Activity Listings
- Bill from Hayne Heating Service to LP for $7.94. Handwritten note: “Pd.” [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: (Assorted Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1951-1962.), Box #4.060, Folder #60.1]
- Bill from the Tropical Sales & Manufacturing Co. to AHP for $2.25. Attached is another bill from the Tropical Sales & Manufacturing Co. to AHP for $9.30. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: (Assorted Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1951-1962.), Box #4.060, Folder #60.1]
- Itinerary: Hawaii May 25-June 6 [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.001 Folder 1.9]
- Letter dictated by LP to Melba Phillips, Secretary, American Association of Scientific Workers, RE: Accepts nomination as a vice-president of the World Federation of Scientific Workers. States that he hopes that the delay in his reply was not an inconvenience to her. Expresses his approval of the draft of Backgrounds for Policy that was given to the subcommittee of the national Executive Committee. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups (Am)), Box #4.009, Folder #9.1]
- Letter from F. C. Tompkins, Faraday Society, to LP RE: Tells LP that LP’s application will be put before the Faraday Society at their next meeting and encloses a receipt for his subscription. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1951), #128.16]
- Letter from LP to Deltov Bronk, cc: Prof. E.B. Wilson RE: Asks to take up the matter of changing the conditions of publication with the Council of the National Academy. [Prof. E.B. Wilson’s reply June 1, 1951] [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951); Box #14.019, Folder #19.4]
- Letter from LP to Else L. Schulze, Technical Library, Proctor and Gamble Co., RE: States that he is glad that they nominated Dr. Bilger for the Garvan Medal Award. Says that he has met her a few times but that he is not very familiar with her work, but that he will soon find out when he sees her in Honolulu. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1951), #37.18]
- Letter from LP to Frederick Rossini RE: Approves the recommendations of the report submitted by the subcommittee on Physicochemical Symbols and Terminology. [Filed under LP Science, (National Research Council, 1950-1992), Box #14.028, Folder #28.1]
- Letter from LP to J. L. Franklin, Humble Oil & Refining Company, RE: States that he is sorry that he missed him in Minneapolis and that he has not had time to answer his letter. Tells Franklin that he has not had time to sufficiently consider the question and give an opinion. [Letter from Franklin to LP, April 18, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1951), #128.16]
- Letter from LP to Maurice B. Visscher, Department of Physiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, RE: Declines the invitation to speak at the dedication of a new plant run by the Unitarian Society of Minneapolis. Expresses his admiration of the Unitarian Society, but states that his schedule will not permit the trip. [Letter from Visscher to LP, May 14, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (V: Correspondence, 1951), #427.11]
- Letter from LP to Moses Kunitz, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, RE: LP reports Dr. Tang’s lack of success in obtaining photographs of Kunitz’s crystalline pyrophosphatase, and states that the work has been interrupted. [Letter from Kunitz to LP, June 5, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Kunitz, Moses, 1951), #199.18]
- Letter from LP to Per-Olov, Löwdin, Department of Physics, Duke University, RE: Thanks him for the letter and his interest in visiting LP. States that they would be glad to have Löwdin visit them during August or for a few months in the fall. Discusses his own travel plans so Löwdin knows when he will be in Pasadena. States that he looks forward to talking with him, especially about his work on binding energies in metals. [Letter from Lowdin to LP, May 7, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Löwdin, Per-Olov), #218.4]
- Letter from N.V. Sidgwick, Lincoln College, to LP RE: Says that he is pleased with the information LP presented in previous letters. Mentions an upcoming visit to New York and the possibility of meeting with LP. Asks LP to inquire as to why he has not received recent journals from the ACS. [Letter from LP to Sidgwick, May 1, 1951 and Letter from LP to Emery, June 13, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Sidgwick, N. V.), #364.1]
- Letter from P. P. Ewald to LP RE: Says that he is sorry that he missed him during a recent visit. Acknowledges receipt of the paper on the “Structure of Alloys of Lead and Thallium” and states that he will send it on to Cambridge. Says that he will be going to England and Stockholm in June, and that he is sorry that he won’t see Sommerfield in Munich. Writes that Sommerfield was killed on April 26th from a car accident. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Ewald, Paul), #110.4]
- Memo from Ian Campbell to President L. A. DuBridge, cc: Dean Watson, Harvey Mudd, R. F. Bacher, George Beadle, LP, and the Division Staff, RE: Tells DuBridge about the recommendations for appointments in the Division of the Geological Sciences. Explains that the most important step is going to be appointing Harrison Brown as chairman of their Division. Submits his resignation as Acting Chairman of the Division to become effective at any time that DuBridge or his staff chooses. [Memo from LP to DuBridge, cc: Campbell, June 13, 1951] [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: (California Institute of Technology: Administrative Files, 1938-1971.), Box #1.030, Folder #30.3]
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