Activity Listings
- Letter from Charles Allen Thomas, Monsanto Chemical Company to LP RE: Says he was glad to receive his letter, and says that the American Chemical Society will miss its President-Elect for the better part of the year but they understand the honor of his appointment at Oxford. Mentions that his program sounds interesting, says he was pleased to learn one of LP's children is a Rhodes scholar, tells about Monsanto's operations in England and extends their hospitality to him. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
- Letter from Dr. W. Gaade, Elsevier Publishing Company, Inc., Amsterdam Office, to LP RE: Requests LP serve on the International Editorial Board for a series of monographs that they will publish in conjunction with the journal Biophysica et Biochimica Acta. Adds that it will be in English and provides names of articles planned for inclusion. [Letter from LP to Gaade February 20, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #112.14, file:(E: Correspondence, 1948)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. B. L. Oser, Food Research Laboratories, Inc. RE: Thanks Oser for dinner invitation but informs that he will not be able to make it at this time, maybe sometime in the future. [Letter from Oser to LP February 10, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #300.10, File: (O: Correspondence, 1948)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Jerry Donahue RE: States that he wrote to Powell after seeing the article in Nature. Discusses briefly his current activities in England. [Letter from Donahue to LP February 9, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #96.10, file:(Donohue, Jerry, 1948, 1954-1955, 1957-1958, 1961-1963, 1965-1968, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1982)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Manuel Morales, Department of Mathematical Biophysics, The University of Chicago RE: Says he was pleased to receive his letter, says he doesn't think there is any division planned at Caltech with borderline problems in physics, chemistry, and biology, and says that he doesn't believe that there is anyone interested in muscle work but it might be worthwhile for him to carry on his own work for a year. [Letter from Morales to LP January 18, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
- Letter from LP to Dr. P.G.H. Gell RE: LP encloses a ticket to his Discourse on Friday evening, hopes that he will attend. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.19]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Vernon H. Cheldelin, Oregon State College. RE: Informs him that he will be attending the ACS meeting in Portland. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.4]
- Letter from LP to George Pepper. Accepts position as National Vice-Chairman of Progressive Citizens of America and informs that he has also accepted regional chairman position for ASP on the basis of Pepper's recommendation. Gives brief personal news. [Letters from Pepper to LP, February 3, 1948, February 24, 1948]. LP Peace: Box 4.014, Folder 14.3
- Letter from LP to H. S. Peiser, Birkbeck Laboratory RE: Thanks Peiser (belatedly) for the gift of eggs and butter. [Résumé of H. S. Peiser January 1948, and note from H. S. Peiser to LP March 8, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #312.13]
- Letter from LP to Miss G. Friedman, New York Office, National Center of Scientific Research, RE: LP provides Friedmann with the dates and subjects of his upcoming lectures. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.27]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Peter Agius, University College, London, RE: Looks forward to seeing him at 4:00 on February 23. [Agius' note: February 10, 1948] [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.6]
- Letter from LP to Mrs. R. Pitt-Rivers RE: Encloses tickets to the Friday evening Discourse at the Royal Institution. [Rivers' reply: February 20, 1948] [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.19]
- Letter from LP to Prof. Harlow Shapley, Progressive Citizens of America, RE: Accepts the appointment as a Regional Chairman. States he will be in Europe for the next eight months and gives his address. [Letter from Dr. Harlow Shapley to LP January 29, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #362.1]
- Letter from LP to Prof. I.M. Kolthoff, School of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, cc: J.G. Kirkwood, RE: Suggests Miss Danica Stocesova send an application to Kirkwood, who is currently acting chairman of the department at Caltech. Notes that Corey may be in need of another Research Assistant. Also comments that Prof. Feigl should visit the U.S. [Letters from Kolthoff to LP February 11, 1948, to Kirkwood March 8, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #199.8, file:(Kolthoff, I.M.)]
- Letter from LP to Professor Charles Coulson, University of London, King's College RE: Hopes he finds his third lecture interesting, declines his invitation to spend that night with them in London, and explains that he has a lecture to give at Oxford the next morning and a dinner at the Senate House after his third lecture. [Letters from Coulson to LP February 12, 1948, February 25, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
- Letter from LP to Professor W.A. Noyes Jr., University of Rochester, RE: LP tells Noyes about Freeman's plan to publish an integrated series of chemistry texts, and asks if Noyes might be interested in preparing the text in Physical Chemistry for the series. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b6.1]
- Letter from LP to W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., RE: LP has nearly finished the index and will have it off to Freeman shortly. He approves the auntitative manuscript Freeman sent, and agrees that Albert Noyes would do a good job of writing the text on physical chemistry. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b6.1]
- Letter from Priscilla Roth, Secretary to LP to Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP at Caltech RE: Says she has no time for a letter as she is busy with an index for the freshman text, says the ACS has sent LP stationary, tells her not to send a magazine, sends a copy of a letter, asks how long it take for the Navy mail to reach her, and finishes with the weather. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
- Letter from W. H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Company to Dr. Allen R. Day, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania cc: LP RE: Thanks him for his letter regarding his manuscript “Electronic Mechanism of Organic Reactions,” urges him not to publish it in time for fall classes as the results would be displeasing. Asks if he accepts their conviction that later publishing is better, they would like a copy of the revised manuscript, as well as one forwarded to LP, as they need time to investigate and comment on the manuscript, and hopes that he changes his mind regarding early publication. [Filed under LP Correspondence: 439.6]
- Manuscript Notes: “Free Valence” [Filed under LP Science: Manuscript Notes by Linus Pauling re: Chemical Bonds, 1944-1953: Box #3.005 Folder #5.8]
- Note from Miss Ida Bobula, Ph.D., Hungarian Visiting lecturer, New Jersey College for Women, to LP RE: States that she is trying to help Mr. Camille Sandorfy get a full scholarship so he can come study at Caltech. Describes the application process for a scholarship and inquires if it has arrived. Recommends Sándorffy and gives his address. [2 copies, one handwritten, one typed] [Memo January 1948, letter from Theodore v. Karman to LP February 21, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #357.2]
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February
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