Activity Listings
- Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Seros & Keene, RE: At the request of Prudence Thrift, sends a photograph of LP along with biographical information for use in connection with the Los Feliz Summer Forum meeting on August 24. [Letter from LP to Thrift July 18, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.21]
- Letter from Dr. Martin Karplus, Mathematical Institute, Oxford, England, to LP RE: National Science Foundation has approved of Karplus coming to Pasadena. Karplus also received notice that he has been reclassified by the Selective Service as 1A. Will drastically affect plans to revise the book. Has appealed the classification and requests that LP write a letter in support of the appeal. Gives the address of his board. Has written to Professor Wilson about the reclassification. [Letter from Gutowsky to LP July 18, 1955, Letter from LP to Selective Service System July 20, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kamb - Kendrew)), #197.6]
- Letter from H.S. Gotowsky, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Dept., University of Illinois, to LP RE: Received notice that Dr. Martin Karplus has been reclassified as 1A by the Selective Service. The reclassification is being appealed. Requests that LP write a letter in support of the appeal. [Letter from LP to Karplus May 20, 1955, Letter from Karplus to LP July 18, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kamb - Kendrew)), #197.6]
- Letter from LP to Dr. L.A. Goldblatt, United States Department of Agriculture, RE: Thanks Goldblatt for sending the announcement about Dr. Thurber, LP has already sent him a letter of congratulations. LP says that it was a pleasure to visit some time ago and hopes that they may see each other again. [Letter from Goldblatt to LP June 29, 1955] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.3]
- Letter from LP to Professor J.B.S. Haldane, Biometry Dept., University College, London, RE: Pleased to receive the two reprints that Haldane sent. Under separate cover, sends a copy of his Harvey lecture. LP and AHP enjoyed visiting Haldane's laboratory a few years ago. Hopes to see Haldane again, but does not have any definite plans to visit England at this time. LP has decided to do some work in the field of mental deficiency. He feels sure that many cases of mental deficiency are due to as yet unrecognized biochemical abnormality. Specifically, he plans to study phenylketonuria and mongolism. Requests Haldane's advice in this matter. [Letter from Haldane to LP August 9, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Individual Correspondence. (Haaland - Harned)), #151.5]
- Letter from LP to Prudence M. Thrift, RE: Pleased to be delivering a talk on "A New World Through Chemistry" at the Los Feliz Summer Forum on August 24. Under separate cover, sends a photograph and some biographical material to Seros & Keene. [Letter from Thrift to LP June 15, 1955, Letter from Wulf to Seros & Keene July 18, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.21]
- Letter from LP to Sri K.L. Govil, M.A., Registrar, University of Allahabad RE: Regretfully informs Govil that his busy schedule dictates that he will be unable to join the Board of Examiners to assess the thesis of Sri Y.P. Varshney on "Investigations in Molecular Spectra and Structure." [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence), #12.21]
- Letter from Professor A. Katchalsky, International Symposium on Macromolecular Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, to LP RE: Encloses a tentative program of the International Symposium on Macromolecular Chemistry to be held in Israel on April 3 - 9, 1956. Further details will be available after the meeting of the Commission on Macromolecules on July 23 in Zurich. Invites LP to participate in the Symposium. [Letter from LP to Katchalsky July 26, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1936-1956), #200.20]
- Letter from Professor Joseph O. Hirschfelder, Chemistry Dept., University of Wisconsin, to LP RE: The Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry of the ACS, along with the Division of Chemical Physics of the APS, invite LP to speak at their symposium on valency and chemical bonding during June 20-22, 1956 at the University of Wisconsin. During the opening session, they would like to have three general talks by "old masters," such as LP. [Letter from LP to Hirschfelder August 4, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Individual Correspondence. (Hicks - Hodgkin)), #159.8]
- Memo from LP to Dr. G. W. Beadle. [Letter from Beadle to Committee of the AAAS on the Theobald Smith Award August 2, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Individual Correspondence. (Ibers - Itano)), #181.5]
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INTER-OFFICE MEMO.
To
G. W. Beadle
FROM
L. Pauling
DATE
18 July 1955
SUBJECT Nomination of Harvey Itano
I have prepared a nomination of Harvey Itano for the Theobald Smith Award ($1000 and a bronz [sic] medal) which will be presented to someone during the Association's 122nd meeting, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, this December. Would you he willing to prepare a letter supporting the nomination, in which you stress the nominee's personality, training, and research work? I think that in particular a statement such as you have made to me orally about the high opinion in which Dr. Itano is held personally by members of your Division of Biology would be especially needed. I should like to have seven signed copies of your letter. I enclose a draft of the nomination that I have prepared.
Linus Pauling:W
- Review by LP on Newton Ressler's "Representation of Molecular Structure." Sees nothing of value in this manuscript. Recommends that it not be accepted for publication by the Journal of Chemical Physics. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1921-1957), #74.23]
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