Appointed by the Council of the RAI for the purposes of cooperating with A.T. Marston in his investigation on the Swanscombe skull and on the site of its discovery; and publications of the results. 1936-64.
Members of the Committee
M.A.C. Hinton (MACH), FRS, Keeper of Zoology, British Museum Natural History (BMNH) (Chairman)
Dr K.P. Oakley (KPO), FGS, Dept. of Geology, BMNH (Secretary)
Prof. P.G.H. Boswell (PGHB),FRS, Dept. of Geology, Imperial College, London (resigned 2 November 1937)
H.G. Dines (HGD), Geological Survey and Museum
C.F.C. Hawkes (CFCH), Dept. of British and Medieval Antiquities, BM
Prof. W.B.R. King (WBRK), Dept. of Geology, University College, London
Prof. W.E. Le Gros Clark, FRS, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Oxford
A.T. Marston (ATM), LDS
Dr G.M. Morant (GMM), Galton Laboratory, University College, London
S. Hazzledine Warren (SHW), FGS Co-opted
Dr Frank Corner (FC)
Mrs M.A. Cotton (MAC), Institute of Archaeology, University of London
Abbreviations (apart from personal names)
autogr. autograph
BM British Museum
BMNH British Museum Natural History
pc. postcard
tp. typescript
tpc. typescript carbon
All letters and papers are either typescripts or typescript carbons unless stated otherwise.
1 Minutes of meetings, 14 Apr. 1937 - 11 Oct. 1938 (autogr.)
2 'Human and other remains at Swanscombe', signed: Seen H.G. Dines, 7/5/37 and:
1 Corrected proof for MAN, No. 118, June 1937; second copy (uncorrected)
3 'Excavations report: The Barnfield pit section', signed M. Cotton, initialled KPO
4 'Report on the Swanscombe skull: introduction', signed KPO (revised MACH) (corrected tp.)
5 'Marston's section', notes signed HGD, 2/3/38
6 'Observations on Mr A.T. Marston's collection of flint artefacts from Barnfield pit, Swanscombe, after examination at the British Museum by Messrs. S. Hazzledine Warren, FGS, K.P. Oakley, FGS, and C.F.C. Hawkes, FSA (edited Dec. 21st, 1937), initialled SHW, KPO, CFCH (corrected tpc.)
7 'Note on the implements and flakes obtained from the skull layer', signed ATM, 10 Jan, 1938 (corrected tp.)
8 'Copy of typed labels supplied by Mr Marston for his collection submitted for examination by the British Museum, with index-letters A-J added by CFCH', signed A.T. Marston (corrected tp)
9 List of persons to whom 'Offprints of the Committee's report on the Swanscombe skull are being sent ...' (corrected tp.)
10-27 Correspondence with Committee
10 Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd 1936
1 11 Nov. Lt Col A.C. Davis (ACD), Managing Director to J.P.T. Burchell (JPTB), Royal Society - permission to excavate given subject to full responsibility being accepted (tp., autogr. note by JPTB)
2 21 Nov. JPTB to ACD - help with company's mechanical digger requested; readiness to refund expenses incurred
3 23 Nov. ACD to JPTB - asks him to contact J. Cornhill (Stone Court Ballast Co. Ltd.) and to explain requirements
1937
4 20 Jan. ACD to Reginald A. Smith (RAS), Keeper, Dept. of British & Medieval Antiquities, BM - refers to Press report of BM Committee supervision of further excavations; has written to ATM asking for further information and to JPTB on the Royal Society Committee; permission to excavate suspended in view of unsatisfactory situation
5 20 Jan. ACD to KPO - refers to difficulty between those investigating site; permission to excavate suspended until matter is clarified
6 22 Jan. ACD to RAS - acknowledges letter stating ATM is to excavate; there will be no conflict with Committee if ATM is given permission to proceed
7 19 Apr. ACD to KPO - declines invitation to nominate a staff member to Committee; assumes he will be informed of investigations
8 5 June. KPO to ACD - Committee's decision that careful excavation of lower part of Middle Gravels is required; need for a labourer's aid under supervision
9 9 June. ACD to KPO - suggests contacting J. Cornhill
10 3 July. KPO to Cornhill - thanks him for allowing MAC and her helpers to excavate
11 29 July. KPO to ACD - ATM's investigations completed; seeks the company's permission to present the human skull and associated animal remains and flint implements to the BM; Committee anxious for A.S. Kennard (ASK) to examine the gravels for the collection of fossil shells and microtine mammals; seeks permission for this work
12 2 Aug. ACD to KPO - permission given for remains and implements to be lodged with the BM; and for ASK to examine gravels
13 9 Aug. KPO to ACD - letter of 2 Aug. acknowledged
11/ Dr. E.B. Bailey (EBB), Director, Geological Survey and Museum
1937
1 28 Oct. KPO to EBB - reproduction of official photographs
2 1 Nov. EBB to KPO - ibid.
