"The H-Bomb or Peace." February 13, 1950. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 6 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• A Letter from Kirtley F. Mather, President, and Henry Margenau, Board Chairman, Foundation For Integrated Education, to LP RE: Invites LP to attend the Oklahoma Stillwater Conference on the nature of concepts, their inter-relation, and role in social structure. Encloses the conference brochure. [Letter from LP to Mather and Margenau March 2, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Foundation for Integrated Research), #122.8]
• Bill from the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company to LP for $37.14. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: (Assorted Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1945-1950.), Box #4.059, Folder #59.3]
• Check from AHP to Irma Wyinn for $7.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1948-November 1950; 1960-1962), Box #4.019, Folder #19.2]
• Check from AHP to Pasadena Tuberculosis Association for $2.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1948-November 1950; 1960-1962), Box #4.019, Folder #19.2]
• Check from AHP to Preben Kent for $50.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1948-November 1950; 1960-1962), Box #4.019, Folder #19.2]
• Letter from Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, American Chemical Society to Members of the Priestley Medal Committee RE: Explains that in 1951 the society is having their 75th Anniversary Meeting and at that time will be granting honorary membership into the ACS to some people. Requests the committee’s thoughts on the idea of awarding both honorary membership and the Priestley Medal. Suggests that if the committee feels there should be no duplication of honors that they make their nominations for the Medal now so that when the time comes for submitting names for honorary membership there is no issue of duplication. [Letter from Emery to LP February 6, 1950, Letter from Emery to Priestley Medal Committee February 16, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1948-1951, 1967), Box #14.010, Folder #10.6]
• Letter from Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, American Chemical Society to Members of the Priestley Medal Committee RE: Notifies them of the four chemists nominated for the 1950 Priestley Medal and requests that they cast their vote in support for one of them. Includes copies of each nominees vita. [Letter from Emery to Priestley Medal Committee February 16, 1950, Letter from Emery to Priestley Medal Committee March 10, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1948-1951, 1967), Box #14.010, Folder #10.6]
• Letter from Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, American Chemical Society, to Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society RE: Writes that the Board of Directors will meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 9. Also encloses a report of the work of the Cooperative Committee on Science and Mathematics Teaching at the suggestion of Dr. K. Lark-Horovitz, Chairman of the Committee, who is very anxious that they become informed of their activity. [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.1]
• Letter from E. J. Crane, Editor, Chemical Abstracts, to Dr. Albert P. Kline, Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery, cc. LP RE: Responds to Kline’s suggestions that Chemical Abstracts seek financial support from other than ACS membership dues and subscriptions by members. [Letter from Kline to Ott January 28, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Chemical Abstracts), #70.2]
• Letter from Edward Barsky, National Chairman, Spanish Refugee Appeal of the Joint Anti-Facist Refugee Committee, to LP RE: Discusses the vote for lifting the United Nations ban on full diplomatic relations with Franco Spain. Encloses a petition to have the Administration reconsider its decision, as well as a letter and article. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1950), #378.4]
• Letter from LP to AHP. [Filed under LP Safe: Box #1.019, Folder #19.15]

  Thursday Night [16 February 1950]

  [Letterhead:] The Biltmore New York

  Dearest love:

  Everything is going along well. I hope that you are in good shape. Henry sends his condolences. He broke his right wrist in just the same way; he has full use of his hand, although the bones didn't knit together and his wrist is mis-shapen.

  My trip down was uneventful. I arrived in New York at 230 and have been kept busy. I talked with Jack McManus of the National Guardian about the "The Group". Aunt Anita's idea was to set up a foundation to support a free and independent press; now they are afraid she never be well enough to go ahead. She had a "benign tumor" removed, that was interfering with her digestion. Then

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  I was interviewed by Mr. Klein for Thackery's paper, + then went to dinner at the Century. Moe and Wilson look fine but Frank looks terrible - he seems to be in very bad shape. Both Henry + I think that he shouldn't have come to the meeting. He is very red, and his eyes, which he usually keeps lowered are bloodshot. Then I went to Hannah Dowers apartment to talk with her + Abbott Simon about the meeting. It is causing much interest. On Sunday I am going to see Einstein + also Veblen. Einstein is preparing a statement. I am going to ask him to join with me in issuing a call to a national H-bomb conference in Washington next month; also I want to find out what to do about Urey and the Em. Com. I'm going to

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  inscribe a radio talk on the H bomb for WBC on Monday. Saturday night I'm going to Death of a Salesman with Shapley. He is to introduce me Monday night.

  Did I tell you that before leaving Fredericton I gave a half-hour radio talk? It was played back, and sounded so good that the local radio man asked if I would allow him to submit it to Canadian B. C. for Canada-wide broadcast. He said that if it was accepted they would sen me a check.

  I'm going to bed now- I should read a few Gug. [?] digests first.

  Your own,

  Paddy

  Love Love Love Love

  more love ---over

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  I start home at 11:59 PM Monday night, Am. Airlines flight 3, due LA 8:30 AM. I'll take bus to Biltmore. If no one is there, I"ll take a cab to lab-I have a lecture at 10. Then I'll have someone bring me home.

