Jewish Theological Seminary (See also Finkelstein), 1952-1959

1952, 1953-1959. Correspondence with Doctor Louis regarding Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, about Finkelstein's offer of deanship and professorship to Doctor Konvitz. Konvitz explains that his reasons for refusing the offer are that he prefers to remain a teacher and scholar. Konvitz comments that a professorship at Cornell is better suited than is the dean/professorship offered by the Seminary, for his work and the style of life that is most congenial to it. Konvitz describes in detail his conception of a deanship which involves devotion to the operation of the institution (June 27, 1958). Also correspondence regarding lectures delivered by Konvitz at the Seminary (1956- 1958)