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January 9, 1953
 
LP to D.P. Riley
LP to D.P. Riley. Click to enlarge.
 
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Location: Pasadena, CA


  • Letter from LP to himself RE: relays how he talked on the phone the previous day with Pierce of the Rosenberg Committee and agreed to have his name mentioned in an advertisement to appear in the Daily News. However, in the actual publication, CIT was mentioned which LP asked not to occur.
  • Letter from F.C. Lindvall, CIT, to LP RE: Writes that Lee DuBridge believes that it is advantageous to have members of the contracts committee cleared for classified proposals. [Note dated 1-9-53 by LP: States that Lindvall stated orally that no classified information had come to the committee since the Vista Project, and that LP's lack of classified clearance did not interfere].
  • Letter from LP to D.P. Riley, The Royal Institution, RE: Writes to say that he has found an error in the radial distribution functions of the alpha-helix. Some calculations are off by as much as one angstrom. Wishes that any needed corrections be made. [Filed under LP Science: 9.001].
  • Letter from LP to Mr. D. Gilbertson RE: thanks him for his letter and photograph. Goes on to describe what the kids are up to. Looks forward to a visit from Mr. Gilbertson and offers any help he may need.
  • Letter from Bernard E. Schaar to LP RE: thanks LP for his congratulations and sends a part of his acceptance address. Hoped to have seen LP at the A.A.A.S. Meeting. Mentions Mather's retiring address. [mentioned copy of Dr. Schaar's acceptance address included with letter].
  • Memo from R.B. Corey to LP RE: Submits to LP a summary of a talk to be given at the Industrial Associates Conference on Protein Structure. [memo from R.V. Bartz to Corey asking for summary 1-6-53].
  • AHP writes cheque to: Sue Perry amount: $21.00
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