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Draft of a letter by Max Bredig

  • 1940s

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Max Bredig (1902-1977) drafts a letter to an unknown recipient asking for a donation of $600 to help "rescue a human being from almost certain death."

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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series II: Max Bredig Papers, 1911-1968
  • Series II: Sub-Series I. Max Bredig Correspondence File, 1926-1958
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  • Box 7, Folder 26

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Bredig, Max Albert. “Draft of a Letter by Max Bredig,” 1940–1949. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 7, Folder 26. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/1wrdzjs.

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