Activity Listings
- Inter-Department Communication from W. Hertenstein to LP RE: Estimate of Repairs and Painting in Gates Laboratory (total $365) [Filed under LP Science: Rockefeller Foundation, 1936-1946: Box #14.038, Folder #38.8]
- Letter from LP to Alvin Boston RE: Responds that the requested data are available in separately published papers by LP and Goldschmidt. [Letter from Boston to LP July 5, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.7, file:(B: Correspondence, 1940)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Donald Balfour RE: Informs him that he will come East in April and would be glad to give a Mayo lecture then, if possible. [Letters from Balfour to LP June 29, 1940, July 19, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.7, file:(B: Correspondence, 1941)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Henry Helmholz RE: Thanks him for the invitation and reports that he has not yet seen Richard Henry Helmholz as AHP as been very busy helping people take children from England. [Letter from Helmholz to LP July 2, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.7, file:(B: Correspondence, 1941)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Irvin Stewart, Director, Committee on Scientific Aids to Learning, RE: Advises Stewart to wait until Caltech has assured that the punch card system works before providing copies to other institutions. States they will not use all of the $6500 grant and the punch card duplication expenses could be taken from what is left over. [Letters from Irvin Stewart to LP July 6, 1940, July 16, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #368.6]
- Letter from LP to Prof. Ralph Hultgren, Laboratory of Physical Metallurgy, Harvard University, RE: Writes he has no new ideas of a placement for Hultgren and that Berkeley seems like the best possibility. Notes that there is some interest at Caltech in forming a physical metallurgy department. Adds that he has communicated to Huggins that he feels a new American journal of crystallography would be a mistake at this time. [Letter from Hultgren to LP July 5, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #163.3, file:(Hultgren, Ralph)]
- Letter from LP to Prof. William Seifriz, Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, RE: States he cannot take part in the protoplasm symposium and does not have anyone to suggest. Discusses his current work with the structure of biological substances. Sends reprints. [Letters from William Seifriz to LP June 19, 1940, August 6, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #361.5]
- Letter from LP to Professor Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society. RE: Recommends that the manuscript by Beach and Bauer not be accepted for publication in its present form. Makes more specific recommendations. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1925-1942: Box #14.002 Folder #2.5]
- Letter from LP to Professor RA Millikan, CIT RE: Requests Professor Yost be granted permission to attend conference on applied nuclear physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in October 1940 and the Institute provide him traveling expenses. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box #1.029 file 29.1]
- Letter from LP to Terrence Hill RE: Requests he call LP at home on Saturday, July 13th to see if LP will be able to meet with him. [Letter from Hill to LP July 7, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165.5, file:(H: Correspondence, 1940)]
- Letter from LP to W. V. Green, Washington High School, Portland, Or, RE: Explains that the delay in response is due to an extended eastern trip. Notes that while he cannot comment on the physiological effects of different types of air, he does comment on some errors. Remarks that he is interested to know Elmer Ramsey is now a patent attorney with the Air Refining Company. Sends news of his family and the lab. [Letter from Green to LP April 30, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #140.5, file:(G: Correspondence, 1940)]
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