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• Research notebooks of LP, RNB 14 RE: Cyanuric acid; trisodium cyanurate [by Fred Stitt] [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: Research Notebook 14: 042]

• Letter from LP to Dr. E. H. Swift RE: asking he has returned the manuscript from the man at MIT and wonders if there were any good ideas enclosed. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Letter from LP to Henry Gilman RE: Suggests that the running head on the right hand page of the book be: "Resonance and Molecular Structure" [Filed under: G: Individual Correspondence, Box #136.11]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Anna Barnett RE: Is pleased to have been asked his advice regarding the selection of a photograph of Professor Franklin. However, he does not have a copy of the photograph yet. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.4, file: 1937]
• Letter from LP to Professor E. Bright Wilson, Jr. RE: Congratulates Wilson on being selected as the next recipient of the American Chemical Society's Langmuir Prize. LP explains that he has accepted the position of Chairman of the Division and Director of the Laboratories at CIT. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #438.5]
• Letter from LP to Professor N. V. Sidgwick RE: LP is happy to hear that he has plans to come to the U. S. during the summer and hopes he will make time to visit Pasadena. [Filed under: Sidgwick, N. V. Box #364.1]

• AHP writes cheque to: Nellie Durby amount $5.65 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from J. G. Kirkwood to LP RE: Asks LP a question regarding a certain stereochemical problem. [Filed under: K: Individual Correspondence, Box #198.12]
• Postcard from Lester W. Strock to LP RE: informing LP that he has not been able to find work here in the U. S. and thus has taken a position from the Norwegian Government to work with Goldschmidt in Oslo. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]

• AHP writes cheque to: Adohr Milk Farms amount $21.54 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Katharine Putnam Crane amount $85 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Lola Cook amount $59 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. Robert Dery amount $5.55 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Southern California Telephone Co., amount $3 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from Edward C. Barrett, Secretary at CIT, to LP. [Filed under LP Personal Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.005.57]

  CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

  PASADENA

  May 4, 1937

  Dear Professor Pauling:

  This letter will constitute official notice that at a meeting of the Executive Council of the Institute, held May 3. 1937, you were appointed Chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Director of the Chemical Laboratories.

  Very sincerely yours,

  Edward C. Barrett

  Secretary

  Professor Linus G. Pauling

  California Institute

• Letter from LP to Dr. Robert B. Corey. [Corey's response: May 8, 1937] [Filed under C: Individual Correspondence: Box #67.5, file: (Robert B. Corey)]

  May 4, 1937

  Dr. Robert B. Corey

  Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research

  66th street and York Avenue

  New York, New York

  Dear Dr. Corey:

  I would be very glad indeed to have you spend the year in Pasadena under the conditions mentioned in your letter. The Institute would give you an appointment as Research Fellow, without stipend, and would permit the free use of the apparatus and other facilities of our laboratory. On the other hand, I feel that it is my duty to tell you that so far as I can tell, there would be no possibility for you to be added to the staff at the end of the year.

  We have available here apparatus for the preparation of Laue photographs and oscillation and rotation photographs, and a large spectrometer constructed by Dr. Sturdivant which has not yet been put in operation. Apparatus which we do not have and which you might well need for your work would include a Weissenberg camera, a simple spectrometer for the rapid measurement of intensities, special apparatus for taking powder photographs, etc. I would recommend that you bring with you apparatus of this type which you think is needed for your own work.

