Activity Listings
- Itinerary: Leave San Francisco, arrive in Detroit at 8:15 PM. [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.001, Folder #1.9]
- Letter from Conway Pierce, Pomona College, to LP, RE: Is looking for a replacement for “Hansch” at the College and wonders if LP could suggest some men from England who might be interested in the job. [Letter from LP to Pierce January 17, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P:Correspondence, 1936-1952), Box #312, Folder # 16]
- Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Bob Fiedler, RE: Suggests that he write to a man in Brazil to get more information about the Linus Pauling Study Center. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1951), #128.16]
- Letter from LP to Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, American Chemical Society, RE: Thanks him for the kind letter and states that he is very pleased to have been selected as the first recipient of the Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal of the California Section of the ACS. He has always admired Gilbert Newton Lewis so he feels this award is a special compliment. [Letter from Emery to LP, November 19, 1951] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Leonard Lerman, Department of Biophysics, Medical School, University of Colorado, RE: LP is glad that Lerman is with Dr. Puck at medical school and inquires about the situation regarding the publication of Lerman’s thesis. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1951), #230.17]
- Letter from LP to E.B. Wilson, RE: Agrees that he also has trouble purchasing agents and states he does not know how to advise him, being that he doesn’t understand this aspect of life. [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951), Box #14.019, Folder #19.4]
- Letter from LP to E.B. Wilson, RE: Suggests that they do nothing further on Wolfrom’s suggestion that consideration be given to the publication of the abstracts of papers in the Proceedings. [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951), Box #14.019, Folder #19.4]
- Letter from LP to Edith Terry, RE: Says that he does not have any advice for her because the problem is outside his area of experience. [Note from Terry to LP, September 29, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1951), #410.6]
- Letter from LP to Elizabeth M. Slingerland, c/o M. E. Balling, RE: Informs her that he knows of no groups to which he can refer her work. [Letter from Slingerland to LP, September 6, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1951), #378.5]
- Letter from LP to Fred J. Allen, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, RE: Asks his opinion of Henry Hass. States that they are looking to appoint a man in applied chemistry at the Institute and inquires if he knows enough about chemical engineering and industrial chemistry. [Letter from Allen to LP, November 16, 1951, Allen’s reply destroyed by LP] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Allen, Fred, 1950-1954), #5.3]
- Letter from LP to George Wald, RE: Thanks him for his suggestions in regards to the Proceedings. States that breaking the Proceedings into sections would not be possible due to lack of papers. [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951)]
- Letter from LP to Joseph Capsin, RE: Thanks him for the letters. States that he hopes that Judge Metzger is getting along alright. He and AHP would like to see Capsin again and may stop in Honolulu on their return home from India. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Capsin, Joseph), #57.9]
- Letter from LP to P. F. Sande, RE: Apologizes for the delay in his response and states that the phenomena described in her letter are outside of his expertise. [Letter from Sande to LP, June 4, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1951), #378.5]
- Letter from LP to the Staff members, RE: Says that some staff members have spoken to him about the problem of making the appointment of a younger man in physical chemistry, yet LP thinks that they should appoint a young man in some field of work that is not strongly represented in the Division at the present time. Asks them to consider nominations that they would like to make and send him a statement about any man who they think would be worthy of an appointment as assistant professor. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: (CIT: Materials re: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1946-1956.), Box #1.020, Folder #20.5]
- Letter from Louis Finkelstein, Conference on Science, Philosophy, and Religion, to LP, RE: States that it is always a pleasure to see LP’s photograph in the press because it usually means that LP has received another well-deserved honor. States that he was pleased to read about the action of the California section of the American Chemical Society. [Letter from LP to Finkelstein, December 13, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Finkelstein, Louis), #120.2]
- Letter from Nils Karlsson, Institute of Chemistry, University of Uppsala (Sweden), to LP, RE: Says that he will send the articles but that the detailed report is not ready for publication yet. [Letter from LP to Karlsson, October 31, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1951), #200.16]
- Letter, dictated by LP, to Mr. Hugh Lytle, the Honolulu Advertiser, RE: Informs him that Joe Capsin sent him a clipping of the Advertiser for September 7th. Says that he was glad to see Lytle’s article on the Russians and the theory of resonance. [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Correspondence re: University of Hawaii, 1950-1954.), Box #2.005, Folder #5.3]
- Memo from LP to himself, RE: Discusses chlorine and seric sulfate as oxidizing agents on NiCl2(diarsine)2Cl. [Filed under LP Science: (LP Notes to Self: Scientific, 1941, 1945, 1949-1992), Box #10.003, Folder #3.4]
- Memo from LP to himself, RE: Writes about moments that have been determined in benzene. [Filed under LP Science: (LP Notes to Self: Scientific, 1941, 1945, 1949-1992), Box #10.003, Folder #3.4]
- Newspaper Clipping: “2 Chemists Awarded Achievement Medals”, Stockton (California) Record, November 28, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.15]
- Newspaper Clipping: “Awards Given to Two Chemists”, San Francisco Examiner, November 28, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.15]
- Newspaper Clipping: “Caltech Savants Receive Medals”, Pasadena (California) Independent, November 28, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.16]
- Newspaper Clipping: “Chemical Group Honors Professor at Caltech”, Santa Monica (California) Outlook, November 28, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.15]
- Newspaper Clipping: “Chemical Society Honors 2 on Golden Anniversary”, New York Times, November 28, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.13]
- Newspaper Clipping: “Chemical Society Honors 2 on Golden Anniversary”, New York Times, November 28, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.15]
- Newspaper Clipping: “Chemists Receive Medals for Work”, Modesto (California) Bee, November 28, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.16]
- Newspaper Clipping: “UC Chemist, Dr. Li, Honored by California Section of ACS”, Berkeley (California) Gazette, November 28, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.16]
- Note from Sidney Weinbaum to LP, RE: Tells about life in prison and the Inter-Relations Committee that he is on. [Letters from LP to Weinbaum, October 5, 1951 and March 12, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Weinbaum, Sidney, 1952), #433.7]
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