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July 21, 1952
 
LP to Hans Kuhn
LP to Hans Kuhn. Click to enlarge.
 
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  • Letter from LP to Ms. Barbara J. Boudreaux RE: Indicates that Ms. Bourdreaux's letter has been referred to him for reply. Is not aware of anyone studying the treatment of angina pectoris with the drug Betasyamin at Cal Tech, suggests consulting a physician or druggist for information on it. [letter to Cal Tech from Ms. Boudreaux 7-7-52]
  • Letter from LP [signed in his absence by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. Junji Hashimoto RE: responds to a letter and report sent to him by Dr. Hashimoto. Says that he does not see any errors in Dr. Hashimoto's work on electrochemistry, however, he himself does not have much experience in that field. [letter from Dr. Hashimoto to LP 4-23-52].
  • Letter from LP [signed in his absence by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. Hans Kuhn RE: writes in reference to an error found in one of Dr. Kuhn's papers that he may be responsible for the mistake due to a misunderstanding in a conversation that they held together previously about equations used in studying bond orbitals. [letter from Dr. Kuhn to LP 6-14-52].
  • Letter from LP to Mr. Makisaburo Ogasawara RE: thanks Prof. Ogasawara for his kind gift. Is sorry to learn that he has not been successful in arranging the publication of his manuscript. Sends a copy of his book The Nature of the Chemical Bond. [Note from Prof. Ogasawara to LP 4-13-52, note of response from Prof. Ogasawara to LP 7-29-52].
  • Letter from LP to Dr. D. M. Pahad RE: writes in answer to Dr. Pahad's letter of enquiry that unfortunately he has no experience in the manufacture of lead acid types of storage batteries and so cannot answer his question. [note from Dr. Pahad to LP 5-15-52].
  • Letter from LP [signed in his absence by BW] to Mrs. Betty Brown Park RE: was glad to have his letter and has written to Senators Douglas, Humphrey and perhaps Hennings and Maybank also. Goes on to discuss the matter involving these men and his passport issue. Tells of his travel plans and goes on to discuss what his kids are up to.
  • Letter from LP [signed in his absence by BW] to Dr. D. R. Stein RE: in answer to Dr. Stein's letter, says that he feels the inclusion of the limited amount of analytical chemistry in the Gmelin volume would be desirable. [letter from Dr. Stein to LP 5-24-52].
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Ethel B. Socolar RE: although his plans have changed, he is still quite busy and unable to speak before the Faculty-Graduate Committee for Peace.[letter from Mrs. Socolar to LP 5-28-52].
  • Letter from Walter Scott to LP RE: sends a copy of an incomplete paper on "A Mechanism of the Sodium Thiosulfate- Iodine Reaction." Requests some information on the electronegativities of oxygen and sulfur. Goes on to ask several questions pertaining to the paper and ends with a request for suggestions from LP. [ copy of paper included with letter] [follow-up letter from Walter Scott to LP 10-6-52].
  • Letter from LP [signed in his absence by BW] to Dr. N. Uri of the Institute of Radiobiology and Biophysics RE: in response to Dr. Uri's letter of 5-27-52, he regrets to say that there is no summer school offered at Cal Tech. Invites him to visit the institute. [related letter from Carl Niemann to Dr. Uri 8-4-52].
  • Letter from Prof. K. Freudenberg to LP RE: writes that he would be pleased to lecture in Pasadena in October. [previous letter from LP to Prof. Freudenberg 6-17-52, following letter from Prof. Freudenberg to LP 8-9-52] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #97a (Freudenberg, Karl)].
  • Letter from LP to Barbara W. Low of University Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Harvard RE: in response to her letter, writes that the helix that she has found is a helix that he too ran across a while back. Thanks her for mentioning his passport trouble in her letter. [letter from Dr. Barbara W. Low to LP 5-23-52] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #175 (Low, Barbara)].
  • Letter from LP [signed in his absence by BW] to Dr. J.E. Mayer RE: in answer to Dr. Mayer's letter, writes that they would like to have Ilya Prigogine give a talk in their seminar at Caltech. [letter from Dr. J. E. Mayer to LP 7-11-52] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #250 File: (Prigogine, Ilya)].
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