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December 28 Pauline Einstein, Maja Winteler-Einstein, the nurse Frieda
Huber, and Dr. Josephine Tobler arrive in Berlin from Swit-
zerland.
December 29 1-page TL from Vieweg publishing house. Thanks for the
consent to a new edition of Einstein 1917a (Vol. 6, Doc. 42).
Asks whether Einstein gave permission to Robert W. Law-
son to translate Einstein 1917a (Vol. 6, Doc. 42) into
English for free (see Doc. 228). The Swedes found the
financial terms too high. Provenance: IsJHU. [42 011].
December 30 “Immigration from the East” (Vol. 7, Doc. 29) is published.
1-page TLC to Vieweg publishing house. Answers letter of
29 December by stating that he gave his consent to Lawson
to translate Einstein 1917a (Vol. 6, Doc. 42) into English
with the condition that Lawson approach Vieweg. Vieweg’s
consent would exempt Einstein from the task of writing a
new book for English readers. Provenance: IsJHU. [42 012].
Attends meeting of the board of directors and advisory
board of the DPG with Vieweg publishing house on the new
journal of the DPG and a merger of several abstracting jour-
nals into one.
As member of the journal commission of the board of direc-
tors of the DPG, signs a report introducing new measures
for the publication of the society’s Verhandlungen.
1920 1-page AL of a dedication to the artist Hans Mühsam, on a
portrait etching of Einstein by Hermann Struck: “Am
Objektiven gemessen ist es unsäglich wenig, was der
Mensch durch heisses Bemühen der Wahrheit abringt. Aber
das Streben befreit uns aus den Fesseln des Ichs und macht
uns zu Genossen der Besten.” “Lessing” is added in a note
by Helen Dukas. Provenance: IsJHU. [38 319].
Dedication to Hermann Struck in “Rel. Th.” (probably Ein-
stein 1917a): “Mundus vult decipi (Die Welt will getaeuscht
sein).” Provenance: IsJHU. [36 587].
1-page TrL to Max Hasse: “Ihre populäre Darstellung
scheint mir in der Tat dem Geiste des Nicht-Physikers in
glücklicher Weise entgegenzukommen. Ich sende Ihnen die
Korrekturbogen mit einigen Randbemerkungen zurück,