Activity Listings
- Check from AHP to Pasadena Tuberculosis Association for $2.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: (Bank Statements and Canceled Checks: Southern Commercial and Savings, September, 1950 - December, 1952.), Box #4.021, Folder #21.3]
- Check from AHP to Southern Counties Gas Company for $6.07. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: (Bank Statements and Canceled Checks: Southern Commercial and Savings, September, 1950 - December, 1952.), Box #4.021, Folder #21.2]
- Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Dr. John G. Kirkwood, Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, RE: Apologizes that she has been slow to write him about the classified material that he has returned to various people. Encloses receipts and discusses the other documents. States that they will be glad to continue to take care of the requests for reprints. They just decorated their office Christmas tree and the lab workers are having coffee on Friday afternoon and wish he could be there. Discusses other personal matters. Related materials are attached. [Letter from Kirkwood to Wulf, December 5, 1951] [Filed under LP Peace: (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1948-1964), Box #3.016, Folder #16.3] [Also filed under LP Peace: (United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, 1945-1956.), Box #3.017, Folder #17.2]
- Letter from Edgar Reynolds Smith, National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce, to LP, RE: States that he was pleased to see the fine cover picture of LP on this week’s Chemical and Engineering News. Congratulates LP on being named as the first recipient of the Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal of the California Section of the American Chemical Society. [Letter from LP to Smith, January 16, 1952] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
- Letter from James E. P. Toman, Director of Neurological Research, Institute for Psychosomatic and Psychiatric Research and Training, Michael Reese Hospital, RE: Encloses a resolution to the AAAS Council which he thought might interest LP. Suggests that LP and his colleagues might want to add their names to it. [Letter from LP to Toman, January 12, 1952]. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1951), #410.6]
- Letter from LP to Don Walter, RE: Says that he does not believe that the mechanism he mentioned has any significance, but says that he should read articles published by Jehle. [Letter from Walter to LP, No Date] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1951), #443.19]
- Letter from LP to E. C. Bullard, National Physical Laboratory, RE: Suggests that Bullard visit their department when he is in California. States that Professor Corey and he are still researching the protein structure and that another year or two of work is necessary before the field is stable enough to justify writing a book. Says that he does not know of anyone who could take time off from their research and no one has a manuscript prepared. [Letter from Bullard to LP, December 13, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1951), #37.18]
- Letter from LP to George A. Boyd, Medical Division, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, RE: Encloses a statement about published work on proline and hydroxyproline in collagen which was prepared by Dr. Walter Schroeder. Discusses collagen and tells him that the best data are those reported by Richard S. Bear. [Letters from Boyd to LP, November 29, 1951and December 27, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1951), #37.18]
- Letter from LP to George H. Young, Director of Research, Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, RE: Gives his recommendation for Sam Naiditch. [Letter from Naiditch to LP, December 1, 1951 and Letter from Young to LP, December 26, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1951), #287.18]
- Letter from LP to George Kistiakowsky, Department of Chemistry, Harvard University, RE: Asks for his opinion of Robert Gomer who is being considered for an assistant professor position. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Kistiakowsky, George B.), #198.13]
- Letter from LP to JW Williams, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, RE: Looks forward to his visit in January and to straightening out the matter of OPG. [Filed under LP Science: (Materials re: Oxypolygelatin Blood Plasma Substitute, 1945-1951), Box #6.003, Folder #3.3]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Wm. Harrison Fetridge, Popular Mechanics Magazine, RE: Thanks them for the prepublication copy of their Golden Anniversary issue of their magazine. [Filed under LP Awards: 1952h.1]
- Letter from LP to R. C. Hansford, Chairman, Catalysis Conference, RE: Declines the invitation to attend the 1952 Catalysis Conference. [Letter from Hansford to LP, December 12, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1951), #166.2]
- Letter from LP to R. P. Mitra, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, RE: Regrets that he was unable to visit India due to his health and thanks him for the reprint of the letter. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1951), #256.2]
- Letter from LP to Robley C. Williams, Virus Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, RE: Thanks him for the lantern slide of the flagellum. [Letter from Williams to LP, December 5, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1951), #443.19]
- Letter from LP to Wm. Harrison Fetridge thanking him for his letter and saying he’s pleased to be included in Popular Mechanics’ Hall of Fame. [Reply to Fetridge December 12, 1951, Fetridge’s reply December 26, 1951] [Filed under LP Awards: 1952h.1]
- Memo from LP to Verner Schomaker. [Letter from LP to Belknap, December 13, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Owens-Illinois Glass Company), #299.7]
Verner Schomaker
Dec. 18, 1951
Silicon compounds
Would you write out a brief statement about work on electron diffraction in relation to the nature of the silicon- oxygen bond. Perhaps it would be enough for you to sketch out briefly the investigations on silicon compounds that have been made in our laboratories by the electron diffraction method, the incomplete studies (Si2Cl2 and any others), and the studies that you would propose to make. Anything that would throw light on the nature of silicon-oxygen bonds would be worth while. If you sketched this out I could prepare a letter to Mr. Belknap.
What I suggest is that a post-doctorate man be obtained, who would put in only part of his time on silicon-oxygen compounds themselves, and part of his time on what may be called related substances. I hope that a grant could be obtained that would cover part of the cost of building the apparatus, too.
Linus Pauling:W
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