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January 11, 1952
 
LP to Jack Dunitz
LP to Jack Dunitz. Click to enlarge.
 
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Location: Pasadena, CA


  • Speech by LP on The Structure of Proteins, meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Gorgonio section, Chaffey College, Ontario, California. [filed under LP Speeches: 1952s]
  • Letter from LP to Newell Gingrich, University of Missouri, RE: Confirms the date of the lecture to be given as 4-16-52, with the topic of "The Structure of Proteins". Outlines his transportation plans. [In reply to 1-7-52 letter from Gingrich to LP]. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1952s].
  • Letter from LP to Professor W.T. Astbury, Department of Biomolecular Structure, The University in Leeds, England RE: Includes abstracts of the two papers to be presented by LP and Dr. Corey on the planned trip to England.
  • UNDATED letter from W.T. Astbury to LP RE: introduces LP to J.T. Marsh, who works in the textile industry and wishes to visit LP's lab at CIT.
  • Letter from LP to Dr. V. Vand of the U. of Glasgow RE: answers Dr. Vand's letter of 1-11-52. Discusses Prof. Schomaker's work on the form factor for the x-ray scattering by a helix. Doesn't think that it relates very closely to Dr. Vand's work. Hopes that Dr. Vand will publish his calculations.
  • Pauling Catalog: Los Angeles Times article entitled "Professor Defends Ousted Physicians" RE: discusses LP's public statement on behalf of a few doctors who were dropped from the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital staff for political reasons.
  • Letter from LP to Dr. J D Dunitz RE: writes that the draft of Dr. Dunitz's note on aureomycin and terramycin looked fine to him, but he hasn't spoken with Dr. Corey about the intensity calculations. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #74: file (Jack Dunitz)].
  • Letter from John G. Kirkwood to LP RE: congratulates LP on his award of the Lewis Medal. Asks whether LP will be able to give a colloquium talk in the Department at Yale on Sigma Xi business. [letter of response from LP to Prof. Kirkwood 1-16-52] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #157a (Kirkwood, John G.)].
  • Letter from LP to Dave Shoemaker of MIT RE: thanks Prof. Shoemaker for his letter and the information on Shull's results. Is curious about how the argument about the hemihedry or holohedry of beta uranium and of the sigma phase finally comes out. Writes about uranium hexafluoride and polymolybdates. Also mentions Verner in relation to the structure of uranium hexafluoride. [original letter and carbon copy together in file] [letter from Dr. David Shoemaker to LP 1-2-52, letter from LP to Prof. Shoemaker 1-25-52] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #294: File (Shoemaker, David and Clara 1942-1995)].
  • Letter from L.A. DuBridge, President CIT to LP RE: C.V. Newton will be contacting Division heads to organize the Alumni Seminar.
  • LP travels to San Gorgonia Section, ACS, Riverside.
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