Activity Listings
- Check from AHP to Home Garden Supply for $7.21. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1948-November 1950; 1960-1962), Box #4.019, Folder #19.2]
- Letter from Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, American Chemical Society, to the Board of Directors RE: Discusses ACS matters, including amendments to current bylaws and proposals. Encloses related materials. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1950), #12.16]
- Letter from F. Fromm, Head of the Department of Chemistry, Mount Mercy College, to LP RE: Discusses his correspondence with Alden Emery and other individuals about the undesirable questionnaire. Asks LP to back him up in this matter before the Committee. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1950), #128.15]
- Letter from Florence S. Chesse to LP RE: Encloses the two sample sets of pages for College Chemistry. Informs that they need to hear his comments and criticisms as soon as possible. [Filed under LP Books: 1950b.2]
- Letter from G. Abramovich to the Dean of Graduate Studies at CIT RE: Asks if there are any post-doctoral Research Fellowships in Chemistry for the academic year 1950-51 and, if so, if they could send him an application blank. [Letter from the Executive Secretary at CIT, to Abramovich, February 6, 1950] [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: (CIT: Materials re: Teaching and Advising of Graduate Students by Linus Pauling, 1935-1963.), Box #1.017, Folder #17.3]
- Letter from H. J. Muller to George Baitsell thanking him for the publication of the article and the copies that he received. However, he is concerned about the way the article was presented and apologizes that the material presented in the article would lose interest by the reader. He requests for the urgent publication of the second part of the article, ideally in the succeeding issue. [Letter from LP to Baitsell February 17, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Sigma Xi) #375.2]
- Letter from Henri A. Levy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to LP RE: Discusses the difficulties that they are having in obtaining security clearance for LP. States that he will still be able to participate in the unclassified phases of the seminar but that he will not be able to visit the laboratory. Expresses his displeasure regarding this situation. [Letters from LP to Levy January 17, 1950 and January 26, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1950), #230.16]
- Letter from W. H. Freeman to LP RE: Says that the pages did arrive and that it is urgent that they get the composition started so they will have it bound by April. Informs LP of the type size and font of the words and equations in College Chemistry. [Letter from LP to Freeman January 17, 1950] [Filed under LP Books: 1950b.2]
- Note from Dr. George Wolf, Department of Chemistry, Harvard University RE: Apologizes for the long delay in his reply. Explains that the people he talked to did not feel that he was ready for such a research program. Thanks LP for his interest and hospitality. [Letter from LP to Wolf December 2, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1950), #443.18]
- Note from E. Bright Wilson to LP RE: Informs LP that the Council “junked” the Executive Committee and has reverted to the original organization of a chairman and a committee. Responds to ideas and concerns that LP raised his letter. [Letter from LP to Wilson January 17, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Wilson, E. Bright), #438.4]
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