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June
  • Diary: 2x3" plain diary labeled "Address" on the cover, and "European and Eastern Trip 1939, 06-September" on the front page in LP's writing. [Filed under LP Personal Safe: Drawer 4, Folder 4.010]
  • Manuscript Notes re: oxidation of muscle cells during contraction, June 1939. [Filed under LP Science: Box #6.001, Folder #1.4]

June 1
  • AHP writes cheque to: Lola J. Cook amount $60 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. R. Eidemiller amount $5.60 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. J. M. Robertson RE: LP has shown Robertson's letter to Dr. Levy. LP believes it is likely that Dr. Levy will be spending a good portion of the year in the Cavendish Laboratory and also in France. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #330, Folder #330.7]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Jules Duchesne RE: LP's supply of the requested reprints is exhausted; he informs Duchesne that the same material is included in his book The Nature of the Chemical Bond which can be obtained from Cornell University Press. [Duchesne's letter to LP May 15, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #98, Folder #98.4]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. L. Michaelis RE: LP apologizes for the delay in writing this letter however, at this time it seems improbable that he will come East in November to speak. LP suggests that Dr. G. W. Wheland of the Chemistry Department of the University of Chicago be invited to speak in his place. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #246, Folder #246.9]
  • Letter from LP to J. Monteath Robertson, The University, England RE: LP writes that he has shown Robertson's letter of 5-18 to Levy who is still uncertain about his plans for the following year. LP also notifies him that he has cancelled his trip to Europe. [LP's last letter to Robertson May 23, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #330, Folder #330.7]
  • Letter from LP to L. A. Kimpton, Deep Springs RE: LP is glad that there is a possibility that Linus Jr. might work at Deep Springs this summer. [Kimpton's letter to LP May 22, 1939; Kimpton's reply to LP July 10, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200, Folder #200.4]
  • Letter from LP to Lawrence O. Brockway, University of Michigan RE: LP cannot make definite arrangements to travel to Ann Arbor after attending the Chicago meeting at this time. Schomaker and Stevenson are getting very good results with light molecules. LP has requested a copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond be sent to Brockway as he is referenced frequently throughout it. [Brockway's letter to LP May 29, 1939; Brockway's reply to LP July 12, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31, Folder #31.11]
  • Letter from LP to Mr. William B. Warren RE: Thanking Warren for his offer of a 25% discount on an order of 25 kits of atom molecules, however regrets to say that this kind of expense is not included in their budget for the coming year. [Warren's letter: May 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
  • Letter from LP to S. E. Norris, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. RE: Requesting unbound copies of his chapter of Organic Chemistry in accordance with the letter from Henry Gilman [Gilman's letter June 1, 1939; Norris' reply June 5, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
  • Letter from LP to Thomas F. Anderson, University of Wisconsin RE: LP is glad to hear of Anderson's position for the following year. His paper on protein will be in the July issue of the JACS. He looks forward to seeing Anderson in Chicago. [Anderson's letter to LP May 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #6, Folder #6.8]
  • Letter from LP to Thorfin Hogness, University of Chicago RE: LP hopes he manages to see Hogness in Chicago. LP will try to suggest appropriate monographs for the Elsevier series as long as Hogness suggests some for the A. C. S. series. Cornell UP will send Hogness a copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. [Hogness' letter May 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #162, Folder #162.5]
  • Letter from LP to W. B. Warren, Fisher Scientific Co. RE: LP thanks him for the offer of 25% discount, but regrets they do not have money to purchase the models in their budget for the coming year. [Warren's letter May 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
  • Letter from the Under-Secretary of the Province of Quebec to LP RE: Acknowledging the receipt of LP's letter of recommendation for Paul Giguere. [LP's letter to Quebec May 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #140, Folder #140.4]

