Activity Listings
- Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Executive Secretary of the Department of Chemistry, Caltech to David O. Woodbury RE: Replies that LP is in England until next summer and so will be unable to meet with him when he visits in April, but suggests he speak to other members of the staff to get some of the background information he needs. [Letter from Woodbury to LP March 7, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 443.16]
- Letter from Dr. William Doering, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, to LP RE: Invites LP to the Organic Reaction Mechanisms Conference being held July 5-9, 1948 in New London, NH. Adds as a postscript that he's “still stewing about the book. Thanks for the encouragement.” [Letters from Wulf to Doering March 15, 1948, from LP to Doering March 22, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #98.13, file:(D: Correspondence, 1948)]
- Letter from Eleanor T. Middleditch, Regional Secretary, Central and Eastern European Div., Institute of International Education, to LP RE: States that Dr. Camille Sandorfy's application hasn't yet reached the Institute, but will keep LP in mind. States that they do not have funds to give to Hungarian students for maintenance and travel expenses. [Letters from LP to the Institute of International Education March 1, 1948, to Fellowship Division of U.N.E.S.C.O. May 4, 1948 ] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #357.2]
- Letter from Gordon H. Scott, Program Committee, Department of Anatomy, Wayne University College of Medicine to LP RE: Explains that the Detroit Institute of Cancer Research and other organizations will sponsor a scientific program in October, says part of the purpose is to introduce interested scientists to their facilities and demonstrate clearly the part of fundamental research in cancer investigation, asks distinguished scientists in related fields to participate, invites him to present a 45 minute paper of which subject he would choose but gives a suggestion, says they can offer an honorarium of $200 and would appreciate a reply soon. [Letter from Wulf to Scott March 15, 1948, letter from LP to Scott May 10, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 378.2 (S: Correspondence, 1948)]
- Letter from LP to Dean E.C. Watson, Caltech RE: Replies that he has asked Professor Whitehead of Mathematics there about Copson and Offord, says he thought Copson was rather uninteresting but seemed to think he would be good in charge of the Bateman manuscript project in case Erdelyi leaves, and he did not know Offord. Says Watson might be interested to ask the mathematicians about a man named Alex Zinghas, who is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Berlin, who would like to come to the U.S. Explains Zinghas' amazing background as a student and then a Professor, and gives his sources. [Letter from Watson to LP February 12, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 443.16]
- Letter from LP to Dr. R. Macy, Chief, Chemical Division, Army Chemical Center, RE: Regrets he will be unable to attend the symposium from June 28th to 30th as he will not return to the U.S. until September. [Letter from Macy to LP February 25, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #255.15, file:(M: Correspondence, 1948)]
- Letter from LP to Prof. A. Von Hippel, Physics Dept., MIT, RE: Asks Von Hippel to send a copy of the up-to-date compilation of electric dipole moments values. [Letter from LP to Prof. A. Von Hippel April 26, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 427.8]
- Letter from LP to Prof. J. H. Sturdivant, Caltech, cc: CIT, RE: Can't give any advice on the situation with Miss Hamburger. States it may be useful to give her a job if she could be of help on their crystal structure program. [Two copies] [Letter from J.H. Sturdivant to LP March 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #370.3]
- Letter from LP to Professor E. Bauer RE: LP encloses an abstract of his talk for the symposium on the chemical bond. He has decided to change the title of his talk to: “The Nature of the Chemical Bonds in Metals and Intermetallic Compounds.” [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.28]
- Letter from LP to the Curator of the Sheldonian Theatre RE: Says he would be pleased to have a ticket for himself and a lady's ticker for his wife for the Convocation on Tuesday, May 25th. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
- Letter from Priscilla Roth, Secretary to LP to Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP at Caltech RE: Asks for the contribution number from her last note as she accidentally threw it away, says LP says not to bother sending the Silliman Lecture discs, says she has tried to prod LP about the Pardee MS but says he's leaving for a four-day trip to Port Sunlight and Liverpool, asks for ream of plain white onion skin, and tells her the other contribution number she needs. Talks about news from back home, gives her news from England as well as the activities of LP and family, tells about the Schomakers' visit, and thanks her for her advice about George. [Letter from Roth to Wulf March 16, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
- List of mail forwarded from Caltech by Beatrice Wulf to Priscilla Roth at Balliol College. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
- Note [in French] from Paul Rumpf to LP RE: Encloses an essay on “Intermolecular Forces and Hydrogen Bond” he wrote. States that he hopes LP will return to France and sends regards to AHP and the Pauling children. [Filed under LP Correspondence: #340.13]
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