  I shall be at Cornell from the end of September to the first of February. During this period Dr. J. H. Sturdivant will be in charge of the crystal structure laboratory and will present for the graduate students a course in crystal structure analysis. If you do decide to spend the year here, it might be good for you to plan to arrive before the 20th of September, in order that you may get settled in the laboratory before I leave for the East.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP:mrl

• AHP writes cheque to: Athenaeum amount $6.15 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: City of Pasadena amount $16.32 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co., amount $10.02 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Dr. E. H. McMillan amount $9 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: F. C. Nash amount $0.72 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corp., amount $9.33 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Model Grocery Co., amount $0.48 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from Herbert N. McCoy to LP RE: McCoy reports that he and Ethel are delighted with the news in this mornings paper. Explains that he is leaving for the east today so tells him not to bother to reply. [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #255.4]
• Letter from James U. Campbell to LP RE: Expresses his thanks for the letter and reports that his operation on his eye last November was not successful and actually required a second surgery in April. The doctors still have high hopes that in a few week he will see again. Campbell sends his regards to Ava and the children. [Filed under C: Correspondence, 1927-1957, Box #74.5]
• Letter from unknown to LP RE: Congratulates LP on his advancement at CIT. [Filed under: R: Correspondence, Box #340.2]
• Note from Edwin R. Buchman to LP RE: Writes to tell LP that he will be visiting around May 20th and is excited to see the West for the first time. [LP's letter April 22, 1937] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #33.2, file: Buchman, Edwin R. 1936-1960)]
• Note from Harry Batesman to LP RE: Congratulates LP on his new appointment as head of the department. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.4, file: 1937]
• Note from W. G. Penney to LP RE: Thanks LP for the values of ethylene. Informs LP that he has found a simple method of working out distances in compounds. [Filed under: P: Correspondence, Box #312.1]

• Letter from W. A. Noyes to Clark, Lind and Pauling RE: Encloses a copy of the letter and its reply from Dr. Spoehr regarding a revision of his book on photosynthesis. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]
• Letter from W.A. Noyes to Dr. Spoehr RE: Noyes accepts his judgement that is it not advisable to undertake a revision of his book on Photosynthesis at this time. Noyes asks when he is ready to please contact him. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]
• Note from E. Bright Wilson, Jr. to LP RE: Congratulates LP on his inevitable promotion and updates him on his work and the work of others like Cross and Van Vleck. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #438.5]

• AHP writes cheque to: T. W. Mather Co., amount $47.21 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• LP writes cheque to: James D. Stewart and Benj. Quigley amount $16 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• LP writes cheque to: The MacMillan Co., amount $4.20 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from Bailey W. Howard to LP RE: Congratulates LP on his appointment as chairman of chemistry and chemical engineering and director of the chemical laboratories at CIT. [Filed under: H: Correspondence, Box #165.2]
• Letter from Lynn Hoard to LP RE: Asks LP of his plans for the non-resident lectures and explains that he will have more teaching duties than first planned during LP's stay. [Filed under: H: Individual Correspondence, Box #159.10]

• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP believes that the manuscript by Dr. H. A. C. McKay should not be accepted for publication as a Communication in the Journal. [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Lester W. Strock RE: is very glad to hear that he has accepted a position with Goldschmidt in Oslo and sends his best. [Strock's postcard: May 3, 1937] [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Letter from Robert B. Corey to LP RE: Thanks LP for granting him the privilege to work in Pasadena this year. [Filed under C: Individual Correspondence: Box #67.5, file: (Corey, Robert B.)
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to Clark, Lind and LP RE: In order to have the entire case before everyone, Noyes brings together the correspondence with regard to the book by Dr. N. E. Dorsey on the "Properties of the Ordinary Water-substances in all it's Phases." Asks everyone to write back with suggestions at their earliest convenience. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]

• Letter from William F. Baird to LP RE: Baird congratulates LP on his appointment as Director of Chemical Laboratories and Chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. At this point he cannot report anything conclusive in his efforts to reduce supercooling in water. Also, tells LP of his extraordinary finding of a mineral collections in Red Rock Canyon. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.4, file: 1937]

• AHP writes cheque to: Bodes amount $31.33 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Goode's Seed and Feed Store amount $2.42 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Standard Oil Co. Of California amount $13.06 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from Dr. K. Lark-Horowitz to LP RE: Thanks LP for his reprints. [Filed under: H: Correspondence, Box #165.2]
• Letter from Miles S. Sherrill to LP RE: asks LP for reprints of the articles by Doctor Noyes. [LP's response: May 15, 1937] [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]

