R[ichard] P. F[eynman]

Autograph Letter Signed (“RPF”) 3 pp., October 13, 1940

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RICHARD P. FEYNMAN

Autograph letter signed ("R.P.F."), to Lucille Feynman ("Mom"), October 1940.

3 pages in ink on single folded sheet (6 1/2 x 10 1/8 in.). Creases where folded. Slight staining to first page, slight discoloration to final page. [WITH]: cover addressed to Mrs. M.A. Feynman, postmarked Oct. 13, 1940, Princeton, N.J. Tear to top of envelope where letter was removed. Discoloration to verso.

In this letter home to his mother Lucille, Feynman provides a glimpse into his life as a graduate student at Princeton: registering to vote and for the draft, auditing a physiology course, and eating meals with various other members of the university.

Richard Feynman's autograph letter reads, in part:

Dear Mom,

[...]

Thanks very much for answering my telegram. I will register on Tuesday for voting (Wed for draft).

Putzie is coming up to visit me tomorrow.

I am listening in to a course in physiology (study of life processes) in the biology department. It's a graduate course — I didn't realize how much I really picked up reading all about those things on my vacations. I don't know at all as much as the 3 other fellows in the course but I can understand + follow everything easily.

[...]

Night before last a fellow came in + we had tea + crackers. I can boil water pretty well now because I bought a pot cover.

It's a lot of fun.

Well, I'd better get to work.

Love,

R.P.F."