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Show 23 \^{ia THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SALT LAKE CITY 84112 I 528, November 27* 1972 MIDDLE EAST CENTER TELEPHONE: AREA CODE 801 BUILDING 413 581-6181 My dear Wendell: The administration of the rising billions must be a tremendous, though pleasant, burden to you. It mas certainly been a deterrent to me from frequently writing to you, since I do not know where you may be globe trotting or whether you have the amenities to respond. However, it is always good to try and keep the flame of old friendships glowing. He often reminisce over your last brief visit to these parts and trust that it can be repeated in a more leisurely frame. Shortly I am going to send you a copy of the Festschrift by surface mail, it is a handsome voluae published by Brill in Leiden containing brilliant contributions in six languages from seven OOttatries by eminent scholars. Its appearance was a pleasant surprise to me and I thought you would enjoy it. At any rate, you will be pleased to know tnat 1 am still shore last you left at - teaching, researching and publishing* Ay remaining aspiration is to see my ohUdrat) established in i permanent career. Hy son, whom you must have szen. as a child in 4aadi, is now well on the way for a doctorate in the Philosophy of 'cionee and apoears to be doing great. Kayra my daughter whom you surely reienbar if teaching French Laagaega ^rd literature at iiorth Central College at Mapervillo outside Chicago for the fourth jt?.:ir* '•Jith her husoand, Paul S. Walker, on the brink of obtaining his rd*D* in Middle nstom Stadias £VOA Chicago, she will most probably quit at the and of the year and a see-: a now similar post where ner husband may find an academic position elsewhere. *ric background comprises History, Culture and both the Arabic and Persian Languages together with a few published articles in learned organ** Since, in our last meeting, you souadpd encouraging for me to writ: you in tltt* about Nayra and her husband In *a*e of a dual opening where their services nay be needed in any institution sfears the weight of your iiifluence may carry, I thought bo bring the matter to your kind notloe. ~)n tha other hand, I am refraining from sending their Curriculum Vitae until I have word from you in these times >f a^ade lit strti:.g^ncy. Lola and I plan to go to the fiddle iSast after Christmas which we -hall apend with our children and ayandahlldroa right bore. After a few weeks in Sgypt, Ma shall go to Washington for April and probably Hay 1973 in connection with work In the Library of Congress. But it is always safer to write us at acme (1335 Perry Avenue, Salt Lake City-Utah 8*103), since my son will handle our correspondence and forward letters of partic ular impo rtanee. Whenever I ,;o to India to supervise vols. II and III of my Indian Arabic -uanuscripjc, I shall e*ka a point of halting la Hawaii in the hope that 3W paths say cross. Haturally I shall write you in good time. With our advance seat cordial and personal Christmas greetings to you. As Always, Aziz I. Atiya |