Letter from Linus Pauling to Sir John Cockroft. Page 1. March 15, 1948
Letter from Linus Pauling to Sir John Cockroft. March 15, 1948. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

Travel: England

Activity Listings

  • Correspondence: The Valency of Metals and the Structure of Intermetallic Compounds, Liverpool, England. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.25]
  • Letter (with copy) from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP at Caltech to LP RE: Assures him that the rare reprints from his office are safe, says she has sent over 4 batches of his requested reprints, gives him contribution numbers, mentions a few proofs she sent, and tells about news at the Institute. [Letter from LP to Wulf March 3, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
  • Letter and envelope from Henry Allen Moe, Guggenheim Foundation, to Laurence Roberts, American Academy in Rome. RE: Introduces LP and AHP. [Filed under LP Science: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1952: Box #14.014 Folder #14.3]
  • Letter from D.Q. Posin to Miss Mary E. Ray RE: Replies to Ray's suggestions in her earlier letter, stating his plans to send copies of his newspaper articles and radio press. States his agreement for trying new methods to handle student correspondence. Discusses the second stage of “North Dakota Pushes for Peace”, in which the people who heard Posin's lecture in one of four cities each go to two other cities, so as to spread the message exponentially. Discusses the disparaging comments made by the Federation of Atomic Scientists, assuring Ray that the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists' efforts are not being wasted. Also describes his methods for staying rested and hopeful as he goes about his busy work. Writes that by giving 100 percent in all of his presentations he becomes refreshed and that he appreciates the support he receives from his family members and colleagues. [Note from D.Q. Posin to Miss Ray March 15, 1948, Letter from Mary Ray to Dr. Posin March 24, 1948] [Filed under LP Peace: (Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists – Correspondence: Mo-Sh, 1946-1948), Box #3.006, Folder #6.7]
  • Letter from E.C. Lingafelter, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, to LP RE: Requests LP send comments on a list of possible candidates, including Thorfin Hogness, for the position of Chair of the Chemistry Department at the University of Washington. [Letter from LP to Lingafelter April 1, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #162.5, file:(Hogness, Thorfin)]
  • Letter from Henry Allen Moe, Guggenheim Foundation, to LP. RE: Thanks him for his comments about Blinks. Explains why he went to St. Paul. Encloses a note of introduction to Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Roberts. [Filed under LP Science: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1952: Box #14.014 Folder #14.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. B.K. Blount, Research Branch, Economic Sub-Commission RE: Asks him to come have lunch or dinner with them, and gives him his telephone number at Balliol College as well as their house number. [Letter from Blount to LP March 8, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
  • Letter from Prof. I. M. Kolthoff, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, to Prof. J.G. Kirkwood, Department of Chemistry, Caltech, RE: Sends the application blank by and a confidential report on Miss Danica Stocesova. Mentions that he may wish to contact Thomas Seymour Lee as a reference for Stocesova. [Note from Wulf to Corey March 29, 1948, letters from Kirkwood to Kolthoff March 12, 1948, to Stocesova April 2, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #199.8, file:(Kolthoff, I.M.)]
  • Letter from Walter A. Schmidt, Western Precipitation Corporation, to LP. RE: Thanks him for his letter. Asks how long he is to be in England. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.4]
  • List of mail (different, all Navy airmail) forwarded from Caltech by Beatrice Wulf to Priscilla Roth at Balliol College. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
  • List of mail forwarded from Caltech by Beatrice Wulf to Priscilla Roth at Balliol College. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]