1938
3 13 May. Ibid. - ibid.
12/ Prof. P.G.H. Boswell, FRS (PGHB), Dept. of Geology, Imperial College, London
1936
1 22 Sept. PGHB to J. Reid Moir (JRM) - application to the Royal Society for grant (autogr., annotated by JRM and KPO)
1937
2 22 Jan. PGHB to RAS - ATM and the Committee
3 29 Jan. Ibid. - ATM and the Chairmanship of the Committee
4 28 Oct. KPO to PGHB - ATM's paper
5 2 Nov. PGHB to KPO - resigns from Committee
13/ J.P.T. Burchell (JPTB), Member of Royal Society Committee; Commissioner for Taxes, Holborn Division
1936
1 21 Nov. JPTB to RAS - age of pottery from Stone Court Valley; need to expedite pit excavation and the permit for the work
2 28 Nov. Ibid. - use of mechanical excavator
1937
3 19 Jan. Ibid. - ATM and the Committee
4 23 Jan. Ibid. - ATM and misunderstandings
5 1 Feb. Ibid. - resigns from Committee (an earlier Committee dissolved later in the year) owing to ATM's attitude
14/ John Grahame Douglas Clark, (JGDC) Editor, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
1937
1 4 May. JGDC to KPO - publication of Swanscombe note (autogr. note by JGDC)
15/ Dr. Frank Corner (FC), Royal Societies Club
1937
1 11 June. FC to KPO - willingness to assist; has known the site since c. 1890; has some artefacts from the site
16/ Mrs Molly A. Cotton (MAC), Institute of Archaeology, University of London
1937
1 22 June. MAC to KPO (autogr.) - progress at the site
1938
2 2 Mar. Ibid. (autogr.) - report and its presentation to the Committee
3 nd. Mon. Ibid. (autogr.) - amendments to report
17/ H.G. Dines, (HGD), Geological Survey and Museum
1937
1 23 Apr. HGD to KPO (autogr.) - acceptance of membership of the Committee
1938
2 23 Mar. Ibid. (autogr.) - typescript of geology section of the report
3 30 July. Ibid. (autogr.) - amendments to the report
4 13 Aug. Ibid. (autogr.) - proofs
18/ Christopher F.C. Hawkes (CFCH), Convener of the first Committee meeting; Assistant Keeper, Dept. of British and Medieval Antiquities, British Museum
1937
1 14 Apr. CFCH to KPO (autogr.) - draft minutes
2 24 Apr. Ibid. (autogr.) - Committee's visit to the site; co-option of Prof. W.B.R. King
3 20 Oct. Ibid. (autogr.) - difficulties with ATM and the Committee
4 10 Dec. Ibid. (autogr.) - his revision of ATM's report
5 31 Dec. Ibid. (tp.) - ATM's labels for the collection; draft of summary of Archaeological Sub-Committee's views; return of the collection to ATM
1938
6 3 Jan. Ibid. (autogr.) - amendments to the draft summary
7 2 Mar. Ibid. (autogr.) - bill for illus.
8 5 Apr. Ibid. (autogr.) - publication in JRAI (see Vol.68, 1938, pp. 30-47) and addition to the report; Museum subsidies
9 8 June. Ibid. - custody of the implements
10 15 Aug. Ibid. (autogr.) - illus. for Quartär (see Vol.2, 1939, pp. 54-65), 'Ein Menschenschadel altpalaolithischen Alters von Swanscombe, Kent' by K.P. Oakley and G.M. Morant) and revision to proofs
19/ H.M Stationery Office (HMSO)
1938
1 20 May. HMSO to KPO - reproduction of illus. in JRAI
2 8 Oct. Ibid. - ibid.
20/ T.D. Kendrick (TDK), Keeper, Dept. of British and Medieval Antiquities, British Museum
1938
1 5 Nov. TDK to KPO - receipt of the palaeolithic implements from the site
21/ A.S. Kennard (ASK), Geological Survey and Museum
1938
1 27 July ASK to KPO (autogr.) - acceptance of invitation to carry out palaeontological investigations
2 nd. Ibid (autogr.) - investigations
22/ Prof. W.B.R. King (WBRK), Dept. of Geology, University College, University of London
[1938]
1 Easter Monday, nd. WBRK to KPO (autogr.) - draft summary
2 7 May. Ibid. (autogr.) - ibid.
