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November - General
  • Photo: Linda Pauling standing, smiling, and holding a stuffed dog. "Linda / 1 years / Nov. 1933 / Portrait by G. Edwin Willliams" Mounted in large folio, black and white print. [Ship #802] [LP Photo Box, 1933i.25]


November 1
  • LP writes cheque to: American Physical Society amount $1


November 2
  • Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP believes the manuscript by Cohn et al, "Apparent Molal Volumes of Amino Acids and certain Related Substances" should be seriously revised before it would be acceptable for publication in the Journal. [Lamb's letter to LP 1933-10-25; Lamb's reply to LP 1933-11-18] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 2]
  • Letter from Frank C. Whitmore, Dean of The Pennsylvania State College, to LP RE: Is very much interested in LP's article in the Journal of Chemical Physics for October and wonders what conclusions he can draw about the change in tetraphenyl ehtylene caused by linking together the phenyl groups shown below. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438]


November 3
  • Letter from G. Van Rysselberghe, Stanford University to LP RE: Proposing the tetrahedral structure of the carbon atom. He has written a letter to the editor of the J. A. C. S. concerning his results. [Filed under V: Correspondence 1933, Box #422]
  • Lecture Notes: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications-Eleventh Lecture, Hermite polynomials expressed by the recursion formula, etc. [LP Bio: Academia Box 1.010, Folder 6]


November 6
  • Lecture Notes: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications-Twelfth Lecture, Matrices and their Manipulation. [LP Bio: Academia Box 1.010, Folder 6]


November 7
  • AHP writes cheque to: F. N. Chamberlain amount $18
  • AHP writes cheque to: A. H. Shaw amount $1.75


November 8
  • AHP writes cheque to: Athenaeum amount $13.88


November 10
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 8, No. 5 : Program for the Cincinnati Meeting, Dec. 1 and 2, 1933. [LP Science Box 14.037, Folder 1]
  • Lecture Notes: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications-Thirteenth Lecture, The Hydrogen Atom. [LP Bio: Academia Box 1.010, Folder 6]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Augustine Wilson amount $45
  • AHP writes cheque to: Polytechnic Elementary School amount $164.80


November 13
  • Lecture Notes: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications-Fourteenth Lecture, The Equation. [LP Bio: Academia Box 1.010, Folder 6]


November 14
  • Letter from E. C. Barrett, Secretary, C. I. T. to LP RE: Informing LP of balance in the Rockefeller Fund for Chemistry less salaries and other requisitions. [LP Science Box 14.037, Folder 4]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Munger and Munger amount $1.50
  • AHP writes cheque to: T. W. Mather Co., amount $23.50
  • AHP writes cheque to: Model Grocery Co., amount $19.18
  • AHP writes cheque to: Southern California Telephone Co., amount $3
  • AHP writes cheque to: William D. Crane amount $85
  • AHP writes cheque to: A. C. Vroman amount $26.14
  • AHP writes cheque to: Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corp., amount $5.71
  • AHP writes cheque to: Adohr Creamery Co., amount $21.55
  • AHP writes cheque to: Arroyo Poultry Farm amount $1.47
  • AHP writes cheque to: Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., amount $21.66
  • AHP writes cheque to: Pasadena Star News amount $1.30
  • AHP writes cheque to: City of Pasadena amount $10.54


November 16
  • Letter from LP to Fred Allen, Purdue University RE: LP provides more details about the failed experiments with xenon. LP also congratulates him on his wife's pregnancy. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Allen, Fred Box #5, copy in box #460]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $3.50


November 17
  • Lecture Notes: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications-Fifteenth Lecture, Surface Harmonies. [LP Bio: Academia Box 1.010, Folder 6]


November 18
  • Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Dr. Cohn is concerned with the rejection of his manuscript for publication until it has been revised and has contacted Lamb. He would like LP's comments on the enclosed letter from Lamb. [LP's letter to Lamb re: Cohn's MS 1933-11-02] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 2]


November 19
  • Lecture Notes: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications-Calculations [LP Bio: Academia Box 1.010, Folder 6]


November 20
  • Lecture Notes: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications-Sixteenth Lecture, Hydrogen-like Eigenfunctions [LP Bio: Academia Box 1.010, Folder 6]


November 21
  • Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Requests that LP review the enclosed "Communication to the Editor" on the Tetrahedral Carbon Atom from P. Van Rysselberghe so LP might determine whether it is more suitable to regard it as a Note. [LP's reply 1933-11-27] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 2]
  • Notes: Status of spectrometer funds, noting discrepancy in estimated and actually available amounts. [LP Science Box 14.037, Folder 4]


November 22
  • Note from LP to A. A. Noyes RE: LP is concerned about discrepancy in the amount of funds he had estimated to be available and the amount actually available. Note is unfinished. [LP Science Box14.037, Folder 4]
  • AHP writes cheque to: Augustine Wilson amount $10


November 24
  • REPRINT 001630 Bragg, William H. and Henry Miers. 24 Nov. 1933. Liquid crystals. Royal Institution of Great Britain, Weekly Evening Meeting.
  • LP Research Notebooks, RNB 10 RE: Notes and electron diffraction data - Benzene [LP and Sidney Weinbaum]
  • Lecture Notes: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications-Seventeenth Lecture, First-order Perturbation Theory [LP Bio: Academia Box 1.010, Folder 6]


November 27
  • Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP addresses the concerns Cohn has about the referee remarks about his paper, reaffirming the points he made in his previous letter (1933-11-02) [Lamb's letter to LP 1933-11-18] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 2]
  • Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP has read Van Rysselberghe's communication and suggests that he withhold it from publication until a more detailed paper has been prepared. [Lamb's letter to LP 1933-11-21] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 2]
  • Letter from Frank C. Whitmore to LP RE: Whitmore hopes to have small samples of purified neopentane and hexamethyl ethane to send for LP's electron diffraction experiment in a week or so. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438]
  • Lecture Notes: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications-Eighteenth Lecture, First-order Perturbation Theory for a Degenerate State [LP Bio: Academia Box 1.010, Folder 6]


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