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• Publication: "The X-ray analysis of crystals," LP. Current Science, pp. 20-22. [LP Publications: 1937p.2]
• Reprint: Bailey K. A water soluble derivative of Edestin and its significance in the theory of protein denaturation. Proceedings of the Leeds Philosophical Society 3.5: 334-339. [Filed under LP Science: Box #6.006, Folder #6.2]

• Letter to LP from Paul R. Andrews RE: Paul thanks LP for recommending Dr. Latimer for editorship of a series of Chemistry text books when LP had to decline the offer. Paul offers to reciprocate the favor in any way he can. [Filed Under LP Correspondence: A: Correspondence, Box #12.3]

• Letter from LP to Dr. Parsons, American Chemical Society. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31.11, file: (Brockway, Lawrence O.)]

  January 3, 1937

  Dr. C. L. Parsons, Secretary

  American Chemical Society

  Mills Building

  Washington, D. C.

  Dear Dr. Parsons:

  I am glad to learn from your letter of December 6th that the American Chemical Society award is being continued for another year. I am enclosing seven copies of my nomination of Dr. L. O. Brockway for this award, for transmitting to the Nominating Committee.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling.

  LP:HB

  Encl.

• Note from Ermon D. Eastman to LP RE: Eastman asks LP to look over an article by Mac Gillavry and Bijvoet and give criticism of their interpretations of the structure of Hg Cl22NH3. [LP's reply: January 6, 1937] [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence: (Eastman-Eide), Box #106.1]

• Letter from H. I. Schelsinger to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter concerning Dr. Wheland. They should make their decision shortly if he will be offered the position. [Schlesinger's letter is dated: January 4, 1936, but follows the letters dated December 9, 1936...it should be dated 1937 instead] [LP's letter: December 9, 1936] [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #434.7]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Oliver Wulf RE: LP plans to send 25 copies of his article for Wulf to distribute as he wishes. [Wulf's letter: December 28, 1936] [Filed under W: Correspondence, Box #443.5]
• Letter from LP to Lawrence Brockway RE: offers advice to Brockway concerning his current employment and research opportunities. [Brockway's note: December 30, 1936] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31.11, file: (Brockway, Lawrence O)]
• Letter from LP to Paul R. Andrews RE: is glad to here that Andrews hired Professor Latimer as editor of his chemistry series. [Andrews letter to LP January 2, 1937] [Filed under LP Correspondence: A: Correspondence, Box #12.3]
• Letter from LP to Professor Roscoe G. Dickinson RE: Asks if he has anyone in mind for a new Ph.D. man in physical chemistry whom could work with Hendricks and another man in the subprofessional grade. [Filed under: Dickinson, Roscoe G.: Research Notebooks, Correspondence, 1919-1941: Box #94.5]
• Letter from LP to Wendell M. Latimer RE: LP is glad to hear that he will be the editor of the Prentice-Hall series of chemistry books. [Filed under: L: Individual Correspondence, Box #212.15]
• Letter from Louis Sattler to LP RE: sends LP a few grams of dichloro iodobenzene. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Letter from W. C. Fernelius to LP RE: Asks LP for a reprint of his recent paper on hydromelonic acid and offers a few suggestions for him to think about. [Filed under: F: Correspondence, Box #128.3]

• AHP writes cheque to: Adohr Milk Farms amount $23.71 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Athenaeum amount $3.16 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: City of Pasadena amount $10.05 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Dr. H.A. Whipple amount $3 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: F. C. Nash Co., amount $12.48 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: J. Herbert Hall Co., amount $45.32 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Katharina Putnam Crane amount $85 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Life amount $3.50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corp., amount $7.61 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Model Grocery Co., amount $8.98 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Pasadena Tuberculosis Associations amount $2 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Pearl M. Hardwick amount $4.50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Southern California Telephone Co., amount $4.46 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: T.W. Mather Co., amount $4.33 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: The Model Engineers amount $0.25 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• LP writes cheque to: The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York amount $184.12 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]

