Activity Listings
- Letter from Beatrice Wolf, Secretary to LP, to Dr. George A. Baitsell RE: LP apologizes for not being able to get his abstract in by October 1st but he should be able to have it sent off by the end of the week. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1947s.19]
- Letter from Dan H. Campbell, C. I. T. to Philip S. Owen, National Research Council, cc: LP RE: Inquiring if a $3,00 grant to support work on the immunological aspects of growth and morphogenesis would be available and if so, requesting the application materials. [Filed under LP Science: National Research Council, 1925-1950: Box #14.027 Folder #27.4]
- Letter from Esther Malcolmson to Gentlemen of Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists. Requests a copy of Dr. Einstein's letter be sent to Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Malcolmson and encloses a donation. [Letter from Ray to Malcolmson, October 11, 1947]. LP Peace: Box 3.005, Folder 5.4
- Letter from Gerard R. Pomerat, Assistant Director, The Rockefeller Foundation, to LP RE: Discusses the stipend for Dr. Dorothy Hodgkin who is coming to Cal Tech on a Rockefeller Fellowship. [Letters from Miller to LP August 25, 1947, from Hodgkin to LP September 7, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #159.12, file:(Hodgkin, Dorothy)]
- Letter from Janet MacRorie, W.H. Freeman and Co., to Beatrice Wulf, RE: Freeman and Co. will wait for the latest addition to LP's list of honorary degrees to send out the promotional materials for his new book. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
- Letter from Kenneth S. Pitzer, Dept. of Chemistry, University of California, to LP RE: Asks for information regarding the values of bond angles. States that Verner Schomaker could handle this issue but doesn't know where to find him. [Letter from Verner Schomaker to Dr. Kenneth Pitzer October 1, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #359.1]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Herman Mark, Director, Institute of Polymer Research, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, RE: Thanks him for the preparation of cyclooctatetraene. States that Schomaker has already run tests on a sample from Dr. Lord but they will verify the results by repeating the electron diffraction photos with Mark's preparation. [Letter from Mark to LP September 15, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #244.1, file:(Mark, Herman)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. I. F. Walker, Chairman, Seminar Committee, Dupont RE: Regrets that he will be unable to accept the invitation to address one of their seminars in October. [Letter from Walker to LP September 19, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #98.12, file:(D: Correspondence, 1947)]
- Letter from LP to Miss Spinning RE: Informs her that Cal Tech does not currently participate in Interlibrary loan. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230.13, file:(L: Correspondence, 1947)]
- Letter from LP to Morton A. Klotz, Department of Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, RE: Thanks him for the sample of cyclooctatetraene. [Letter from Klotz to LP September 22, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200.12, file:(K: Correspondence, 1947)]
- Letter from Ralph W.G. Wyckoff, U.S. Public Health, to LP . RE: Wyckoff has just received a copy of "General Chemistry" and intends to read it as soon as time allows. He hopes to visit LP at the Institute and say hello. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b5.1]
- Letter from W.H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Company to Roger Hayward cc: LP RE: Says he has had a conference with Olson, Orlemann, and Koch on the Quantitative Analysis, explains that the illustrations they planned would not interest Hayward and so he suggested a draftsman in their department execute them. Adds that when complete, they will get a manuscript to him so he can see if he wants to make some illustrations for it. [Filed under LP Correspondence: 439.5]
- Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to LP RE: Freeman has been told by two chemists that there are illustrations in "General Chemistry" which have impossibilities in the way the apparatus is held. Freeman would like to know if LP will have Hayward redraw them. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
- Notes by LP RE: Discusses meeting with Dr. Clyde K. Emery in LP's office from 11-11:30 a.m. States that Emery has no room for the radon plant at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital and is requesting that Cal Tech continue to operate the plant under a two year contract. Suggests a graduate fellowship be set up for a student to continue operations. Adds that he has spoken to Yost on the matter. [Letter from LP to Emery September 11, 1947, notes by LP September 21, 1947, undated note from Yost to LP (10-47 ?)] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #108.5, file:(Emery, Clyde K.)]
- Notes by LP RE: Fe-Si solutions [3 pages.] [Note from Campbell to LP August 22, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #217.6, file:(Lipscomb, William)]
- Telegram from Alden H. Emery, to LP. RE: Informs him that he has been proposed as a nominee for president-elect. Requests to be informed if he would like his name removed. Two copies. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.3]
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