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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- This message was passed on to me by one of the faculty here at the University of Cincinnati. If any of you have books in Greek or Roman art and archaeology that you no longer need, the Bratislava library would very much appreciate them. Thank you. Jean Susorney WEllington Head, Classics Library University of Cincinnati ---------------------------------------- Peter Pavuk Katedra archeologie Filozoficka fakulta Univerzita Komenskeho Gondova 2 SK-81701 Bratislava Slovak republic, Europe Bratislava, 15.06.1999 Dear Professor Rose, I am the newly appointed assistant professor of Classical Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology, Commenius University in Bratislava, Slovak republic. I am writing to request assistance for our library. Post-communist central Europe is currently not the easiest place to live in. Certain structures that used to work in the former Czechoslovakia have been dismantled after the republic split and the new Czech and Slovak republics peacefully emerged. Archaeology has been influenced as well by these latest developments. Classical archaeology was taught only in Prague (then capital of the Czechslovakia and now capital of the Czech republic) and the newly created Slovak republic was left without Classical archaeology at all. Since the split it has been one of the main aims of the Commenius University in Bratislava (the capital of Slovakia) to found specialisations that have previously only been taught in the Czech republic. Classical archeology is one of them. In the current economical situation, we received only good will and free rooms from the university. Especially critical is the state of our library. We have some older books on Aegean prehistory and very little for the later periods. Since we are at the very beginning, the department has so far no exchange programs, and we have nothing to exchange for. I would therefore greatly appreciate any help in form of duplicate books in the storerooms of your department, or even your own off-prints. We would be especially interested in teaching materials. Even older textbooks would be fine. What we really need are books that might seem traditional to you (like Richter's Kouroi and Korai). The department has traditionally dealt more with ancient art history than social history. However, we are trying to keep up with the latest developments, especially in the English speaking countries, and books on anthropology or archaeological method and theory would also be welcome. If you feel that your institution could help us in any way, please contact me via e-mail: [log in to unmask] I want to thank you in advance for any help you can give to help us promote the study of archaeology in Slovakia. Please send the books to the address above. Sincerely Peter Pavuk Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology Troy Excavations Please put the recipient's name in any reply.