Activity Listings
- Letter from C. S. Marvel, to Donald H. Andrews, Farrington Daniels, Henry Gilman, LP, Kenneth S. Pitzer, and H. B. Weizer. RE: Encloses recommendations for candidates for the Award in Pure Chemistry. Encloses copies of report of the Council for their guidance. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1944-1949: Box #14.009 Folder #9.5]
- Letter from D. P. Mellor, Department of Chemistry, University of Sydney to LP RE: Regrets that there is no copy of LP's freshman text available and awaits publication. Suggests that there be additional academic exchange between U.S. and Australian students. Discusses the situation at his university, detailing problems caused by increased enrollment, and mentioning research in polarography. [Letter from LP to Mellor October 15, 1943, February 14, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #246.7, file:(Mellor, David P.)]
- Letter from Dr. E. N. Lassettre, Columbia University, Division of War Research, to LP RE: Mentions his arrival at Columbia and a brief stint in the hospital. Requests information on calculating interatomic distances from electron diffraction data. Asks LP to sell them his old strips as they do not have access to an International Business Machine to do the calculations. [Letter from LP to Lassettre January 12, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230.10, file:(L: Correspondence, 1944)]
- Letter from LP to J.W. Edwards, Edwards Brothers Inc., RE: LP is sending the copy for his book "General Chemistry," and asks that Edwards proceed with the lithoprinting at once. An order for 700 copies is being sent separately from the Business Office of the California Institute of Technology. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b5.8]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Isaac Feldman, Department of Chemistry, George Washington University RE: informs that application blanks will be sent and that it is probable that only a small number of teaching assistant appointments will be made. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.017, Folder 17.2]
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