Identity area
Reference code
KREI
Title
Letters from Georg Kreisel to Hubert Faure
Date(s)
- 1964-2006 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
11 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bequeathed by Hubert Faure, June 2020.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A large archive of letters written weekly over a span of 42 years, with enclosures of Kreisel's own writings and that of others, including articles, interviews, and printed material as well as copies of letters from or to others (including Francis Crick), covering topics in mathematics and philosophy, and including reflections on Ludwig Wittgenstein, Kurt Gödel, and Bertrand Russell.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
NOTE. These papers have not yet been catalogued fully, but small quantities can be made available for consultation provided at least a fortnight's notice is given. It may be that some items, owing to their contents or condition, cannot yet be produced. Please contact the Library for further details.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- French
Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
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Name access points
- Kreisel, Georg (1923-2015), mathematical logician and philosopher of mathematics (Subject)
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johann (1889-1951), philosopher (Subject)
- Russell, Bertrand Arthur William (1872-1970), 3rd Earl Russell, philosopher, journalist, and political campaigner (Subject)
- Crick, Francis Harry Compton (1916-2004), molecular biologist (Subject)
- Gödel, Kurt Friedrich (1906-1978), mathematical logician and philosopher (Subject)