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June 15, 1953
 
LP to Stanley Schaefer
LP to Stanley Schaefer. Click to enlarge.
 
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  • Letter from LP to Stanley Schaefer, W.H. Freeman and Company, RE: LP approves of the suggested cover for the second edition of General Chemistry. He comments that he likes the illustration of a tetrahedron on the cover. [Filed under LP Books: 1953b].
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Hans Kuhn, Universitat Marburg, RE: If his schedule permits, LP would be willing to give a lecture on protein structure at the University on his upcoming trip to Germany. Also talks about Kuhn's recent work on hybrid bond orbitals. [Filed under LP Peace: 4.001].
  • Letter from Dorothy Snavely, Unitarian Service Committee, to LP RE: notifies that a check covering his airfare to Europe will arrive in a week. Also asks that on his return, LP give a first hand account of his trip to the committee members in New York. [Reply from LP to Snavely 6-18-53]. [Filed under LP Peace: 4.001].
  • Letter from Henry Allen Moe, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, to LP RE: Thanks for the opinion of Dr. Edsall. [In reply to letter from LP to Moe 6-13-53]. [Filed under LP Science: 14.011].
  • Letter from LP to Bowen Dees, National Science Foundation, RE: attached are reports for the two Fellows requested. [In response to 5-20-53 letter from Dees to LP]. [Filed under LP Science: 14.018].
  • Letter from Mr. Raymond E. Kirk, Dean of the Graduate School, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, to LP RE: thanks LP for commenting on a student from Cal Tech who is applying to graduate school at the Institute. [letter from LP to Mr. Kirk 6-10-53].
  • Telegram from A W Doll, Acting Dean of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn to LP RE: requests an evaluation of Dr. John O'Gorman from LP as they are considering him for the head of their chemistry dept. [telegram of response from LP to Mr. A W. Doll 6-17-53, related note from Dr. O'Gorman to LP 2-8-53].
  • AHP writes cheque to: Susie Perry [Boormans Market] amount: $35.00
  • LP writes cheque to: Peter J. Pauling amount: $125.00
  • Letter from Prof. F. J. Toole to LP RE: Writes that Wiesner and his students are making only slow progress on the synthesis of their alkaloid crystal. Mentions LP's General Chemistry book. Invites LP to visit in September. [note in blue ink at bottom of the letter: "All our outgoing PhDs have post-doctoral scholarships except Valuta"] [letter from LP to Prof. F. J. Toole 6-2-53, letter from LP to Prof. Toole 6-23-53] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #330, file: (Toole, Frank J.)].
  • LP Science: Box 13.023. Page from Chemical and Engineering News with a letter to the editor regarding the Astin case.
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