| Title |
Miscellaneous Letters |
| Reference |
19 |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
1917–1966 |
| Extent and Medium |
4 folders |
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| Content and context |
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Correspondence mainly concerning mathematical subjects. All letters to LJM unless otherwise stated.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
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| St John's Library/Mordell/19 contains: |
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19.1
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T.L.s., from 'Anne'. Has tried to be critical of a booklet constructively.
1p. |
c. 1950 |
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19.2
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A.L.s., from R. C. Archibald, Brown University, Rhode Island. Will meet Professor Hartree at Brown University.
1p. |
17 June 1933 |
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19.3
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A.L.s., in German, from Emil Artin, Hamburg. Discusses a visit by Hamburg students to Manchester.
1p. |
17 October 1935 |
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19.4
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A.L.s., from A. O. L. Atkin, Cambridge. Asks LJM if he would like to give a talk to the Cambridge Undergraduate Maths Society.
2p. |
23 May c. 1943 |
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19.5
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A.L.s., from A. O. L. Atkin, Cambridge. Asks LJM if he can give a talk in place of the Astronomer Royal who is unavailable.
3p. |
21 July 1943 |
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19.6
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A.L.s., from W. N. Bailey, Cambridge. Gives news of his mathematics study in Cambridge, and his life as a student.
4p. |
23 October 1935 |
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19.7
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A.L.s., from H. F. Baker, Cambridge. Confirms LJM can use a testimonial, will print LJM's paper, and discusses an equation regarding curves which LJM has proved.
2p. |
19 April 1922 |
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19.8
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A.L.s., from H. F. Baker, Cambridge. Hopes Todd will be given help and notes he is 'a quite extraordinarily clever man'.
1p. |
19 January 1933 |
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19.9
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A.L.s., from H. F. Baker, Cambridge. Gives thanks for a typed lecture and would like to hear from Segre.
1p. |
14 February 1944 |
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19.10
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A.L.s., from H. F. Baker, Cambridge. Congratulates LJM on his appointment to the Sadlerian Chair.
1p. |
24 January 1945 |
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19.11
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A.L.s., from E. A. Benians, Cambridge. Sends his congratulations to LJM on his appointment to the Sadlerian Chair and asks if he will accept a Professorial Fellowship from St John's College.
2p. |
23 January 1945 |
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19.12
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A.L.s., to E. A. Benians from LJM, Manchester. Is pleased to accept a Professorial Fellowship.
1p. |
24 January 1945 |
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19.13
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A.L.s., from E. A. Benians, Cambridge. Notifies LJM of his election to a Professorial Fellowship.
2p. |
26 January 1945 |
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19.14
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T.L.s., from Harald Bershom, Uppsala. Discusses biquadratic equations.
1p. |
30 August 1939 |
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19.15
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T.L.s., from W. E. H. Berwick, University College of North Wales, Bangor. Gives thanks for a letter approving his suggestion that part of 'Cunningham's BA legacy' should be spent in publishing tables of cycles of reduced ideals in quadratic fields. Discusses the practicalities of such a course of action.
2p. |
9 January 1932 |
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19.16
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T.L.s., from W. E. H. Berwick, University College of North Wales, Bangor. Will take up Ince to complete the quadratic field tables.
1p. |
19 January 1932 |
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19.17
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A.L.s., in German from E. Bessel-Hagen, Halle. Discusses mathematics.
3p + envelope. |
30 November 1933 |
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19.18
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A.L.s., from G. Billing(?), Upsala. Has been notified of his award of the Bishop Harvey Goodwin Scholarship and gives thanks to LJM for all the help he has given.
1p. |
6 September 1938 |
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19.19
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T.L.s., from Garrett Birkhoff, Harvard. Is delighted LJM is coing to the 1950 Congress and will publicise the fact in the appropriate places.
1p. |
6 April 1949 |
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19.20
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A.L.s., from H. F. Blichfeldt, Stanford University. Asks for reprints of various of LJM's papers.
