Activity Listings
- Letter from B.H. Sage to W.E. Bradley, Chairman, General Sessions, Atlantic City Meeting, Petroleum Division, ACS, RE: Thanks Bradley for the invitation to the institution's staff to speak at the meeting. At the present time, none of the staff feel they have anything suitable for presentation. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
- Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Berkeley Travelodge, RE: Instead of arriving on January 3, LP will arrive on January 4 and AHP will join him a few days later. Departure date remains the same. [Letter from LP to Berkeley Travelodge December 16, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1956s.3]
- Letter from Dr. John Leo Abernathy, Physical Sciences Dept., California State Polytechnic College, to LP RE: Richard Wistar gave Abernathy material on LP's recent talk before the Pomona College Channing Club. Wistar suggested that Abernathy should obtain a copy of LP's "The Genesis of Ideas" to include in the Journal of Chemical Education. [Letter from LP to Wistar December 5, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.26]
- Letter from Dr. Per-Olov Lowdin, Quantum Chemistry Group, University of Uppsala, Sweden, to LP RE: Pleased to have met LP and AHP at the Texas Conference. Would like to adjust his travel plans so that he arrives in Pasadena on February 6 and leaves on February 13. Planning a series of three lectures on the general theme: Some Actual Problems in the Quantum Theory of Molecules. The three lectures will be titled (1) Theoretical Methods of Investigating the Electronic Structure of Matter, (2) Electronic Correlation in the Chemical Bond, and (3) Use of Density Matrices in Quantum Chemistry. During the week, hopes to make a short visit to Professor McMillan at UCLA. Will also need to obtain a sailing permit while in Los Angeles. [Letter from LP to Lowdin November 23, 1955, December 30, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Individual Correspondence. (Longuet-Higgins - LuValle)), #218.4]
- Letter from LP to Dr. H.G. Thode, Hamilton College, McMaster University, RE: Thode might be interested in hiring Dr. John G. White. White has been on the Princeton University staff for a few years. LP has just heard that Princeton is not keeping him. White has experience in the x-ray field and has a good reputation. If interested, Thode should contact H.S. Taylor. [Letter from Thode to LP December 14, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1936-1955), #410.20]
- Letter from LP to Professor F.O. Rice, Chemistry Dept., The Catholic University of America, RE: Thanks Rice for the invitation to have lunch with the department and to deliver a lecture to the graduate students at Catholic University. Plans to visit Washington for the National Academy of Sciences meeting in April. However, his schedule for this trip is already so full that he cannot accept Rice's invitation on this trip. [Letter from Rice to LP December 22, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
- Memorandum from R.B. Gilmore to LP RE: Lists how the funds have been budgeted for a $9,700 check from the NSF for Grant G1189. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.4]
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December
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