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Letter from Michael Heidelberger to the Editor of Industrial and Engineering News

 Digital Record
Identifier: 101584940X45

Dates

  • 7 May 1951

Extent

1 Pages

Description

In this letter Heidelberger forcefully expressed his concern for the freedom of science and of international scientific exchange, which in the early 1950s, at the height of McCarthyism, was threatened by travel restrictions imposed on scientists with leftist or pacifist political leanings.

Language of Materials

English

Original Profiles System Identifier

DHBBDD

Physical Description

Physical Condition - Good

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection Collecting Area

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