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

Department Archive
Collection John Pendlebury Family Papers
Reference No. PEN 1/3/1/10/16
Level Item
Dates 13 [Apr 1930]
Donor/Creator Pendlebury, Dr John Devitt Stringfellow
Scope and Content Sent from Knossos. About publications (‘Aegyptiaca’ had arrived, a notice about the Ceylon Archaeological Post, asking for a copy of ‘Crete: the forerunner of Greece’ by Charles Henry Hawes, and for Herbert to send out offprints [of an article by John]); John’s work on the pottery of Knossos; tourists who had been visiting; disagreement with [Spyridon Marinatos, Director of the Candia Museum]; and that they had been to Kanli Kasteli (Bloody Castle) that day and “our man” [driver] had spread out lunch for them. Also mentions that [Arthur] Evans would arrive on Wednesday [16 Apr].