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Creator:
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
Collector:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Title:
Princeton University Library Collection of Albert Einstein Materials
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/9880vq98f
Dates:
1913-1975 (mostly 1930-1955)
Size:
5 boxes, 3.7 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • This is stored in multiple locations.
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1-2; B-001347
  • Firestone Library (scahsvm): Boxes 1, 1, 3
Language:
German English

Abstract

Consists of a wide range of miscellaneous material by or about the Nobel Prize-winner and world famous physicist Albert Einstein, including correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, drawings, ephemera, medical records, and printed material.

Princeton University Library Collection of Albert Einstein Materials Content List
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Address Delivered at Swarthmore College, Including Translations By Dr. Peterson1938 JuneBox 1, Folder 1, Box 1 (originals), Folder 1
Poem: "An die liebe Mitwelt" and TranslationundatedBox 1, Folder 2, Box 1 (originals), Folder 2
To Charles Bradford1955 March 7Box 1, Folder 3, Box 1 (originals), Folder 3
Letter to Professor H.N. Russell and Letter to Professor Lyman Spitzer, Including Responses1948Box 1, Folder 4, Box 1 (originals), Folder 4
To A.A. Ostroll1942 January 8Box 1, Folder 5, Box 1 (originals), Folder 5
To William M. Whitney1934 June 9Box 1, Folder 6, Box 1 (originals), Folder 6
To Hendrick Willem van Loon1930-1945Box 1, Folder 7, Box 1 (originals), Folder 7
Sketch of Albert Einstein by Meinhard Jacoby1931Box 1, Folder 8, Box 1 (originals), Folder 8
Westways Article Describing Einstein's Visit to Caltech1931Box 1, Folder 9, Box 1 (originals), Folder 9
Article on Anti-Semitism Written by Einstein1938 AugustBox 1, Folder 10, Box 1 (originals), Folder 10
Samples of and Materials Relating to Einstein Postal Stamps1979 March 4Box 1, Folder 11, Box 1 (originals), Folder 11
"First Day Cover", Albert Einstein Centenary at Zimbabwe Rhodesia1979 May 19Box 1, Folder 12, Box 1 (originals), Folder 12
Photograph: Albert Einstein Walking Home from the Institutecirca 1952Box 1, Folder 13, Box 1 (originals), Folder 13
Letter to Abraham Young Regarding Zionism1931-1938Box 1, Folder 14, Box 1 (originals), Folder 14
Printed Announcement and Algebraic EquationsundatedBox 1, Folder 15, Box 1 (originals), Folder 15
Photograph: Albert Einstein with Mrs. Erich von Kahler1951Box 1, Folder 16, Box 1 (originals), Folder 16
Photographs: Albert Einstein, Otto Loewi, and William Roth's Granddaughter in the Erich von Kahler House in Princeton; Albert Einstein Listening to Otto Loewi1950Box 1, Folder 17, Box 1 (originals), Folder 17
Photograph: Elsa Einstein; Letters from Princeton and Pasadena; Postcard Postmarked Christobal, Canal Zone1913-1935Box 1, Folder 18, Box 1 (originals), Folder 18
Letter to Hermann Broch from Helene Dukas with Notes from Einstein; Letter to Hermann Broch from Einstein; Poem to Hermann Broch from Einstein1944-1946Box 1, Folder 19, Box 1 (originals), Folder 19
Letter to Professor Edward Condor from Einstein Regarding Philip Phenix's Thesis and Corresponding New York Times Article1934 July 26Box 1, Folder 20, Box 1 (originals), Folder 20
To Mrs. Bloch1933-1934Box 1, Folder 21, Box 1 (originals), Folder 21
To Issac Aschkenasy1930 February 25Box 1, Folder 22, Box 1 (originals), Folder 22
To Mr. Drake1934 January 5Box 1, Folder 23, Box 1 (originals), Folder 23
Photographs: Einstein1921-1949Box 1, Folder 24, Box 1 (originals), Folder 24
Correspondence and Papers of Andrew F. West and Others Relating to Einstein's Visits to Princeton in 1921 and 19331921-1933Box 1, Folder 25, Box 1 (originals), Folder 25
Manuscript and Essay with CalculationsundatedBox 1, Folder 26, Box 1 (originals), Folder 26
To Sam Turiel1940Box 1, Folder 27, Box 1 (originals), Folder 27
To the Young Women's Christian Association1938 July 5Box 1, Folder 28, Box 1 (originals), Folder 28
Letter to William Karraker and "A Discussion of the Lorentz Transformation" by G. Brooks Boekeland1947-1948Box 1, Folder 29, Box 1 (originals), Folder 29
Newspaper Clippings1951Box 1, Folder 30, Box 1 (originals), Folder 30
Letters from Einstein to Mrs. Karr and Letter from Peter Mullen to Norman B. Thompson1932-1933, 2007Box 1, Folder 31, Box 1 (originals), Folder 31
Photograph: Einstein in Pasadena1931Box 2, Folder 1
Pencil Sketches of Einstein by Arzell Thompson, Jr.1976Box 2, Folder 2
Portrait Etching of Einstein1921 May 15Box 2, Folder 3
Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn Medical Record on Albert Einstein1948 DecemberBox 1, Folder 32
Albert Einstein in Princeton1941Box 3
Gwenyth Barrington Letter to Edward A. Krause about Albert Einstein1951 June 9Box b-001347, Folder 1
Albert Einstein Letter to Mrs. Emil G. Beck1947 January 31Box b-001347, Folder 2