• Letter from Carl Niemann to LP RE: Congratulates LP on being elected Chairman of the Division of the Laboratories and looks forward to working under his jurisdiction. [LP's reply: May 19, 1937] [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #277.5]
• Letter from LP to AHP. [Filed under LP Safe: Box #1.013, Folder #13.1]

  Near Salinas, about

  4 PM

  Dearest Ava Helen:

  James + Linda saw me off safely, and I've been bowling along ever since. I've written about half of my speech - aside from that I've done nothing but look out of the window. The country is beautiful. We traveled for 130 miles along the ocean, by surf where we camped and on along that fine stretch of coast. The flowers have been wonderful - yuccas in the San Fernando valley, monkey flowers in the Siniu valley near Santa Susanna, and then great fields of mustard and lupin. We passed by the place in Siniu where we all stopped under a tree for lunch.

  There was a high wind blowing on the ocean, making whitecaps and forming long Pennous of spray from the tops of breakers.

  We got in San Francisco at 6 ⁰⁰ + I leave on the ferry at 6 ⁴⁰ . I think I shall eat dinner on this train at 5- I bought only some dates for lunch, not feeling very hungry.

  I love you and miss you very much and I hope you are lonesome for your

  Paddy

  XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX

  XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX

  Kisses forKisses forKisses for Kisses for

  Mamma Liney Peter Linda

• Letter from LP to AHP. [Filed under LP Safe: Box #1.013, Folder #13.2]

  Noon Tuesday

  Near Eugene

  [05/11/1937]

  Dearest little sweet wife:

  I love you very much, and all of our darling little children, too, and I shall be glad to be back with you again Friday morning.

  The ride through the Cascades this morning was wonderful - the immense mountains clad both with trees and snow, with occasional clouds or fog both above and below us, and with small bright green trees beneath the great giant deep green conifers. I think I saw two kinds of dogwood - one in the mountains, with small sort of greenish blossoms and very dark green leaves and the other, lower down, with large white blossoms and light green leaves. Also I saw skunk cabbages and many yellow flowers that I can't identify.

  I have only talked with one person - a man on the train to San Francisco asked my advice about hotels. His name is Hocking; he has a son who is assistant Professor of French at Northwestern. He lives near Chicago. He said that he and his wife had waited too long - they went to Florida last year together, but then she died before this year's trip to California, and that he hasn't enjoyed coming alone very much.

  I have nearly finished writing my address, and I shall be in Albany in a few minutes now.

  Your own

  Linus.

  OO 000 ooo ....

  OOO 00000 oooo ......

  OO 000 ooo ...

  Love to Mamma Love to Linus Love to Peter Love to Linda

• Letter from Philip A. Shaffer Jr. to LP RE: explains to LP that he has been recommended for appointment as assistant to him during his time at Cornell. Informs LP of his summer plans and asks for any suggestions as to what he may study in the meantime. [LP's reply: May 19, 1937] [Filed under: S: Correspondence, box #377.7]
• Note from George Wheland to LP RE: Informs LP of his trip to Germany and what scientific work is being done there. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #434.7]

• Letter from N. V. Sidgwick to LP RE: Sidgwick is happy to learn that LP finds Hampson and Springhall satisfactory and that they will be heading to Cornell with LP. Sidgwick has been asked to give a lecture at the Denver Meeting of the AAAS on June 23 and from there will be heading to the Pacific Coast. He hopes to be able to meet with LP at this time. [Sidgwick's next letter: June 2, 1937] [Filed under: Sidgwick, N. V. Box #364.1]
• Letter from Victor Hicks to LP RE: Encloses reprints representing the papers which have appeared from the Cooperative X-ray Laboratory during the past year and a half. [Filed under: H: Correspondence, Box #165.2]
• Manuscript, Typescript, Correspondence, Program: Hemoglobin and Magnetism, formal chapter installation of Sigma Xi, Oregon State College, Corvallis, Oregon [LP Speeches 1937s.2]

