Activity Listings
- Copy of an Assay Certificate for M. L. Shelton, signed by Fred B. Greusel. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1938-1950: Box #14.008 Folder #8.12]
- Letter from Barbara W. Low, Department of Physical Chemistry, Harvard Medical School, to LP RE: Hopes LP will be able to visit on his way home from England. Mentions that G.B. Hey of Stockport would like to see LP to discuss computing methods. [Letters from LP to Hey April 27, 1948, from Hey to LP May 3, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165.13, file:(H: Correspondence, 1948)]
- Letter from Charles W. Tobias, University of California, to LP. Writes on behalf of Dr. Steven Naray-Szabo who was convicted of the intention to overthrow the communist regime in Budapest and imprisoned for four years. He asks LP to materially aid Naray-Szabo's wife and three children and gives instructions for doing so. [Letter from LP to Tobias, June 24, 1948]. LP Peace: Box 6.014, Folder 14.10
- Letter from John M. Server, Jr., Editor, Western Construction News to LP RE: Explains that there has been a great deal of interest in the possibility of converting sea water into potable water in the semi-arid West, as well as articles in Time discussing the possibility of using atomic energy to distill water. Explains that LP probably has more information on this subject and wonders if he could prepare an article for them on the present and future status of this matter. Explains that Western Construction News covers all the Western States and has many readers among engineers engaged in work with the irrigation and waterworks fields, and this discussion by an real authority such as LP would be of great interest to them. [Letter from LP to Server May 11, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 443.16]
- Memorandum from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to LP . RE: A man named Garner has sent in a list of criticisms of "General Chemistry," and Freeman has forwarded them on to LP. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b5.3]
- Memorandum from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to LP. RE: Freeman has spoken to the UCLA staff about their reaction to "General Chemistry." They seem to think the text doesn't prepare students enough for the information it presents. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
- Note from E. G. V. Percival to LP RE: Thanking LP for the splendid talk he gave at the University of Edinburgh. [LP's reply: April 27, 1948] [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.28]
- Program from the Annual General Meeting of the APS. [Filed under LP Science: American Philosophical Society, 1936-1963, 1989, 1991: Box #14.011 Folder #11.2]
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