| Description | /1 Letter from Charles E. Cowper to Oliver Lodge, written from 61 1/2 Quentin Road, Lee, London, dated 17 November 1928. Cowper sends information about the universal language Esperanto and appends a translation of a paragraph from Lodge's article on Physics and Psychics.
/2 Copy of letter from Oliver Lodge to Charles E. Cowper, dated 20 November 1928. Lodge believes that an artificially constructed language would be useful in education but expresses doubts about a language with no literature or national feeling behind it.
/3 Letter from Charles E. Cowper to Oliver Lodge, written from 61 1/2 Quentin Road, Lee, London, dated 25 November 1928. Cowper writes about the educational benefits of Esperanto and its potential to break down language barriers. He writes that a special committee of the League of Nations has recommended it should be taught in all schools. With enclosed leaflet entitled 'What Esperanto is'.
/4 Copy of letter from Oliver Lodge to Charles E. Cowper, dated 27 November 1928. Lodge feels he must leave the development of Esperanto to younger men. |