EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955)
Typed letter signed (A. Einstein') to A.C. Robbins, 112 Mercer Street, Princeton, 15 July 1949.
In English. One page, 240 x 182mm, with Einstein's blind-stamped address, pen annotation by the recipient at lower margin. Provenance: by descent.
Einstein denies having 'any merits in the humanitarian field'. 'I have the strong conviction [...] that I do not have any merits in the humanitarian field. The weak attempts I have made from time to time were utterly unsuccessful. I should be grateful, therefore, if you would be so kind to forego your intention to honor me with your medal'.
The recipient was the honorary secretary of the British Humanitarian League, whose 'Good Samaritan Medal' Einstein attempts to decline here: Robbins's annotation notes that Einstein nevertheless accepted the medal during his visit to Princeton in September 1949.
EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955)
Typed letter signed (A. Einstein') to A.C. Robbins, 112 Mercer Street, Princeton, 15 July 1949.
In English. One page, 240 x 182mm, with Einstein's blind-stamped address, pen annotation by the recipient at lower margin. Provenance: by descent.
Einstein denies having 'any merits in the humanitarian field'. 'I have the strong conviction [...] that I do not have any merits in the humanitarian field. The weak attempts I have made from time to time were utterly unsuccessful. I should be grateful, therefore, if you would be so kind to forego your intention to honor me with your medal'.
The recipient was the honorary secretary of the British Humanitarian League, whose 'Good Samaritan Medal' Einstein attempts to decline here: Robbins's annotation notes that Einstein nevertheless accepted the medal during his visit to Princeton in September 1949.
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