JOHN BELDING WIRT 2122 YALE STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT July 6, 1954 Dr. Ludwig von Mises 777 West End Avenue New York 25, New York Dear Dr. von Mises: Mr. H.W. Luhnow, President of the William Volker Fund in Burlingame, California, has written me in response to my appeal for financial assistance for the Yale Law School lecture series, about which we spoke several weeks ago. I understand he has offered to you, and to Dr. Clarence Manion and Dr. Felix Morley as well, a guarantee of the ex- penses incurred by your appearance here plus a nominal honorarium of $100. Would you be good enough to let me know if this ar- rangement is satisfactory to you? In addition to the two gentlemen besides yourself named above, Dr. Russell Kirk has consented to participate with us in this lecture series. Mr. J. Donald Adams of the New York Times Book Review, has indicated his willingness to help and has asked me to speak with him early in the fall. The sixth and final speaker whom we hope to hear from affirmatively is Senator Harry F. Byrd. I have not yet been able to compile a list of dates on which the Law School facilities will be available to us. I shall do so shortly and submit to you several alterna- tive dates. We would like to have available for free distribution at your lecture, one or two articles or pamphlets written by you which you feel have some particular value in con- nection with the topic of your address. We hope also, with your approval, to have on display copies of two or three of your books, offering them for sale to the public. I would appreciate very much a list of the articles and books you would most prefer to have us procure for the evening of your lecture. Some one on our committee will be working on biograph- ical skectches within the next two or three weeks for the printed programs and news releases. It is my hope to make them more human than a rehash of Who's Who, which will