Many thanks for your letter of Oct. 14.
I shall come to ChicagoIUniversity of Chicago, Chicago IL for the Winter Quarter. On Oct. 24, 6 p.m. I sent you a cable “MorrisPMorris, Charles W., 1901–1979, am. Philosoph, bis 1951 verh. mit Trude Morris, danach mit Ellen Ruth Morris University ChicagoIUniversity of Chicago, Chicago IL. Winter. CarnapPCarnap, Rudolf, 1891-1970, dt.-am. Philosoph, 1917-1929 verh. mit Elisabeth Carnap und ab 1933 mit Ina Carnap”, and I hope it reached you in right time and with the right text. I have not yet my leave of absence, but the competent ministerial-councillor told me, that no doubt my leave will be granted, and that therefore I can accept the invitation and prepare my leaving. The American invitations seemed to have made a good impression on him; he told me that he will try to accelerate my promotion as “Ordinarius” (full professor) – which was proposed by our faculty about half a year ago, but which I did not expect to be granted, because of the economic crisis and the general decision of stopping all promotions – and that the decision will be probably in January.
We shall sail from Bremen on board S.S. “Bremen” on Dec. 15, and arrive at New York on Dec. 21. QuinePQuine, Willard Van Orman, 1908–2000, am. Philosoph, verh. mit Naomi Quine (1932–1947) und Marjorie Boynton Quine (1948–1998) wrote me – even before he knows that we shall arrive before Xmas – that the Harvard Fellow SocietyISociety of Fellows Harvard, Cambidge MA intends to give a dinner for me on Dec. 23, if I can come so early. Thus I shall have an opportunity to meet some university people. We shall spend Xmas and the following days at Cambridge. Then I shall go with QuinePQuine, Willard Van Orman, 1908–2000, am. Philosoph, verh. mit Naomi Quine (1932–1947) und Marjorie Boynton Quine (1948–1998) and others to the Baltimore MeetingIMeeting der Eastern Division der American Philosophical Association, Baltimore, 1935 (Dec. 29 to 31). I had a letter from Mr. MurphyPMurphy, Sekretär der APA, secretary of the Philos[ophical] Assoc[iation]I, asking for a paper. Probably I shall read one.
I am very glad to have the invitation of the Univ. of IllinoisIUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign IL. Many thanks for your kind and successful activity to which I owe this invitation. I am enclosing the letter of MorrowP to you and a copy of my answer to him. I am ready to deliver one popular lecture and perhaps three somewhat more technical ones. I am enclosing also the list of lecture titles which I sent to the International Institute of EducationIInstitute of International Education, New York, New York, asking them for organizing a lecture tour within the time from April 1 to the middle or end of May, 1936. Perhaps the Lecture (1) of the list and the Lecture Course, restricted to 3 lectures would be suitable for MorrowP? If M[orrow]P wishes to have the titles before January, please give me your suggestion. If not, we may discuss it at Chicago. The same concerning the date. You suggested to MorrowP the time of the early part of March as suitable also in the case of my coming to Chicago for the Winter Quarter. How may I understand that? Am I right supposing that the Univ. of IllinoisIUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign IL is at Urbana and that U[rbana] is distant a lot of miles from Ch[icago] and that the Winter Quarter extends until March 15? 🕮
I am looking forward to the effect of your kind and good efforts concerning me at Chicago. I don’t have any premature illusions, thus I shall not feel disillusioned if things will not develop as desired. But if you succeed, I shall be very happy. We are arranging all things here in such a way that in the favorable case we are able to stay in USA.
I send you the statement of my HarvardIHarvard University, Cambridge MA Courses. I did not write “scientific philosophy” because of Quine’sPQuine, Willard Van Orman, 1908–2000, am. Philosoph, verh. mit Naomi Quine (1932–1947) und Marjorie Boynton Quine (1948–1998) suggestion who seems to dislike this term. But if you have no objection to it you may keep the titles of my ChicagoIUniversity of Chicago, Chicago IL courses as we fixed them in Paris: 1) Introduction to Scientific Philosophy, 2) Logical Analysis.
Yesterday Mrs.PBenjamin, Kathrin, verh. mit Abram Cornelius Benjamin and Mr. BenjaminPBenjamin, Abram Cornelius, 1897–1968, am. Philosoph were here; it was nice to meet them and to hear about Chicago, Urbana and their European impressions. To-day they will leave Prague and go to Vienna for some weeks.
With warmest regards from Mrs. CarnapPCarnap, Ina (eig. Elisabeth Maria immacul[ata] Ignatia), 1904–1964, geb. Stöger, heiratete 1933 Rudolf Carnap to Mrs. MorrisPMorris, Trude, verh. mit Charles W. Morris, Sally‚PMorris, Sally, Tochter von Charles W. und Trude Morris Hegel and you and with best wishes from me to all of you‚
