Have you read “Brave New World”? The author of that book, Aldous Leonard
Huxley, was born on this date in 1894 in Godalming, Surrey, England.
Huxley came to the United States via New York on the ship SS
Normandie in 1937 and settled in Los Angeles.
In 1955, Huxley, known for being a humanist and a pacifist, was planning
to become a naturalized citizen of the United States; however, on the petition
he wrote “no” to the statements agreeing to bear arms or serve in the Armed
Forces in a noncombatant role if required.
Therefore, the naturalization proceedings were adjourned and Huxley
withdrew his petition.
In our holdings, we have his petition for naturalization
(pictured here), even though he did not become a citizen, along with the
withdrawal form.
Huxley authored many novels, providing many
thought-provoking quotes, and here is one of them: “There are things known and there are things
unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.”
