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- Research Notebooks of LP, RNB 14 RE: Calibration of tube used in measurements [by Fred Stitt]
- LP and J. Sherman. A quantitative discussion of bond orbitals. Journal of the American Chemical Society 89: 1450-1456. Received for publication 1937-06-01; published Aug. 1937.
- Letter from LP to Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-The Rockefeller Foundation RE: LP will revise the grant application,
but wishes to know if he may do so in July when Dr. Millikan returns. Also addresses Roger Williams situation at Oregon State,
where the chemistry department is very weak with no prospect of growth or improvement. [Weaver's letter to LP 1937-05-19; Weaver's reply to LP 1937-06-08] [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 5]
- LP writes cheque to: Linwood Vick amount $36.01
- AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. Robert Dery amount $11.66
- Letter from Dr. Paul Emmett to LP RE: Thanks LP for his previous letter congratulating him being named Professor of Chemical
and Gas Engineering. Discusses briefly his work and comments on the book LP is working on. [LP's letter 1937-05-27] [Filed under: Emmett, Paul, 1937-1959, Box #106]
- Letter from LP to Howard RE: Asks for an estimate for all experimental equipment for four professors, 4 research fellows and
10 new graduate students; the annual cost of chemicals and supplies for the group assuming extensive research is carried out
on a biological substances; and the cost of all organic books that should be brought into the library for these men. [Filed
under: H: Correspondence, Box #165]
- Letter from LP to Dr. J. A. A. Ketelaar RE: LP is glad to hear that he is coming to America and that he is planning on spending
a month and a half at CIT. LP informs Ketelaar where he might stay and for how much during this time. [Filed under: K: Correspondence,
Box #200]
- Letter from LP to Miss Little RE: LP asks if it is possible for Mr. Eugene Eyster to make use of Athenaeum board and room
during the period of July 20 to August 20 instead of June 10 to July 10 this summer. [Filed under: L: Correspondence, Box
#227]
- Letter from Miss Bessie Little to LP RE: Informs LP that it will be ok for Mr. Schomaker to have room and board at the Athenaeum
under his fellowship during the period of July 20-August 20. [Filed under: Schomaker, Verner, Box #353]
- Letter from N. V. Sidgwick to LP RE: Sidgwick accepts LP's offer to stay with him, during his visit to Pasadena. He hopes
to arrive in Pasadena sometime between July 20th and 31st. Sidgwick's last letter: 1937-05-12] [Filed under: Sidgwick, N. V. Box #359]
- Letter from T. H. Morgan to Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Science-Rockefeller Foundation, cc: LP RE: Thanks Weaver
for his copy of letter to LP of 1937-05-10. Morgan still stands by his request for $10,000 to support the technical assistance in biochemistry and physiology and since
this is impossible for the year beginning 1937-07-01, he requests it for the following year. [LP Science Box 14.048, Folder 5]
- Letter from Frank Blair Hanson, The Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: The Foundation is notifying Carl G. Niemann that he has
been awarded a fellowship not to exceed 12 months beginning approximately 1937-07-01 to enable him to continue his work at the Rockefeller Institute and then to study abroad. Same letter to Millikan. [LP's
reply to Hanson 1937-06-10] [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 5]
- Letter from LP to Dean Frank C. Whitmore RE: LP explains that he wrote to Dr. Sherman not too long ago and offered him a position
as assistant in connection with the work on molecular structure. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438]
- AHP writes cheque to: Lola Cook amount $60
- AHP writes cheque to: Katharine Putnam Crane amount $85
- AHP writes cheque to: Bode's amount $30.70
- AHP writes cheque to: Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co., amount $14.43
- AHP writes cheque to: Southern California Telephone Co., amount $2.90
- AHP writes cheque to: Polytechnic Elementary School amount $2.50
- AHP writes cheque to: C. J. Gould amount $16
- AHP writes cheque to: F.C. Nash Co., amount $0.71
- AHP writes cheque to: Fortner and Land, Inc., amount $5.18
- AHP writes cheque to: Standard Oil Co., of California amount $3.63
- AHP writes cheque to: Los Angeles Gas and Electric Co., amount $6.03
- AHP writes cheque to: EdW. Hopkins County Assessor amount $7.95
- AHP writes cheque to: Collector of Internal Revenue amount $26.55
- AHP writes cheque to: Athenaeum amount $5.62
- LP writes cheque to: Olga Woolf, Ltd., amount $20
- AHP writes cheque to: City of Pasadena amount $9.90
- Letter from LP to Mr. H. H. Harrison RE: Is very sorry to tell you that there is no opening in the Department of Chemical
Engineering at this time. [filed under: H: Correspondence, Box #165]
- Note from J. G. Kirkwood to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter and is disappointed that nothing can be with secondary butyl alcohol.
