Part 1 - The Institute Libraries - Institute for Advanced Study

their full time t o work at the Institute, and not to engage in outside
activities for gzin. He had hoped to recmnd a start in ecanomics
simlteneously, but had not been able to find "the personnel." Finally,
it was his expectation that the Institute would begin active work the
next eutumn. Then in what must have been an elaborately casual manner,
he presented notions for the appointment of Albert Einstein end Oswald
Veblen end their assistants, The Board approved all, Flexner then re-
pcrted that Princeton University had offered office space in Fine
?311 tc the School of Math-tics and hirtself until such time as the
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Institute could occupy its om building. The Trustees then formally
decided that the Institute should locate in or near Princeton, and accepted
the University's hospitable offer with expressions of deep appreciation.
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The Director and the University authorities tiad prepared press
notices in cooperation, the Institute announcing the historic event with
cool restraint, and the University welcoming the Institute cordfafly to
the cmmmnity, and tenporarily to Fine &TI. Flexner had given his friend
and admirer, Dr. John Fknley, Editor of the New York -' Times background
material with the adjuration that "you soft-pedal FZe continued:
It is the idee I should like to see expoun&d...the less ma&
of me peraomlly the better for the object which we have at
kart. 1 think too that, while we should not wish any defi-
nite stat-nt mde as ta salaries, it would be wholeaom to
emphasize that salaries, retiring allouances and widouts pen-
sions will be such that the reaching staff will rdsakn from
activities undertaken solely for remune.ratkh. 44
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The Tires gave him full credit for his past and present contributions to
American education, however, and the text devoted to his accomplisbnts
exceeded that given Dr- Einstein. Over a page was devoted to all facets