Letter from Linus Pauling to Alan G. MacDiarmid. Page 1. February 27, 1956
Letter from Linus Pauling to Alan G. MacDiarmid. February 27, 1956. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

Activity Listings

  • Bound Report: Protein Structure Group Report No. 1, California Institute of Technology, March 1, 1956. [Filed under LP Science: #6.013, Folder #13.1]
  • Letter from Abraham Lederman, Teachers Union of the City of New York, to LP RE: Asks if LP will provide a statement to be read at the Twentieth Annual Education Conference of the Teachers Union. [Letter from LP to Lederman February 14, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence), #231.2]
  • Letter from LP to Aida Sloan RE: Thanks Sloan for the her contribution to the Dr. Howard Sloan Memorial Research Fund in honor of LP's birthday. [Note from Sloan to LP February 18, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1956), #379.4]
  • Letter from LP to Gentlemen, Chinese Chemical Society, RE: Thanks them for their invitation and repeats his regrets from his March 1 telegram. Says it may be possible for him to come to China in August and provides a list of possible lecture topics. [Telegram from Wulf to LP March 1, 1956, Telegram from Hou to LP April 5, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1956), #167.1]
  • Letter from LP to Professor Richard A. Ogg, Jr., Chemistry Dept., Stanford University, RE: Looked for Ogg on Friday afternoon and then remembered that Ogg expected to be at Varian Associates at the time. Continues their discussion about aluminum borohydride. Wonders if Ogg has any evidence of a direct interaction between the aluminum and boron spins. Encloses a copy of a 1947 paper by LP on boron hydride. [Letter from Ogg to LP February 26, 1956] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1956s.7]
  • Letter from LP to Rollie J. Myers, University of California Berkeley, RE: Expresses regret at Myers' decision to not accept the invitation to join the staff at Caltech as an Associate Professor. [Letter from Myers to LP February 27, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1956), #257.1]
  • Letter from Roy A. Rauschenberg, YM-YWCA Graduate Group, University of Illinois, to LP RE: Invites LP to speak at the YM-YWCA Forum on April 6. The 30-45 minute talk should be designed for graduate students of varied backgrounds, perhaps on the topic of "The Impact of Science on Modern Man." Dinner will be held at 6 PM and the talk will begin at 6:45 PM, with a question period to follow. [Letter from LP to Rauschenberg March 7, 1956] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1956s.14]
  • Letter from Sherman E. Smith, University of New Mexico, RE: Discusses R. Buckminister Fuller's work with the geodesic dome and its similarities with the structure of complex ionic compounds. Suggests a meeting between LP and Fuller. [Letter from LP to Smith March 14, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1956), #379.4]
  • Note from Ogden Baine, Southern Methodist University, to LP RE: Says that he will serve as general chairman of the National Convention and hopes that LP will attend. [Letter from LP to Baine March 7, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1956), #38.2]
  • Proposal Review No. N-69, Armour Research Foundation, Physics of Solids Section, RE: LP's rating is "poor." [Letter from Brownson to LP December 27, 1955] [Filed under LP Science: National Science Foundation: Correspondence, 1947, 1951-1989: Box #14.029, Folder #29.3]
  • Proposed Itinerary: University of Utah, Salt Lake City [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.1]
  • Receipt from the Pacific Library Binding Co. for LP RE: Provides LP's order number and the price and details of a 10" book he ordered. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1956), #313.4]
  • Telegram from Beatrice Wulf to LP RE: Informs LP of a telegram sent by the Chinese Chemical Society inviting him to give lectures in China. [Telegram from Chinese Chemical Society to LP February 16, 1956, Telegram and Letter from LP to Chinese Chemical Society March 1, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1956), #167.1]
  • Telegram from LP to Chinese Chemical Society RE: Regrets that he cannot accept the invitation to come to China to give a lecture series. [Telegram from Wulf to LP March 1, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1956), #167.1]
  • Telegram from Ta Chou to LP RE: Hopes that LP will be able to come to China to give a series of lectures for the Chinese Chemical Society. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1956), #167.1]