• AHP writes cheque to: Bode's amount $44.25 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Charles R. Service amount $2.58 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Standard Oil Co. Of California amount $8.65 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from LP to Professor E. D. Eastman RE: LP is happy to hear that he is considering a Third Law investigating HgCl2.2NH3. LP goes on to offer advice regarding this prospective work and criticizes the paper written by MacGillabry and Bijvoet. [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence, (Eastman-Eide), Box #106.1]
• Letter from Marjorie Lassettre to The George H. Davis Studio RE: Lassettre encloses a check for $7.85 to cover the bill of December 31, 1936 and asks for a receipt for this and the other check of December 9th. [Filed under: L: Individual Correspondence, Box #212.14]
• Letter from Secretary to LP to Mr. A. D. Mackay RE: Asks to please quote a price on 10 grams and 25 grams of zirconium fluoride. [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #255.4]

• AHP writes cheque to: C.J. Gauld amount $8 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Nellie Durby amount $1.90 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. E. A. Guggenheim RE: LP is sending a copy of the ice paper separately along with others he thought might be interesting. [Filed under: G: Correspondence, Box #140.2]
• Letter from LP to Professor Miles S. Sherrill RE: thanking him for sending a copy of the conclusion of Part II of Chemical Principles. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Letter from LP to Professor Roger J. Williams RE: Informs Williams that a powder photograph could be taken of the material with the use of only one milligram or two of the substance. [Filed under: Williams, Roger, J. Box #436.2]
• Letter from LP to Professor W. A. Noyes RE: LP feels that it would be wise to make no further effort to have a monograph of photochemistry prepared. [Noyes' letter: December 26, 1936] [Noyes' reply: January 9, 1937] [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]

• Letter from LP to Dr. J. H. Van Vleck RE: Reports that a mathematics student, Mr. Pasternac, who has been attending lectures in quantum mechanics has derived some simple formulas for mean values of positive and negative powers for r. Inquires about how LP's work is progressing. [Filed under: Van Vleck, J. H. Correspondence, Box #424.5]
• Letter from LP to Professor E. B. Wilson RE: LP recommends that the article "An Eocene Titanothere from San Diego County, California, with Remarks on the Age of the Powey Conglomerate," by Professor Chester Stock, be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #438.5]
• Letter from LP to Professor J. Papish, Chemistry Department at Cornell University, RE: Discusses the research being done by Dr. G.C. Hampson and Dr. H.D. Springall, who are Commonwealth Fellows from Oxford, and asks if it would be possible for them to accompany LP to Cornell the next fall. Asks if he should encourage or discourage other advanced students or research men to also come with LP to Cornell during the first semester of the upcoming year. [Filed under LP Personal Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.005.23]
• Letter from N. Shaefer, Chemical Publishing Co. to LP RE: LP's order of Inorganic Chemistry. [Filed under C: Correspondence, 1921-1957, Box #74.5]

• AHP writes cheque to: Clara Gilchrist amount $7.75 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to LP RE: Noyes is sorry that he cannot have his book, "The Nature of the Chemical Bond" but congratulates him on the opportunity to publish the Baker Lecture Series. [LP's letter: January 7, 1937] [Noyes' next letter: January 14, 1937] [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to Professors Lind, Clark, Pauling and Stieglitz RE: Updates the men of the Board of current issues with everyone. Asks each one to suggest subjects for Physico-chemical technique which are especially needed. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]

• Note from L O. Brockway to LP RE: discusses his recent travel plans and is anxious to get back to the lab, around the 20th, to begin work on some new ideas he has come up with. Also, discusses employment opportunities and his current consideration for a job at Ann Arbor. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31.11, file: (Brockway, Lawrence O.)]