June 2

June 5
  • Letter from E. J. Crane, Editor, Chemical Abstracts to Members of the Committee on Nomenclature, etc. incl. LP RE: Informing members of funds granted to produce more copies of Austin M. Patterson's Translation with Comments of the Definitive Report of the Commission on the Reform of the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.008, Folder #8.14]
  • Letter from L. Michaelis to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter of June 1st and is sorry that he will not be able to speak at the symposium in the fall. Congratulates LP on his new book, "The Nature of the Chemical Bond." [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #246, Folder #246.9]
  • Letter from LP to Ermon D. Eastman, UC Berkeley RE: LP gives the reference for the Schwarzenbach papers he discussed with Eastman earlier. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #106, Folder #106.1]
  • Letter from LP to Grice Axtman RE: Axtman may use the organic laboratory this summer under the supervision of David Pressman for $15 a week. [Axtman's letter May 25, 1939; LP's next letter June 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #12, Folder #12.5]
  • Letter from LP to Margery Bedinger RE: Although there is no one at CIT who will analyze her samples of Navajo silver, LP suggests several places where she can send them and also mentions she could maybe apply for a small grant to cover the costs. [Bedinger's letter May 15, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37, Folder #37.6]
  • Letter from S. E. Norris, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. to LP RE: Sending herewith two unbound copies of LP's chapter for Organic Chemistry as requested. [LP's letter to Norris June 1, 1939; LP's reply to Norris June 9, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]

June 6
  • Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Encloses correspondence for LP's information concerning Dr. Arnow's "Objections to the Cyclol Structure Postulated for the Insulin Molecule" which LP suggested should not be published. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
  • Letter from LP to Ward D. Foster, CIT Alumni Association RE: LP is unable to attend the annual Commencement Day Banquet of the Alumni Association. [Foster's letter June 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #128, Folder #128.5]

June 7

June 8
  • AHP writes cheque to: Arden Farms, Inc. amount $20.77 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Edison Company Ltd. amount $22.41 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder 2#]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Mira Loma Water Company amount $3.77 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • LP writes cheque to: Edward W. Crellin amount $80 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • LP writes cheque to: First Federal Savings and Loan Company amount $210.24 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • Letter from H. O. Jenkins, England to LP RE: Jenkins notifies LP that he used his name as a reference on his application for a fellowship at Jesus College, Oxford. [LP's reply July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #192, Folder #192.6]

June 9
  • AHP writes cheque to: Polytechnic Elementary School amount $120.25 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • Letter from J. B. Whitehead, National Research Council to LP RE: Requesting any research reports to be held at the next annual meeting of the Conference on Electrical Insulation. [LP's reply June 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
  • Letter from LP to S. E. Norris, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. RE: LP thanks him for the unbound copies of his Organic Chemistry chapter. [Norris' letter to LP June 5, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
  • Letter from Melba Phillips to LP RE: Concerning student Bernard Weinstock who wishes to come to CIT for graduate study and is applying for a scholarship. She recommends him and hopes he is given serious consideration. [LP's reply to Phillips June 13, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #312, Folder #312.4]
  • Letter from Thornton C. Fry to LP RE: Thanking LP for the itinerary. He will receive more detailed plans of Thurstone's group's proposal for a Fourier type calculator and will let LP know about them soon. [LP's letter to Fry June 7, 1939; LP's reply to Fry June 12, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
  • Note from Melba Phillips to LP RE: Phillips writes in regard to a young man named Bernard Weinstock who is interested in applying to CIT and for possible graduate tuition scholarships. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #312, Folder #312.4]

June 10
  • AHP writes cheque to: Hjalmar Johnson amount $6.18 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $8.93 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • AHP writes cheque to: William W. Taylor amount $10.25 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • Letter from L. A. Kimpton to LP RE: Apologizes for not writing sooner but regrets to say that there is just nothing that Linus Jr may do at Deep Springs. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #198, Folder #198.9]
  • Letter from W. S. Schaefer, Cornell University Press to LP RE: Schaefer states free books for authors are limited to six copies and therefore copies cannot be sent to the people on his list, unless sent at the author's discount and charged to LP or be billed to advertising if the person is likely to use it in their course. [LP's reply June 13, 1939] [Filed under LP Books: Box 1939b, Folder 1939b.2]

