Activity Listings
- Correspondence, Flyer: The Valence of Metals and the Structure of Intermetallic Compounds, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, England. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.44]
- Letter from Bishwanath Bhattacharya to LP, RE: Bhattacharya would like to study under LP, and provides a list of his degrees and accomplishments. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia, Box 1.020, Folder 20.4]
- Letter from Dr. Jurg Waser, Crellin Laboratory, Caltech to LP RE: Says the Rice Institute offered him a position on staff which he has accepted after a visit, says he has chosen LP's book as the text for his freshman class, says the arsenobenzene problem begins to look very interesting and says that the publishing firm of Birkhauser in Basel finally decided that the book would cost twice as much as in America to publish in translation. [Letters from LP to Waser January 17, 1948, June 7, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 431.8]
- Letter from Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists to Dorothy Loeb. Thanks her for her support and providing the names to add to their mailing list. [Letter from Loeb to Einstein, May 19, 1948]. LP Peace: Box 3.005, Folder 5.3
- Letter from Lee A. DuBridge to LP RE: Discusses LP's activities in Europe and Kirkwood's at Caltech. Discusses the provisions of Mr. Crellin's will, stating that Caltech will receive around $200,000, and that LP's son Crellin is to receive a bequest of $5,000. Mentions that George Hoag also died last week. Goes on to discuss the proposed Chemical-Biology building to which Mr. Church has pledged $1.5 million. [Letter from LP to DuBridge May 19, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #96.16, file:(DuBridge, Lee A., 1937, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958-1961, 1968, 1981-1982)]
- Letter from W. H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Company to LP RE: Explains there is a rumor that Turkevich of Princeton has signed a contract with Wiley for an advanced inorganic chemistry, says Behnke is checking on this since Turkevich promised them the manuscript, suggests LP write to Turkevich if he thinks him an excellent prospect saying how he looks forward to seeing his manuscript in his series. [Letter from LP to Turkevich June 8, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 439.6]
- Note from Dr. Lewis H. Flint, Louisiana State University, to LP RE: Sends a manuscript he has written that was prompted by LP's article in the winter issue of American Scientist. Notes that he is enclosing a note from Dr. Baitsell regarding the manuscript. Discusses the content of the paper and requests LP's comments, as LP is “quite unafraid of new ideas and approaches.” (Note in pencil: “MS turned down by American Scientist.” [Letter from Wulf to Flint June 1, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #128.13, file:(F: Correspondence, 1948)]
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