JPL ID 
Associate Professor of Petrology 
R. A. F. PENROSE, JR. 
Associate ciaincia of Economic Geology 
R. VAN HISE 
Nore resident Profbcca: of Pre- Cambrian Geology 
‘C. D. WALCOTT 
Non-resident Professor of Paleontologic Geology 
W. H. HOLMES 
Non-resident Professor of Archeologic Geology 
Personal, 
Professor W., H. Holmes, 
My dear Professor Holmes:- 
Founded by JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER 
WILLIAM 
Bureau of Ethnology. — 
CHICAGO January 27, 
R. HARPER, President 
Mr. Skiff leaves here this evening 
1894. 
for Washington and will call upon you early next week prepared oa 
talk with you quite definitely regarding Museum matters. 
I have 
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endeavored to get matters into. the best shane possible for vba ‘and 
I think you will feel that I mays been reasonably successful. 
“may say tonyou that the matter takes shape now almost wholly 
through my influence, as Mr. Skiff will perhaps explain to you. 
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Owing to the delicate relations of the Museum to Professor Putnam 
and Dr. Boaz, the proposed arrang ement with you will be best kept 
confidential for a time, as Mr. Skiff will doubtless explain to 
you. I think you may feel at Liberty to reserve the right to 
lecture at the University of Chicago, — 
This seems to be tacitly 
understood, and perhaps you can also have it understood that you 
will be permitt ed to do some Bureau and artistic work, 
try to reserve a sum from our salary allotment guffieient to com 
pensate you for such a odtirse of lectures as you fay think . 
Ne 
I shall 