June 11
  • AHP writes cheque to: Athenaeum amount $8.05 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Fortner and Loud amount $26.22 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • AHP writes cheque to: H. A. Courselle amount $3.80 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Southern Counties Gas Company amount $10.34 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • AHP writes cheque to: T. W. Mather Company amount $21.23 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]

June 12
  • LP writes cheque to :J. Norton Wilson amount $50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • Letter from E. Bright Wilson, Jr., Harvard University to LP RE: Provides a recommendation for Lois Joyce, stating she is odd, but harmless. He congratulates LP on The Nature of the Chemical Bond and asks how the cyclopropene and cyclobutadiene syntheses are progressing. [LP's last letter to Wilson January 31, 1939;Wilson's next letter to LP July 3, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #438, Folder #438.5]
  • Letter from George L. Clark, University of Illinois to LP RE: Provides evaluation of Lois Joyce's research work in his lab. He states she has "an extremely brilliant mind, but is decidedly unbalanced." [LP's reply July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #66, Folder #66.2]
  • Letter from H. C. Blankmeyer, Director of Education, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. to LP RE: Requests LP fill out survey to help determine the best methods to illustrate the distillation process for educational purposes. Survey enclosed. [LP's reply July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37, Folder #37.6]
  • Letter from H. V. Tartar, University of Washington to LP RE: Announcing an assistantship position opening at UW. [LP's reply to Tartar July 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #410, Folder #410.4]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. L. Michaelis RE: LP informs Michaelis that his calculations on the color of dyes have progressed very nicely. Thanks him for his kind statements regarding his book. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #246, Folder #246.9]
  • Letter from LP to Thornton C. Fry RE: LP will have Shaffer send blueprints of his drawings to Fry, but has otherwise suspended work on his design until the Committee reaches its decision. LP will see Thurstone in Chicago. [Fry's letter to LP June 9, 1939; Fry's reply to LP June 16, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
  • Letter from Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-The Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Weaver expresses the disappointment and reluctance of the staff to approve the organic chemistry budget for the next academic year because of LP's failure to appoint an organic chemist as promised in the original grant application. [LP's reply to Weaver July 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.7]

June 13

June 14

June 15
  • Letter from Paul Brockett, Executive Secretary, National Academy of Sciences to Members, including LP RE : Offering members the chance to obtain Memoirs, Biographical Memoirs or Reports which were published prior to their Membership. List of titles included. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.018, Folder #18.1]
  • Socit Royale des Sciences, Certificate of membership. [Includes correspondence] [LP Awards and Honors 1939h.1]

June 16
  • Letter from Thornton C. Fry to LP RE: Encloses a copy of the description of the device for crystal analysis proposed by Thurstone's group in Chicago. [LP's letter to Fry June 12, 1939; LP's reply to Fry June 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]

June 17

June 18
  • Letter from Donald K. Anderson RE: Asks LP if it is possible to determine the location of atoms in a crystalline structure by a trial and error projection of individual protons into the center of the atomic nucleus and then gauging repulsion, direction and velocity. Admits to LP he isn't a physicist but is wondering about the validity of the process. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #12, Folder #12.5]
  • Research notebooks of LP, RNB 16 RE: Rules for the Gates and Crellin Laboratories, Lacey will teach Eng. chem. in 1939-40, Beckman is willing to teach Industrial chem.