1p. |
11 April 1935 |
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19.21
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A.L.s., in German, from O. Blumenthal, Aachen. Also includes postcard.
4p + envelope. |
14 December 1933 |
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19.22
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A.L.s., from O. Blumenthal, Basel. Notes that LJM will be sent 400 Swiss francs to give to OB's son. Gives the reason for this as due to the restrictions placed on the sending of foreign currency. Asks if his son has any possibility of receiving a scholarship.
2p. |
19 November 1934 |
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19.23
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A.L.s., from S. Bochner, Cambridge. Discusses LJM's paper 'Hecke's modular functions and some other functions' and asks for a corresponding problem.
1p. |
28 June 1933 |
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19.24
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A.L.s., from F. W. Bradley, Wallasey. Has 'come across a troublesome point involving cubic residues' and asks for advice.
3p. |
5 July 1930 |
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19.25
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T.L.s., from S. Brodetsky, University of Leeds. Has received LJM's letter with the names of Dr Kaufman, Professor Heilbrom and Professor Szasz. Notes that Leeds may be inviting a German mathematician over for a year or two and asks LJM to send full particulars of the people he has mentioned. Notes that LJM should make these particulars known to the Academic Assistance Council.
1p. |
5 August 1933 |
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19.26
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T.L.s., from S. Brodetsky, University of Leeds. Is hoping that a German mathematician will be established at the University and notes that an appeal is being launched to procure the funds. Has noted all the cases LJM has mentioned in a letter.
1p. |
27 September 1933 |
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19.27
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A.L.s., from Viggi Brun, Trondheim. Hopes that LJM will attend a mathematics congress in Trondheim. Hopes that Siegel will also be able to attend.
1p. |
15 June 1949 |
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19.28
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A.L.s., from Viggi Brun, Trondheim. Is glad that LJM will speak on Integer solutions at a forthcoming congress and gives other mathematicians who will be present.
1p. |
10 August 1949 |
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19.29
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A.L.s., from Viggi Brunn. Asks LJM's advice on the title and content of a lecture he is to give at Edinburgh.
1p. |
3 January 1958 |
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19.30
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T.L.s., from Donald G. Burkhard, Research Director, PEC Research Associates, Boulder, Colorado. Returns an old PEC proposal so that LJM can use it as a framework to prepare a new one. Discusses pay and hours. Attached is a proposal to investigate Diophantine equations, L-Series and related aspects of analytic number theory.
1p + booklet. |
11 October 1966 |
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19.31
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A.L.s., from H. R. Calvert, London. Encloses a photograph as a memento of a stroll. Is returning to Gottingen. Has been winning fairly consistently at bridge since he came home.
1p + envelope and photograph. |
8 April 1932 |
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19.32
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A.L.s., from C. G. Chabauty, Paris. Sends a copy of his thesis and asks when would be a good time to visit Manchester. Is interested in problems of integer points on algebraic curves and varieties and will show LJM his work on this.
2p. |
12 January c. 1938 |
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19.33
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A.L.s., from J. W. S. Cassels. Gives thanks for the help and advice.
1p. |
3 October 1943 |
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19.34
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A.L.s., from L. M. Child, Llanddulas. Returns a book of LJM's. Discusses work he and Barnard have been working on. Asks LJM to send him a list of 'S's' featured in Chrystal Vol II. Is working on a book on algebra which should be 'out any week now'.
3p. |
16 January 1937 |
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19.35
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A.L.s., from J. M. Child, Llandulas. Discusses algebra.
4p. |
2 January 1939 |
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19.36
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T.L.s., from L. Courant, Cambridge. Discusses the case of Fritz John, and asks for LJM's help in finding him a post.
2p. |
12 May 1934 |
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19.37
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A.L.s., from F. G. Cowling, Bangor. Asks if LJM can suggest any names for the post of assistant lecturer in pure maths at University College of North Wales. Gives news of both his University and home life.