• AHP writes cheque to: Clara Gilchrist amount $1.50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from LP to Professor E. B. Wilson RE: LP submits for publication in the Proceedings, an article by Mr. Pasternack, "On the Mean Value of rs for Keplerian Systems." [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #438.5]
• Letter from LP to Robert Millikan. [Filed under: Millikan, Robert, Box #247.1]

  January 11, 1937

  Professor R. A. Millikan

  C. I. T.

  Dear Professor Millikan:

  On December 16 I sent to you three requisitions for Dr. Yearian's apparatus, totaling $445.00. These apparently were charged to the Molecule Structure Fund, exhausting it. The Rockefeller Fund is also exhausted. What do you suggest that we do in order to continue making small purchases of research supplies?

  Respectfully yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP:mrl

• Letter from Roger J. Williams, OAS, to LP RE: Williams encloses a sample of the calcium salt in question for LP to photograph. [Filed under: Williams, Roger J. Box #436.2]

• AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $2.55 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from George Glockler, University of Minnesota, to LP RE: Asks LP to recommend a man who would be suitable for a graduate fellowship at Minnesota. [LP's reply: January 26, 1937] [Filed under: G: Individual Correspondence, Box #136.15]
• Letter from Secretary to LP to Chemical Publishing Co. RE: Explains that LP has already received his copy of Inorganic Chemistry by N. Bjerrum. [Filed under C: Correspondence, 1921-1957, Box #74.5]

• AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $1.75 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to LP RE: Discusses with LP his recent article with Bauer in the December issue of J. A. C. S. Asks LP how long he will be in Ithaca. [LP's letter January 9, 1937] [Noyes' next letter: January 25, 1937] [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, box #279.3]
• Note from Ermon D. Eastman to LP RE: Eastman explains his intent to make a plan for the purpose of studying ammonias and millions-basic salts. Asks LP for his input on this matter and wonders if they could meet beginning May 15. [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence, (Eastman-Eide) Box #106.1]

• AHP writes cheque to: Nellie Durby amount $1.55 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from J. H. Van Vleck to LP RE: LP goes over Mr. Pasterneck's work. Is glad to hear that LP will be giving the Baker Lectures at Cornell next year. [Filed under: Van Vleck, J. H.: Correspondence, Box #424.5]
• Letter from N. V. Sidgwick to LP RE: The Chemical Committee of the British Association is looking forward to having LP visit during the summer. Sidgwick encloses the program for the meeting with dates. [Filed under: Sidgwick, N. V. Box #364.1]

• Postcard from D. R. Inglis to LP RE: Inglis informs LP of an error made in his book written with Wilson in Table 30-4. [LP's response: January 26, 1937] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #181, Folder #181.2]

• Letter from L. T. Brownmiller to LP RE: Brownmiller is sending small samples of several compounds to LP. Adds that if there isn't enough he will be happy to send additional samples. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.4, file: 1937]
• Letter from LP to Mr. H. C. Meyer RE: LP explains that his particular field of interest is in the structure of minerals rather than their electron emission and is not able to give advice in regard to the difference which was observed between the electron emission of rutile and brookite. [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #255.4]

• Letter from LP to Mr. Untreriner RE: LP writes that he will not be able to do his radio talk completed by tomorrow as he has been sick with a cold for the last few days. [Filed under: U: Correspondence, Box #421.1]
• Note from Edward J. Salstrom to LP RE: writes to ask LP about J. Sherman who is applying for a position with him at the University of Washington, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. [LP's response: January 23, 1937] [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]

• Postcard from Merle Randall to LP RE: Randall asks LP for a reprint of the article "The Adjacent Charge Rule and the Structure of Methyl, Asice, Methyl Nitrate and Fluorine Nitrate." [Filed under: R: Correspondence, Box #340.2]

• Research Notebooks of LP, RNB 14 RE: Preparation and study of Wurster's red [by Fred Stitt] [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: Research Notebook 14: 011-012]

• Letter to LP from E.T. Adams RE: asks LP for reprints of his articles on hemoglobin and respiratory pigments along with a bibliography. [Filed Under LP Correspondence: A: Correspondence, Box #12.3]

• Letter from E. Bright Wilson Jr. To LP RE: Informs LP that he has recommended Stitt for the Society of Fellows and will consider him and the other candidates in about two weeks. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #438.5]
• Letter from LP to Professor Edward J. Salstrom. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]

  January 26, 1937

  Professor Edward J. Salstrom

  Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

  University of Washington

  Seattle, Washington

  Dear Ed:

  I was glad to hear some months ago that you had gone to Washington because I think that there is more opportunity for you there than at Rollins.