He had hoped that the electron diffraction work would help. [Filed under: K: Individual Correspondence, Box #198]
- Letter from Miss Bessie Little to LP RE: Little says that it will be quite satisfactory for Mr. Eugene Eyster to make use
of the Athenaeum board and room during the period of July 20 to August 20. [Filed under: L: Correspondence, Box #227]
- Letter from Mr. Thomas McQuistion RE: Asks LP to do some water testing and how much it would cost to do so. [Filed under:
M: Correspondence, Box #252]
- Letter from William G. Young to LP RE: Thanking LP for his letter regarding the treatment of the system of two conjugated
double bonds. [LP's letter to Young: 1937-05-27] [Filed under: Y: Individual Correspondence, Box #460]
- Edward Crellin Pauling born, weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces.
- Letter from Marjorie R. Lassettre, Secretary, to Isabel C. Weeks, Librarian, RE: Explains that he reprints by Paul C. Cross
has been exhausted and recommends contacting Cross directly. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438]
- LP writes cheque to: Boys Scouts of America amount $4
- Note from John Y. Beach to LP RE: speaks of his work with ketones his first compound and the results of it. Offers to publish
their work together because they are both working on ketones and offers to send his results. [Filed under LP Correspondence:
Box #25, file: (Beach, John Y.)]
- Letter from LP to Mrs. Dickinson RE: LP acknowledges the check of $50 for the loan repayment and is happy to hear that Neil
is enjoying his work in South America. LP suggests that she and their little boy also go to Colombia. [Oleta's letter: 1937-05-24, Oleta's next note: 1937-09-02] [Filed under D: Correspondence, 1936-1959, Box #95]
- Letter from LP to Mr. William F. Baird RE: Explains that LP has already heard of the mineral collections at Red Rock Canyon
and doesn't believe there is anything of interest to him. Regrets that they will not be able to accept his invitation to
visit Baird during their regular scheduled visits because AHP is still in the hospital with their new baby boy. [Filed under
LP Correspondence: Box #35, file: 1937]
- Letter from Henry Gilman to LP RE: Reports to LP that Dr. H. T. Clarke speaks very highly of his chapter. [Filed under: G:
Individual Correspondence, Box #130]
- Note from H. A. Kramers to LP RE: Mentions to LP what a wonderful man Dr. Ketelaar is and how much he should appreciate that
he will be coming this summer. [Filed under: K: Correspondence, Box #200]
- Letter from Walter Soller to LP RE: thanking him for his cooperation in assisting to fill the position of Chemistry Instructor.
They will make their decision by the end of the month. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #372]
- Note from George Wheland to LP RE: Wheland summarizes his work on the structure of benzene and also his work with the oxidation-reduction
potentials of quinones and the ultraviolet absorption. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #429]
- LP writes cheque to: American Chemical Society amount $20
- Letter from LP to Dr. Lynn Hoard RE: Informs Hoard of the equipment he wishes to have during his time at Cornell. Although
they are expensive LP ensures they will be satisfied with the equipment. [Filed under: H: Individual Correspondence, Box #159]
- Letter from D. W. Hansen to LP RE: Asks for LP's reprint of the article by Dr. Mirksy and LP. [Filed under: H: Correspondence,
Box #165]
- Letter from LP to Professor W. A. Noyes RE: LP has no suggestions to make regarding an editor for the planned Monograph on
Laboratory technique. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #276]
- Letter from Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences, The Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Acknowledgment of receipt
of LP's letter of 1937-06-01. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 5]
- Research notebooks of LP, RNB 14 RE: Cynuric acid; trisodium cyanurate [by Fred Stitt]
- Letter from J. C. Warner RE: Thanking LP for the reports regarding the library facilities at CIT. [LP's letter: 1937-05-27] [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438]
- Letter from Frank C. Whitmore to LP RE: Thanks LP for giving Dr. Jack Sherman a position at CIT, for the time being. He would
find it a shame to let his knowledge and experience go to waste. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438]
- Letter from W. E. Tisdale, The Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Tisdale congratulates LP on his new position as Director of
the Gates Chemical Laboratory. [LP's reply 1937-06-29] [LP Science Box 14.037, Folder 6]
- LP writes cheque to: Cornell University Press amount $1.80
- Letter from LP to John Y. Beach RE: explains it is not ketone he is working with but with alleno. However he would be interested
in knowing his results on ketones. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #25, file: (Beach, John Y.)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Paul Emmett RE: Thanks Emmett for his letter congratulating him on his new appointment at CIT. LP goes
on to explain that a new laboratory, the Crellin Lab, is under way. Looks forward to seeing Emmett during his time at Cornell.