June 19

June 20
  • Clipping from The Milwaukee Evening Post, "Scientists Here Feel Hamlet Had It Right" RE: Details of Milwaukee Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Associated Societies (includes photo of LP) [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #6.003, Folder #3.5]
  • LP writes cheque to: Hotel Schroeder amount $40 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • Minutes of the Council, Milwaukee Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]
  • Minutes of the Executive Committee, Milwaukee Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]
  • Note from George Glocker, University of Minnesota to LP, RE: Glocker would like any information LP has on the changing UCLA situation and would like LP to recommend him to them if the opportunity arises. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.15]

June 21
  • Minutes of the Executive Committee, Milwaukee Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]

June 22
  • LP writes cheque to: Hotel Schroeder amount $5.50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
  • Letter from Thornton C. Fry to LP RE: Encloses minutes of a brief meeting he held of the committee about the Fourier machines that LP could not attend. The meeting was inconclusive. [Shaffer's letter to Fry June 19, 1939; Fry's next letter to LP July 6, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]

June 23
  • Letter from LP's secretary to Grice Axtman RE: LP has been informed that in view of the recent action of the Registration Committee by which Axtman is allowed to return to school in the spring term of 1940 the informal lab arrangement discussed June 19, 1939 no longer holds. [LP's last letter June 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #12, Folder #12.5]

June 24
  • Letter from J. H. Sturdivant (in LP's absence) to Miss Sage RE: Requesting that Burnie Craig's salary be reduced to one-half beginning June 15 as he will work two months on half-time. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]

June 25
  • Letter from LP to H. C. Blackmeyer RE: LP has no suggestions and would not have any use for the educational material mentioned in his letter of June 12, 1939. [Blackmeyer's letter July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37, Folder #37.6]

June 26  (Chicago, IL)
  • Letter from Erik Heegaard to LP RE: Heegaard is arranging for a set of silverware from Copenhagen to be sent to LP, as requested. [LP's reply to Heegaard July 13, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165, Folder #165.4]
  • Letter from Stewart J. Lloyd, University of Alabama to LP RE: Announcing an opening for an Instructor in Physical Chemistry for the coming year. [LP's reply to Lloyd July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
  • Manuscript, Program: Theory of Color of Organic Substances, Symposium on Liquids and Polyatomic Molecules, University of Chicago, Illinois [LP Speeches 1939s.1]

June 27
  • Letter from Gretchen P. Vosburgh, Secretary to Irving Langmuir to LP RE: Thanking LP for the copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond for Langmuir, who is ill and out of the office. [LP's last letter June 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #212, Folder #212.9]
  • Letter from Ralph A. Beebe, Amherst College to LP RE: Encloses copy of letter to Dr. Helmholz explaining why he was not hired at this time. [LP's reply to Beebe July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165, Folder #165.4]

June 28
  • Letter from Eldon P. Morrell to LP RE: Asks about courses offered to study glass blowing for someone to be trained to repair and maintain research laboratory equipment. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]
  • Letter from Eldon P. Morrell, Vocational Rehabilitation, Territory of Hawaii to LP RE: Requesting whether CIT has classes in glass-blowing. [LP's reply to Morrell July 21, 1939] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]
  • Letter from F. A. Gilfillan, Oregon State College to LP RE: Gilfillan announces new assistantships available at the school and would like LP to have anyone he recommends write him for applications. [LP's reply July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.10]
  • Letter from H. P Robertson to LP RE: Informs LP that he received a letter from Bruce Hicks regarding the possibility of a teaching position or assistantship in theoretical physics. Robertson had suggested that Hicks write to LP also, as no positions are available at Princeton. [LP's response: July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #340, Folder #340.4]
  • Letter from H. P. Robertson, Princeton University to LP RE: Requests LP's opinion of Bruce Hick, who is presently looking for a teaching position or assistantship in theoretical physics. [LP's reply to Robertson July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #340, Folder #340.4]

June 30
  • Letter from Marle- Geldern to LP RE: She reports to LP that it does seem likely that Schoenflies and the family will be able to come directly to the U. S, instead they may be able to go to Guatemala and then from there to the U. S. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #358, Folder #358.1]
  • Letter from P. Niggli, Switzerland to LP RE: Thanking LP for his promised participation at the international meeting in Switzerland. [LP's reply to Niggli July 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]