  You are right in judging that Jack Shorman is a good research man, and also in remembering that his personality is a little different from the usual one. You remember that he is small in stature and that he came from an uncultured environment. His interests continue to lie almost exclusively in his work. On the other hand, he is a smart young man and he has taken advantage of his opportunities to develop a considerable amount of selfpossession, so that he handles himself well in meeting people, in lecturing and teaching, and in his conduct in general. I believe that he would make a satisfactory lecturer and teacher and that he could handle first year students satisfactorily. I am sure that he would present the subject of elementary chemistry in a clear and thorough way. The one drawback which I should mention is that both in research and in teaching he might be apt to neglect the experimental side, inasmuch as his interests lie largely in theoretical matters and he has never had much liking for apparatus and experimental investigations. As a teaching fellow here he got along satisfactorily with his section. I am sure that if you were to have him with you you would find him helpful to all the members of the staff in discussing the theoretical aspects of your work. He has always gone out of the way being helpful to other people.

  My wife joins me in sending regards to you and Mrs. Salstrom, and to your child, whom we met at Cambridge.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP:mrl

• Research Notebooks of LP, RNB 14 RE: Preparation and study of Wurster's red [by Fred Stitt] [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: Research Notebook 14: 011-012]

• Letter from LP to Dr. D. R. Inglis RE: LP thanks Inglis for pointing out the error in the Slater table of his book and ensures him that if and when another edition comes out it will be corrected. [Inglis letter: January 17, 1937] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #181, Folder #181.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. E. Bright Wilson, Jr. RE: LP discusses his recent work and plans for research. Informs Wilson that he has the opportunity to spend the semester at Cornell and hope it will be possible to make a trip to Cambridge as well. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, box #438.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. J. H. Van Vleck RE: LP updates Van Vleck about his work and his upcoming visit to Cornell. [Filed under: Van Vleck, J. H. Correspondence, Box #424.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Oliver Wulf RE: LP explains that he has learned of a young man named Lyman Bonner who might not have a job next year and who may be suitable for the opening Wulf had spoken about. LP regrets that he will be unable to come East during the Spring. [LP's previous letter: January 4, 1937] [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #443.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Yost RE: Explaining that Wilson has suggested Stitt to the Society of Fellows at Harvard for a fellowship next year and asks that Yost write a letter on Stitt's behalf. [Filed under: Y: Individual Correspondence, Box #460.3]
• Letter from LP to Professor George Glockler RE: LP recommends Don DeVault for the graduate assistant fellowship at Minnesota. [Glockler's letter: January 13, 1937] [Filed under: G: Correspondence, Box #136.15]
• Letter from LP to Professor Merle Randall RE: LP sends a copy of the letter he wrote several days about the free energies of silver complexes with cyanide. [Filed under: R: Correspondence, Box #340.2]
• Letter from LP to Victor K. LaMer RE: LP looks forward to having both Brockway and LaMer doing researches at CIT the second half of next year. Comments that the timing will work out well with his own plans as he will be at Cornell from September until February giving the Baker lectures. [LaMer's reply: February 2, 1937] [Filed under: L: Individual Correspondence, Box #212.4]
• Letter from Professor A. C. Menzies to LP RE: Asks LP for his view of both R. F. Hunter and Samuel's work as Hunter is being considered for election as a new professor of chemistry. [LP's reply: February 11, 1937] [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #255.4]

