Scope and Contents Writing from the Academic Assistance Council now at 12 Clements Inn Passage, Clare Market, London WC2, Adams tells Oliphant that the Home Office has asked whether the AAC can support Oliphant's application to employ Oscar Heil at the Cavendish Laboratory for the 1935-1936 academic year. Adams is unable to reply as he has no information about Heil's career; he requests details and asks if Heil 'is on of the displaced German scholars'? The AAC may be able to facilitate Heil's entry to...

Scope and Contents Writing from the Academic Assistance Council at Clements Inn Passage, Adams says he has met Mathilde Hertz, has received a long letter from the Master of Trinity [Joseph John Thomson] and has discussed her case with Professors [Archibald Vivian] Hill and [Charles Stanley] Gibson. They agree she should receive a grant for 1936 January-July to allow Thomson time to raise further funds from those indebted to Heinrich Hertz. Any appeal should be made after Hertz is back in Britain as otherwise...

Scope and Contents Writing from the Academic Assistance Council, Adams encloses the letter he has received from Michael Hansen [Hansson?] of the Nansen [International Office for Refugees] answering Rutherford's about Nobel prizes of [1936 January] 30. Feels that the only course is polite acknowledgement and the expression of the hope that the Prize Committee will give the matter very careful consideration over the next year, which Adams will do on his behalf if Rutherford wishes. [The locations of...

Scope and Contents Writing from the Academic Assistance Council in the Royal Society, Adams sends an agenda for a meeting and writes about the speakers. Austen Chamberlain wants there to be no implication of hostility towards Germany in the speeches and preferably no reference to Germany; Rutherford has also wished to keep the meeting apolitical. The four societies combining in the appeal do not intend the assistance to be solely for refugees from one country as is the case with other societies. No dinner...

Scope and Contents Writing from the Academic Assistance Council in the Royal Society, Adams says that on Thursday of the next week 'The Times' will publish a 1,400 word article about the AAC written by Rutherford but need this by early Tuesday as they may wish to prepare a leader. Due to the hurry Adams has drafted the article and submits this for Rutherford's correction, asking that his secretary would telephone with corrections and alterations so that on Monday evening the final draft can be taken to the...

Scope and Contents In reply to the previous letter [Mark Oliphant] writes to Walter Adams that Oskar Heil is not a Jew and it is not for thar reason he wishes to spend a year in the Cavendish. Heil is of independent means and has been accepted by the Laboratory. Frau [Agnesa Arsenjewa] Heil is Russian and that is the reason for the difficulty with the Home Office. She has applied for a visa and has been refused and [Oliphant] was asked to write to explain the situation to the Home Office. Asks that Adams...

Scope and Contents Rutherford introduces [Mathilde] Hertz, daughter of [Heinrich Hertz], who has some Jewish ancestry and who cannot now live in Germany. As a zoologist 'of standing', Rutherford encloses a letter from Professor [Augustus Daniel] Imms saying he will allow her to work in 'the laboratory' [the Entomological Department of the Rothamsted Experimental Station?]. Rutherford is impressed with her personality and Dr Uvarow [Boris Petrovitch Uvarov] of the [Natural History Museum] Entomological...

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Rutherford is delighted it is possible for [Mathilde Hertz] to receive an award. He feels that the AAC's attitude is of as much symbolic as practical importance due to the prestige 'Germany of the old days' gained from [Heinrich Hertz's] discoveries. Will write to Thomson about new soureces of funds for her.

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Rutherford writes that in a letter just received ICI refuses to support the scientists they brought from Germany. With regard to the Nansen Office letter about the possibility of a Nobel Prize award of funds for the Academic Assistance Council, Rutherford agrees Michael Hansen's letter is not encouraging and that the International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation would have first place. Asks Adams to draft an acknowledgement; will see him on Friday at lunch [Friday February 21?].

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A carbon-paper copy typescript letter written on the recto only, left unsigned by Rutherford but with W.F. Corum's address noted in ink.

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Rutherford encloses a letter from Mr. Stevenson from Glasgow with regards to Dr. Fritz Weigert (Add. 7653/1/A22a). While waiting for Sir Frank Smith reply on this regard, R. asks Adams if the German scientist refugees has a grant from the A.A.C. or the Local Branch, he also asks to receive a summary of the scientist's work, who in his knowledge is a physical chemist with good scientific reputation.

Scope and Contents Rutherford encloses an amended report (in response to the previous letter), which he has signed. Adams's report excellent and explains the alterations he has made. One part he has deleted and substituted with a general phrase due to the undesirability of special reference to institutions or the nature of the work; Rutherford wants to base the appeal on broad grounds of academic liberty. Regretfully he feels that the history of the Hugenot refugees is an unhappy parallel. Other changes...