4p. |
14 June 1946 |
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19.38
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A.L.s., from P. J. Daniell(?), Sheffield. Is sorry he could not come to a lecture by Hadamard. Would like LJM to convey his good wishes to Hadamard whom he met once.
1p. |
3 November 1944 |
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19.39
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A. L.s., from C. G. Darwin, Teddington. Sends a theorem which he had worked out in the First World War. Asks how LJM got on in Delhi and briefly recounts his recent experience in India.
2p. |
12 February 1947 |
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19.40
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T.L.s., in German, from M. Dehn, Frankfurt. Is keen to send his son to England to study and asks for practical information.
1p. |
24 April 1934 |
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19.41
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T.L.s., in German, from Professor Dr Max Dehn, Oslo. Discusses the work of the Jewish Aid Committee.
2p. |
27 April 1939 |
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19.42
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T.L.s., in German, from M. Deuring, Gottingen. Is pleased that LJM will be visiting in July. Notes that Diophantine equations are particularly interesting.
1p. |
9 May 1951 |
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19.43
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A.L.s., from Patrick Du Val, Istanbul. Gives a detailed description of life in the Mathematics department at Istanbul University.
4p. |
4 June 1942 |
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19.44
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Card from Paul Dubreil, Paris. Wishes the Mordells a good new year.
2p. |
1951 |
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19.45
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A.L.s., from F. J. Dyson, London. Returns a lecture on geometry and sends some work on Siegel's theorem which he would like to publish.
2p. |
28 November 1945 |
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19.46
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A.L.s., in German, from Leopold Fejer, Budapest. Discusses mathematical problems.
2p. |
March 1933 |
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19.47
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A.L.s., from M. Frechet, Strasbourg. Asks if he could lecture at Manchester in the Summer, to help pay for his family to stay in England.
2p. |
15 January 1928 |
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19.48
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A.L.s., from Wolfgang Fuchs, Cambridge. Discusses a mathematical problem.
1p. |
18 July 1942 |
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19.49
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T.L.s., from R. Fueter, Langenbruck. Discusses an irreducible cubic equation.
1p. |
16 August 1930 |
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19.50
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T.L.s., in German, from Rudolf Fueter, President of the International Mathematic Congress, Zurich. Discusses resolutions passed by the Congress.
1p. |
27 September 1932 |
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19.51
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A.L.s., in German, from P. Furtwangler, Vienna. Asks for help on behalf of F. Pollaczek.
2p. |
10 November 1935 |
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19.52
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A.L.s., in German, from P. Furtwangler, Vienna. Discusses the position of F. Pollaczek.
2p. |
29 December 1935 |
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19.53
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T.L.s., from David Goldstone, Manchester. Gives thanks for a cheque covering the next seven years subscriptions to the Friends of the Hebrew University. Receipt attached.
2p. |
9 November 1942 |
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19.54
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T.L.s., in German, from Heinrich Grell, Zurich. Tells of his persecution under the Nazis and asks for help in finding a job.
4p. |
14 December 1935 |
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19.55
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A.L.s., from E. J. Gwilly (?). Discusses the work of Ramanujan, Whittaker, Cayley, Greenhill and Bromwich in relation to elliptic functions.
1p. |
8 May 1943 |
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19.56
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T.L.s., from T. S. Hale, Cambridge. Notifies LJM on his election to the Sadlerian Chair of Pure Mathematics.
1p. |
20 Nov. 1945 |
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19.57
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A.L.s., from Marshall Hall, Columbus, Ohio. Discusses his work on equations. Attached are mathematical workings.
13p. |
29 November 1948 |
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19.58
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A.L.s., from Marshall Hall, Columbus, Ohio. Has copies of tracts by Nagell, Skolem and Koluma(?). Discusses the work he has done on an equation and asks LJM's advice as to whether he should publish.
4p. |
23 May 1949 |
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19.59
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A.L.s., from P. Hall, London Mathematical Society. Sends corrections to a paper by Weyl.
1p. |
4 February 1940 |
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19.60
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A.L.s., from D. R. Hartree, Manchester. Encloses a letter concerning Hopf in connection with a vacancy for an assistant lecturer at Manchester. Also discusses the suitability of an Indian, Bhabha, for the post.
