Activity Listings
- Letter from Dr. Harlow Shapley, Chmn., Division of Science and Technology of the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, Inc., to LP. Quotes excerpts from President Truman's October 4th statement on the atomic bomb. Asks LP the sign the enclosed statement as a reaction to Truman's statement. LP Safe: Drawer 1, Folder 1.032
- Letter from E. E. Sechler? To Committee on Government and Industrial Contracts RE: Discusses Continuation of work started under OSRD Contract No. OEMsr-1351. [Filed under California Institute of Technology: Research-related materials, 1944-1956: Box #1.028, Folder 28.2]
- Letter from LP to Dr. F. W. Willard, Editor-in-Chief. RE: Thanks him for the letter. Plans to start reading the monographs as soon as they arrive. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.3]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Robert C. Miller, Pacific Division, AAAS. RE: Pleased to say that he shall be able to come to the meeting on October 19th. [Filed under LP Science: American Association for Advancement of Science, 1938-1964: Box #14.001 Folder #1.3]
- Letter from LP to Prof. C. B. Van Niel, Hopkins Marine Station, RE: States he is looking forward to Van Niel's arrival and that H. H. Sturdivant will now be teaching in his place for the chemistry course, and he will present a few of the lectures. Suggests that they meet for a few hours a week to discuss “biological problems from the chemical point of view.” [Letter from C. B. Van Niel to LP December 6, 1945] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #423.1]
- Letter from Pauline Pauling to LP & AHP RE: Talks about coming to visit after the Christmas holidays. Says she has been very busy since she quit at Douglas. Talks about Michael and his treatment, says he is doing well. Says Lucile thinks they can make some money on the Oswego property, asks to sign the deed over to her. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Pauline Pauling [Stockton Ney Dunbar Emmett], 1934-1995: Box #5.051, Folder 51.2]
- Letter from Prof. C. A. Buehler, Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, to LP RE: Asks if LP feels that Dr. Henry A. Levy is competent enough to give a class on Advanced Inorganic Chemistry based on LP's book The Nature of the Chemical Bond and Emulus and Anderson's Modern Aspects of Inorganic Chemistry to a group at the Clinton Labs. [Letter from LP to Buehler November 9, 1945] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230.11, file:(L: Correspondence, 1945)]
- Letter from Stuart Huckins to Dr. Karl T. Compton, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, RE: expresses the need for an international committee to ensure peace. [Filed under LP Peace: (Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists -- Correspondence: H-K, 1946-1948), Box # 3.004, Folder 4.3]
- Letter from William Seifriz, Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, to LP RE: Sends one of Dr. Mark's reprints and asks how chemists justify rubber holding together if they are in Brownian motion. [Letter from LP to William Seifriz October 29, 1945] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #361.5]
- Note from Dr. Sidney Weinbaum to LP RE: Writes about the relief from LP Jr not having to worry about combatant duty any more, says they want their daughter Seline to go to college in California, describes Buffalo as dreary, tells about Lina's breast cancer scare, and says his original opinion of the Curtiss-Wright Laboratory has certainly changed. Adds that they hope to come back to California and gives his interest in the Cal Tech lab's activities. [Letters from LP to Weinbaum September 26, 1945, November 2, 1945] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 433.3]
- Note from Dr. Thomas Addis to LP RE: Reports that he has received notice of the cessation of funding for his projects from Dr. Richards. Regrets having agreed to go to Washington but then having to renege, but feels that maybe it has been for the best. Attached is the program for the 15th Annual Postgraduate Symposium of the Los Angeles Heart Association with two clinics on Hypertension circled in crayon. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #2.1, file:(Addis, Thomas 1940-1945)]
- Note from Ruth DeVault to LP RE: Thanks LP for all of his efforts on behalf of her son. Returns a carbon copy that was accidentally enclosed. [Letter from LP to DeVault, Ruth September 4, 1945] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box #93: file:(DeVault, Don, 1937, 1939-1942, 1945, 1957-1961, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987)]
- Writes cheque to “Athenaeum. 3 mo” $26.86 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.4]
- Writes cheque to “Dr. Atkinson. Linda” $25.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.4]
- Writes cheque to “F.C. Nash. Shoes. Linda, Crellie” $11.69 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.4]
- Writes cheque to “S. Counties Gas Co. Gas” $7.39 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.4]
- Writes cheque to “Sweet Brier Orchards. Pears for Xmas” $21.35 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.4]
- Writes cheque to “Vroman Books.” $41.41 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.4]
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October
10, 1945