3 nd Sat. Ibid. (autogr.) - ibid.
23/ Alvan T. Marston (ATM), LDS
1936
1 16 Sept. ATM to Reginald A. Smith (RAS) - his work at the site; limitations of the mechanical digger; welcomes proposed Committee
1937
2 22 Jan. Ibid. - relationships with the cement company, the British Museum and the Committee
3 27 Jan. Ibid. - renewal of cement company's permit; suggested names for the Committee; £50 fund
4 28 Jan. ATM's list of Committee members (autogr.) attached to /5
5 15 Feb. ATM to RAS - Committee Members
6 7 Mar. Ibid. - progress at site
7 27 Oct. ATM to KPO - ibid.
1938
8 4 Jan. Ibid. - KPO's suggestions on terminology for his paper; his disagreement on some issues (JRAI, Vol.67, 1937, pp.339-406)
9 6 Jan. Ibid. - description of implements and flakes and opinions sought
10 24 Feb. Ibid. - delay in publishing his paper in the JRAI (see Vol.67, 1937, pp.339-406)
11 5 Oct. Ibid. - inability to attend Committee meeting
24/ Dr. Geoffrey Miles Morant (GMM), Galton Laboratory, University College, University of London
1937
1 4 May. GMM to KPO (autogr.) - report to appear in Man; desirability of Council's approval (Man, No. 118, June 1937)
2 11 May. Ibid. (autogr.) - general feeling of the undoubted age of the skull
3 23 June. Ibid. (autogr.) - Prof. Le Gros Clark's exhibit of the skull and data GMM has collated for his report
4 21 Aug. Ibid. (autogr.) - discussion with Le Gros Clark on the remains being Homo Sapiens type or not; ATM's paper; number of proofs to be ordered
1938
5 5 Jan. Ibid. (autogr.) - proofs of the first part of ATM's paper and the illus. (JRAI, Vol.67, 1937, pp.339-42, 'A description of the finding of the skull')
6 13 Jan. Ibid. (autogr.) - suggestion that the British Association should set aside half a day for discussion of the Swanscombe remains
7 17 Jan. Ibid. (autogr.) - ATM's papers on stratigraphy and the implements; neither to appear in his JRAI article; rumour that some flints were planted (see also 26/3)
8 4 Mar. Ibid. (autogr.) - proofs for ATM's plates with final corrections; to be available to other Committee members
9 6 Apr. Ibid. (autogr.) - plates; possibility of the BM subsidising publication and selling offprints
10 15 Apr. Ibid. (autogr.) - plates, blockmakers and figures supplied by C.F.C. Hawkes
11 28 June Ibid. (autogr.) - text of report and the plates; date of handing the remains to the BM
12 22 July Ibid. (autogr.) - RAI move to 21 Bedford Square; meeting to discuss queries and amendments to the text
13 3 Aug. Ibid. (autogr.) - proofs and H.G. Dines's alterations; number of offprints for contributors and for sale; two photographs similar to those in the report; contribution to Quartär (see /18/10 for details)
14 8 Aug. Ibid. (autogr.) - use by KPO of JRAI illus. for their joint Quartär paper; suggestion for hardback copies of the Report for sale at 5s. and 2s. 6d. - 3s. for paper covers; interest in NHM's Patagonian skull
15 11 Aug. Ibid. (autogr.) - page proof of eight sections of the report with first proofs corrected by KPO; remarks on figs. and plates
16 14 Aug. Ibid. (autogr.) - page proofs and urgency of return
17 22 Aug. Ibid. (autogr.) - acknowledges return of proofs; all queries settled; comments on their joint Quartär article (see /18/10 for details)
18 16 Sep. Ibid. (autogr.) - production of the report; the Treasury has approved grant of £30 to RAI; Secretary of NHM considers additional grant unlikely; possibility of Royal Society grant being used; Sec. says NHM unlikely to order reprints for sale; probable total of 475 reprints
25/ Reginald A. Smith (RAS), Keeper, Dept. of British and Medieval Antiquities, British Museum (retired July 1937)
1937
1 30 Sept. KPO to RAS - transfer of Royal Society's £50 grant to RAI Committee
2 nd. RAS to KPO (autogr.) - cheques covering Royal Society grant enclosed
3 22 Oct. Ibid. (autogr.) - documents relating to excavation and Royal Society application form sent; informed of requirement to report to RS
26/ S. Hazzledine Warren (SHW), FGS
1937
1 7 May. SHW to KPO (autogr.) - comments on the proof for Man and criticism of ATM's terminology
2 Corrected proof for Man of 'Human and other remains in the 100 ft. terrace at Swanscombe' (Man, No. 118, June 1937)
3 14 Aug. SHW to KPO (autogr.) - informed of rumour that implements had been planted as a joke; visited the site and found it quite untrue; the foreman thinks the men are selling the best implements and wishes to catch them doing so; hopes to visit Clacton
1938
4 3 Jan. SHW to KPO (autogr.) - comments on 'Observations on the flint artefacts after examination at the BM; annotated report enclosed
5 'Observations on Mr. A.T. Marston's collection of flint artefacts from Barnfield pit, Swanscombe, after examination at the British Museum by Messrs S. Hazzledine Warren, FGS, K.P. Oakley, FGS, and C.F.C. Hawkes, FSA' signed: S. Hazzledine Warren, Kenneth P. Oakley, C.F.C. Hawkes (corrected tp.)
