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March 19, 1953
 
LP to Stanley Schaefer
LP to Stanley Schaefer. Click to enlarge.
 
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Location: Pasadena, CA


  • Letter from LP to Stanley Schaefer, W.H. Freeman and Company, RE: Details the schedule of LP's proofing of the second edition of General Chemistry. [Filed under LP Books: 1953b].
  • Letter from F. Douglas Lawrason, National Research Council, to LP RE: Travel vouchers are being sent to LP in order to reimburse him for his trip to Washington. Also discusses LP's conference on Oxypolygelatin. [Filed under LP Science: 14.016].
  • Letter from LP to Dr. F. Hilton RE: is getting ready for a trip away from Pasadena and is participating in a meeting of the American Chemical Society in L.A. and therefore is not able to prepare a proper discussion of the question raised in Dr. Hilton's last note. Goes on to discuss the benzene ring as it relates to quantum mechanical theory and Lapworth's theory. [note from Dr. Hilton to LP 3-14-53].
  • Letter from LP to Prof. Holger Hyden of the Histologiska Institutionen, Sweden RE: sends some reprints on the structure of proteins, nucleic acids, etc. Is unable to summarize it as there is too much info. May see him when he visits Stockholm for the International Congress in July and August.
  • Letter from LP to Tomoji Tanaka RE: writes that he has read the material that Mr. Tanaka sent him, and he does not really understand it. Says that he believes that the existing theory of atomic spectra seems to him to be satisfactory and does not need correction. [sent Mr. Tanaka's manuscript back to him] [previous letters from Tomoji Tanaka to LP 3-8-53, 3-20-53, letters and manuscripts of response from Tomoji Tanaka to LP 4-8-53, 4-30-53].
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Walter S. Vincent RE: answers Dr. Vincent's letter by sending copies of the papers on the structure of nucleic acids as he requested. Goes on to describe his future plans of work on the same topic. [letter from Dr. Vincent to LP 3-13-53].
  • LP writes cheque to: Beatrice J. Wulf amount: $100.00
  • AHP writes cheque to: Manor Market amount: $100.00
  • Letter from W.H. Taylor of Cavendish Laboratory to LP RE: enquires about what programs are going on at Caltech so as to not perform any research overlaps in their own laboratory. Mentions their current work on the structure of complex alloy phases. [letter from LP to Dr. W. H. Taylor 3-30-53] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #328, file: (Taylor, W. H.)].
  • Letter from LP to Dr. E.M. Weber, Pfizer RE: Pleased that interest was shown in the protein conference, but replies that abstracts of the conference are not available. Includes reprints of faculty's papers on the subject of protein structure. [Letter from Weber to LP 3-3-53, letter from LP to Weber 2-6-53]
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