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November 27, 1953
 
LP to Clyde Hutchison
LP to Clyde Hutchison. Click to enlarge.
 
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Location: Pasadena, CA


  • Letter from Henry Pratt Fairchild, National Council of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions, to LP RE: Wishes to obtain his signature for a statement denouncing McCarthyism and to be published. [Filed under LP Peace: 4.012].
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Clyde A. Hutchison, Jr., Editor of the Journal of Chemical Physics RE: Writes in response to Dr. Hutchison's enquiry, that he is indeed able to express an opinion on the two manuscripts that he sent to him in the hopes of a critique. He does not find anything in these manuscripts that is worth publishing in the Journal. [includes a sheet of in detail comments on the manuscripts] [letter from Dr. Hutchison to LP 11-19-53].
  • Letter from Prof. Henry Pratt Fairchild et al of the National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions inc. to LP RE: writes that they enclose the text of statement of principles for the defense of democracy against McCarthyism. Ask LP to join them in signing the statement. [filed under unsorted correspondence 1953].
  • Letter from Mr. Jeffries Wyman, Science Attache of the Foreign Service of the U.S.A. to LP RE: sends two reprints on the oxygen equilibrium and magnetic properties of an interesting respiratory pigment, one of the hemerythins, representing work done in his lab by Prof. Kubo of Nagoya. Goes on to discuss this work. [filed under unsorted correspondence].
  • Letter from Rune Soderquist to LP RE: Discusses a matter about the oxidation numbers of the elements and their electronegativity in LP's books on general chemistry. Goes on to request a copy of LP's lecture "The Stochastic Method and the Structure of Proteins" from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. [letter of response from LP to Mr. Soderquist 12-14-53].
  • AHP writes cheque to: Crellin Pauling: amount: $15.00
  • AHP writes cheque to: Grace Cyane Bagley: amount: $15.90
  • Letter from W.N. Lacey to Professor G.D. McCann cc:LP RE: request for change in requirements for Electrical Engineering senior schedule, which currently strains students due to a high credit load. Recommends various changes to the curriculum.
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