[Filed under: Emmett, Paul, 1937-1959, Box #106]
- Letter from LP to Professor J. E. Lennard-Jones RE: Thanks Lennard-Jones for his kind letter. LP encloses a table summarizing
the results of his work on electron diffraction study of hydrocarbons. [Lennard-Jones' letter: 1937-05-26] [Filed under: L: Individual Correspondence, Box #215]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Thomas McQuiston RE: LP regrets to report that he is not in a position to make an analysis of the water
from the spring. LP suggests that he go to a testing laboratory. [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #252]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Barrett RE: LP asks that he would revise an attached letter, as he sees fit. And asks whether it should
be signed by himself? [Filed under: N: Correspondence, Box #284]
- Letter from LP to Frank Blair Hanson, The Rockefeller Foundation RE: LP is pleased to learn of Carl Niemann's fellowship.
[Hanson's letter to LP 1937-06-02][LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 5]
- Letter from Edgar A. Whiting to LP RE: Informs LP of arrangements that could be made at the University Club during his stay
at Cornell. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438]
- LP writes cheque to: Milton Durby amount $2.85
- Letter from LP to Mr. Howard A. Poillon, President Research Corporation, Chrysler Building, RE: LP writes in support of Dr.
Edwin R. Buchman's request for a grant of $2500 for his work on Vitamin B1. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31, file: (Buchman, Edwin R. 1936-1960)]
- Letter from John R. Lapham to LP RE: Congratulates LP for his new appointment as Director of the Gates Chemical Laboratories.
[Filed under: L: Correspondence, Box #227]
- Letter from W. A. Noyes to Clark, Fieser, Lind and LP RE: Noyes shares with the Board what Professor P. A. Shaffer wrote regarding
the possibility of writing a Monograph on the Metabolism of Carbohydrates. Shaffer writes that although he thinks the idea
is splendid however he could not be author because he is doing administrative work in the medical school. [Filed under: N:
Individual Correspondence, Box #276]
- Letter from LP to Dr. N. E. Dorsey RE: LP Requests that any information or suggestions for methods for preventing supercooling
of water by adding other solid substances that would induce crystallization of ice. [Filed under D: Correspondence, 1936-1959,
Box #95]
- Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Lamb encloses all correspondence pertinent to Professor's Giauque's paper (which the editors feel needs some alteration)
and would like LP's input on the situation. [Previous letter re: Giauque's MS 1937-05-26; LP's reply 1937-06-26] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Fogg RE: Informing him that Mr. John E. Parker will serve during the coming summer as research assistant
to Professor D. M. Yost. [Filed under: F: Correspondence, 1937, Box #122]
- Letter from LP to Dean John R. Lapham RE: LP thanks Lapham for his letter about LP's new position. [Filed under: L: Correspondence,
Box #227]
- Letter from LP to Mr. W. D. Leech, Australian Food Research Laboratories RE: LP is glad that he is developing plans for graduate
work in the United States and believes study under Professor Bailey would be a good choice. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence,
Box #274]
- Letter from LP to Professor W. A. Noyes RE: LP approves of asking Professor and Mrs. Cori to prepare a Monograph on the metabolism
of carbohydrates as recommended by Professor Shaffer. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #276]
- Letter from W. A. Noyes to LP RE: Asks LP if he can name anyone else to write on x-ray spectra who would be willing to write
for the Board. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #276]
- Letter from LP to Professor N. V. Sidgwick RE: LP regrets that he must withdraw his invitation to stay with them as a house
guest. LP explains that they have a new baby boy and AHP health is not good. LP offers to reserve a room for him at the Athenaeum.
