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| Description | Correspondence relating to analysis of different French specimens, including but not limited too;
1 Letter from G de G Sieveking, relating to Solutre and purchase of collections in 1952
1 letter dated 30 Nov 1962, from Henri Delporte containing details of a cast of the Venus of Tursac and bones of Chatelperron. Further letters relating to the analysis Chatelperron skull and other related bone material and specimens’ from excavations follow
Correspondence dated between 20 March 1969 and May 28 1971 between Kenneth P Oakley to Philip Smith, Universite de Montreal, relating to two partial mandibles from Villafranchie
1 Letter from Arthur Mourant [?] relating to a specimen of bone which appears to be a third mandible relating to Villfranchie
Correspondence between M De Lumley and Kenneth P Oakley relating to specimens from Cova Negra and from Cariguela, mentions of fossil
Letters relating to ‘pebble Culture’ from Dr Bonifay
Note cards titled ‘bone samples from Chatelperron’
1 Letter from Kenneth P Oakley to H V Vallois relating to the Piltdown material
An ‘Application of Fluorine test to the Fontechevade Skulls’ and further correspondence with M Henri-Martin regarding analyse of the Fontechevade material
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