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Item 1939 Opening Remarks by President Leigh at Commencement(1939-06-10) Leigh, RobertOpening remarks by President Leigh at the 1939 Commencement. Slightly revised from the 1938 version.Item College Magazine(Bennington College, 1940-06-04) Leigh, RobertItem Committee for the Care of European Children(Bennington College, 1940-08-20) Leigh, RobertI am well aware of the continuing uncertainty which governs all that is done by the United States Committee. It would be a great help to me, however, if you could advise me what likelihood there is that Bennington College will be used by the Committee as a reception agency for the European children (a. in the next few weeks, b. later in the fall).Item Correspondence Between President Leigh and Dorothy Canfield Fisher Regarding British Refugee Children(Bennington College, 1940-10-05) Fisher, Dorothy Canfield; Leigh, RobertItem Correspondence Between President Leigh and Thomas Brockway regarding faculty, including the Polanyi's and Hans Mueller(Bennington College, 1941-02-03) Leigh, Robert; Brockway, ThomasI have seen Dr. Polanyi recently I have tried to help him in having his wife and daughter brought here. He is in a faculty suite, as you know, so that they can be accommodated this semester. He will probably find another place to live off of campus for next year. I think there is a pretty good likelihood that he will get support provided by foundation to maintain his family next year. I am talking with the man in charge of the Rockefeller Foundation next Monday and have already talked with Walter Stewart who is much interested in his thesis. It looks now as if Han Mueller, a German "refugee" who is taking Charles Smith's and Purves's place for the semester, will live in Hall House.Item Correspondence to President Robert Leigh and Jean Brockway regarding a Diego Rivera painting(Bennington College, 1936-03-06) Leigh, Robert; Brockway, Jean"I have been a little disturbed to see the Diego Rivera painting which Mr. Herring gave to the College removed from the place where it was hung."Item Executive Committee, Bennington County Committee for the Care of European Children (Memorandum)(Bennington College, 1940-07-25) Leigh, RobertItem Letter from President Leigh to Mrs. Mary Denman Regarding the Local Chapter for the Placement of Refugee Children(Bennington College, 1940-08-22) Leigh, Robert...I took the initiative in Bennington to have a local committee for Refugee children organized. There was an existing local interest which seemed to require some sort of intelligent leadership...Item Letter from President Leigh to President Ralph C. Jenkins regarding how Bennington serves refugee students and displaced scholars(Bennington College, 1940-11-30) Leigh, RobertItem Letter from President Leigh to Robert Woodworth Mentioning Marie Polanyi and her Possible Appointment to the Science Faculty(Bennington College, 1941-03-06) Leigh, Robert..I am sending you her rather unusual record which indicates that she has done work in the field of mathematics, physics and engineering. Also, she has worked in the field of physical chemistry which I think might be a good one to develop at the college...the picture I get is of a very remarkable woman who has had real experience in teaching and is a first rate scientist.Item Letter from President Robert Leigh to Mr W.W. Norton(Bennington College, 1940-07-30) Leigh, RobertItem Letter from Robert D. Leigh to Thomas Brockway Regarding Tenure(Bennington College, 1950-11-12) Leigh, RobertFormer Bennington College President Robert Leigh shares his experience in the operations of the 1-1-3-5-5 faculty tenure system with Tom Brockway.Item Letter from Robert Leigh to Dr. Alfred Stearns Regarding Placement of Refugee Children(Bennington College, 1940-08-14) Leigh, Robert...In addition to this offer of the complete college facilities during our vacation period, we are now making arrangements to discover a local hotel or large houses which we could take over during the time the college is in session....Item Letter to C.S. Crookham(Bennington College, 1937-04-07) Leigh, RobertItem Letter to Elizabeth Franklin(Bennington College, 1939-01-16) Leigh, RobertItem Letter to Lila Urich(Bennington College, 1936-03-26) Leigh, RobertItem Letter to Mary Denman Regarding the Establishing of a Vermont Chapter for the Care of European Children(Bennington College, 1940-08-14) Leigh, Robert...steps are being taken to establish a Vermont state committee...Item Letter to Richard Goetz from President Leigh Regarding Possible Honorary Fellow Lectureship(Bennington College, 1940-08-29) Leigh, RobertItem Letters between President Leigh and Horace Day(Bennington College, 1936-01-30) Leigh, Robert; Day, HoraceItem Opening Remarks of President Leigh at 1940 Commencement(1940-06-15) Leigh, RobertOpening remarks of President Leigh at the 1940 degree-conferring ceremony.