  Your own,

  Paddy

• Letter from LP to Arthur Linz, Vice-President, Climax Molybdenum Company, RE: States that he would like to have lunch with Mr. Linz and President DuBridge at the Athenaeum on Linz’s next trip West. [Letter from Linz to LP February 24, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Climax Molybdenum Company, 1950), #71.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Clarence Zener, Institute for the Study of Metals, University of Chicago, RE: Writes that he is looking forward to being in Chicago on April 27, and is sorry to miss seeing him. Writes that perhaps he will be in Washington earlier and they can talk there while LP is attending the meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. [Letter from Zener to LP February 13, 1950, Letter from LP to Zener March 2, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.2]
• Letter from LP to Elliott R. Weyer, Charles Pfizer and Company, Inc., RE: Thanks them for the samples of Terramycin base. There is a note in the bottom margin: “orig. to RBC” [Letter from Weyer to LP February 10, 1950 (missing), Letter from LP to Weyer April 19, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Charles Pfizer and Company, Inc., 1950, 1969), #70.1]
• Letter from LP to F. E. Simon RE: States that work done on cerium appeared in the January issue of Journal of Chemical Physics. LP looked at the report and that the results agree with those of Schuch and Sturdivant and that he will be sending the reports back to him soon. [Letter from LP to Simon February 6, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Simon, F. E. ) #365.2]
• Letter from LP to Hannah Dorner, National Council of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions, RE: States that he trusts that everything went well at the meeting after he left. Tells her that he caught his flight and the trip back to Pasadena was satisfactory. Asks them to send him several copies of the mimeographed sheets of his talk. States that he will let her know about any interesting developments and he thinks that the meeting was a success. [Letter from Dorner to LP February 25, 1950] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.3]
• Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation RE: Sends him his expenses and thanks him for his advice on his talk. Mentions the audience’s reaction to it. [Letter from Moe to LP February 14, 1950 and February 20, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1952), Box #14.014, Folder #14.5]
• Letter from LP to J. E. Hobson, Director, Stanford Research Institute, RE: Confirms his presence at the advisory board on air pollution. [Letter from Hobson to LP February 14, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Stanford Research Institute), #376.7]
• Letter from LP to Joseph W. Kennedy, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Washington University, RE: States that he is glad to know that Kennedy has found his book, General Chemistry, to be satisfactory for use in his freshman course. Discusses his course and states that Kennedy is covering ground at a faster rate. Tells Kennedy that he will shortly begin reading galley proofs on another book, College Chemistry, which contains many of the same chapters and says that he would be glad to have a list of misprints and sentences that are unclear to students. [Letter from Kennedy to LP February 10, 1950] [Filed under LP Books: 1947b6.2]
• Letter from LP to Melvin Gardner RE: Suggests that Mr. Gardner consult the Encyclopedia Britannica to find out about the percentages of different gases in the atmosphere. Tells him that coronium was shown, about 15 years ago, to be oxygen by Professor I. S. Bowen at Caltech. [Letter from Gardner to LP February 8, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1950), #140.14]
• Letter from LP to N. V. Sidgwick, Lincoln College, RE: Tells Sidgwick that he looks forward to his visit in June. Inquires if he will give more detailed lectures when he comes to Caltech. Informs him that Ava has fallen and broken her wrist. States that his responsibilities as the ACS president and the revision of his new book College Chemistry will keep him busy for the next month or so. [Letter from Sidgwick to LP February 10, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Sidgwick, N. V.), #364.1]
• Letter from LP to President DuBridge RE: Expresses that he thinks that the work being carried out under the transfer program on the Chemical Engineering Laboratory is important work and that he hopes they can continue to support it for a 2nd five-year period. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: (CIT: Materials re: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1946-1964.), Box #1.021, Folder #21.3]
• Letter from LP to Roger Hayward RE: Asks him to make a new drawing of one in General Chemistry to put into College Chemistry. Describes ways to improve the drawing. [Filed under LP Books: 1950b.2]
• Letter from Robert McGowan, Publicity Assistant, Associated Alumni of the University of New Brunswick, to LP RE: Encloses a newspaper clipping about LP’s address that appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner on February 8, 1950. Handwritten note: “Chuck: McGowan is the young fellow I mentioned to you. LP” [Newspaper Clipping February 8, 1950, Letter from LP to McGowen March 2, 1950] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.2]
• Letter from Theo F. Lentz, Director, Attitude Research Laboratory, RE: States that they were encouraged and impressed by the report of LP’s speech to the rally sponsored by the National Council of Arts, Sciences, and Professions in New York. Discusses LP’s suggestion that the U.S. subsidize a multi-million dollar research project into war prevention. Discusses his laboratory’s work and related matters. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1950), #230.16]
• Letter from William M. Schuyler, Editor, The American Year Book, to Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, American Chemical Society, RE: Writes that the representative has the responsibility to scan over the Chemistry articles and if there are changes that need to be made, to confer with the editor. Also requests that the American Chemical Society let him know whether they can print the name of the ACS and Colonel Bogert as its representative in the next issue of The American Year Book. [Letter from Schuyler to Emery February 6, 1950, Letter from Emery to Executive Committee February 20, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.1]
• Memo from LP to JHS RE: Asks if there is anything interesting in the manuscript. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Simon, F. E. ) #365.2]
• Note from Kenneth H. Browne to LP RE: Discusses LP’s distinguished life and career and asks for an autographed photo. [Letter from LP to Browne April 4, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1950), #37.17]
• Schedule of LP’s Appointments: Lists LP’s appointments and engagements from February 16-20, 1950. Handwritten notes on the front and back sides of the paper which discuss atomic war, Dr. Harold Urey, and related matters. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.3]