2p. |
6 May 1938 |
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19.61
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A.L.s., in French, from G. Humbert. Gives thanks for two papers and discusses mathematical equations.
3p. |
1 February 1917 |
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19.62
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A.L.s., from L. K. Hua, Kunming. Gives thanks for offprints.
1p. |
19 March 1939 |
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19.63
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A.L.s., from L. K. Hua, Moscow. Is sorry he has not had the chance to see LJM before he returns to China. Has had a paper, based on LJM's work on exponential sums, published in Moscow.
1p. |
9 May 1946 |
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19.64
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A.L.s., from L. K. Hua, Princeton. Gives his address for friends in Cambridge. Is disappointed he did not visit England recently due to a misunderstanding.
1p. |
11 October 1946 |
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19.65
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A.P.s., from L. K. Hua. Gives thanks for a letter.
1p. |
15 January 1957 |
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19.66
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T.L.s., in German, from W. Hurewicz, Amsterdam. Discusses LJM's article ' On some arithmetical results in the geometry of numbers.'.
2p. |
2 December 1933 |
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19.67
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A.L.s., from A. E. Ingham, Cambridge. Gives thanks for a letter from LJM commenting on a 'tract' of AEI's and answers his questions on it.
4p. |
27 September 1938 |
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19.68
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T.L.s., in German, from Ernst Jacobsthal, Berlin. Discusses work of LJM in various articles.
2p. |
2 March 1934 |
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19.69
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A.L.s., from V. Jarnik, Prague. Discusses the problems involved with education and science after the shutting down by the Germans of the Czech Universities during the War. Would like to send some young mathematicians to work in foreign universities and lists the practicalities involved. Is hoping to visit England soon to assess the possibilities of sending students there, and asks LJM for help with the project. Asks for LJM's recent papers.
2p. |
21 September 1946 |
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19.70
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A.L.s., from Harold Jeffreys, Cambridge. Discusses the attempts to reform the tripos.
2p. |
20 May c. 1954 |
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19.71
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T.L.s., from Fritz John, Cambridge. Applies for the Bishop Harvey Goodwin Mathematical Scholarship. Gives details of his education, mathematical achievements and current position.
2p. |
18 May 1934 |
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19.72
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A.L.s., from 'K' to an unknown recipient. Gives instructions as to how to get to Hebden Bridge for a visit.
3p. |
c. 1935 |
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19.73
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A.L.s., in German from Dr Heinrich Kapferer, Baden. Discusses a theorem and the views of other mathematicians.
4p. |
9 August 1922 |
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19.74
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A.L.s., from B. Kaufmann, University of Leeds. Has heard that LJM would be prepared to help him obtain a Carnegie Fellowship in Canada. Would like to meet to discuss the matter further.
2p. |
23 May 1935 |
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19.75
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A.L.s., in German, from A. Khintchine, Moscow. Gives thanks for a manuscript and discusses various mathematical problems.
2p. |
17 November 1936 |
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19.76
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A.L.s., in German, from A. Khintchine, Moscow. Discusses various mathematical problems.
2p. |
6 December 1936 |
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19.77
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T.L.s., from Chao Ko, Manchester. Discusses a mathematical proof.
2p. |
2 July 1936 |
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19.78
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T.L.s., from Chao Ko, National Szechuan University, China. Sends a joint paper by Mr Lee and himself for publication in the 'Compte Rendus' of the Mathematics Congress due to be held in Massachusetts in 1940. Asks LJM to proof read it and correct the English. Is considering an interesting mathematics problem sent by LJM and asks for other mathematical news as books and periodicals are hard to come by due to the War.
1p. |
4 September 1939 |
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19.79
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T.L.s., from Chao Ko, National Szechuan University, China. Asks for some additions to be made to a paper on Hamilton-Cayley Theorem.
