Activity Listings
- Letter from Catherine Schlegelmilch, W.H. Freeman and Co., to Beatrice Wulf, RE: Freeman asked Schlegelmilch to acknowledge Wulf's letter to him of September 12. Schlegelmilch informs Wulf that the ten copies of General Chemistry were sent to LP the day before, and the other copies LP requested will be sent immediately. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
- Letter from LP to Dr. S.F. Mellish RE: LP would like to tentatively reserve February 5th as the date for his visit to Bristol. Looks forward to seeing him. [Mellish's reply: November 12, 1947] [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.9]
- Letter from LP to Prof. H. J. Muller, Indiana University, RE: Regrets he was unable to see Muller at the Kerckhoff Lab before he left Pasadena. States he had a lot of work backed up from the trip to Europe. Mentions that he saw Dr. Luria in Stockholm. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #252.1, file:(Muller, Hermann)]
- Letter from LP to W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., RE: LP accepts Freeman's proposal that author's corrections be made against LP's royalty. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
- Letter from W.H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Company to LP RE: Sends enclosed two proof sheets of types that could be used in Hayward's drawings in lieu of his own lettering, wants LP's reactions to the ideas and the samples. [Letter from LP to Freeman September 20, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 439.5]
- Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to Harper Frantz, Pasadena City College, RE: Freeman is leaving late in September on a trip, and instructs Frantz to direct questions to Janet MacRorie in his absence. He asks what progress Frantz is making on the completion of the manuscript, and says that nothing has concluded yet regarding the format. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b5.1]
- Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to LP . RE: Freeman says that LP should prepare a "liberal arts" chemistry rather than another elementary text, because he doesn't want both elementary texts in the series to be from the same school. Freeman thinks that Arthur Scott of Reed College might be a good author for the other elementary text, and asks LP if he knows anything of Scott's writing. [Filed under LP Books, 1950b.1]
- Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to LP RE: An English chemist has pointed out an error in the book. Freeman wonders how England can now buy and pay for American books. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
- Note from LP to Prof. Clark Millikan RE: Informs Millikan that a new book: “Human Factors in Air Transport Design” by Ross A. McFarland should be available in the library of the Department of Aeronautics at Cal Tech. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #255.14, file:(M: Correspondence, 1947)]
- Writes cheque to “Mr. Ely. Gardening” $7.50 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.5, item 2]
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September
16, 1947
