family Papers |
| Reference No. |
PEN 1/3/1/10/1 |
| Level |
Item |
| Dates |
Undated [c. 13-24 December 1929] |
| Donor/Creator |
Pendlebury, Dr John Devitt Stringfellow
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| Scope and Content |
Written from the British School at Athens, wishing Herbert a happy Christmas and New Year and a belated happy birthday. Telling him about a visit to Siphnos with [Hilda] and [Humfry] Payne to look at sites for possible excavations; stating that they may spend Christmas in Icaria [Ikaría] and Keos [Kéa] as Payne wanted to visit possible excavation sites there; and asking him to pass on information about Crete to Mr [Dyson] Perrins [for a planned visit]. Also mentioning: they were sending 2 books for Christmas; thanking Herbert for a book and stating he had not received “the Gardiner, Green” and photos; thanking Herbert for writing to [Cambridge University Press] and stating he had no acknowledgement for proofs he had sent; he had not heard from [Stephen] Glanville about an article on Egypt and the Aegean; and asking Herbert to get ‘Great Ones of Ancient Egypt’ by [Winifred] Brunton. Additionally mentioning that he had heard from Hans [Frankfort] who was on his way to Iraq [Tell Asmar] to excavate, and thanking Herbert for writing about a Pothouse fellowship [?] which was not suitable. |
| Notes |
See PEN 2/2/3/430-478 for photographs of John and Hilda’s trip to Siphnos with Humfry Payne, and a map of their route around Siphnos. |
| Related records |
[PEN 2/2/3], Volume, “Greece 1928-1929”, 16 Sep 1928-17 Dec 1929
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