Activity Listings
- Federation of Atomic Scientists Statement on Atomic Power Outlines reasoning and request for better international communication and control of atomic power. LP Peace: Box 4.009, Folder 9.2
- Letter from LP to Dr. E. J. Crane, Chemical Abstracts. RE: Pleased to receive his letter. Emphasizes that they are not critical of him or the Chemical Abstracts. Encloses a list of people to whom copies of the original communication were sent. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1938-1950: Box #14.008 Folder #8.14]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Seeley G. Mudd RE: Replies that he is pleased to learn that Mudd has been appointed to the committee to distribute the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund for research pertaining to heart and blood vessel diseases. Regrets that he will be unable to sponsor any projects at this time as his lab is too crowded with other research. Goes on to discuss a question regarding the effect of sodium salicylate on erythrocytes when use as a treatment for rheumatic fever. [Letter from Mudd to LP November 1, 1945] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #255.12, file:(M: Correspondence, 1945)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Willis R. Whitney RE: Writes to him with great pleasure which he experienced in reading Whitney's letter to Dr. Baitsell in the October issue of “The American Scientist” as he is interested in the questions he discussed, talks about the growth of the organic chemistry department at Cal Tech which special reference to biological substances, says a Dr. Beadle will be attacking the problems Whitney was interested in, and talks about the problems they found in creating a special plasma protein to be used in blood substitutes as well as discussing the substance itself. Says they have not yet published anything about their work with oxypolygelatin, as they call the substance, but hope to have the manuscripts ready before long, and hopes that Dr. Whitney will let him know when he is visiting the Pacific Coast so they can discuss the great problems of biology. [Letter from Whitney to LP November 10, 1945] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 435.1]
- Memo from W. R. Stott to LP RE: Sends approved Budget for the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia, California Institute of Technology: Assorted Financial Materials: 1945-1965: Box #1.032, Folder 32.1]
- Memorandum from J. C. Warner, Carnegie Inst. of Tech., C. S. Hamilton, University of Nebraska, and H. B. Hass, Purdue University, Chairman, Canvassing Committee. RE: Informs them that they should nominate someone for the Award in Pure Chemistry. Informs them of the award regulations. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1944-1949: Box #14.009 Folder #9.5]
- Note from LP to Prof. A. Sommerfeld RE: States he thinks of the Sommerfelds often, describes his current work, and explains what the children have been up to. States he was ill with nephritis, but is now recovering thanks to a low-protein diet. [Filed under LP Correspondence: #366.1]
- Writes cheque to “Friends of Hunt. Lib” $10.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.3]
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