Activity Listings
- Letter from Bonham Campbell, Assistant Director, Trustees of Deep Springs, to LP RE: Regrets LP was unable to visit Deep Springs and hopes LP will come, but not while he is gone. States Dr. Henderson will visit LP in Pasadena in January. [Letters from LP to E. M. Johnson December 2, 1947, to Bonham Campbell December 5, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #410.12]
- Letter from Dr. E. Schlittler, Vereinigung Zur Organisation Naturwissenschaftlicher Vorträge to LP RE: Says he has contacted the chemical societies in Berlin and Zurich and told them that LP plans to come to the Continent late March or early April, proposes dates which suit all three societies, asks to be let known if he prefers the last part of June, and mentions that it only takes three hours by air to go to Zurich or Basle. [Letters from LP to Schlittler October 31, 1947, December 13, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Albert Einstein RE: Discusses Frederick M. Thomas' manuscript “Strategy for Survival,” a chapter of which Einstein received from the author. Encourages him to read the entire manuscript, which is in care of Mary E. Ray at the Princeton office of the Emergency Committee for Atomic Scientists, before declining to write the preface. [Letters from Thomas to Einstein September 30, 1947, from Minett to Thomas, CC: LP, November 14, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #107.1, file:(Einstein, Albert)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Donald C. Collins RE: Regrets that he will have to decline the invitation to speak before the Hollywood Exchange Club as he will leave for Europe on December 19th. Suggests perhaps on his return he could give an address to the Club. [Letter from Collins to LP November 26, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #74.15, file:(C: Correspondence, 1946)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. H.W. Leverens, Radio Corporation of America, Laboratories Division, RE: Gives permission for Leverens to quote from “The Nature of the Chemical Bond” in his book. Regrets he has no further information on zinc sulfide at this time. [Letter from Leverens to LP November 27, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230.13, file:(L: Correspondence, 1947)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. J. Green RE: LP is regrets to say that he does not know definitely what his responsibilities at Oxford will be but agrees to speak on February 5th unless something changes. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.9]
- Letter from LP to Dr. John P. Howe, Research Laboratory, General Electric Company, RE: Thanks him for returning the letter, which should have been addressed to Dr. Hull. [Letter from Howe to LP November 25, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165.12, file:(H: Correspondence, 1947)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Manuel Morales, Department of Physiology, University of Chicago RE: Encloses manuscript of Morales. Discusses merits of paper and changes that would improve it and suggests another paper that might be of interest. [Letter from LP to Morales August 21, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #255.14, file:(M: Correspondence, 1947)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. R. P. Bell, Balliol College, Oxford University RE: Thanks him for his help in connection with getting them a house, tells how he decided to come to Oxford even if they didn't find a house, and says he hopes that there are not special reasons Bell feels he is being kept from thinking about scientific work. [Letter from Bell to LP November 25, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
- Letter from LP to E. M. Johnson, Chancellor, Telluride Association, RE: Thanks Johnson for the invitation and states he heard from Sidgwick but he didn't say anything about coming to the U.S. Handwritten in the upper right corner: “Telluride Assoc.” [Letters from E. M. Johnson to LP November 17, 1947, from Bonham Campbell to LP December 2, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #410.12]
- Letter from LP to Miss A. Bradbury, Domestic Bursar, Balliol College, Oxford University RE: Says he is pleased things are working out with the house, gives their sailing and arriving dates, asks if the house will be ready by then, and asks if she could rent a standard typewriter, dictating machine and transcriber for them. [Letter from Bradbury to LP November 21, 1947, telegram from Bradbury to LP December 5, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
- Letter from LP to Prof. F. J. W. Roughton, Dept. of Colloid Science, University of Cambridge, RE: States he would be unlikely to come to England in June 1949 and would rather have the conference in 1948. States he would be willing to write a paper for the hemoglobin book in either case. Handwritten in upper right corner: “Barcroft Conference.” [Letters from F. J. W. Roughton to LP November 24, 1947, January 17, 1948]
- Letter from Walter S. Rogers, Director, Institute of Current World Affairs to LP RE: Tells how Henry Allen Moe sent extracts from LP's letter about Susskind, says he will be in Pasadena early in the year and hopes to call on him and the young man. [Memo from LP to Susskind December 2, 1947, letter from LP to Rogers December 9, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 378.1]
- Memo from Bea [Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP] to Arletta Townsend RE: “Did Dr. Pauling tell you that we are to pay Mrs. Hodgkin's Athenaeum expenses from NFIP fund?” [Memo from LP to Townsend December 3, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #159.12, file:(Hodgkin, Dorothy)]
- Memo from LP to Charles Susskind RE: Says he has learned that it is Walter S. Rogers, Director of the Institute for Current World Affairs, who is interested in developing scientists into scientific reporters, tells how Henry Allen Moe has written to him to see Susskind when he makes a western trip, and says he does not believe there is anything for him to do until he hears from Rogers. [Letter from Moe to Rogers November 28, 1947, letter from Rogers to LP December 2, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 378.1]
- Writes cheque to “HL Byram County Tax Collector (282.00 also due before AP 20, ‘48)” $298.36 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.6]
- Writes cheque to “Robert Kaizupi. Gardening. Pd in full” $38.75 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.5, item 2]
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December
2, 1947
