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Letter from [Mark Oliphant] to Adams, Walter 1933-1936, 1935-09-23

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7653/1/i/A/9

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 recommends that a 12 months' permit be granted.

Dates

  • 1935-09-23

Conditions Governing Access

The MS Add.7653 Ernest Rutherford papers are owned by the University of Cambridge and are open for consultation under the normal regulations of the University Library's manuscripts collections; see http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/. The only limitations to use are in respect of the low-level radioactivity of a small number of items in the collection. Further advice is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room staff.

Extent

1 collection (A one folio carbon-copy typescript on the recto only, unsigned.)

Language of Materials

English