Activity Listings
- Handwritten note from Jake Zeitlin, Zeitlin and Ver Brugge Booksellers, to LP, RE: Gives LP a copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond, which he spoke about the previous night. Tells LP to feel free to keep it as long as he needs. [Letter from LP to Zeitlin, December 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980.), Box #468, Folder #468.13]
- Letter from Alan M. MacEwan, to LP. RE: Suggests bringing a suit against those individuals who are conducting the bomb tests. Discusses the idea. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1958) #257.3]
- Letter from Arne Tiselius to LP, RE: Agrees to sign LP's declaration after considerable consideration. Explains that he feels that nuclear weapons are important to the security of the Western world, but that he understands that a further expansion of the tests would be dangerous and that is why he will sign. [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer 2 Folder 2.030]
- Letter from Aurel Potop and Eugen Angelescu to LP RE: Explains that the received the appeal after a delay and that there will therefore be a delay in LP's receipt of the signatures attached with delay. Talks about the dangers of nuclear testing and why they are in support of the Appeal. Labeled numbers 21 and 22. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
- Letter from Aurel Potop and Eugen Angelescu to LP, RE: Explains that the received the appeal after a delay and that there will therefore be a delay in LP's receipt of the signatures attached with delay. Talks about the dangers of nuclear testing and why they are in support of the Appeal. Labeled number 136 and 137. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
- Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Newell B. Mack RE: Explains that the labs are not open on Saturday so he would need to visit on Friday, December 20 and if he does come she will be glad to make sure there is someone to show him around. Comments that they do not normally hire for just the summer but that could change so she can not give him a definite answer to his question about summer employment. [Letter from Mr. Mack to Ms. Wulf December 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
- Letter from C.J. Davisson to LP RE: Says that he feels NATO nations weighed the value of the tests against the danger involved and that he trusts the decision they made. Therefore, he will not sign the Appeal. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
- Letter from Dr. John H. Northrop, Department of Bacteriology, University of California to LP RE: Explains that he can not sign his petition against nuclear testing because he feels that war is a human characteristic, that it is going to increase over the years, and the best thing the United States can do for itself is to be prepared for victory. Handwritten note at bottom of page: "Season's greetings." [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Northrop, John H., 1938, 1948, 1957, 1961, 1964), #277.14]
- Letter from Dr. P.J. Merkus, Shell Fellowship Committee of the Shell Companies Foundation, Inc to LP RE: Presents him with a copy of the latest edition of the Shell Atlas and describes what maps he will find in it. [Letter from LP to Dr. Merkus December 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
- Letter from Edward V. [?] to LP RE: Says that he was unable to reach a clear decision as what is best to do at this particular time and is unable to sign the Appeal. Adds that he still distrusts the Russian leaders. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
- Letter from H.W. Florey to LP RE: Says that he doesn't think the Appeal will actually carry any political weight and will not sign it. Says that he is against war, but thinks using personal contacts would have more political power. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
- Letter from LP to Ben Horowitz, Director, City of Hope Medical Center RE: Suggests that the implementation of an Institute for Advanced Medical Learning be done and that it will likely be successful, also suggests that some of the wording in the Prospectus be changed so that it is not to flowery. [Letter from Mr. Horowitz to LP December 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (City of Hope Medical Center, 1955-9158), #70.9]
- Letter from LP to Dr. William N. Lipscomb, Chief of the Division of Physical Chemistry, University of Minnesota Institute of Technology RE: Recommends Dr. Gunnar Bergman to fulfill the University's need for a physical chemist. Provides background on his teaching experiences, research, and personal life and states that he is very well liked. [Letter from Dr. Lipscomb to LP December 9, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Lipscomb, William N., 1947-1948, 1950, 1953, 1957-1959, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1979, 1989, 1993-1995), #217.6]
- Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation RE: LP gives his opinion of Dr. Anfinsen, strongly recommending that he receive a Fellowship for $2,500. [Letter from Moe to LP December 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.5]
- Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation RE: LP gives his opinion of Dr. Reyerson, strongly recommending that he receive a Fellowship. [Letter from Moe to LP December 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.5]
- Letter from Louis Baker, Chairman, Committee on Program & Review of Papers, A.C.S Division of Inorganic Chemistry, to LP RE: Requests LP s review of a paper that was submitted for presentation to the Division of Inorganic Chemistry at the upcoming National A.C.S. Meeting. [Letter from LP to Dr. Baker March 25, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
- Letter from Mary Tambini, Settlement Department of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, to LP, RE: Tells LP that they will be glad to change the beneficiary on policy #14322, but they will need the policy for endorsement and the enclosed form completed, dated, and signed. [Letter from LP to Tambini, December 9, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), Box #411, Folder #411.2]
- Letter from Mrs. Jean W. Underhill to LP, RE: Tells LP that she took 40 hours of tests in 195 by Stevens Institute of Technology and had results in science and engineering that were better that 65% of the Ph.D.'s who have taken the same tests. Tells LP that, despite of this, she has not received any recognition for her 1952 work. Says that she is in need of a job and asks if LP has any suggestions. [Letter from LP to Underhill, December 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Correspondence, 1936-1970), Box #421, Folder #421.15]
- Letter from Pierre Morel, Scientific Attaché of the French Embassy to LP RE: Accepts his invitation to stay at the faculty club while he visits Cal Tech and states he plans to be there the week of January 27. Handwritten note at the bottom of the page, "30 Jan-Feb 2." [Letter from M. Morel to LP December 6, 1957, Memo from LP to Hallet Smith December 11, 1957, Memo from LP to R.F. Bacher December 11, 1957, Letter from LP to M. Morel December 11, 1957, Letter from Ms. Wulf to M. Morel December 13, 1957, Memo from Peter Fay to LP December 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
- Program for the "40th Anniversary of the First American Papers in X-Ray Crystallography" at the California Institute of Technology.
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December
16, 1957
