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Letter from Linus Pauling to Lloyd H. Reyerson. Page 1. January 23, 1956
Letter from Linus Pauling to Lloyd H. Reyerson. January 23, 1956. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

Activity Listings

  • Letter from LP to Dr. E.B. Chain, F.R.S., Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy, RE: Might be able to accept invitation to speak at the ceremony celebrating the centenary of the death of Avogadro, depending on the date of the ceremony. Plans to lecture in Illinois in April and would not be able to leave the U.S. until the middle of May; would prefer to leave in June. A conference LP had planned to attend has been canceled, which frees up his summer schedule. [Letters from Chain to LP January 16, 1956, February 4, 1956] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1956s.25]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. E.R. Loveland, American College of Physicians, RE: LP's secretary has sent a photo and biographical info. Would like his name engraved as "Linus Pauling." Under separate cover, sends autographed photograph for their archives. If they would like LP to prepare a short biography, would like to know how many words it should contain. Has sent Dr. George C. Griffith an abstract of his talk. Encloses a copy of the abstract. Thanks the ACP for selecting him to receive the John Phillips Memorial Award. [Letter from Wulf to Loveland January 24, 1956, Letter from Loveland to LP January 31, 1956] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1956s.16]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. George C. Griffith, RE: LP sends a copy of the abstract of the talk which he will deliver when he receives the John Phillips Memorial Award. [Letter from Griffith to LP February 3, 1956] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1956s.16]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. W. Keith Hall, Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, RE: Comments on Hall's and Emmett's manuscript regarding catalytic activity of copper-nickel alloys. Inquires especially about the d character. [Letters from Hall to LP January 17, 1956, February 10, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1956), #167.1]
  • Letter from LP to G. W. Wheland, University of Chicago, RE: Discusses issues of resonance raised in Wheland's book, Resonance in Organic Chemistry. Inquires about details of specific molecules. [Letters from Wheland to LP January 20, 1956, February 4, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Wheland, G. W.), #437.7]
  • Letter from LP to Gentlemen at the Imprimerie Royale P.A. Norstedt and Söner RE: Orders five copies of the book, Les Prix Nobel en 1954 for presentation to Caltech and his children. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1956), #287.23]
  • Letter from LP to Kurt Osteringer RE: Suggests Osteringer read a lecture he gave five years ago and an article by him and Prof. Corey, "The Configuration of Polypeptide Chains in Proteins." Mentions interatomic distances in the amide group and electronic structure. [Note from Osteringer to LP December 30, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1956), #300.18]
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Kenneth Goodall RE: Glad to have her letter. Recommends that her son, Dick, go to school at Reed or Oregon State and then consider coming to Caltech as a graduate student. [Letter from Goodall to LP January 20, 1956] [Filed under LP Science: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975: Box #14.015, Folder #15.4]
  • Letter from LP to Richard T. Arnold, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Inc., RE: Reiterates his support for Prof. Roberts. Says he trusts the Program Committee to make a proper decision regarding the distribution of grants. [Letter from Arnold to LP January 19, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Roberts, John D.), #330.6]
  • Letter from LP to Warren Chester RE: Informs that there is no one on the Caltech staff who could assist with the question of adhesion between metal and non-metallic surfaces. Makes brief suggestions on the problem. [Note from Chester to LP January 26, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1956), #74.24]
  • Letter from Margaret Cooper, W. H. Freeman & Co,, Publishers, to Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, CIT, RE: Freeman has written to Davis to give permission to use Table 5-1 from General Chemistry. [Letter from Wulf to Freeman January 23, 1956] [Filed under LP Books: General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, Second Edition: #1953b2.2]
  • Letter from Walter Yust, Encyclopedia Britannica, to LP RE: Is pleased to send LP the tear sheets he requested. [Letter from LP to Editor January 23, 1956, Letter from LP to Yust February 3, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1956), #112.22]
  • Note from Ellis T. Harris, Bolton Technical College, to LP RE: Asks LP for permission to quote figures from The Nature of the Chemical Bond in a general chemistry textbook Harris is writing. [Letter from LP to Harris February 1, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1956), #167.1]
  • Proposed Itinerary: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Telegram from T. L. Wilson, U.S. Rubber Co., to LP RE: Requests address and occupation of three former U.S. Rubber Fellows. [Telegram from Wulf to Wilson January 27, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1956), #444.4]