Letter from Linus Pauling to George R. Harrison. Page 1. June 13, 1955
Letter from Linus Pauling to George R. Harrison. June 13, 1955. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

Travel: Indianapolis, IN

Activity Listings

  • Check from AHP to W.F. Hurst for $133.64. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Invitation: Dedication of the Richard Benbridge Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry, Purdue University, June 16 -17. ***
  • Itinerary: Dedication New 4½ Million lab 2 PM (by phone) [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Itinerary: leave Nashville, arrive in Indianapolis at 10:40 AM, dedication ceremony at 2:00 PM, banquet at 6:30 PM [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Dr. J.O. Clayton, American Chemical Society, RE: Sends a glossy print and some biographical material on LP in connection with his talk before the California Section of the ACS on August 8. [Letters from LP to Clayton May 31, 1955, August 24, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.20]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Dr. Victor A. Lewinson, Maritime Cargo Transportation Conference, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, RE: By now, Lewinson should have received reprints of the paper on "Radial Distribution Function Calculated by the Monte Carlo Method of a Hard Sphere Fluid." Wonders if any reprints of the article should be sent to the Office of Naval Research, as the work was supported in part by ONR. Wonders if Lewinson or the other two authors have already taken care of this. Requests that Lewinson talk with Professor Kirkwood regarding this matter, and then let Wulf know, if necessary, how many reprints should be sent to him. Wulf has about 150 copies on hand. [Letter from Lewinson to Wulf June 30, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1955-1960), #231.1]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Robert F. Gould, Managing Editor, Chemical and Engineering News, RE: Returns the completed questionnaires regarding the employment of 1955 Caltech graduates. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Organizational Correspondence. (Ch - Ci), #70.3]
  • Letter from Don Harnage to LP RE: Enjoyed LP's textbook College Chemistry, which was used in the general chemistry course which Harnage recently completed. Their teacher informed them that LP had recently won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Would appreciate LP writing a letter to Harnage and his classmates regarding LP's views on chemistry, as well as on how he received the Nobel Prize. [Letter from LP to Harnage June 24, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1950-1955), #166.6]
  • Letter from Dr. Gary Felsenfeld, Mathematical Institute, Oxford, England, to LP RE: Says he is interested in working at the Rockefeller Institute and has written to Dr. Bronk as LP suggested. His work with Dr. Coulson has been concerned with the structure of the chlorocuprate ion. Describes details of this work. Says he is currently attempting to predict the spectrum of the chlorocuprate ion. Plans to bring this work to rest, if not to conclusion, in time to write a paper before leaving England. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Individual Correspondence. (Feinburg - Feynman)), #119.3]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Nobel Prize Winner Tells Conference America Needs More Young Scientists," Nashville Tennessean, June 16, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.158]