May 6, 1953 
Bmut Dr. D«byi: 
Since Dr. Petanoore vlll be absent from the office mtil July, X 
vish to aekxujiirledge vith thanks your letter to him of May h, 
I know that Dr. Itetaore will he laeased to learn that you will 
write the Bancroft uesaoir for the Academy series. From coimraation 
at the time he first wrote to you^ I am certain he feels that any 
alnilarity between the two biograiphies would be ulnimiaed by the 
breeder scope and greater detail afforded by the longer memoir. 
I am sorry that we have so little data with idiich to help you. 
fhe attached list of publications over early years is the only mate¬ 
rial coatained in our files. You will recognise this as the sketch 
circulated at the time of Dr. Bancroft's nominatioa to Academy mem¬ 
bership* 
May I add a purely personal observation* We ere holding six eom- 
jdeted manuscripts which are to be incorporated in our next volimie of 
memoirs. Ik» are hopeful of receiving sufficient manuscripts this 
summer to enable us to publish the ziext volume without too much delay. 
MIy thought is that you might like to know that, if you complete your 
manuscript within the next few months, you at least would be rewarded 
with early publication of the mmaoir. 
Again thank you for your willingness to undertake this memoir. 
Sincerely yours. 
Edna OlllKHrtsoQ 
Offiem of the Borne Secretary' 
ComiXl Dniversity 
Ithaca, lew Yo£k 
