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August 1
  • Letter from H. E. Howe, Editor of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry to LP RE: Thanking LP for forwarding the requested photo and notifying him that biographical material from LP's nomination will accompany the photo when published. [Telegram from Howe 1931-07-17; next letter from Howe 1931-08-04] [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Hancock Music Company amount $37
  • AHP writes cheque to: L. C. Denslow amount $25
  • AHP writes cheque to: Southern California Telephone Co. amount $3
  • AHP writes cheque to: Pasadena Star News amount $1.95
  • AHP writes cheque to: Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company amount $11.56
  • AHP writes cheque to: Commercial Credit Company amount $23.30
  • AHP writes cheque to: Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance amount $9.34
  • AHP writes cheque to: Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corporation amount $3.99
  • AHP writes cheque to: Pashgian Brothers amount $50
  • AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. M. M. Fillmore amount $11.20
  • AHP writes cheque to: City of Pasadena amount $4.39
  • AHP writes cheque to: Encyclopedia Britannica amount $16.30
  • AHP writes cheque to: William D. Crane amount $100
  • AHP writes cheque to: Barker Brothers Inc. amount $46


August 4
  • Letter from H. E. Howe, Editor, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry to LP RE: Requesting a copy of LP's attended talk for the Buffalo meeting for publicity reasons.[Howe's previous letter 1931-08-01] [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]


August 5
  • Letter from Charles L. Parsons, Secretary of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Notifying LP that a blackboard and lantern slides will be available for his talk at the Buffalo meeting (as requested in his letter of 7-31). [LP's letter to Parsons 1931-07-31] [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Letter from Thorfin Hogness to LP RE: Congratulating LP on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry and inviting LP to stop by Chicago on his trip East. [Hogness' next letter 1930-08-17] [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]


August 10
  • AHP writes cheque to: James E. Harvey amount $4
  • AHP writes cheque to: F. C. Nash and company amount $14.65
  • AHP writes cheque to: City of Pasadena amount $4.22
  • AHP writes cheque to: Golden State Company, Ltd. amount $8.23
  • AHP writes cheque to: Athenaeum amount $2


August 11
  • Letter from Phoebe Hogness to AHP RE: Congratulating the Paulings on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry and giving her regrets that she will not be in Chicago when they come through. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]


August 15
  • AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $6.52
  • AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. M. M. Fillmore amount $12


August 17
  • Letter from Thorfin Hogness, University of Chicago to LP RE: Hogness is glad LP can stop by Chicago on his way East, but regrets that he will be coming on the last day of vacation for the term and informs him that things will be a bit slow. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Letter from H. M. Randall, University of Michigan to LP RE: Inviting LP to stay at his house on their trip East (on 8-30) and congratulating him on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • LP writes cheque to: Cash amount $30


August 18
  • Letter from Arthur H. Compton, University of Chicago to LP RE: Inviting LP to stay with him in Chicago on his trip East on either Aug. 27 or 28. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]


August 20
  • Note from "Aunt Beth and Family" to LP RE: Congratulating LP on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry. Includes newspaper clipping entitled, "O. S. C. Graduate Science Prodigy." [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Telegram from Palmer Miller to LP RE: Congratulating LP on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Telegram from George Glocker to LP RE: Congratulating LP on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Note from N. V. Sidgwick to LP RE: Congratulating LP on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Letter from W. E. Ramsey (former classmate of LP) to LP RE: Congratulating LP on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Newspaper clipping from The New York Times, The New York Sun,The New York Herald Tribune, The Oregon Daily Journal and The Morning Oregonian announcing LP as the winner of the Langmuir Award in Pure Chemistry and proclaiming him (among other things) "a rising star" and the "new prodigy in science." [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Young Chemist Wins Langmuir Award," New York Times. [LP Newspaper Clippings: 1931n.2]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Win Science Medals," New York Sun, RE: LP has been selected for the Langmuir prize of the American Chemical Society. [LP Newspaper Clippings: 1931n.3]
  • LP writes cheque to: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad amount $293.47


August 21
  • Telegram from W. A. Jensen, O. A. C. to LP RE: Congratulating LP on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry and inquiring whether Horace gilbert from CIT would be interested in a position at O. A. C.. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Letter from W. H. Ziegler (a druggist from Portland who was a friend of the Paulings) to LP RE: Congratulating LP on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry, Peter's birth and invites him to visit when he is in Portland next. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Note from Mrs. James C. Miller to LP RE: Congratulating LP on the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Oregon Man First in Young Chemists," Morning Oregonian, RE: Announces LP winning the first $1000 A. C. Langmuir Prize for his work in chemistry. [Newspaper Clippings: 1931n.4]
  • LP writes cheque to: Cardinal Studio Cleaners amount $4


August 24
  • LP writes cheque to: Cash amount $100
  • LP writes cheque to: Cash amount $161.20
  • AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. M. M. Fillmore amount $14
  • AHP writes cheque to: Martin Casey amount $6.50


August 25
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Professors of the Test Tube," Publication Unknown, RE: Announces that LP has been awarded the first A. C. Langmuir prize for his contributions to chemistry. [Newspaper Clippings: 193n1.5]
  • LP writes cheque to: Progressive of Pasadena amount $15


August 26
  • Newspaper clippings from the New York Evening Post about the Langmuir Prize. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]


August 30
  • Newspaper clippings from the New York Herald Tribune about the Langmuir Prize. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]


August 31
  • LP awarded the A. C. S. Langmuir Prize in Pure Chemistry of $1,000
  • Souvenir Program from the 82nd meeting of the American Chemical Society in Buffalo, NY (Aug. 31-Sept.4, 1931) "NF=B Double Bond." Includes info about the Langmuir Prize. [LP Scrapbooks 6.001]
  • Time article announcing LP's winning of the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry.. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Newspaper clipping from the Buffalo Courier-Express about the A. C. S. Prize in Pure Chemistry Newspaper clippings from the Buffalo Evening News about the Langmuir Prize. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Menu from the Subscription Dinner of the American Chemical Society at Hotel Statler in Buffalo, NY-Menu written in code of atomic numbers [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Double Bond, Jr. Joke newspaper from the 82nd A. C. S. Meeting. This edition features a cartoon of LP with arms outstretched to take a money bag marked "$1000" from Gomberg. [LP Scrapbooks 6.002]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Prizeman," Time. [Newspaper Clippings: 193n1.6]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Chemists Rush to Fill Depression," Double Bond, Jr. [Newspaper Clippings: 1931n.7]


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