Letter from Linus Pauling to J.D. Bernal. October 5, 1949. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Letter from C. E. Wilson, General Electric Company, to Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary. RE: Informs him that they are organizing the Committee to select the recipients for the Coffin and Swope Fellowships. Informs him that they would like a representative from ACS on it. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1949-1950: Box #14.005 Folder #5.2]
• Letter from Karl Lark-Horovitz to LP telling LP about Dr. W.G. Burgers' visit to Purdue University winter semester. There are notes in pencil in the upper right margin: “David Shoemaker. Do you want Dr. Burgers to speak? LP” “Dr. Pauling: On second thought I am uncertain. Prof. Burgers work as reported at Amsterdam was on crystal growth in the solid state, which is interesting enough, but perhaps does not justify getting him out here. Dave” There is a note in black ink in the lower right margin : “Write Eyring about Kwow” [LP's reply to Burgers November 30, 1949]
• Letter from Karl Lark-Horovitz, Head, Department of Physics, Purdue University, to LP RE: Tells LP that Dr. W. G. Burgers, Dean of the School of Chemistry of the University of Delft is their visiting professor this semester. Suggests that LP contact him directly if he would like Dr. Burgers to visit his institution. Handwritten notes in pencil in the upper right margin: “David Shoemaker, Do you want Dr. Burgers to speak? LP.” “Dr. Pauling, On second thought I am uncertain Prof. Burgers' work as reported at Amsterdam was on crystal growth in the solid state, which is satisfactory enough, but perhaps does not justify getting him out here. Dave.” [Letter from LP to Burgers, November 30, 1949] [LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1950), #37.17]
• Letter from LP to Norman M. Trieff RE: States that the bulletin on CIT and application for admission have been sent to him. States that appointments are made in the spring. [Letter from Norman M. Trieff to LP September 20, 1949]
• Newspaper Clipping: “Scientific Research”, New Bedford (Massachusetts) Standard-Times, October 4, 1949. [Filed under LP Scrapbooks, 1946-1950: Box #6.005, Folder 5.45
• Speech Announcement: “The Scientists As Citizen”, Los Angeles Daily News, October 4, 1949. [Filed under LP Scrapbooks, 1946-1950: Box #6.005, Folder 5.46]