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History 32a Exam
Seems likely to have been given to Whitehead as a sample of what a Harvard exam looks like.
History 32a Exam
Seems likely to have been given to Whitehead as a sample of what a Harvard exam looks like.
The Bizzy Bee Paper, #XXXV
Authorship unclear. Contains mentions of Whitehead's 76th birthday, North's latest book, and Margot's return from England.
Student list
Handwritten names on both sides
History S26 bibliography
A typed list of books with handwritten call numbers written in pencil.
Student drops
Notes from the Office of the Dean regarding adding and dropping students from the lists for each date indicated.
Shih-Ying Ch'ü, Professor, National Institute of Self-Government
A business card.
Scrap of paper with "Furniture - College" written on it
Appears to be a fragment from either a letter or an envelope.
Syllabus of Course for M.Sc. Degree in Principles, History, and Methods of Science
Appears to be the final version of a syllabus for which LET1063 and DOC201 are drafts
Misc note
Contains listing of a few books and chapters on one side in pen, and some other msic notes in pencil on the other side.
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.
H.D. Anthony
A document with the name "H.D. Anthony" written upon it, as well as "Richmond College."
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Unpublished book preface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.
Lectures on Plato's Forerunners
Lecture(s) by Woods, split into four parts, with some Greek letters and math symbols handwritten.
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.