1010
CALENDAR 1917
the institute and the
composition
of
the boards
of
trustees
and directors,
are provisional
(for
the duration
of
the
war),
the
latter
consisting exclusively
of
"physicists"
(Haber,
Nernst,
Planck, Rubens,
Warburg).
Provenance: Point
12
of
the Minutes
of
the KWG Senate
of
July 6, photocopy
in
GyBP,
I. Abt.,
Rep. 1A,
Nr. 61.
[77 095].
July
9
The Senate
of
the KWG
announces
the
founding
of
the
KWI. Provenance: Vossische
Zeitung, no.
345,
Evening
Edition,
Supplement,
p.
[1].
[83 429].
August
19
1-page AKS to Alice Steinhardt née
Koch,
a
cousin,
thank-
ing
her for her
generous gift:
"Es ist eine
so
schöne
Menge
angekommen,
dass ich nicht
weiss,
ob ich nach
Vertilgung
einem
Ochsen
oder einem Kaninchen mehr ähneln werde."
The
postcard
is
addressed "Frau Alice Steinhardt Hotel
Rigi-First,"
and
postmarked
"Luzern Briefvers
5-6
19.
VIII
1917." Provenance: IsJHU.
[44 791].
after
August
29
2-page
ALS
from Rózsika
(Zorka)
Maric in Zurich.
Reports
on
arrival at her sick sister’s to
help
in the
household;
also
wishes Einstein
a speedy recovery.
Provenance: IsJHU.
[44 384].
September
12
In Berlin takes
up new
residence
at
Haberlandstr.
5.
3-page
TLS from
Adolf
von
Harnack to Prussian
Minister
of
Education.
Reports
on
decisions
made
at
July
6
meeting
of
the
Senate
of
the
KWG
regarding
the creation
of
the
KWI
on
October
1.
The
Koppel
Foundation
will
grant an
annual
sum
of
25,000
marks.
Requests
a representative
of
the min-
istry
be
designated a
trustee. Provenance:
GyBSa, Rep.
76
Vc,
Sekt.
2,
Tit.
23,
Litt.
A,
Nr.
116,
pp.
35-36.
[81
919].
September
24
1-page
TLS from
Adolf
von
Harnack. A
cover
letter enclos-
ing a
TTrL
[77 999.2]
from the KWG
informing
Men-
delssohn & Co. that Einstein’s annual
salary as
Director of
the KWI has been
approved, requesting
that the bank dis-
burse 5000 marks
annually
in
quarterly
installments
begin-
ning
October
1,
1917. Provenance:
GyBP,
I. Abt.,
Rep.
34,
Nr.
2, Mappe
Einstein.
[77 999.1].
before October
14
Signs
Manifesto for
a
Peace
of
Reconciliation,
addressed to
the German
Chancellor
by professors
of
the
University
of
Berlin. Provenance:
Frankfurter
Zeitung
61 (14
October
1917),
no.
284,
1st
Morning Supplement,
p.
4. [84 065].
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