• Letter from Dr. K. Lark-Horowitz to LP RE: Asks LP to please write in regards to Yearian and the whether or not another year of work at CIT will be beneficial to complete his work. If so, then another year of leave of absence must be arranged at Purdue. [Filed under: H: Correspondence, Box #165.2]
• Letter from Edwin R. Buchman to LP RE: Buchman asks LP if California Tech or another institute he is involved with would be willing to allow him to move there and continue his work with Vitamin C. Tells LP that a sponsor is willing to give an initial grant of $2500 to the institution who will support this work. [LP's reply February 9, 1937] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #33.2, file (Buchman, Edwin R. 1936-1960)]
• Research notebooks of LP, RNB 14 RE: Phenathrenequinone sulfonate [by Fred Stitt] [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: Research Notebook 14: 014]

• Postcard from F. Bernhart to LP RE: Asks LP for a reprint of his article "On the structure of native denatured and coagulated proteins". [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.4]
• Research notebooks of LP, RNB 14 RE: Solid Phenathrenequinone. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: Research Notebook 14: 015]

• Letter from Alfred Marshak to LP RE: Asks LP if he would be interested in having the investigations of the isoelectric point and temperature for denaturation of x-rays on chromosomes done in the laboratory at CIT. [LP's reply: February 9, 1937] [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #255.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. J. L. Hoard RE: Congratulates Hoard on the birth of his new baby boy and thanks his for helping to arrange that he come to Cornell next year. [Filed under: H: Individual Correspondence, Box #159.10]
• Letter from LP to Professor J. C. Warner RE: Asks LP to write a letter regarding Dr. Fred Stitt who is applying for the Society of Fellows at Harvard. [Warner's reply: February 8, 1937] [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #443.5]
• Letter from LP to Professor L. J. Henderson. [Filed under: H: Correspondence, Box #165.2]

  January 29, 1937

  Professor L. J. Henderson

  Fatigue Laboratory, Harvard Business School

  Soldiers Field P. O.

  Boston, Massachusetts

  Dear Professor Henderson:

  Professor E. Bright Wilson, Jr., has told me that he is recommending Dr. Fred Stitt for membership in the Society of Fellows.

  Dr. Stitt was born September 23, 1911, at Butler, Pennsylvania. He took the degrees of B.S. in Chem. Eng. in 1932 at Carnegie Institute of Technology, M. S. in Chemistry at the same institution, and Ph. D. in Chemistry in 1936 at California Institute of Technology. His major field was physical chemistry and his minor mathematics. As a graduate student he worked on the Raman spectra of silicon componds under the supervision of Professor Don M. Yost and on the kinetics of argentic nitrate solution with Professor Arthur A. Noyes. At present he is acting as Research Fellow in connection with the magnetic investigation of hemoglobin and its derivatives being carried on under my direction with the aid of a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, and he is also assisting me in my graduate course on quantum mechanics and its applications to chemistry.

  Dr. Stitt is to be classed among the very best whom we have had here as graduate students. He has exceptional ability both as an experimental investigator and along theoretical lines, his work being characterized by thoroughness and attention to detail as well as by careful and intelligent planning. He is very well prepared to carry on independent research on the spectra and structure of polyatomic molecules, and I feel confidant that he would profit by the opportunity of working in association with Wilson, Kistiakowski, and Van Vleck at Harvard and that he would make a significant contribution to the development of this field. I should be glad to have Dr. Stitt continue his researches here, and in case that he is not elected to the Society he will remain as Research Fellow here; I feel, however, that he is especially fitted for fellowship in the Society.

  A list of Stitt's publications and manuscripts prepared for publication is enclosed.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP:mrl

• Letter from LP to Professor Tolman RE: Explains that Wilson has recommended Stitt for the Society of Fellows at Harvard and asks that LP to write a letter in support of this. [Filed under: T: Individual Correspondence, Box #407.7]
• Letter from LP to Professor Wendell M. Latimer RE: LP recommends De Vault and Jones for the teaching assistantship at Berkeley next year. [Filed under: L: Individual Correspondence, Box #212.15]