1p. |
9 September 1939 |
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19.80
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A.L.s., from Vladimir Krimek(?), Prague. Gives thanks for some papers.
2p. |
26 October 1930 |
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19.81
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A.L.s., from Vladimir Krimek(?), Prague. Gives term dates for Czechoslovakian Universities and invites LJM to Prague.
2p. |
7 December 1931 |
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19.82
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A.L.s., from Horace Lamb. Discusses the relative merits of Southwell, Darwin and Jeffreys for an appointment. Notes that G. B. Jeffrey of King's College would do very well.
2p. |
23 July 1928 |
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19.83
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T.L.s., from Serge Lang, New York. Gives thanks for a letter and makes points about book writing, especially regarding a book of his about Diophantine equations which LJM has criticized.
1p. |
29 November 1966 |
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19.84
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A.P.s., from Prof. M. Lerch. Has received LJM's card but his English is not good enough to understand the mathematics.
1p. |
13 September 1921 |
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19.85
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A.P.s., in French, from M. Lerch, Brno. Will send some mathematical papers when he has the time.
1p. |
30 December 1921 |
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19.86
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A.L.s., from J. E. Littlewood, Cambridge. Discusses the complaints LJM has about referees of his papers.
5p + envelope. |
15 October 1929 |
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19.87
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A.L.s., from J. E. Littlewood, Cambridge. Discusses a mathematical problem.
3p. |
c. 1929 |
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19.88
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A.L.s., from J. E. Littlewood, Cambridge. Advises LJM not to publish a paper and gives reasons.
2p. |
c. 1929 |
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19.89
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A.P.s., in French, from S. Mandelbrojt, Clermont-Ferrand. Gives news of his work at the Faculte des Sciences, Clermont.
2p. |
13 December 1929 |
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19.90
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A.L.s., from P. Mulder, Holland. Discusses his Kirkman System for solving mathematical problems. Offers to come to England to meet LJM.
4p. |
31 July 1950 |
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19.91
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A.L.s., from Trygore Nagell, Kristiania. Discusses a mathematical problem.
2p. |
28 January 1923 |
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19.92
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A.L.s., from Trygore Nagell, Paris. Discusses the work of Boris Delaunay.
4p. |
15 January 1924 |
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19.93
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T.L.s., from Trygore Nagell, Uppsala. Discusses a pamphlet by LJM 'A Chapter on the Theory of Numbers'.
1p. |
5 April 1948 |
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19.94
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T.L.s., from Trygore Nagell, Uppsala. Discusses a proof of an equation which he first had printed in 1948.
1p. |
16 November 1959 |
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19.95
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T.L.s., from Nashanhashi(?), Manchester. Regrets he cannot do anything regarding a matter for LJM personally. Suggests he write to the Allocation Committee of the Central British Fund for German Jewry and something may be done.
1p. |
19 September 1933 |
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19.96
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A.L.s., from O. Neujibancy(?). Gives thanks for hospitality.
1p. |
27 May 1939 |
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19.97
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T.L.s., from John von Neumann, Princeton. Invites LJM to give a talk on a subject of his choosing to the School of Mathematics of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
1p. |
23 September 1947 |
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19.98
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A.L.s., from A. Oppenheim, Edinburgh. Sends a general arithmetic identity.
2p. |
21 December 1930 |
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19.99
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A.L.s., from A. Oppenheim, Singapore. Discusses a mathematical problem. Discusses his work in Singapore and asks if LJM has any text books he could send. Also discusses the work of Bell.
3p. |
25 June 1932 |
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19.100
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A.L.s., from A. Oppenheim, Brighton. Believes there is a flaw in Chaundy's mathematical argument and gives his workings.
4p. |
8 November 1946 |
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19.101
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A.L.s., from Oystein Ore, Oslo. Will not be able to help Professor Hartree as he will be away.
1p. |
20 July 1933 |
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19.102
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A.L.s., in German, from Oskar Perron, Switzerland. Discusses mathematics.
2p. |
3 August 1939 |
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19.103
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A.L.s., in German, from Oskar Perron, Diessen am Ammersee. Gives news of his recent mathematical work.
