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 Series

CORRESPONDENCE,, 1903 and 1909-1919

Dates

  • 1903 and 1909-1919

Scope and Contents

Summary: Letters which primarily relate to Weyl's published articles and books. The correspondence consists of approximately 54 letters received by Weyl, a draft of a letter written by Weyl, a contractual agreement in the form of a letter (involving John Mitchell) and a note with a related receipt (for money transmitted by Weyl to a third party).

Among the correspondents represented are Jane Addams (1 letter : 1918); Norman Angell (2 letters : undated); Charles A. Beard (1 letter : 1913); Albert J. Beveridge (1 letter : 1913); H.N. Brailsford (2 letters : undated); Louis D. Brandeis (2 letters : 1913-1914); Felix Frankfurter (1 letter attributed to Frankfurter : undated; 1 dictated letter : 1914); John Galsworthy (1 letter : 1911); Robert M. La Follette (1 letter : 1910); Walter Lippmann (1 letter : 1914); Simon Nelson Patten (3 letters : 1917 and 1919); Eustace Percy (Baron Percy of Newcastle) (3 letters : 1915); Theodore Roosevelt (5 letters : 1912-1914 and 1917; 1 letter on his behalf : 1912; 1 letter in separate folder : 1914); Lincoln Steffens (1 letter : 1912); and Yusuke Tsurumi (1 letter : 1917).

A separate folder contains several typewritten letters and drafts to and from Theodore Roosevelt and Weyl, and possibly others, concerning Samuel Gompers and the actions of organized labor in 1914.

Five additional letters received, including another letter written by Norman Angell, are included in Weyl's SCRAPBOOK.

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Physical Description

(5 folders)

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions.

Arrangement

Arrangement: Bulk arranged alphabetically by sender's name.