Activity Listings
- AHP writes cheque: to: Manor Market amount: $50.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
- AHP writes cheque: to: Sue Perry amount: $14.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
- Letter from C. B. Belknap of Owens-Illinois Glass Company to LP RE: encloses the Conjectures regarding the Nature of Fused Silica. Writes that some men at their laboratories are also doing work on the same matter. Asks for comments on the paper from LP. [manuscript included] [Letter from LP to Mr. Belknap February 4, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #299, Folder #7 file: (Owens-Illinois Glass Company)].
- Letter from C.A. Lowe, National Institutes of Health to LP RE: a receipt showing final payment of $9,990.00 on a total grant of $19,980.00. [Filed under LP Science: Box 14.041, Folder 41.2].
- Letter from Dr. Rossini to the Members of the Subcommittee on Fundamental Constants [LP was a member] RE: Discusses issues clarifying the relation between the values of the constants for the electronic charge and the Faraday. [Filed under LP Science: Box 14.028, Folder 28.1]
- Letter from E.N.C. Andrade at the Royal Institute to LP RE: asks LP to give an evening discourse on his protein work and offers dates. [Letter from LP to Andrade February 6, 1952].
- Letter from LP to Barrie J. Wallworth, RE: In answer to Wallworth's letter, LP says that he is planning to include some of the answers to problems in the next edition of his book. He adds that the publisher gives a list of the answers to teachers who want it, but isn't sure if he would send the answers to a student. [Filed under LP Books, 1953b.6]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Melvin Calvin, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, RE: States that he is very pleased with the January 1952 issue of The Vortex. States that AHP and he liked the cover picture and inquires if he could obtain a nice print of it. [Letter from Calvin to LP, February 11, 1952] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
- Letter from LP to J.G. Hooley, RE: LP suggests that the title for his lecture to the student body at the University of British Columbia be “The Place of Science in the Modern World.” For LP’s lecture at the Vancouver Institute the title will be “Chemistry in Relation to Medicine.” [Hooley’s reply February 8, 1952] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952s, Folder 1952s.5]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Aram L. Dinguilian RE: Writes that the reason that Mr. Dinguilian has probably not received feedback about his published work on proteins, is because his fundamental structural postulates are wrong, as well as the fact that none of his writing is based on experiment, only postulation. LP goes on to describe where Mr. Dinguilian has erred in his reasoning. [Letter from Mr. Dinguilian to LP January 25, 1952, letter of response from Mr. Dinguilian to LP February 17, 1952] [Filed under D: Correspondence 1952, Box #98, Folder #17]
- Letter from LP to Mr. H. K. Cheney of Convair RE: In response to Mr. Cheney's letter, LP responds in the negative. He and his collaborators have only developed instruments for measuring the partial pressures of oxygen, not the rates of flow. [Letter from Mr. Cheney to LP January 24, 1952] [Filed under C: Correspondence 1952, Box #74, Folder #20]
- Letter from LP to Professor W. N. Latimer, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, RE: Thanks Professor Latimer for giving an interesting and thoughtful talk about him at the Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal ceremony. States that AHP and he had hoped that they would be able to accept his invitation to visit Berkeley this spring. States that he doubts that this will be possible because he has accepted an invitation to attend a conference on protein structure to be held by the Royal Society in London on 19, May . [Filed under LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
- Letter from M. Delbrück to Dr. Ruska [cc: LP] RE: Writes to Dr. Ruska to tell him that while they are interested in having him work at Caltech, they are not sure they can meet his needs. Goes on to describe what they can offer him in terms of a position and encourage him to arrange a visit if he is still interested in the job that is open. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #340, Folder #17]
- Letter from Sir Eric Rideal to LP RE: thanks LP for his letter of congratulations. [Letter from LP to Rideal January 9, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #340, Folder #17].
- Pauling Scrapbook: (New York) National Guardian article entitled "Purge hits doctors" RE: several doctors were fired from the staff of L.A. Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for political reasons in relation to the Un-AAC. LP protests the dismissals. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.19]
- Proposal from LP to the Office of Naval Research RE: "Proposal for an Extension of Contract on the Structure and Properties of Proteins and Polypeptides". Details the nature of continued research and budgeting specifics. [Filed under LP Science: 14.032, Folder 32.1].
- Telegram from LP to Charles Gaupp, RE: LP would prefer to have a double room near to campus. LP plans to rent a car while at the airport. [Gaupp’s telegram January 29, 1952] [Gaupp’s reply February 5, 1952] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952s, Folder 1952s.4]
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