Activity Listings
- Check from AHP to Mrs. Elizabeth Gillette for $25.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.1]
- Check from AHP to Phelps Terkel Inc. $56.01. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.1]
- Flier from "Aldrig Mera Krig" in Göteborg, Sweden, featuring LP.
- Letter from Dr. Britton Chance, Johnson Foundation for Medical Physics, University of Pennsylvania, to LP RE: On behalf of the Undergraduate Medical Association, invites LP to speak at the annual meeting in April. Also invites LP to visit any laboratories there and speak about his work. Offers an honorarium. [Letter from Britton Chance to LP February 4, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s.16]
- Letter from Dr. Robert H. Maybury, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Redlands to LP RE: Thanks him for the opportunity he had to work in the CIT labs as a research fellow the past summer and informs him on what he worked on with Dr. Dintzis. Discusses what he is currently working on in his lab and the advances he is making in teaching science at a liberal arts college. Explains that he wants to go on sabbatical to the Soviet Union, asks if he thinks that would be possible. [Letter from LP to Dr. Maybury December 23, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
- Letter from E. Bright Wilson, Jr., Department of Chemistry at Harvard University, to LP, RE: Says that he was interested to read LP's manuscript about barrier to internal rotation and that he is convinced that the probable cause is the interaction of the electrons in the C-H bonds. Explain to LP that he believes that the barrier does not change much when the hydrogens are pushed apart. Informs LP that the conclusion in his paper which stated that methyl germane must have a high barrier was incorrect and that Mr. Laurie discovered the error the previous week. Tells LP that there is also uncertainty in the numbers he published about methyl mercaptan. Explains that Mr. Herschbach and Mr. Krisher have found the equilibrium orientation for propylene. Says that he does not have any comments about LP's paper, but asks LP's permission to show it to Dr. Moffitt and Mr. Howe. Says that he is glad that LP wrote to Martin and that if he can not do the job then they should look for someone else to take his place. [Letter from LP to Wilson, December 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Individual Correspondence. (Williams, J. W. -Wyman)), Box #438, Folder #438.5]
- Letter from Friedrich-Freska to LP RE: Written in German. Handwritten note labels it number 59. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
- Letter from Gary Felsenfeld to LP RE: Notifies that he is moving to the University of Pittsburgh in their Biophysics Department. Explains some work done with transition metals and on synthetic polynucleotides, especially polyadenylic acid and polyuridylic acid in double-stranded DNA. [Letter from LP to Dr. Felsenfeld December 30, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Felsenfeld, Gary, 1954-1957, 1960-1964, 1981, 1984, 1986), #119.3]
- Letter from LP to Arthur L. Henry, The Livermore News, RE: Thanks him for the excellent account that was published in the Livermore News about the meeting in Foresters Hall that LP spoke in. Regrets that his stay in Livermore was so short. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s2.10]
- Letter from LP to Betty Houston RE: Lists names of professors who have signed the Appeal and might be able to help her. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]
- Letter from LP to Irving Benesch, RE: Thanks Benesch for his letter and the copies of the Holifield hearings. [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
- Letter from LP to Jerome Gross, Massachusetts General Hospital RE: "I suggest seeing Fessler breakfast 8 AM on Sunday at Hotel Westbury." [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]
- Letter from LP to June Potochnik RE: Thanks him for the newspaper clippings from the Livermore newspaper and that he has written the editor, thanking him for the good job covering the meeting. Hopes that the radio interview went well for Potochnik. [Letter from Potochnik to LP December 10, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s2.10]
- Letter from LP to Thomas H. Weller RE: Says that he does not doubt that radiation causes damage to the health of humans all over the world. There is only uncertainty as to how much damage is caused. Discusses other problems that Weller had with signing the Appeal. [Letter from Weller to LP December 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer 2, Folder 2.001]
- Letter from M. Laue to LP RE: Written in German. Says he will not sign the Appeal and gives reasons why. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
- Letter from Methuen & Co. Ltd Publishers, London to Symposium on Protein Structure Participants RE: Sends a printed copy of the article he is submitting for the monograph of the symposium and requests that any corrections or changes be made now rather than later, outlines how the changes should be marked. Requests that the revised copy be sent back to Professor Neuberger. [Letter from Mrs. Blonstein to Ms. Wulf June 24, 1957, Letter from Ms. Wulf to Professor Neuberger December 27, 1957] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1957a2.3]
- Letter from Prof. Silvio Bezzi to LP RE: Encloses 10 sheets of signatures that he was able to obtain. Says it was impossible to get more signers due to lack of time. Wishes LP and AHP happy holidays from his wife and himself. Labeled number 96. Handwritten note at bottom, "Ans'd." [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
- Letter from R. H. Locher to LP, RE: Encloses a few signatures for the petition and discusses his difficulty getting them. Explains that the small response is somewhat due to the vacations starting and partially due to his colleagues not agreeing with the petition. Labeled number 132. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
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