Many thanks for your kind letter of December 3rd, written in Paris in the moment of leaving Europe. I suppose you are now again in your ordinary life and working, and I hope, you are satisfied with it. Perhaps in the meantime you have organized the projected group of faculty members interested in the philosophy of science.
My best thanks for your kind sending of the volume of Mead’sPMead, George Herbert, 1863–1931, am. Philosoph papersB. I am especially interested in those which deal with language and symbols. The publisher sent a review copy for “Erkenntnis”IErkenntnis, Zeitschrift. I shall look for a good reviewer.
Some days ago I got a letter from the Harvard UniversityIHarvard University, Cambridge MA of which I am enclosing a copy. I am very glad about this first invitation from America and I hope that this invitation and the announced Honorary Doctorate will facilitate further steps.
Simultaneously I got a negative answer from the Institute of International EducationIInstitute of International Education, New York at New York which I had asked for organizing a lecture-tour. They write that there is very little chance for lectures in philosophy. And that therefore they are unable to organize such a tour as long as the economical situation of colleges and other institutions in USA has not improved essentially. Now I am dropping the plan of a lecture-tour in October 1935 but in some weeks I shall write again to the Institute in New YorkIInstitute of International Education, New York, reporting about the HarvardIHarvard University, Cambridge MA invitation and asking whether they consider it possible and suitable to organize a lecture-tour which would begin in January or March 1936 and thus would be in connection with my visit at HarvardIHarvard University, Cambridge MA. But before writing to New York again, I shall wait for your answer and suggestions.
Best regards to Mrs. MorrisPMorris, Trude, verh. mit Charles W. Morris and SallyPMorris, Sally, Tochter von Charles W. und Trude Morris, also from InaPCarnap, Ina (eig. Elisabeth Maria immacul[ata] Ignatia), 1904–1964, geb. Stöger, heiratete 1933 Rudolf Carnap. She is just now a poor invalid, because she has broken the thumb of her right hand. But besides that we are well and happy.