• Letter from Isabel C. Meeks, Librarian, Gentlemen at CIT RE: Asks for a copy of P.C. Cross' "Thermodynamic Properties of Sulfur Compounds I. Hydrogen Sulfide, Diatomic Sulfur and the Dissociation of Hydrogen Sulfide." [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #443.5]

• LP writes cheque to: Clemens Friedell amount $41.20 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from J. B. Whitehead, Chairman, Division of Engineering and Industrial Research, National Research Council to Members of the Committee on Electrical Insulation, including LP RE: Inviting LP to attend the Annual Meeting and Conference of the Committee in NYC in Nov. 1937 or to submit research or reports for the meeting, either his own or other suggestions. [LP's reply May 27, 1937] [LP Science Box 14.027, Folder 2]
• Note from Fred A. Olegg to LP RE: Olegg introduces himself to LP and remembers going to school with him at Oregon Agriculture College. At the end of one term, Olegg asked for LP's lab book and still has it, because he knew he would be a distinguished scientist someday. Olegg writes to ask whether or not he would be willing to meet with his co-worker, Dr. Owen, and if he would be so kind to introduce him to the staff of CIT in genetics research. [Filed under: O: Correspondence, Box #300.1]

• Letter from LP to Dr. Miles S. Sherrill RE: explaining that he will be sending the reprints of Dr. Noyes work as soon as they arrive. Also, explains that he has been asked by the President of the National Academy to prepare a biographical memoir of Professor Noyes, LP asks for any reprints of his biographical writings. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Letter from LP to Professor Bailey W. Howard RE: Thanks him for his letter of congratulations and extends an invitation to all the members of his department to attend the seminars next Wednesday afternoon. [Filed under: H: Correspondence, Box #165.2]
• Letter from LP to Robert B. Corey RE: Is glad to learn that his plans for spending time in Pasadena are satisfactory. [Filed under C: Individual Correspondence, Box #67.5]

• Letter from Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences, Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Requests recommendation for S. H. Bauer, who wishes to leave C. I. T. and return to Chicago and specialize in biophysics, on a fellowship from the Foundation. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 5]

• AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. Robert Dery amount $8.75 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from George Glockler to LP RE: Congratulates LP for his appointment as Director of Gates Chemical Laboratory. [Filed under: G: Correspondence, Box #136.15]

• AHP writes cheque to: Nellie Durby amount $3.10 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Note from David Harker to LP RE: Is glad to report the success of his freshman chemistry class and the developments being made in the lab. [Filed under: H: Individual Correspondence, Box #151.10]

• Letter from LP to Dr. E. Bright Wilson, Jr. to LP RE: LP regrets to inform him that it won't be possible for him to go to the September meeting. LP is interested in Wilson's results with ketene. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #438.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Niemann RE: LP agrees that his travel arrangements sound good. LP suggests that he remain in Europe until the fellowship year is nearly completed. [Niemann's letter: May 11, 1937] [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #277.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. W. G. Penney. [Filed under: P: Correspondence, Box #312.1]

  May 19, 1937

  Dr. W. G. Penney

  Department of Mathematics

  Royal College of Science

  Imperial College of Science and Technology

  South Kensington, London S.W.7., England

  I omitted to mention in my letter that we had determined the carbon-carbon single bond distance in ethane and in many other hydrocarbons. In every case the [v]alue found is 1.54 Å to within the experimental error, about 0.02 Å. In ethane itself our value is 1.55 Å, the carbon-hydrogen distance being 1.09 ± 0.03 Å.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP:mrl

• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: LP requests that a lump sum payment of $1200 be paid to Carl Niemann at he Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research on July 31, 1937 to cover his traveling expenses and one payment of $200 from his salary as promised by C. I. T. [LP Biographical: Academia Box 1.029, Folder 1]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Phillip A. Shaffer, Jr. RE: is glad to learn that his appointment has been made official, and asks that he be at Cornell around September 30th. [Shaffer's letter: 5*11*37] [Filed under: S: Correspondence Box #377.7]
• Letter from Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Weaver outlines several points from LP's grant request which he feels could profit by somewhat more extended and detailed consideration. [LP's reply to Weaver June 1, 1937] [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 5]

• Letter from Empire Laboratory Supply Co., Inc. to LP RE: Asks LP to send his lists of supplies that will need to be quoted and sends a self addressed, stamped envelope to do so. [Filed under: E: Correspondence, 1930, 1936-1959. Box #112.4]

• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP submits enclosed article on "A Redetermination of the Carbon-Oxygen Distance in Calcite and the Nitrogen-Oxygen Distance in Sodium Nitrate" by Norman Elliott for publication. [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]
• Letter from Walter Soller to LP RE: asking LP to please recommend a young man for an instructorship in the Institute of Scientific Research at the University of Cincinnati. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]

• AHP writes cheque to: Nellie Durby amount $1.80 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from Edward C. Barrett to LP RE: Barrett encloses a statement of the library expenditures for the period from September 1, 1935 to June 30, 1936. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #443.5]
• Letter from LP to Recteur G. Duesberg RE: Recommends Dr. Ch. Degard as he is applying for an associate Fellowship of the F. N. R. S. Degard has completed work on the quantitative investigation of the radial distribution method of interpretation of electron diffraction photographs of gas molecules and his work has led to developments of a revised treatment based on visually estimated intensity values. [Filed under: Degard, Charles, 1936-1940: Box #91.1]
• Letter from Miles S. Sherrill to LP RE: Thanks LP for arranging to have reprints sent to him and congratulates LP on becoming director of the Gates Chemical Laboratory. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Research notebooks of LP, RNB 14 RE: Some heterocyclic ring compounds; melon [by Fred Stitt] [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: Research Notebook 14: 041]

• Note from Edwin R. Buchman to LP RE: Thanks LP and others for the courtesies he was shown during his visit. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #33.2, file: Buchman, Edwin R. 1936-1960)]
• Note from Oleta Dickinson to LP RE: Oleta is happy to send a check for fifty dollars and hopes to be able to send the rest of the loan repayment soon. She tells LP that Neil is in Colombia, South American now working as a geophysicist. [LP's reply: June 2, 1937] [Filed under D: Correspondence Box #98.2]

• LP writes cheque to: American Home amount $2 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• LP writes cheque to: Boy's Life amount $0.75 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from Dwight Carpenter to LP RE: Congratulates LP for being chosen head of the department at Cal Tech. Is looking forward to having LP at Cornell in the coming year has he has not been impressed with recent visitors and their work. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #57.13, file: (Carpenter, Dwight Chance 1936-1944)]
• Letter from Frank C. Whitmore to LP RE: Seeks LP helps in finding a position for Dr. Jack Sherman who will be losing his job within the next couple of weeks. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #443.5]
• Letter from LP to Alfred E. Mirsky. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #248, Folder #3]

  May 25, 1937

  Dr. A. E. Mirsky

  Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute

  66th Street and York Avenue

  New York, New York

  Dear Alfred:

  Many thanks for your letter about my new position. I do not know how it is going to work out but so far the change has not been for the worse since I have successfully avoided taking on any duties except a few of the simplest.

  Our work in general is progressing at a satisfactory rate. I am sending reprints of the ferrihemoglobin work separately. Coryell is now working on denaturation and the effect of urea and alcohol and similar agents. He finds that concentrated urea in the middle pH range does not denature ferrihemoglobin although it causes a small change in the moment of both the ion and the hydroxide. Stitt has been looking for new compounds. He has evidence for a ferrohemoglobin cyanide and ferrihemoglobin formate as well as some others. He has been given a National Research Fellowship for next year and will leave for Harvard to work with Wilson in August. Coryell will stay here.