2p. |
30 May 1946 |
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19.104
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A.L.s., from H. Petersson, Hamburg. Would be very glad if LJM was to visit the University. Gives term dates and discusses his work on modular and atmospheric functions.
1p. |
3 December c. 1930 |
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19.105
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A.L.s., in German, from K. Petr, University of Strasbourg. Discusses mathematical formulae and a mathematical problem of LJM's printed in a journal.
7p + envelope. |
12 November 1921 |
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19.106
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T.L.s., from B. van der Pol, Geneva. Asks for information on the work LJM has done on Ramanujan's series.
1p. |
28 September 1951 |
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19.107
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A.L.s., from G. Polya, Zurich. Asks LJM to transmit the enclosed 400 Swiss francs to the son of Professor Blumenthal.
1p. |
3 December 1934 |
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19.108
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A.L.s., from G. Polya, Stanford. Notes that he and LJM both reached the age of 60 recently, and has sent LJM a small gift. Hopes to meet the following year.
1p. |
13 December 1948 |
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19.109
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A.L.s., from Hans Rademacher, Princeton. Discusses a paper of LJM's on 'Lattice points in a tetrahedron' and notes errors he has found in it.
3p. |
27 March 1953 |
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19.110
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A.L.s., from Hans Rademacher, Philadelphia. Asks how LJM computed a proof involving Gaussian numbers.
1p. |
18 August 1961 |
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19.111
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A.L.s., from A. R. Richardson, Swansea. Asks about a post at Manchester on behalf of Rosenhead. Briefly discusses his work with Littlewood on the rule of signs in determinants.
2p. |
13 June 1933 |
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19.112
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A.L.s., from R. G. D. Richardson, Brown University, Rhode Island. Discusses the situation of German mathematicians in the US and Britain and whether places are available for them at various universities, especially with regard to Dr Baer.
3p. |
19 November 1934 |
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19.113
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A.L.s., from J. G. Semple. Discusses a paper of LJM's which required editing due to excessive use of commas.
2p. |
31 December 1944 |
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19.114
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A.L.s., from T. Skolem, Oslo. Gives thanks for LJM sending a detective novel, and asks should he return it. Discusses a lecture he is to give.
1p. |
13 September 1949 |
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19.115
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A.L.s., from T. Skolem, Oslo. Has read a paper by LJM which he is sending for publication in Mathematica Scandinavia. Is to go the University of Notre Dame, Indiana for one year.
1p. |
10 May 1957 |
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19.116
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A.L.s., from C. Stormer, Norway. Gives thanks for a collection of LJM's papers and notes he is working on a book on Polar Aurora.
1p. |
30 June 1951 |
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19.117
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T.L.s., from Hannah Szasz, Frankfurt. Her husband has lost his job. Asks if there is possibility of work in Manchester for him.
1p + envelope. |
22 July 1933 |
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19.118
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A.L.s., in German, from W. Tarkakowsky, Leningrad. Discusses mathematical problems.
6p. |
c. 1937 |
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19.119
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A.L.s., from E. C. Titchmarsh. Discusses the 'Hamburger paper' which he believes to be good but is not quite sure why. Discusses how he knows about it.
3p. |
5 November 1942 |
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19.120
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A.L.s., from E. C. Titchmarsh. Agrees to withdraw the Hamburger paper and admits there is something in what LJM says.
1p. |
11 November 1942 |
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19.121
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A.L.s., from Olga Townley, Cambridge. Sends £5 to help fund a Fellowship for Dr Mahler at Manchester. Discusses a mathematical theorem.
2p. |
27 November 1936 |
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19.122
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A.L.s., from E. T. Bell, California Institute of Technology. Discusses an equation, and also the possibility of a book on 'some lesser mathematicians'.
1p. |
20 July 1942 |
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19.123
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A.L.s., in German, from N. Tschebotarow, University of Kazan. Discusses LJM's paper 'On the rational solutions of the indeterminate equations of the third and fourth degrees'.
