Activity Listings
- Letter from Irvin Stewart, Director, Committee on Scientific Aids to Learning, to LP RE: Thanks LP for the suggestion to wait to give Prof. Murdock the grant and states they will wait till Caltech has worked out any problems with the punch cards. Asks if LP thinks it worthwhile to make copies of the punch cards for all institutions working with IBM machines on crystal structures. [Letters from LP to Dr. Irvin Stewart July 2, 1940, July 10, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #368.6]
- Letter from LP to Dr. David Harker, Department of Chemistry, John Hopkins University, RE: Expresses his outrage and sends comments on the letter of criticism concerning Caltech published by Harker and Dr. Dorothy Wrinch in the June issue of the Journal of Chemical Physics. Suggests that Harker could have shown him the letter when LP saw him in Baltimore before publication. [Letter from Harker to LP July 16, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #151.10, file:(Harker, David)]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Edward C. Barrett, CIT RE: Recommends appointment of Dr. Reuben E. Wood for month of July to be paid $50 from Rockefeller Fund, Molecular Structure. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box #1.029 file 29.1]
- Letter from LP to Prof. A. E. Remick, Dept. of Chemistry, Wayne University, RE: Answers the questions posed in Remick's letter and states he would be willing to answer more of Remick's questions by letter. [Letter from Prof. A. E. Remick to LP March 25, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #340.5]
- Letter from LP to Prof. Walter Soller, Basic Science Research Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, RE: Recommends Dr. Thomas F. Anderson and Dr. Sidney Weinbaum for the position. Discusses the relevant education and experience of Weinbaum in detail. [Letter from Walter Soller to LP July 1, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #377.10]
- Letter from LP to Professor Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society. RE: Does not recommend the paper by Williams to be published. Explains his reasons. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1925-1942: Box #14.002 Folder #2.5]
- Letter from LP to Professor William Lloyd Evans, Chemistry Department, Ohio State University RE: Writes about Dr. Clifford S. Garner who is under consideration for an appointment. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.018, Folder 18.2]
- Letter from LP to Thomas Anderson RE: Responds that he has sent a letter on Anderson's behalf to Professor Soller. [Letter from Anderson to LP, July 2, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #6.8, file:(Anderson, Thomas, 1939-1945)]
- Telegram from LP to Prof. Alexander Todd, University of Manchester, RE: Writes: “Cable if desire send us your baby. Linus Pauling.” [Letter from LP to Prof. Alexander Todd March 20, 1940, telegram from Prof. Alexander Todd to LP July 8, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #407.6]
- Telegram from LP to Prof. D. R. Hartree RE: “If desire send us children cable names ages.” [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165.5, file:(H: Correspondence, 1940)]
- Writes cheque to "E.B. Williman," $25.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.015, Folder 3]
- Writes cheque to “Beulah Thomas” $30.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.1]
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