  Astbury is here on a short visit. He gave a very interesting account of his work in a seminar talk yesterday, and showed some fine photographs of proteins. His ideas regarding muscle contraction, though rather vague, seem to be well founded on experiment.

  How is your work progressing? Have you succeeded in building up a staff as you had planned?

  What is your opinion of Niemann, who has been given an appointment here as Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry?

  With best regards to Reba and the children as well as to you,

  I am

  Yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP:mrl

• Letter from LP to Dr. Walter Soller RE: recommending Mr. Edwin N. Lassettre for the instructorship position at the University of Cincinnati. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Letter from LP to Professor N. V. Sidgwick RE: LP looks forward to Sidgwick's visit during the summer. [Filed under: Sidgwick, N. V. Box #364.1]
• Letter from LP to Professor W. A. Noyes RE: LP regrets for the responding sooner, however is glad to hear that Professor Fieser has accepted their requests. The conditions outlined in the letters regarding the publication of Dr. Dorsey's Monographs are satisfactory. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]
• Letter from LP to Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences, Rockefeller Foundation RE: LP gives a favorable recommendation for S. H. Bauer. [Weaver's letter to LP May 18, 1937] [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 5]

• LP writes cheque to: Cornell University Press amount $3.38 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from H. H. Harrison to LP RE: Is pleased to recommend to LP a young Chemical Engineer who is seeking a connection with CIT and asks LP what requirements they look for in their candidates for graduate school admissions. [Filed under: H: Correspondence, Box #165.2]
• Letter from J. E. Lennard-Jones to LP RE: Thanks LP for sending the large bundle of reprints and congratulates him and his staff for their original work in so many fields. Looks forward to seeing his paper on the carbon-carbon double bond distance. [LP's reply: June 10, 1937] [Filed under: L: Individual Correspondence, Box #215.4]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP believes the points of criticism he raised concerning the original of Dr. Wilson's manuscript also apply to the revision and suggests that it be rejected as well. [Previous letter re: Wilson's MS April 26, 1937] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP recommends that Professor Giauque replace some tables in his manuscript so that it might be published in the Journal. LP would hate to see a paper in Giauque's series published elsewhere. [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP submits for publication, "A Quantitative Discussion of Bond Orbitals" by Dr. Sherman and himself; it represents an extension of articles 1 and 4 on LP's series on the Nature of the Chemical Bond. If it is not suited for the Journal, they will submit it to the Journal of Chemical Physics. [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]
• Letter from LP to Professor M. S. Sherrill RE: thanking him for sending Dr. Keyes' reprint and a copy of the Theodore William Richards number of the Nucleus. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Letter from LP to Professor S. S. Starkof RE: explains that Dr. Sidney Weinbaum has told him that he is under consideration for appointment as Professor of Experimental Physics at Corky. On his behalf, LP writes about his qualifications. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]

• Letter from LP to Dr. David Harker RE: Looks forward to receiving the reprints of his work on correlation of space group and morphology. Reports that all work is progressing nicely at CIT. [Filed under: H: Individual Correspondence, Box #151.10]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Paul H. Emmett. [Emmett's reply: June 2, 1937] [Filed under: Emmett, Paul, 1937-1959, Box #109.1]

  May 27, 1937

  Dr. Paul Emmett

  Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory

  Washington, D.C.

  Dear Paul:

  I have heard a word of mouth rumor that you have been made head of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Host Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, and I wish to offer my heartiest congratulations not only to you but also to Hopkins, which could not have got a better man. In case that I haven't heard correctly regarding the nature of the position, I would be glad also to be set right.

  I have been intending for many months to write to you about my ungracious behavior while in Washington last year. After I had rented a car and taken Ava Helen off for a ride in Virginia, she began a program designed to convince me that that was the wrong thing for me to have done, and I gradually began to realize that you would not have considered it an imposition to have taken us on this trip. I had been afraid to mention that we would like to do this, for fear that we would impose on you. In case that you felt that I had done the wrong thing, I wish to apologize, and to promise to behave better the next tine. I hope, too, that I never have a week in Washington which allows so little free time for visiting as that week did.

