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"The Structure of Carbides." Page 1. October 5, 1947
"The Structure of Carbides." October 5, 1947. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.

Activity Listings

  • Letter from C. C. Robinson, Sales Manager, Book Division, Reinhold Publishing Corp., to LP RE: States that they will provide free to each member of the American Chemical Society Editorial Board complimentary copies of monographs as they become available. Lists two such monographs and states they will send them at LP's request. [Letter from LP to Mr. C. C. Robinson October 29, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #340.12]
  • Letter from Catherine Schlegelmilch, W.H. Freeman and Co., to Beatrice Wulf RE: A copy of the book has been sent to Mr. E.K. Maun, Crellin Laboratory, but the copy was returned with the notation that the addressee is unknown. Schlegelmilch requests that Wulf find out whether or not Maun is still associated with the staff at Crellin Laboratory. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
  • Letter from Dr. R. E. Rundle, Atomic Research Institute, Iowa State College, to LP RE: States he enjoyed LP's last visit and asks for LP's opinion on a few different bonds. [Letter from LP to Dr. R. E. Rundle October 23, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #336.12]
  • Letter from G.B. Heisig, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Minnesota, to LP RE: Sends questions on trivalent nickel chloride. [Top half with date torn off; date determined from LP response] [Letter from LP to Heisig November 26, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165.12, file:(H: Correspondence, 1947)]
  • Letter from Kasimir Fajans, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, to LP RE: Notes that he has included the copies of correspondence between Wheland and himself. Continues discussion of the calculations on page 71 of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. Adds that Wheland agrees with Fajans, and they would like LP to recognize their understanding of the “quantitative applications of the resonance theory to the structure of the water molecule.” Mentions that he is sending a second copy of “Electronic Structure of Molecules.” [Letters from LP to Fajans October 1, 1947, November 3, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #117.2, file:(Fajans, Kasimir, 1940, 1942, 1946-1947, 1950)]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Lucy W. Pickett RE: Invites her to visit in November or early December. Mentions Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin will be in Pasadena during November and suggests Pickett visit then. [Note from Lucy W. Pickett to LP October 1, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #312.12]
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Lou Robinson RE: States that they are probably very distantly related. Says that his family is from Germany while her's is from Scotland, and that his father was born in Missouri. [Not from Mrs. Lou Robinson to LP September 30, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #340.12]
  • Letter from LP to R.W.G. Wyckoff, National Institute of Health, RE: LP is glad that Wyckoff received his copy of "General Chemistry," and requests any suggestions he might have for improving the book. He thanks Wyckoff again for providing the illustrations of virus molecules. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b5.1]
  • Letter from LP to W. H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Company RE: Replies that he does not believe it is correct that all quantitative literature uses the old-fashioned terminology, and names a few examples. Feels that it would be best if Frantz used the new terminology and believes he will do it, thinks it would be nice if Olson, Orlemann and Koch used it but leaves the final decision with them. [Letter from Freeman to LP October 1, 1947, letter from Schlegelmilch to LP October 11, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 439.5]
  • Letter from Mary E. Ray, Secretary, Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, to Carl A. Lindstrom. Thanks him for his donation and support. Writes that if there were not so much suspicion and distrust in each other, the Baruch plan may work. Also encloses a copy of an article by Cord Meyer, which may be of interest to him. [Letter from Lindstrom to Scientists of Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, September 25, 1947]. LP Peace: Box 3.005, folder 5.3
  • Letter from Priscella Roth, Secretary, to Wendell Latimer, University of California. RE: Informs them that LP is gathering information on Dr. Wyckoff and will send it as soon as possible. [Filed under LP Science: National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951: Box #14.019 Folder #19.2]
  • Letter from Priscilla Roth, Secretary of the Department of Chemistry at Cal Tech to C. P. Sweetser RE: Say that LP has asked her to explain to Sweetser that they do not do the work that he mentioned at Cal tech, and suggests he try a commercial consulting laboratory. [Letter from Sweetser to LP September 30, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 378.1]