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March 3, 1952
 
LP to Ben May
LP to Ben May. Click to enlarge.
 
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Location: Pasadena, CA


  • Letter from LP to Dr. Max Mason RE: thanks him for talking the proposed California Society of Fellows over with Bentrell. Requests a statement for Bentrell about the proposed plan, as outlined in LP's prospectus. Sends along a copy of the report on the Harvard Society of Fellows for interest value. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #17].
  • Letter from L. Reed Brantley of Occidental College RE: says that after the meeting of the American Chemical Society Standing Committee on Chemical Education in the fall of 1951, the Sub-Committee was "charged with the responsibility of reporting to the Standing Committee suggestions for a program to further the objectives for chemical education." Mr. Brantley invites LP to serve as a member of this Sub-Committee. [letter of response from LP to Mr. Brantley 3-5-52]
  • Letter from Donald P. Cottrell of Ohio State University, to LP RE: thanks LP for his letter endorsing Howard J. Lucas for an honorary degree at the Ohio State University. [letter from LP to Dean Cottrell 2-21-52].
  • Letter from Juan Llado Martorell to LP RE: [letter in Spanish, awaiting translation] [letter of response from LP to Sr. Juan Llado Martorell 3-18-52].
  • Pauling Scrapbook: Pasadena Star News article entitled "Dilworth Group Urges American Ideals Classes." RE: discusses a report from the State Senate Investigation Committee on Education which recommends a special course for California public schools teaching the difference in living standards in America and under totalitarian regimes. Forty pages of the report were devoted to LP.
  • Letter from LP to Mr. Ben May to LP RE: again thanks Mr. May for his letter and inclusion of an article about sickle cell anemia. Mentions his lab's progress in studying the disease. Mentions funding that is making the construction of a new lab of chemical biology possible. [letter from Mr. Ben May 2-25-52, letter from Mr. May to LP 3-3-52] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #193 (May, Ben)].
  • Letter from Mr. Ben May to LP RE: Again, sends LP clippings of articles relating to sickle cell anemia. [letter from LP to Mr. Ben May 3-3-52, letter from Mr. May to LP 3-5-52] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #193 (May, Ben)].
  • Letter from W.N. Lacey to LP RE: Outline of what was discussed at the meeting regarding graduate research assistantships. Highlights from a meeting outlining the new policy of having two different classes of graduate assistants rather than one. There will now be Graduate Research Assistants and Graduate Teaching Assistants.
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