Activity Listings
- Letter from A. Gordon Nickle, Program Chairman, Toronto Section, Chemical Institute of Canada, to LP RE: Confirms arrangements for LP’s lecture, “The Structure of Antibodies and the Nature of Serological Reactions,” in Toronto on November 6th. Discusses the audience composition and other factors related to the lecture. States that he would like to visit Professor Peacock. [Letter from Nickle to LP, October 31, 1950] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.24]
- Letter from Charles Coulson, University of London King’s College, to LP RE: States that they are delighted to learn about LP’s visit to Stockholm in July 1950 and the possibility of stopping in England on the way home. [Letter from LP to Coulson, October 9, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence, (Coulson, Charles A.) #68.4]
- Letter from Howard A. Meyerhoff to LP, RE: Says that he has been authorized to start an investigation into other cases where scientists were prohibited from their intended travel by the State Department. Asks LP for any assistance that he may be able to offer. [Letter from LP to Meyerhoff, October 6, 1950] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Political Issues: Ralph Spitzer: Academic Freedom and Passport Difficulties, 1942-1994), Box #2.034, Folder #34.2]
- Letter from JL Oncley, University Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Harvard University, to LP RE: Requests he look at the letter from Dr. EK Narayanan enclosed. Regrets they didn’t get to meet in Schenectady but hopes to soon. [Letter from EK Narayanan to Dr. JL Oncley September 19, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (Materials re: Oxypolygelatin Blood Plasma Substitute, 1945-1951), Box #6.003, Folder #3.2]
- Letter from LP to David Harker, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, RE: Tells Dr. Harker that Dr. Corey was carrying out the X-ray analysis of lysozyme and that his work will be published soon. [Letter from LP to Harker, October 16, 1950 and Letter from Harker to LP, October 25, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Harker, David), #151.10]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Edward Gerjioy, Society for Social Responsibility in Science, RE: Thanks him for the letter and states that he is interested in the work of the SSRS. States that their letter is excellent and he hopes that he will be successful in the formation of an effective organization. States that he feels that he has joined as many organizations as he can handle and is going to postpone his decision about joining the SSRS. [Letters from Gerjuoy to LP, October 16, 1950 and November 17, 1950] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, (Pe-St)), Box #4.014, Folder #14.4]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Edwin H. Shaw, Jr., Department of Biochemistry, University of South Dakota, RE: Writes that he would be pleased to speak before the annual meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science and the topic of the Structure of Antibodies and the Nature of Serological Reactions would be a satisfactory one. [Letter from Shaw to LP, October 13, 1950, Letter from Shaw to LP, November 3, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.3]
- Letter from LP to Lord Halsbury, Managing Director, National Research Development Corporation, RE: Regrets that he will not be in Pasadena during Halsbury’s visit. Suggests that Halsbury talk with David Shoemaker and Lee DuBridge instead. [Letters from Halsbury to LP, October 16, 1950 and October 30, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1950), #166.1]
- Letter from LP to Niels Bjerrum RE: Discusses the entropy of ice. [Letter from Bjerrum to LP, October 25, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1951), #37.18]
- Letter from W. F. Libby, Acting Editor, Journal of Chemical Physics, to LP RE: Asks LP to read and determine if the enclosed manuscript by J. C. Slater is suitable for publication in the journal. Handwritten note indicates that LP recommended the manuscript for publication. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Libby, W. F.), #217.2]
- Note from Professor E.B. Wilson, Editor, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences to LP RE: Discusses the business meeting at the Autumn Meeting and how multiple members got up and said that they did not like the Proceedings and found them useless, while others said they did like it, explains that there will now be some heated discussions on revising the publication. [Letter from LP to Wilson October 24, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951), Box #14.019, Folder #19.3]
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October
18, 1950
