Activity Listings
- Greeting card from Mrs. Vesugar
- Letter from Alfred N. Richards, President, to LP. RE: Places the Jost situation in the hands of Dr. Long. Explains how he can help. [Filed under LP Science: National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951: Box #14.019 Folder #19.2]
- Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Executive Secretary, to Clayton Ammondson RE: Replies that Caltech will offer no courses during summer 1948, writing on LP's behalf as he is in England. [Letter from Ammondson to LP January 26, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #12.14, file:(A: Correspondence, 1948)]
- Letter from Crane, Chem. Abs. 1/30/48, with report
- Letter from Dr. Leyden Webb, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, The University of Southern California to Joshua Harold Burn, Esq. M.A., Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University cc LP RE: Explains that he has been awaiting the opportunity to pursue his studies at Oxford but was delayed by the war, wonders now if it would be possible to come do research during the1948-1949 academic year, as he has made satisfactory financial and other arrangements. Gives his educational and research background, and summarizes it all by explaining that most of his interest has been directed at the elucidation of the underlying mechanisms of drug action. [Letter from LP to Burn February 11, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 443.16]
- Letter from Dr. Leyden Webb, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, The University of Southern California to LP RE: Congratulates him on his successes in England, encloses a copy of the letter he is sending to Prof. Joshua Burn of the Department of Pharmacology at Oxford University, as he wishes to work at that university for some of his Ph.D. research with the mechanisms of drug actions, asks if LP could put in a good word for him if his path crosses Burn's. (Copy of letter to Burn included) [Letter from LP to Webb February 11, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 443.16]
- Letter from E. R. Smith, Member Commission on Physico-Chem. Data, NRC plus photostat
- Letter from Executive Secretary to Frederick M. Thomas RE: States that she could not find anyone who knew of a regulation prohibiting personal correspondence between an American scientist and a Russian scientist. States Thomas could contact LP at Balliol College, Oxford, England. [Note from Frederick M. Thomas to LP's Secretary January 20, 1948, to LP February 4, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #410.13]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Norman Davidson, California Institute of Technology, RE: LP would like Davidson to continue to collect answers to the problems in "General Chemistry," and send them on around May 1. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b5.3]
- Letter from LP to Edward MacKay, W.H. Freeman and Co., RE: LP is planning to have the answers to the problems in "General Chemistry" ready in spring; he does not believe that worked out solutions are necessary. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
- Letter from LP to George Hampson RE: Explains that he and AHP will be staying with Lord Leverhulme on the night of the 13th but request that sometime on Sunday he and AHP come to his home. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.24]
- Letter from LP to Harry V. Welch, Western Precipitation Corporation. RE: Thanks him for his letter. Informs him that he would like to speak before the Southern California Section. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1948-1949: Box #14.004 Folder #4.3]
- Letter from LP to Prof. Carl G. Niemann, Crellin Laboratory, Caltech, RE: Sends a copy of his letter to Kleiderer. Adds that he will approve of whatever appointments Niemann and Kirkwood decide upon. Discusses his lectures at Oxford. Mentions that David Schoemaker, Hans Kuhn and Dr. Romeyn are working with him on the theory of metals and intermetallic compounds. Adds as a post-script that he approves of Dr. Huang for the penicillin project. [Letters from Niemann to LP January 26, 1948, February 13, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #277.5, file:(Niemann, Carl)]
- Letter from LP to The Right Honorable the Viscount Lord Leverhulme RE: LP accepts his kinds invitation to he and AHP to stay at Thorton Manor on March 13th. [Leverhulme's letter: January 27, 1948] [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.24]
- Letter from LP to W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., RE: LP has spoken with Blackwell's in Oxford about selling his textbook "General Chemistry" in England, and says that they are planning to order a supply of books directly from Freeman. The book seller for the Oxford University Press, Geoffrey Cumberlege, has told him that the arrangement of paying for the books by giving LP pounds would be illegal. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
- Letter from Van R. Potter, Prof. of Oncology, University of Wisconsin, to LP RE: Discusses the usefulness of competitive enzyme inhibitors with affinities higher than the true substrate in the elucidation of the activate structure of the substrate. Mentions that working with Dr. Partee is going well. There are lines in the left margin sectioning the second and third paragraphs. [Filed under LP Correspondence: #312.13]
- Letter from Verner Schomaker to K. Banerjee RE: Informs him that Corey, Hughes or Sturdivant will show him around the labs as both he and LP will be in England. Also suggests other labs that he may wish to visit. [Letter from Banerjee to LP January 30, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.15, file:(B: Correspondence 1948)]
- Manuscript Notes: “Bonds in Simple Molecules”, Oxford, January 3 - February 4, 1948 [Filed under LP Science: Manuscript Notes by Linus Pauling re: Chemical Bonds, 1944-1953: Box #3.005 Folder #5.7]
- Memo from SJ Bates re books for library (Note in pencil in upper right: all O.K. 2/20/48) (Note in pencil, upper right: first class) [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #299.8, File: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948)]
- Note from Frederick M. Thomas to LP RE: States Einstein has written a preface to “Strategy for Survival,” and gives an excerpt. Discusses some of the other points regarding Einstein's preface, publishing issues, and current events. [Letter from Executive Secretary to Frederick M. Thomas February 4, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #410.13]
- Note: Nat. Acad. Sci., notice of meeting, ballot, etc.
- Writes cheque to "E.C. Kleiderer," $10.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Finance, Box 4.018, Folder 18.3]
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