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany. He studied in Zurich, Switzerland, and in 1901, the year he gained his diploma, he acquired Swiss citizenship. He became a German citizen in 1914 and remained in Berlin until 1933 when he renounced his citizenship for political reasons and immigrated to America to take the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. He became a United States citizen in 1940 and retired from his post in 1945. He died on April 18, 1955, in Princeton.

This assembled collection consists of miscellaneous material by or about Einstein: correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts, photographs, drawings, articles and offprints, ephemera, newspaper clippings, and medical records. The material is chiefly in English, with a few items in German. Correspondents include Isaac Aschkenazy, Charles Bradford, Hermann Broch, Edward U. Condor, William Karraker, H. N. Russell, Lyman Spitzer, and William M. Whitney. Manuscripts include poems in German and in English, and an address delivered at Swarthmore College in June, 1938. There are photographs of Einstein with Mrs. Erich Von Kahler at the Kahler's house and of Einstein with Ghandi, Nehru, and others, and there are drawings of Einstein by Meinhard Jacoby, Arzell Thompson, Jr., and "J.C.T." There are also several photographs of Einstein taken by Roman Vishniac.

Arrangement

Arranged in accession number order.

Collection Creator Biography:

Einstein

Albert Einstein was engaged by Kaizosha, the Japanese publishing house, to present a series of scientific and popular lectures on relativity. From Nov. 17, 1922, to Dec. 29, 1922, Einstein toured Japan, giving these lectures and performing official engagements. His trip at the time was described as a "triumphal progress."

Collection History

Acquisition:

The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject. Materials are the gift of multiple donors over the course of many years. Accession numbers include AM: 78-19, 78-20, 79-134, 80-5, 80-14, 80-17, 80-27, 82-45, 82-83, 84-91, 85-84, 1993-75, 1993-76, 1993-77, 1993-78, 1993-79, 1994-109, 1995-3, 1995-18, 2000-44, 2007-98, 11674, 15698, 16136, 16856, 17630, 20721, 21179, 21697; E 3755, 2017-25, 2017-111, 2019-28, 2022-024.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Finding aid written by James Flannery on January 24, 2006. Folder inventory added by Jenna Marrone in 2012.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Princeton University Library Collection of Albert Einstein Materials; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/9880vq98f
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • This is stored in multiple locations.
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1-2; B-001347
  • Firestone Library (scahsvm): Boxes 1, 1, 3