6 24 Apr. SHW to KPO (autogr.) - difficulties in phoning KPO; disagrees with much in the draft report; expects to discuss it with CFCH; found interesting evidence at Cromer on beach flakings
7 Address of Cundell Eve and Co. Ltd. (autogr.)
27/ Sir Arthur Smith Woodward (ASW)
1936
1 5 Nov. ASW to RAS (autogr.) - pleased to learn of help for ATM; willing to join Committee; suggests KPO watches the site; difficulty of ATM's personality; hopes more skull remains will be found; mentions Piltdown and work at Newick
1937
2 20 Jan. ASW to RAS (autogr.) - glad ATM to continue digging at site; had no communication about Committee; informed RAI is having trouble with ATM's paper
3 30 Jan. ASW to RAS (autogr.) - glad to have information on Committee, wonders at Dewey's [Henry Dewey, FGS] omission; best to let ATM proceed as he pleases
28/ Alfred Scheuer (AS): papers relating to his doubt as to the authenticity of the skull
1954
1 26 Jan. 'Swanscombe re-opening', 10 leaves - submission to the RAI, including demand for a new Committee with himself as investigator
2 27 Jan. Record of receipt
3 3 Feb. AS to RAI - no acknowledgement received (autogr. note: ack. 5 Feb.)
4 3 Feb. W.B. Fagg (WBF), Hon. Secretary to KPO - AS's visit to him at the BM; availability of files; would like background information (2 copies)
5 'Report on the Swanscombe skull: extracts from draft introduction' (2 copies, one with WBF's corrections)
6 11 Feb. Assistant Director, Geological Survey to RAI - inquiries received from AS concerning omission of some words from published report
7 10 Feb. Copy of his reply to AS
8 15 Feb. AS to RAI - essential MACH and other Committee members present their views as to alteration of the report; intends to publish news of the scandal
9 1 Mar. Ibid. - immediate action by RAI demanded
10 5 Mar. Report of conversation between ?WBF and ATM on latter's excavations; his description agrees with the published report in JRAI (Vol.37, 1937, pp. 339-42)
11 24 Mar. AS to RAI and Geological Society - proposes an open meeting to which he can place his evidence; it will clear up the scandal
12 29 Mar. AS to RAI - unless RAI takes action he will expose the affair
13 5 Apr. WBF to AS - Council unable to find grounds to doubt authenticity of findings
1955
14 1 Sep. AS to RAI - copy of letter to be sent to the Press (autogr. note by WBF, 13 Sept.)
29/ Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research: grant towards publication of report
1959
1 9 Feb. KPO to Paul Fejos (PF), Director of Research, Wenner-Gren - acknowledges grant of $1000 (£355.5.5)
2 9 Feb. Lloyds Bank to KPO - grant received
3 10 Feb. KPO to Marian W. Smith (MWS), Hon. Sec., RAI - cheque for grant enclosed
4 11 Feb. MWS to accountant - directions for cheque
5 12 Feb. MWS to KPO - acknowledges cheque
1961
6 8 Nov. PF to KPO - report on grant requested for annual report
7 27 Nov. Anthony Christie, Hon. Sec., RAI to PF - Swanscombe monograph ready for press in 1962
8 4 Dec. PF to AC - acknowledges letter of 27 Nov.
