R[ichard] P. F[eynman]

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."