Albert Einstein to Samuel Leidesdorf, 25 Oct 1938:
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ADS. Printed check filled in by hand. Perforated cancellation mark "PB & TCo. +9 +1 48." On verso: stamp mark "PAY TO THE ORDER OF Princeton Bank & Trust Co. PRINCETON, N. J. SEP 2 1948 New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. 1."
ADS. Printed check filled in by hand. Perforated cancellation mark "PB & TCo. +9 21 48." On verso: stamp mark "PAY TO THE ORDER OF PRINCETON BANK & TRUST CO. Princeton, N. J. #1 SEP 17 1948 #1 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC & GAS CO. T.W. VAN MIDDLESWORTH, Treas."
ADS. Printed check filled in by hand. Perforated cancellation mark "PB & TCo. 11 +4 47." On verso: two bank stamp marks dated Oct. 31 and Nov. 3 47 and one stamp mark of the Institute for Advanced Study.
ADS. Printed check filled in by hand. On recto: cancellation stamp "PAID JUL 13 1953 PRINCETON BANK & TRUST CO. 55-303 PRINCETON NEW JERSEY 55-303." On verso: Western Union Telegraph Co. stamp; First National Bank stamp, dated "JUL 10 1953."
TLC. "To Dr. Nathan" written across top of letter in red pencil.
Letters from Albert Einstein to a variety of correspondents. A number of letters discuss the fate of Jews in Europe and other aspects of World War II. Others deal with Brandeis University, Jewish affairs in the United States, and personal matters. Materials are primarily in German and have been
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PD. Title page of diary notes that the book belongs to Otto Nathan and in the case of an accident Einstein should be contacted.
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TD. Note handwritten in pen at bottom right by O. Nathan.
TDft in English with ADftS in German below. Concerns the National Council of Jewish Women and ends with a call to help the Jewish people.
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TD. Some underlining in pencil. Includes discussion about Greenglass' fallibility as a witness and two points where the Rosenbergs could be found to have acted suspiciously.
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