1963
9 17 Dec. Lita Binns Fejos (LBF), Director of Research, Wenner-Gren to KPO - report on grant requested
1964
10 12 Mar. AC to LBF - monograph in page proof; due for publication in the summer
11 20 Mar. LBF to AC - acknowledges letter of 12 March
30/ Printing estimates, costs, and schedules
1960
1 18 Mar. Headley Brothers Ltd to RAI - estimate
1962
2 19 Sep. RAI to William Clowes & Sons Ltd - estimate requested
1964
3 25 June. Clowes to RAI - revised estimates and covering letter, 3 pages
4 17 July. Ibid. - production schedule and covering letter
5 17 July. RAI to Clowes - print run of 1000 confirmed
6 20 July. Clowes to RAI - production schedule and covering letter
7 1 Sep. Ibid. - revised date of despatch
8 10 Sep. Ibid. - advice note for 780 copies
9 11 Sep. Ibid. - advice note for 161 copies
10 17 Sep. Clowes to Cameron D. Ovey, Editor - advice note for line blocks
11 24 Sep. Clowes to RAI - standing type charges after 6 months
12 Proofs of title-page and spine
31/ Correspondence concerning publication (see The Swanscombe skull: a survey of research on a pleistocene site edited by Cameron D. Ovey, 1964 (Occ. Pap. RAI, Vol. 20)
1959
1 20 Mar. Admin. Sec. to KPO -'flint' section of the report; and meeting for an invited group
2 8 Sept. Admin. Sec. to Hon. Editor [G.W.B. Huntingford] - Swanscombe drawings to be sent to J. Wymer (JW), Museum & Art Gallery, Reading for slides to be made
3 30 Sep. JW to Admin. Sec. (J. Edwards) - asks for drawings of the flint implements for slides (annotated by MWS[mith])
4 6 Oct. Admin. Sec. to JW - drawings now received and in her office
5 8 Oct. JW to Admin. Sec. - relieved to know drawings are safe; will collect them
6 29 Dec. Hon. Sec. to KPO - Headley's asked to estimate
1960
7 6 Apr. Hon. Editor to Hon. Sec. - willing to deal with the publication
8 8 Apr. Hon. Sec. to Hon. Ed. - drawings for the paper at RAI
1961
9 17 Feb. Admin. Sec. acknowledges receipt of typescript, photographs, drawings and plans from KPO
10 2 June. Hon. Sec. to KPO - planning publication schedule and possibility of KPO completing the report
11 28 Aug. A.J. Sutcliffe (AJS), BMNH to Hon. Ed. - encloses his report on the mammals; inquires about offprints
12 31 Aug. Admin. Sec. to AJS - acknowledges report on mammals
13 24 Oct. AJS to Admin. Sec. - hopes publication will proceed soon; omission of a name from acknowledgements
1962
14 15 Feb. Hon. Sec. to Dr. J.S. Weiner (JSW), Dept of Human Anatomy, University of Oxford - inquires as to delivery date of his manuscript
15 16 Feb. JSW to Hon. Sec. - delay due to computer problems
16 [Aug.] KPO to Hon. Sec. - unable to edit the report owing to illness; suggests Cameron D. Ovey (CDO)
17 28 Aug. Hon. Sec. to CDO - invites CDO to edit the report; inquires as to normal fee
18 3 Sep. CDO to Hon. Sec. - willing to undertake editing
19 5 Sep. Hon. Sec. to CDO - acknowledges letter of 3 Sep. and suggests discussing fee when he is in London
20 10 Sept. CDO to Hon. Sec. - will be in London; suggests date
21 20 Sep. Don R. Brothwell (DRB), BMNH, Dept. of Palaeontology to Hon. Sec. - list of comments and suggestions following talks with KPO and
22 List of contents sent by Hon. Sec. (tp., annotated by DRB)
23 22 Oct. CDO to Hon. Sec. - inquires whether KPO has written the introduction; KPO trying to regain health
24 11 Dec. T.D. Stewart, Director, Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC to DRB - encloses reprint of his paper for inclusion in report
1963
25 3 Jan. Hon. Sec. to CDO - papers complete but considering the inclusion of earlier work; KPO and DRB investigating
26 17 Jan. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - has met KPO and expects additions; awaiting new printer's estimates and their acceptance by RAI
27 21 Feb. Hon. Sec. to DCO - has complete material; suggests meeting in view of problems
28 4 Mar. Hon. Sec. to KPO - all material now with CDO; inquires as to fee and funds available
29 6 Mar. KPO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - suggests fee
30 24 Apr. Hon. Sec. to CDO - additional material from KPO and possibility of more from AJS
31 25 Apr. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - hopes to commence editing by mid-May; glad to include additional material
32 10 May. Hon. Sec. to CDO - no news of additional material; suggests meeting soon including DRB
