Letter from Linus Pauling to Ben May. Page 1. March 3, 1952
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Activity Listings

  • Informational flyer titled "The Appeal of M. Frederic Joliot-Curie, President of the World Council of Peace, Against the Use of Bacteriological Weapons" tells about how the United States used bacteriological weapons against Korea. [Filed under LP Peace: Box 4.017, Folder 17.1]
  • Letter from Arthur W. Davidson of the University of Kansas, Lawrence to LP RE: Informs LP that their department is currently thinking about the problem of the University's evaluation of its graduate students. Asks that LP send any information possible regarding Caltech's evaluation processes and techniques so as to give them an idea of what other Universities are up to. [Letter of response from LP to Dr. Davidson April 4, 1952] [Filed under D: Correspondence 1952, Box #98, Folder #17]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Lapp RE: In reply to Dr. Lapp's February 4, 1952 letter, ranks a list of graduate students according to their ability, as judged by members of the Caltech staff. Comments on these rankings. [Filed under LP Science: Box 14.028, Folder 28.1]
  • Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation RE: LP gives his comments for various applicants for a fellowship renewal. [In reply to letter from Moe to LP March 4, 1952]. [Filed under LP Science: Box 14.014, Folder 14.7].
  • Letter from LP to Mr. Terrell L. Hill of the Naval Medical Research Institute RE: writes that he has read the manuscript that Mr. Hill sent on mechanical models of elastic polyelectrolytes and proteins. Has no detailed comments at this time. [Letter from Mr. Hill to LP March 4, 1952] [Filed under H Correspondence: 1952, Box #166, Folder #3]
  • Letter from Orfeo Angelucci re: Nuclear Causation. Discusses photographs of the tobacco mosaic virus taken by electron-microscope, "point of departure," and the factor "H" basic quantum. Requests reply from LP regarding these topics. [Reply from LP March 11, 1952] [Filed under A: Correspondence 1952, Box #12.18]