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Albert Einstein Collection, 1913-1975 (bulk 1930-1955): Finding Aid
C1022
Photograph of Einstein walking home from the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1951
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Published on January 24, 2006
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
- Title and dates:
- Albert Einstein collection, 1913-1975 (bulk 1930-1955)
- 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, and printed material.
- Size:
- 1.67 linear feet (1 half-size archival box, 1 17"x21" print box)
- Call number:
- C1022
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Manuscripts Division.
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at Firestone Library.
Biography of Albert Einstein
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.
Description
The collection consists of miscellaneous material by or about Einstein: correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts, photographs, drawings, articles and offprints, ephemera, and newspaper clippings. 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 and there are drawings of Einstein by Meinhard Jacoby, Arzell Thompson, Jr., and "J.C.T.".
Arrangement
Arranged in accession number order.
Access and Use
Access
Readers use preservation photocopies of the material rather than the originals. Permission for the use of original material is required from the Curator of Manuscripts.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Acquisition and Appraisal
Custodial History
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.
Processing and Other Information
Processing Information
Finding aid written by James Flannery on January 24, 2006.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 by James Flannery on January 24, 2006.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Citations should be as follows: Albert Einstein Collection, Box #, Folder #, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
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