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PEABODY MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, 11 DIVINITY AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02138 U.S.A.
Telephone (617) 495-2248

4 June 1984

Mr. Tony- Newhall
Publisher
The Signal
Newhall, CA 91321

Dear_ Mr. Newha_ll:

Thank you for your letter. It was very nice to have met
you and I'm glad we took the time to look through negatives
and accession files for the Bowers Cave rna·terial. I'm sure
the Photo Archives department will come through with what you
need.

The mystery of the fourth sunstick may not be so - mysterious.
You saw #392wl and #39264 in 1979; #39262 is currently on loan
to the Bowers Museum and #39263 was sent to the Museum of
South -Australia in 1952. All four sunsticks are thus accounted
for, although we will only know for sure once the unpacking
of the North American ethnography is completed (in about six
months?) .

We would very much appreciate a copy of your article on
the history of the Bowers eavec..·and the materials found therein.
Any historical/research work done relating to the collections
is an essential nart of curat6 rial work~and bfir -office is
interested in malntaining such ~ork as par~ of the collections.
Please let me know if I can be of any further help.
I
Sincerely, /

l ~--· ..
Rudy V. Bu to
Assistant ollections Manager