Activity Listings
- Itinerary: Byrn Mawr College, Sigma Xi; The Deanery, dinner at 6:30 PM; talk "The Structure of Porteins" [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
- Letter from Dr. Cannon C. Hearne, Director, Foreign Training Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, to LP RE: Mrs. Marta Vargas, a pharmaceutical chemist at the Veterinary Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture in Chile, plans to come to the U.S. Encloses copies of the proposed program for Vargas. Wonders if it might be possible for Vargas to study recent developments in chromatography at Caltech during May 14-18. [Letter from LP to Hearne May 26, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Organizational Correspondence. (Un -Un)), #420.4]
- Letter from Allan Perlman to LP RE: Encloses a self-explanatory clipping. Discusses the benefits of consuming wheat germ oil. Wonders why doctors and pharmacists are not encouraging people to consume it. Wonders if anyone at Caltech might be able to test the value of wheat germ oil. [Letter from LP to Perlman May 10, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #313.3]
- Letter from Dr. Robert B. Corey, Gates and Crellin Laboratories, Caltech, to Professor Silvio Ranzi, Istituto di Zoologia, Milano, Italy, RE: As LP is away from Pasadena, Ranzi's letter has been referred to Corey for immediate reply. Corey is afraid that his letter left the wrong impression on Ranzi. LP would like to attend the conference, but is unable to do so because of other engagements. When LP returns to Pasadena, he will answer Ranzi's letter personally. [Letter from Ranzi to LP April 23, 1955, Letter from LP to Ranzi May 25, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
- Letter from Dr. Roger Revelle, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, to LP RE: Considering the appointment of Dr. Gustaf Arrhenius as Associate Professor on the faculty of Scripps. Describes the procedure for such appointments. Requests that LP write a letter containing his appraisal of Arrhenius' scientific achievements, as well as his promise as a researcher and teacher. Encloses copies of his bibliography and curriculum vitae. [Letter from LP to Revelle May 26, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
- Letter from Jean Laffitte, General Secretary, Secretariat of the World Council of Peace, to LP RE: Invites LP to attend a World Assembly for Peace in Helsinki during June 22-29. The Assembly will examine the questions of atomic weapons and general disarmament, cooperation among the nations, and the maintenance of peace. Representatives from many different countries and walks of life will be in attendance. Attendees will be divided into smaller homogeneous groups to foster more effective work. [Letter from Joliot-Curie April 27, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Individual Correspondence. (Johnson - Jukes), #190.3]
- Letter from Jean Laffitte, General Secretary, World Council of Peace, to LP RE: Invites LP to attend the World Assembly for Peace in Helsinki on June 22 through June 29. The Assembly will examine the questions of atomic weapons and disarmament. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Wo-Yo), Box #4.017, Folder #17.1]
- Letter from N. N. Gupta, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, to LP RE: Enjoyed speaking with LP recently in India. Found that experimental work by Henke and Dumond at Caltech corresponded with his own theoretical work. Requests that LP review Gupta's experimental work. After finishing his doctoral thesis, plans to review his experimental work in the sp2d quantization of carbon. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1936-1956)), #140.19]
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April
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