- Letter from LP to Leo Brewer, Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, RE: Thanks Brewer for telling
him about the structure of cuprous halides and mentions Dr. Shoemaker’s investigations into them. [Letter from Brewer to LP
January 27, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1950), #37.17]
- Letter from Emil Ott, Chairman, Committee on Chemical Abstracts, American Chemical Society, to Dr. C. F. Schnabel, cc. LP
RE: States that his suggestion to create a subject index service at a price of $0.01 per item and thoughts on the value of
Decennial Indexes will be looked at by the committee and the Editor of Chemical Abstracts. States that their current focus
is to develop a financial plan to cover the costs of publication and that this matter would be addressed in later stages of
the committee’s work. [Letter from Schnabel to Ott January 13, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Chemical Abstracts), #70.2]
- Letter from Harvey Itano to Samuel K McIlvanie, Department of Hematology, Institute for Medical Research, University of Louisville,
RE: States that LP has asked him to carry out the electrophoretic analysis on his patient’s hemoglobin. Tells him that the
vacuum broke, causing the blood sample to leak, and asks him to send another sample. [Letter from LP to McIlvanie January 18, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1950), #256.1]
- Memo from LP to David Robeson RE: Tells him to avoid reference to California Institute of Technology and American Chemical
Society in publicity and to inform the New York Office. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1950), #340.15]
- Letter from LP to W. H. Freeman RE: Says that Freeman is right about a manuscript in biochemistry other than the Deuel and
Mehl one. States that their book would be descriptive and that it might be possible to get a manuscript with a more theoretical
approach. Tells Freeman that he does not know E. E. Snell but that he has the reputation of being a very good young biochemist.
[Letter from Freeman to LP January 26, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1950), #439.8]
- Letter from LP to Reuben E. Wood, Department of Chemistry, George Washington University, RE: Tells him what other Professors
know about his topic of the efficiency in photosynthesis. Encloses a letter from Oliver Wulf concerning this topic. [Letters
from Wood to LP January 9, 1950 and February 24, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Wood, Reuben), #438.7]
- Itinerary: Leave Los Angeles at 7:00 PM [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.001, Folder 1.8] [Handwritten and typed originals filed
under LP Speeches: 1950v.2]
- Check from AHP to National Guardian for $5.00. [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 H. M. Walton, Chairman, Postgraduate Assembly, to LP RE: Informs him that he is scheduled to present his paper,
“Sickle Cell Anemia, A Molecular Disease,” at 4:45 P.M. on March 12, 1950. Informs him that he has 45 minutes to present.
[Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.10]
- Letter from D. F. Swinehart, Secretary of the Oregon Chapter of Sigma Xi, University of Oregon, to LP RE: Informs him that
the initiation banquet will take place on Monday, May 22, 1950. States that they would like to know the subject of his speech
before he leaves on his ACS tour. Informs him that it should be a general topic, not technical. [Letters from LP to Swinehart
January 16, 1950 and February 17, 1950] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.15]
- Letter from Wendell H. Griffith, Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, to LP RE: Writes that he heard LP would
be in Texas to address the Southeastern Texas Section of the American Chemical Society and asks if it would be possible for
him visit Galveston to present a lecture at the University of Texas Medical Branch. The group at the Medical Branch are particularly
interested in the subject “The Structure of Antibodies and the Nature of Serological Reactions.” [Letter from Leake to LP
February 6, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.2]
- Letter from John G. Kirkwood to the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering RE: Notifies them that in LP’s absence
he is calling a meeting of the professorial members of the staff of the Division on February 6th the discuss the appointment for next year of graduate students already enrolled in the Division. [Filed under LP Biographical:
Academia: (CIT: Materials re: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1946-1956.), Box #1.020, Folder #20.5]
- Copy of LP’s Self -Generated Biographical Updates. Handwritten corrections made by LP. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal
& Family: (Biographical Updates and Publications Bibliographies, 1940-1991.), Box #5.005, Folder #5.3]
- Memo from A.H. Walter to LP RE: Alerts him that if he wants to extend his current contract with ONR then he needs to have
the proposal to Washington by February 15. Reminds him of certain items that need to be included in the proposal. [Memo from
Kirkwood to Walter February 7, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Contract Status Reports and Project Status Reports,
1947-1962), Box #14.031, Folder #31.1]
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