Letter from Linus Pauling to Ava Helen Pauling. January 30, 1947. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

January  1947   > S M T W T F S       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31   Travel: New York

Activity Listings

• Letter from Beatrice Wulf, LP's Secretary, to Dr. C. Gardner Swain, Department of Chemistry, MIT RE: Reports that LP left for a trip East but he read Swain's paper on “The Mechanism of Addition of Grignard Reagents to Nitrile” before leaving, says he ha d no comments and returns the manuscript after adding contribution number from their lab. Adds that they would like reprints when the article is printed and says they will take care of it of they send the order form. [Letter from Swain to LP January 4, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1947), #378.1]
• Letter from Darrell D. Marks, Manager, Marks Furniture and Appliance Company, to Dr. Albert Einstein, Chairman, Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists. Encloses a donation and wishes for their success. [Letter from Fry to Marks, February 4, 1947] LP Peace: Box 3.005, Folder 5.4
• Letter from Dr. D.C. Martin, General Secretary, The Chemical Society to LP RE: Expresses his regret that LP will be unable to attend the centenary celebrations. (Note in pen in bottom margin: “Wrote AirMail Feb. 11 telling of change in plans.”) [Letters from LP to Martin, December 28, 1946, February 11, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box #70.6, file:(The Chemical Society, 1946-1947, 1972-1973, 1977, 1980, 1983)]
• Letter from LP's secretary to W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., RE: LP has sent off two figures that he thinks are incorrectly numbered. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
• Letter from Oscar K. Rice, to Walter J. Murphy, Chemical and Engineering News. RE: Reminds him that he promised to publish a letter of his, and it hasn't been published yet. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.3]
• Letter from Roger Adams, Chairman, Nominating Committee, to Members of the Nominating Committee for 1947. RE: Explains how the activities of the Academy have expanded very broadly in the last seven years. Thinks that the nominations should be given more consideration. Asks that they consult with academy members for additional suggestions. Asks for five candidates for the council. [Filed under LP Science: National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951: Box #14.019 Folder #19.2]
• Letter from Roger Adams, Chairman, Nominating Committee, to the Section Chairmen of the Academy. RE: Explains how the activities of the Academy have expanded very broadly in the last seven years. Thinks that the nominations should be given more consideration. Asks that they consult with academy members for additional suggestions. [Filed under LP Science: National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951: Box #14.019 Folder #19.2]