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Letter from Eric Whitehead to Whitehead
Eric says Evelyn seems better.
Letter from Eric Whitehead to Whitehead
Eric says a Dr. Blatherwick had been to see Evelyn, who had bronchitis; he gave here a medication, and she improved.
Letter from Eric Whitehead to Whitehead
Eric writes of the excellent food and asks ANW to ask Evelyn to send him more paper and envelopes, as he is using his last envelope to send this letter. He died on March 13, about three weeks later.
Letter from Eric Whitehead to Whitehead
Short letter from Eric saying that they are going to Italy on Monday.
Letter from Eric Whitehead to Whitehead
Eric wishes the Whiteheads a happy Christmas, talks of his first term at Cambridge.
Letter from Eric Whitehead to Whitehead
Eric sends Whitehead best wishes on his 80th birthday, sends pages of a poem or play.
Letter from Eric Whitehead to Whitehead
Whitehead's son writes that he is looking forward to seeing him.
Math Notebook with Loose Papers
Tucked into the notebook were several packets of lined papers covered with mathematical (algebraic) notation
Letter from Annette Whitehead to Evelyn Whitehead
Annette expresses sympathy over Whitehead's death, gives a family update.
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.
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