"Revision of Metallic Radii." May 2, 1948. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 4 pp.

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Activity Listings

• Carbon copy of list of mail forwarded from Caltech by Beatrice Wulf to Priscilla Roth at Balliol College. (Note at top in pencil: “OK 5/5/48 PR”) [List from Wulf to Roth April 20, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
• Enclosure: Letter from T. F. Young, National Research Council to LP RE: Requesting LP review a copy of the Comptes Rendus of the 1947 meeting and express his opinion on a list of symbols tentatively recommended by the Union. [LP's reply June 28, 1948] [Filed under LP Science: National Research Council, 1925-1950: Box #14.027 Folder #27.4]
• Letter (with copy) from Priscilla Roth, Secretary to LP, to Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP at Caltech RE: Gives the name of a paper LP would like a contribution number for, asks her to have Dr. Kirkwood send the names of the men with Ph.D.'s in chemistry who aren't in AMS to AMS, says he would like Henry Wallace's book sent to him, and tells her how much they have done in the last two days. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
• Letter [signed in his absence] from LP to Dr. G. B. Hey RE: Continues discussion on punched-card machines. States that he does not know why he should be involved in the publication of Hey's report. Adds that his plans for visiting Manchester have been arranged by Dr. Springall. [Letter from Hey to LP May 3, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165.13, file:(H: Correspondence, 1948)]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Executive Secretary to John M. Server, Editor, Western Construction News RE: Explains that LP is serving as Eastman Professor at Balliol College in Oxford and will not be back until fall, says he is probably too busy to prepare an article on conversion of sea water to potable water, and sends his letter on just in case LP can meet his request. [Filed under LP Correspondence: 378.2 (S: Correspondence, 1948)]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Executive Secretary, Department of Chemistry, Caltech, to Dr. Neil Gordon, Wayne University, RE: Reports that she is forwarding his letter to LP in England, where he is spending winter and spring terms at Oxford. [Letters from Gordon to LP April 28, 1948, from LP to Gordon May 11, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #140.12, file:(G: Correspondence, 1948)]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Executive Secretary, Department of Chemistry, Caltech, to Prof. W. Conrad Fernelius, Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, RE: Replies on behalf of LP, who is currently at Oxford in England. Notes he will be unable to accept the invitation to attend the Inorganic Symposium at Syracuse in June. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #128.13, file:(F: Correspondence, 1948)]
• Letter from Clyde A. Hutchinson, Jr. and others, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, to LP. Discusses financial problems facing the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and requests that the members of the executive committee do what they can to come up with solutions. LP Peace: Box 3.016, Folder 16.2
• Letter from Dr. John Sheridan to LP RE: Hopes he can see him when he is in Birmingham but hopes he can see him at Oxford as he has time to visit there soon, and asks if there is any possible time from between now and May 24th. (Note at bottom in pencil: “Wrote 5/8/48 asking if he could come either 5/17 or 5/18") [Letter from LP to Sheridan May 3, 1948, letter from Sheridan to LP May 10, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 378.2]
• Letter from Executive Secretary, Caltech, to Rodney J. Pence RE: Acknowledges the application of Pence for a chemistry lab assistant but replies that it is unlikely there will be a position available for an undergraduate student. Suggests that Pence try to get a part-time job through the Personnel Office. [Letter from Rodney J. Pence to Head of Chemistry Dept., Caltech April 27, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #312.13]
• Letter from Harold R. Rafton, to Dr. Walter J. Murphy, Chemical and Engineering News. RE: Responds to his letter of April 28th. Requests that his letter of March 31st be published. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.4]
• Letter from John Chipman to LP RE: Asks if LP will be in the East during the fall, and if he would be willing to give a talk on metallic bonding to the Metallurgy Colloquium at MIT. [Letter from Wulf to Chipman May 12, 1948, from LP to Chipman May 19, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #74.16, file:(C: Correspondence, 1948)]
• Letter from LP to Dr. P. D. Henderson, Lincoln College RE: Says he is sorry as he will be out of time at both meetings of their Thursday Lunch Club, and explains that he can also not accept anymore speaking engagements since his schedule was already too full. [Note from Henderson to LP May 3, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
• Letter from P.P. Ewald, Editor, Acta Crystallographica, to LP RE: Requests LP go over a submission by R.E. Rundle entitled “A New Interpretation of Interstitial Compounds.” Regrets that LP will not be out to Belfast on official business; details his and his families travel plans for the summer. Sends regards to the Pauling family. Notes that his mother passed away on January 15th. [Letters from Ewald to LP March 27, 1948, from LP to Ewald May 10, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #110.4, file:(Ewald, Paul, 1931, 1935-1936, 1938-1939, 1941, 1947-1948, 1951-1955, 1957, 1959, 1961-1962, 1970, 1977)]
• Letter from T. F. Young to Members of the National Research Council Committee on Physical Chemistry RE: Enclosed letter concerning newly proposed symbols.
• List of mail forwarded from Caltech by Beatrice Wulf to Priscilla Roth at Balliol College with memo RE: Asks her to ask LP if he is giving his seminar on The Nature of the Chemical Bond and if Verner Schomaker is giving the course on Diffraction Methods of Determining the Structure of Molecules, as she needs to know for the new catalogue. [Carbon sent back from Roth to Wulf May 10, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
• Memo from LP to Arletta Townsend RE: Asks her to order two books on the Carbide and Carbon Metals Fund, and list their names, prices, and publishing company. [Filed under LP Correspondence: 378.2 (S: Correspondence, 1948)]