  I am working hard now on various researches and on a book on the quantum mechanics of organic molecules, in collaboration with Wheland. Brookway is finishing up a lot of electron diffraction work, in preparation for leaving on his Guggenheim Fellowship for England on August 15th. He will teach physical chemistry at the University of Michigan after returning. Sturdivant is working on a new x-ray apparatus for the study of solutions; I am hoping that it will provide a great number of interesting results.

  With best regards to you and to your wife, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP:mrl

• Letter from LP to Dr. William G. Young RE: Explaining that the treatment of the system of two conjugated double bonds in the usual way leads to the result that the structure with free valences of 1 and 4 contribute to the extent of 0.25 to the normal state of the conjugated system. [Young's reply: June 3, 1937] [Filed under: Y: Individual Correspondence, Box #460.4]
• Letter from LP to K. B. Whitehead, Chairman, Committee on Electrical Insulation, Division of Engineering and Industrial Research, National Research Council RE: LP will not be attending the annual meeting and does not have any information to submit. [Whitehead's letter to LP May 14, 1937] [LP Science Box 14.027, Folder 2]
• Letter from LP to Professor George Glockler RE: Thanks him for his letter congratulating his appointment as Director of the Laboratories and is glad to learn that Dr. Klug has been appointed to the position at Minnesota. [Filed under: G: Individual Correspondence, Box #136.15]
• Letter from LP to Professor J. C. Warner RE: LP sends Warner information regarding the library at CIT. [Warner's reply: June 9, 1937] [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #443.5]
• Letter from W. D. Leech, Director to LP RE: Congratulates LP for being appointed head of the Gates Chemical Laboratory. Has decided to take his advice and continue his work in agricultural chemistry so has been seriously considering carrying on work under Professor Bailey at University of Minnesota. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #277.5]

• AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $3.20 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• LP writes cheque to: Security Title Insurance and Guarantee amount $1 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Wheeler RE: LP inquires about the rug cleaning of the student houses, done by Eskijian Brothers. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #443.5]
• Letter from LP to Professor Roger Williams RE: Asks if he would object to his mentioning in a letter to Warren Weaver some of the things that Williams has written to LP. [Filed under: Williams, Roger, J.-Box #436.2]
• Letter from Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences, The Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Thanking LP for his letter about Bauer. [LP's letter May 25, 1937] [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 5]

• AHP writes cheque to Edwin Porter amount $6 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Pitzer and Warwick amount $8.53 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to Clark, Fieser, Lind and LP RE: Asks them to look through a summary of material which has accumulated during the three months that there has been questions of a Monograph or Monographs on Laboratory Technique under consideration. [LP's reply: June 8, 1937] [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to Clark, Lind and LP RE: Noyes was very pleased to receive this morning Professor Fieser's acceptance that he join the Board of Editors for the Scientific Monographs of the American Chemical Society. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]
• Note from Edwin R. Buchman to LP RE: Buchman reports that everything seems to be working fine for his upcoming visit to California and asks LP to have a room reserved at the "Athenian" for him to stay. Offers to LP to spend some time assisting him in anything that an organic chemist may be useful but if his coming at this time will disrupt other work being done he could be assigned elsewhere. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #33.2, file: (Buchman, Edwin R. 1936-1960)]

• Letter from Dr. Paul Emmert to LP RE: Congratulates LP on his new appointment to CIT. Hope to be able to visit during LP's time at Cornell. [LP's reply: June 10, 1937] [Filed under: Emmert, Paul, 1937-1959, Box #109.1]

• Letter from Dr. Maurico Rocha e Silva to LP RE: Asks LP to please send a reprint of his paper on "The Structure of Native, Denatured, and Coagulated Proteins." [Filed under: R: Correspondence, Box #340.2]