2p. |
14 May 1931 |
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19.124
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A.L.s., in German, from N. Tschebotarow, University of Kazan. Gives thanks for a letter and sends a paper.
1p. |
3 June 1931 |
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19.125
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A.L.s., in German, from N. Tschebotarow, University of Kazan. Discusses mathematical problems.
4p. |
24 February 1938 |
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19.126
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A.L.s., in German, from N. Tschebotarow, University of Kazan. Discusses mathematical problems.
3p. |
19 March 1938 |
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19.127
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A.L.s., from Paul Turan. Is to produce a festschrift in honour of the 70th birthdays of Professors L. Fejer and F. Riesz. Asks LJM to contribute.
1p. |
14 April 1949 |
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19.128
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T.L.s., from H. P. Turner, Secretary to the Senate, University of Manchester. Notes that the Senate have confirmed LJM as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
1p. |
20 March 1924 |
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19.129
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A.L.s., from H. D. Ursell, Cambridge. Gives thanks for LJM's suggestion. Will not lecture as his Studentship does not allow it, and is keen to carry on research.
1p. |
2 June 1933 |
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19.130
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A.L.s., in French, from C. de la Vallee Poussin, Louvain. Unfortunately will not be able to attend the conferences LJM has invited him to.
2p. |
1 December 1935 |
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19.131
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A.L.s., from Oswald Veblen, Brooklin, Maine, USA. Will suggest Baer if an opportunity presents itself. Does not believe there will be a chance in Princeton as there already a lot of foreigners and Jews there.
1p. |
4 September 1934 |
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19.132
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T.L.s., from Oswald Veblen, Princeton. Is interested in Erdos, and feels that a position may become available in the coming year. Notes that the US 'is very close to saturation point' with displaced Europeans.
1p. |
11 November 1935 |
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19.133
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T.L.s., from Oswald Veblen, Princeton. Has not been able to do anything for Erdos. Other candidates had stronger claims.
1p. |
2 April 1937 |
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19.134
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A.L.s., from Oswald Veblen, Brooklin, Maine, USA. Has 'tried to find something ... for Erdos, but without success'. Hopes that LJM keeps him in mind as he is keen to return to England. Is working on getting the new Mathematical Review under way and hopes to get the sponsorship of the LMS and the Royal Society. Hopes that LJM will spend some time in Princeton.
2p. |
31 July 1939 |
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19.135
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A.L.s., from R. F. Whitehead, London. Is puzzled by LJM's paper on Segre's cubic surface in a copy of the LMS. Discusses the mathematics involved.
2p. |
3 December 1943 |
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19.136
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A.L.s., from R. F. Whitehead, London. Discusses the work of Segre on cubic surfaces.
2p. |
5 January 1944 |
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19.137
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A.L.s., from Albert Whiteman, University of Pennsylvania. Has recently read a paper by LJM on analytic functions, and discusses this in relation to his own doctor's dissertation. Asks for reprints of other papers by LJM.
2p. |
4 November 1939 |
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19.138
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T.L.s, from Norbert Wiener, Cambridge. Was pleased to hear from somebody from his wife's past. Hopes that they can meet.
1p. |
19 November 1953 |
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19.139
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A.L.s., from E. M. Wright, University of Aberdeen. Asks for LJM's opinion of Du Val who has given LJM as a reference for a vacant assistantship. Has written to Davenport about a 'horrid little problem' and discusses it further.
3p. |
19 July 1939 |
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19.140
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A.L.s., from G. Zerlinskas, Kaisiadorys, Lithuania. Gives thanks to LJM for the help he has given GZ during his stay in England. Recounts briefly his trip back to Lithuania.
2p. |
1 August 1939 |
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19.141
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Draft of two letters from LJM to 'Dear Vice Chancellor'. Discusses his leave of absence which was curtailed by the War in 1939 and the expenses he incurred. Gives thanks for his election to the Sadlerian Chair.
2p. |
24 January 1945 |
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