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Whitehead's Will
Whitehead's will, leaving everything to Evelyn. Witnessed by his parents.
Notes on Hegel, Plato, and Existence
Some notes regarding a quote apparently drawn from Hegel regarding the identity of knowledge with Being.
Letters between Whitehead and the Ministry of Munitions
Whitehead writes to the Comptroller to ask that his son be recognized for his work on a joint report they had prepared on locating enemy guns by means of sound.
Letter from Whitehead and A.W. Ward to Newham College
Letters concerning a donation to Newham College for the Mary Bateson Memorial Fund.
Letter from Whitehead to James Haughton Woods
Whitehead asks Woods to read over some letters, and whether he could meet later on for a chat.
Letter from Whitehead to Felix Frankfurter
Whitehead asks Frankfurter's help in finding a job for George Morgan.
Letter from Whitehead to Felix Frankfurter
Whitehead sends condolences about the loss of Frankfurter's brother.
Letter from Whitehead to Felix Frankfurter
Whitehead writes that he will miss Frankfurter, and consideres him a steward of civilization.
Letter from Whitehead to Mark Barr
Whitehead tells Barr that he will no longer correspond or interact with Barr in any way.
Letter from Whitehead to James H. Jeans
Whitehead replies to Jeans, withdrawing his paper and saying he will publish it elsewhere, while complaining that the paper's two referees had misunderstood it and made several criticisms which were entirely wrong.
Letter from Whitehead to Thomas Raymont
Whitehead writes to Raymont expressing his gratitude for the latter's letter of farewell and appreciation.
Note with addresses
A note about where the Whiteheads would staying upon their arrival in America, and contact info for the landlord.
Handwritten List of Luggage
List of luggage for the Whiteheads' journey to America.
Harvard first year student list
Oppenheimer's name in the seminary seems to indicate a first-year list. This loose-leaf page seems likely to have been written prior to Whitehead's grading notebook.
The Organisation of Thought - A Polytechnic in War-time
Pages appear to have been ripped out of the original book, with the top half of page 59 crossed out, and the date "Feb. 1917" written at the top.
Unpublished book preface
Draft with handwritten emendations. Some of the chapters mentioned would later be published in Essays in Science and Philosophy in 1947. Apparently Whitehead's first Harvard lecture was set to be published in this book, but was later excluded from it…
Science in General Education
Whitehead argues for a balance within the educational system between general knowledge and specialized knowledge as a student progress within a university.
Governor Alfred Smith: A Speech by A.N. Whitehead
First page of Whitehead's toast for Al Smith
Presidential Address: Uniformity and Contingency
Contains handwritten notes in pencil
Address on Founder's Day at Stanley Technical Trade School
Portions have been crossed out, and a new title written at the top: A London Trade School, 1919
Autobiographical Notes
This is an incomplete typescript of Whitehead's "Autobiographical Notes" that would appear in his Library of Living Philosophers volume.
Statesmanship and Specialized Learning
Published in the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Vol. 75 No. 1 in 1942
England and the Narrow Seas
Two separate drafts with handwritten emendations. Published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1927.
Industrial Problems
An address given on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Harvard Business School.
First lecture
A manuscript for Whitehead's first Harvard lecture. Comparison with student notes reveals that this typescript is not exactly the lecture that Whitehead actually delivered; he both added and substracted material from this version.
Letter from Whitehead to Bertrand Russell
Whitehead refuses to give over his notes to Russell, discusses his protective attitude towards them