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does not know when they will cross the border, he asks the
consulate to pass on the list of names and permission to the
reponsible agency. [43 128].
Dft in IE’s hand to J. Jokor. AE cannot influence university
matriculation and refers Jokor to Otto Warburg, whom he
will inform. [44 030].
TLS to Springer. For Einstein 1920j, he requests 50% of
book price as agreed; for Einstein 1921c he accepts the sec-
ond alternative offered by Springer, and asks for thirty free
copies. He sent a supplement to it on 7 Mar. [41 1068].
Mar 9 Attends first session of the PTR board of trustees, and joins
in discussion on the right of civil servants to take out pat-
ents. GyBPTB, Nr. 240.1, Bd. 2, Bl. 170–173.
ALS from Heinrich Scholz, asking AE to write a letter of
recommendation on behalf of Moritz Schlick for possible
position in the philosophical faculty at the University of
Kiel. Requests he go into details on Schlick’s knowledge of
physics, the philosophical soundness of his epistemological
stance, and his ability to lecture. Solicits a copy of Einstein
1921c. [21 532].
TD/LS from James Franck. Requests 20,000 M from the
KWIP to continue his research on electron impact and fluo-
rescence. He moved to the University of Göttingen and had
to leave his instruments behind. In addition, the measure-
ments have to be complemented by optical research.
[40 137].
TLS from Arthur H. Compton to Chancellor Frederic A.
Hall, Washington University, St. Louis. Encloses a non-
extant letter from Dean Magie, head of the physics depart-
ment at Princeton University. Believes that “the letter dis-
poses of any interest that we might have had in bringing
Einstein to Washington University to give a series of lec-
tures.” MoSW, Arthur Compton Papers. [85 017].
Mar 10 Attends second session of the PTR board of trustees.
GyBPTB, Nr. 240.1, Bd. 2, Bl. 173v–175v.
TLS from Gilbert N. Lewis. He is not sure whether AE has
already left Europe or not, therefore he attaches a copy of
his letter of 23 Feb 1921 (Doc. 62) and sends them to the
address of the Zionist Organization of America. [15 113].