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May 25, 1953
 
LP to H.M. Powell
LP to H.M. Powell. Click to enlarge.
 
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  • Letter from LP to Dr. J. Kuhnau, Universitat Hamburg, RE: States that he is looking forward to meeting Kuhnau, and that a firm itinerary of his trip to Germany in July has not been constructed by Weber yet. [Filed under LP Peace: 4.001].
  • Letter from LP to Prof. Christopher Gregory of the U of Hawaii RE: Writes to congratulate him on his promotion to Head of the Mathematics Department. Read his article recently also in the March 15 issue of the Physical Review. Says that he has just returned from a trip to Europe to attend the Solvay Congress in Brussels. [letter of response from Christopher Gregory to LP 6-7-53].
  • Letter from LP to Dr. H. M. Powell of the Dept. of Crystallography, U. of Oxford RE: writes that he was pleased to read in Nature that he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
  • Letter from Elias L. Stern to LP RE: requests that LP read his enclosed manuscript on the production of specific tumor antibodies. Requests comments and suggestions from LP and Dr. Campbell on his manuscript. [page from Dr. Campbell? with comments about the manuscript included with the letter.] [note in pen at top of letter: "To Dan: What do you say?"] [letter of response from LP to Dr. Elias L. Stern 6-10-53].
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Henry Wise RE: in response to his letter, LP informs him that there are no faculty appointments in chemical engineering available that year. [letter from Dr. Wise to LP 4-3-53].
  • AHP writes cheque to: Market Basket amount: $10.00
  • LP writes cheque to: Cash amount: $100.00
  • Letter from Prof. F. J. Toole to LP RE: Mentions the progress of their alkaloid synthesis. Writes that he will order LP's General Chemistry for their bookstore. Mentions his daughter. Invites LP to attend their seminar in August. [letter from LP to Prof. F. J. Toole 5-21-53, letter from LP to Prof. Toole 6-2-53] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #330, file: (Toole, Frank J.)].
  • Letter from R.V. Bartz to LP RE: only a minority of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering faculty have adhered to the suggested practice of sending abstracts to Industrial Associates prior to article publication. Suggests that LP enforce this. [Letter from LP to Bartz 5-28-53].
  • Note from W.N. Lacey to LP [undated, handwritten] RE: wishes for LP to review a graduate of Aeronautical Engineering thesis because the topic is close to LP's interest. [Letter from LP to W.N. Lacey 5-25-53].
  • Letter from LP to W.N. Lacey RE: has reviewed the thesis paper and found multiple numerical errors throughout with regard to the calculation of resonance errors. [Note from W.N. Lacey to LP, undated, filed under 5-25-53].
  • LP Science: Box 13.023. Article from Chemical and Engineering News "Employee Morale Dropping At Bureau of Standards," discusses the Astin case after the reinstatement of Dr. Astin as director of the NBS.
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