Letter from Linus Pauling to Floyd E. Rowland. Page 1. January 5, 1952
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Activity Listings

  • AHP writes cheque: to: H.C. Hotaling and Co. amount: $33.02 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
  • AHP writes cheque: to: Pasadena Pool Maintenance Co. amount: $50.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
  • AHP writes cheque: to: Sue Perry amount: $7.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
  • LP Biographical: Personal and Family: Postcard from a family that Peter Pauling [LP's son] stayed with over Christmas to LP and AHP telling them that they enjoyed meeting Peter and having him with them over the holiday. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 5.041, Folder 41.5]
  • Letter from Dave Shoemaker of MIT to LP RE: encloses a copy of a letter from himself to Dr. Tucker, Jr. and a draft of his latest correction. Writes of a conference on neutron diffraction that he recently attended, in particular a paper presented by Dr. Shull on the determination of magnetic moments of atoms in a metal by analysis of the magnetic scattering of neutrons. [copy of letter from Dr. Shoemaker to Dr. Tucker, Jr. included] [Letter from LP to Dr. David Shoemaker January 11, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #363, Folder #3: File (Shoemaker, David and Clara 1942-1995)].
  • Letter from George G. Wright to LP RE: requests LP's advice about whether he is qualified enough to apply for a Guggenheim Fellowship, as he is interested in studying respiratory enzymes. [Letter from LP to Dr. Wright January 10, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #20].
  • Letter from LP to F.C. Lindvall RE: Request that a statement be drawn up for Donald Mare, Lt. Colonel, USAF in regard to the nature of the Contracts Committee at Caltech and how the classified clearance of some members on the committee would be beneficial.
  • Letter from W. Lotmar to LP RE: Writes in response to LP's letter of November 19, 1951 regarding "the correct b axis value of the muscle diagram." Writes down some statements from his protocols of 1942 in order to avoid any misunderstanding. Also writes that he is interested to learn what has come out of the fibrin diagram of Rudall. [Letters from LP to Lotmar November 19, 1951, January 9, 1952] [Filed under L: Correspondence 1952, Box #230, Folder #18]
  • Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to LP . RE: Freeman thinks that LP's schedule will be satisfactory. He plans to publish the book as soon after 1, Janu as possible. [Filed under LP Books, 1953b.1]
  • Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Company, to LP RE: Discusses the delivery date of the manuscripts for the revised edition of General Chemistry. Advises LP to get the manuscript to them no later than late September. Also mentions that a large amount of criticism was received regarding the problem sets, which were said to be poorly graded and not very clear. [Letter from LP to Freeman December 26, 1951]. [Filed under LP Books: Box 1953b, Folder 1953b.1].
  • Research Notebooks of LP, RNB 14 RE: length and weight notes on data gathered on the Byssal threads of the Mytilus edulis sea mussel. Includes diagram of the mussel. [loose sheet tucked into p.62] [see January 5, 1952 for additional info]
  • Research Notebooks of LP, RNB 14 RE: notes regarding Crystallized Muscle with drawing of Byssal threads. Various lines of data on Mytilus [a genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel] edulis in sea water [p.57] [see January 3, 1952 for further info.]