33 15 May. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - suggests date for meeting; comments on meetings with Bernard Campbell and Eric Higgs
34 24 May. Hon. Sec. to Geological Survey - request for new photographs for paper and permission to print; and attached:
35 Notes by Hon. Sec. dated 5 July
36 24 May. Hon. Sec. to CDO - title of T.D. Stewart's paper requested
37 25 May. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - editing progressing well; German article being translated; suggests an indexer
38 26 May. Hon. Sec. to Institutonacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico (INAH) - requests permission to publish Stewart's paper
39 26 May. KPO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - additional para for report; suggests Prof. Derek Freeman as possible lecturer while in the UK
40 18 June. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - KPO's additions; German translation and indexing costs; Bernard Campbell to check German translation for technical terms; list of blocks for illus. needed
41 18 June. INAH to Hon. Sec. - permission given
42 Contents of monograph
43 1 July. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - regrets inability to attend garden party; encloses copy of proposed layout; inclusion of earlier papers
44 8 July. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr. pc.) - reproduction required of fig. 19
45 12 July. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr. (pc.) - fig. 19 and other figs.
46 17 July. Ibid. - reproduction of figs; note on payment
47 Note on payment by Hon. Sec.
48 18 July. Hon. Sec. to CDO - issues of JRAI sent
49 23 Aug. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - specimen page enclosed; figs for E. Breitinger's chapter; Geological Survey photos received
50 Specimen pages
51 5 Sep. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr. pc.) - asks for decision on specimen pages
52 9 Sep. Hon Sec. to CDO - reservations about specimen pages
53 14 Sep. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - has had discussions with printers who will provide another specimen
54 16 Sep. Hon. Sec. to CDO - approves suggestions
55 24 Sep. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - encloses specimen B
56 Specimen pages B
57 25 Sep. Hon. Sec. to CDO - approves new format; cards for bibliography to be sent
58 7 Oct. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - copy now edited except for bibliography; possible authors suggested for Introduction
59 8 Oct. Hon. Sec. to CDO - bibliography to be sent soon; proposes writing Introduction
1964
60 28 Feb. KPO to Hon. Sec. - Swanscombe site declared National Nature Reserve in 1954 by Nature Conservancy; copy of letter to Wenner-Gren sent to Bernard Campbell; draft title-page enclosed
61 Draft title-page - initialled KPO and DRB
62 9 Mar. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr. pc.) - address for posting Foreword and bibliography
63 11 Mar. Hon. Sec. to printers - text for Foreword and prelims sent; layout of title-page
64 Text of Foreword
65 11 Mar. Hon. Sec. to CDO - text for Foreword and bibliography sent; Foreword and draft prelims sent to printers
66 c.13 Mar. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - able to proceed with final stages of monograph
67 14 Apr. Hon. Sec. to CDO - proofs received; asked to ensure no authors re-write at this stage
68 2 June. Hon. Sec. to printers - sends information for dust jacket
69 23 June. Hon. Sec. to CDO - details of dust jacket
70 13 Oct. CDO to Hon. Sec. (autogr.) - letter from JW inquiring about offprints of his chapter enclosing:
71 8 Oct. JW to CDO (autogr.)
72 15 Oct. Hon. Sec. to JW - no offprints but book available at special rate for Fellows
73 20 Oct. JW to Hon. Sec. - acknowledges letter of 15 Oct.
74 21 Dec. Printers to Hon. Sec. - seeks permission to send JW blocks for his chapter
75 31 Dec. Hon. Sec. to printers - will write to JW before deciding
76 31 Dec. Hon. Sec. to JW - requests reason for requiring blocks
1965
77 5 Jan. JW to Hon. Sec. - wrote to printers at Editor's suggestion; original drawings destroyed; use of blocks would save his time in preparing a book on the Thames Valley palaeolithic period
78 18 Jan. Hon. Sec. to JW - permission given to use blocks
79 19 Jan. JW to Hon. Sec. - acknowledges letter of 18 Jan. (autogr. note by JW)
80 27 Apr. AJS to Hon. Sec. - sends thanks for copy of the book; has distributed circulars which he hopes will assist sales