[Filed under: Sidgwick, N. V. Box #359]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Edgar A. Whiting RE: LP thinks the rate at the Willard Straight Hall are too high to pay considering
there isn't a private bath. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438]
- Letter from Ludvig Hektoen, Secretary, Fellowships Board in the Natural Sciences, National Research Council to Robert Millikan,
Chairman of the Exec. Council, C. I. T. cc: LP RE: Informing Millikan that three of the men appointed to National Research
Fellowships will be conducting their Fellowship activities at C. I. T. [LP Science Box 14.027, Folder 2]
- Letter from Warren Weaver, Director of The Natural Sciences, The Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Weaver is leaving the office
for an absence of two months and therefore is providing LP with tentative feedback about his proposal of hiring on the two
Williams brothers (which he does not think is a wise idea) before he leaves. [LP's reply 1937-06-21] [LP Science Box 14.037, Folder 8]
- Letter from Albert E. Jennings, Jr. To LP RE: Asks LP for a reprint of the recent paper presented at the Los Angeles Chapter
of the Society of Sigma Xi. [Filed under: J: Correspondence, Box #192]
- Letter from D. M. Wrinch to LP RE: Asks if it would be possible to see LP in the East at Cornell, before February 15th. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #433]
- Letter from W. H. Zachariasen to LP RE: Congratulates LP on being chose as the new Director of the Chemistry Department. Also,
informs LP that despite illness, they hope to be in Pasadena round July 1st. [Filed under: Z: Individual Correspondence, Box #464]
- LP writes cheque to: W & J. Sloane amount $116.13
- Letter from Harry Goresline to LP RE: Congratulates LP on his promotion and is pleased to learn he will be going to Cornell
in the fall. [Filed under: G: Correspondence, Box #134]
- LP writes cheque to: Margaret J. Haight amount $30
- LP writes cheque to: Dorothy Litchfield amount $18
- LP writes cheque to: Helen J. Price amount $24
- LP writes cheque to: Dr. J. M. Wilson amount $25
- LP writes cheque to: H. Johnson amount $4.89
- LP writes cheque to: Collis P. And Howard Huntington Memorial Hospital amount $108.30
- LP writes cheque to: Market Basket amount $6.22
- Letter from N. Ernest Dorsey to LP RE: Regrets to say that he does not have the information requested in LP's letter of June
12. [Filed under D: Correspondence, 1936-1959, Box #95]
- Letter from LP to Henry Gilman RE: Was pleased to learn that Professor Clarke enjoyed his chapter and informs LP that he will
be in Pasadena all summer until September when he leaves for Cornell. [Filed under: G: Individual Correspondence, Box #130]
- Letter from LP to Professor Kramers RE: LP thanks Kramers for his letter and looks forward to seeing Ketelaar this summer.
[Filed under: K: Correspondence, Box #200]
- Letter from LP to Mr. D. P. Mellor RE: LP looks forward to talk over the problems addressed in his previous letter. Feels
it would be worthwhile to attempt to verify some of his compounds through physical work. [Mellor's letter: 1937-05-25] [Filed under: M: Individual Correspondence, Box #243]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Warren Weaver, Director of The Natural Sciences, The Rockefeller Foundation RE: Thanks Weaver for his
letter of 1937-06-16 and agrees that it would be imprudent to hire the Williams brothers. He will continue his search for an organic chemist and
prepare his grant application to the Foundation which he will send in upon Weaver's return. [LP Science Box 14.037, Folder
8]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Herbert N. McCoy RE: LP thanks McCoy for his letter of congratulations regarding his new appointment.
Also, LP explains that AHP is due to return home from the hospital with their new baby boy, named Edward Crellin Pauling.
[Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #252]
- Letter from E. Bright Wilson, Jr. to LP RE: Congratulates LP and AHP on the new baby. Is impressed that LP is working on another
book as well. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence, Box #433]
- LP writes cheque to: Cleveland Publications amount $2.50
- Letter from Ralph Hultgren to LP RE: Hultgren congratulates LP for his appointment as Director to succeed Dr. Noyes. [Filed
under: H: Individual Correspondence, Box #163]
- LP writes cheque to: Boy Scouts of American amount $11.50
- Letter from Alden H. Emery to LP RE: Asks if it is possible for LP to make definite plans to stop in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska
etc, en route between Cornell and Pasadena. [Filed under: E: Correspondence, 1930, 1936-1959, Box #109]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Harry Goresline RE: Thanks Goresline and Lucile for writing and informs them that he will be bringing
the children when he visits. [Filed under: G: Correspondence, Box #140]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Albert E. Jennings Jr. RE: Apologizes that he will not be able to send a copy of the paper on "The Use
of Magnetic Methods in Chemistry" because he prepared the talk without making use of a manuscript. [Filed under: J: Correspondence,
Box #192]
- Note from Oliver Wulf to LP RE: Thanks LP for his last letter and is glad to learn that Dick Badger is planning to discuss
Albert Shermans's arguments in paper. Reports that his infrared work is in progress again. [Filed under: W: Correspondence,
Box #438]
- LP writes cheque to: Prudential Life Insurance Co., amount $10
- LP writes cheque to: Adohr Milk Farms amount $21.51
- Note from John Y. Beach to LP RE: Thanks LP for his results on the table of data he sent and explains his own work and findings
on ketones. Regrets to say he will not make it to California during the summer to help Brockway on their paper and asks that
LP tell Brockway of his change of plans. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #25, file: (Beach, John T.)]
- Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP believes that if Professor Giauque makes the changes he plans to that his manuscript should be accepted for publication.
[Previous letter re: Giauque 1937-06-15] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]
- LP writes cheque to: Edwin Porter amount $6
- LP writes cheque to: H.M. Davis amount $25
- Letter from LP to Professor L. A. Du Bridge, copy to Dean George H. Whipple, RE: LP recommends Professor Thorfin R. Hogness
to serve as Head of the Chemistry Department at the University of Rochester. [DuBridge's reply: 1937-06-30] [Filed under D: Individual Correspondence. (Dil-Dyson): Box #93]
- Letter from LP to Dean George H. Whipple, University of Rochester School of Medicine RE: Recommends Throfin R. Hogness for
the position of Head of the Department of Chemistry. [Filed under: H: Individual Correspondence, Box #162]
- Letter from Carl Niemann to LP RE: Is pleased to report that plans for the coming year are coming together nicely and that
Foundation has granted him a fellowship beginning July 1. [LP's reply: 1937-06-06] [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #274]
- Letter from LP to Mr. William F. Baird RE: Tells Baird that he has just learned from Dr. Ernest L. Dorsey of the Bureau of
Standard that he knows of no substances other than ice itself which will prevent supercooling in water. [Filed under LP Correspondence:
Box #35, file: 1937]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Fred Fairbrother RE: Is glad to learn that he is having a pleasant journey across the country. [Filed
under: F: Correspondence, 1937, Box #122]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Ralph Hultgren RE: LP thanks Hultgren for his kind letter regarding his new appointment. Looks forward
to seeing Hultgren this summer. [Filed under: H: Individual Correspondence, box #163]
- Letter from LP to DR. J. G. Kirkwood RE: Thanks Kirkwood for his answer to the question about the dipole polarization energy.
[Filed under: K: Individual Correspondence, Box #198]
- Letter from LP to Dr. D. M. Wrinch RE: LP looks forward to seeing Wrinch in Cornell before February first.[Filed under: W:
Individual Correspondence, Box #438]
- Letter from LP to Dr. E. Bright Wilson, Jr. RE: LP is sorry that he will not be able to come Rochester for his big occasion.
Is glad to hear that Wilson will have two National Research Fellows to work with next year. LP is still surprised about the
lack of free rotation in ethane and doesn't understand hydrogen repulsion at all. [Filed under: W: Individual Correspondence,
Box #433]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends certain changes be made in the appointments of April 23, 1937 for
appropriations from the Rockefeller Fund. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2]
- Letter from LP to Dr. W. E. Tisdale, The Rockefeller Foundation RE: Thanking Tisdale for his letter of congratulations on
LP's new position. The Crellin Laboratory is now under construction and everyone is looking forward to a period of continued
activity in chemical research.[Tisdale's letter to LP 1937-06-09] [LP Science Box 14.037, Folder 6]
- Letter from Lee A. DuBridge to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter regarding Hogness. Ensures that Hogness will be considered
for the position. [Filed under: D: Individual Correspondence. (Dil-Dyson). Box #93]
- Letter from LP to Professor William Lloyd Evans RE: The availability of Edwin N. Lassettre to teach mathematical chemistry
for freshman. LP recommends him for the position. [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence. (Enstom-Eyering) Box #107]
- Letter from Alden H. Emery to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter of June 23 and discusses the possible honoraria that are given
to speakers. [LP's response: 75-37] [Filed under: E: Correspondence, 1930, 1936-1959. Box #109]
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