Albert Einstein Autograph

Autograph letter signed, one page, 7 x 9 inch, Cromer (England), 1.10.1933, in German, to Sir W.D. Ross (Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, from 1929 to 1947 and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1941 to 1944) - concerning an invitation for Prof. Stenzel as a guest lecturer, written and signed in dark ink "A. Einstein", attractively mounted (removable) for fine display with a photograph, shows Albert Einstein in a chest-up portrait (altogether 16,5 x 11,75 inch), with intersecting letter folds, and a few mild stains - in fine condition.

"Herrn Prof. Ross, University Oxford.
      Sehr geehrter Herr Kollege!
   Herr Prof. Zangger,, Prof der gerichtlichen Medizin an der Universität Zürich, veranlasst mich, Sie auf Prof. Stenzel in Kiel aufmerksam zu machen, der seine Stellung an der Universität Kiel verloren hat. Er beschäftigt sich mit der Geschichte der Wissenschaft des alten Griechenland, und ist selber nicht in der Lage, Ihnen von Deutschland aus zu schreiben. Die Frage ist, ob eine Möglichkeit dafür besteht, dass dieser Mann nach England oder Amerika eingeladen werden könnte, um Gastvorlesungen zu halten. Prof. Zangger schreibt mir, dass Sie über die Forsehungen des erwähnten Kollegen genau Bescheid wüssten.
   Einer Antwort an mich bedarf es nicht, da ich in dieser Angelegenheit nur Vermittler sein kann. Wenn irgendeine Möglichkeit besteht, so lassen Sie am besten eine Nachricht an Prof. Zangger gelangen, zumal ich dieser Tage nach Amerika (Princeton) fahre.
   Freundlich grüsst Sie Ihr - A. Einstein"

Translated:
"Prof. Ross, University of Oxford.
      Dear colleague,
   Prof. Zangger, Professor of forensic medicine at the University of Zurich, asked me to make you aware of Prof. Stenzel in Kiel, who lost his position at the University of Kiel. He researches the history of science of ancient Greece, and is not in the psoition to contact you from Germany. The question is if there is a possibility to invite this gentleman to England or America to deliver guest lectures. Prof. Zangger writes that you are aware of the the research of the noted researcher.
   There is no need to answer me as I can only act as a messenger in this matter. If there is any possibility, it is best to send a message to Prof. Zangger, especially since I am traveling to America (Princeton) these days.
   Kind regards - Your A. Einstein"

Einstein fled from his native Germany when Adolf Hitler came to power. The scientist, who was Jewish, arrived in England while a bounty had been put on his head by the Nazis who named him an enemy of the regime. Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson, an MP and naval officer, had become politically anti-fascist in the lead up to the Second World War. Hearing that the world-famous scientist had received death threats from Nazi sympathisers in Belgium, Commander Locker-Lampson reached out to Einstein and offered him refuge at a camp on Roughton Heath near his home, Newhaven Court, in Cromer, North Norfolk. On October 17, 1933 Albert Einstein and his wife Elsa moved to the US and Albert took up a position at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, New Jersey.
Professor Julius Stenzel was a German classical philologist and philosopher. He l was a member of a disciplinary committee that expelled some Nazi students from the university in 1930 who had disturbed the service of the liberal theologian Otto Baumgarten . After the seizure of power of the National Socialists, Stenzel was denounced by a student and given a temporary leave of absence. Despite political rehabilitation, he was transferred to the University of Halle on November 1, 1933, on the basis of Section 5 of the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service . Here he died two years later after a short, serious illness.