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< September  1937 > S M T W T F S       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 In Ithaca, NY 28 In Ithaca, NY 29 In Ithaca, NY 30 In Ithaca, NY     Click on a day for specific listings and a related image. September - General Back to Top Reprint: Sodeman WA, Burch GE. Pregnancy in active sickle cell anemia. New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal 90 (3): 156-158. [LP Science Box 6.012, Folder 1] September 1 Back to Top Letter from LP to Dick RE: mentions that he saw Dr. H. W. Thompson at Oxford was granted a Leverhulme Fellowship to work in Pasadena. [Filed under B: Individual Correspondence: Box 22] Letter from LP to Dr. Gerald Wendt RE: LP is glad to hear that W. A. Noyes Jr. has been elected to the Editorial Board but asks that Latimer be considered for a later time. [Wendt's letter: 1937-08-21] [Filed under C: Organizational Correspondence: Box 68, file: Chemical Reviews] Letter from LP to Professor W. F. Giauque RE: Discusses the polymorphism of the rare earth sesquioxides cited in Goldschmidt's papers. [Filed under: G: Individual Correspondence, Box #130] Letter from LP to Mr. Curtis G. Benjamin RE: LP reports that while visiting Berkeley he noticed that Giauque's copy of Lewis and Randall's "Thermodynamics" was completely worn out. LP asks that a new copy be sent as soon as possible. [Filed under: McGraw-Hill and Co. Box #250] Letter from LP to W. A. Noyes RE: LP approves the signing of a contract on Friedel-Crafts Synthesis by Dr. N. O. Calloway, provided that Professor Fieser also gives approval. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #276] Letter from LP to Professor Don M. Yost RE: LP recommends that he reconsider his plans to get the calibration done by Lewis and instead should get them done by Brickwedde at the Bureau of Standards. [Filed under: Y: Individual Correspondence, Box #460] Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends that J. Sherman, Research Fellow in Chemistry receive an increase in his payments from the Rockefeller Foundation for a few months to cover his traveling expenses to and from Ithaca so that he might continue his work while LP is there. [Barrett's Reply 1937-09-08] [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2] LP writes cheque to: Dr. J. Sherman amount $100 LP writes cheque to: Market Basket #15 amount $9.43 LP writes cheque to: W. J. Sloane amount $216.30 September 2 Back to Top Letter from Oleta Dickinson to LP RE: Oleta sends LP another check and is happy to report that she and her son will be departing from New Orleans to go to Colombia to be with Neil. [LP's reply: 1937-09-13] [Filed under D: Correspondence, 1936-1959, Box #95] Letter from LP to Dr. Wendell M. Latimer RE: LP informs Latimer that he was not elected to the Editorial Board for Chemical Reviews. Thanks Latimer and his wife Glatha for the good dinner and time they had together. [Filed under: L: Individual Correspondence, Box #212] Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP requests that Darrell Osborne be paid for his teaching fellowship in $30.00 monthly installments. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2] AHP writes cheque to: Lola Cook amount $51.55 AHP writes cheque to: Nellie Durby amount $2.10 September 3 Back to Top Newspaper clipping: "Harvard Head Visits Caltech," Los Angeles Times RE: Dr. James Bryant Conant, president of Harvard University, will spend several days visiting Caltech where he has congratulated LP on the fact that Caltech is regarded as a leader in the field of chemistry in the country. Accompanying photo of LP, James B. Conant and W. B. Munroe. [LP Scrapbooks 6.003, p. 3] September 5 Back to Top AHP writes cheque to: Dr. McMillan amount $140 September 6 Back to Top Notes on the structure of Cs4CuAu2Cl12 [LP Science Box 3.003, Folder 25] Letter from Charles Degard to LP RE: Is sending LP a copy of the work he completed while at the Institute. [Filed under: Degard, Charles, 1936-1940: Box #89] Letter from L. A. Kimpton to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter of September 1. Looks forward to being able to visit LP either in Pasadena or when he visits Deep Springs. [Filed under: J: Correspondence, Box #198] September 7 Back to Top Letter from LP To Professor E. D. Eastman RE: Asks Eastman that he see to it that Ketelaar meet the members of the department and finds out what is going on. [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence, (Eastman- Eide), Box #103] Letter from LP to Professor Joel H. Hildebrand RE: Informs Hildebrand that Dr. J. A. A. Ketelaar who accompanies this letter is requesting information on what is being done at Berkely. [Filed under: H: Individual Correspondence, Box #159] Letter from LP to Professor George S. Parks RE: On behalf of Dr. J. A. A. Ketelaar, (who is working at CIT this summer) LP writes to see what is going on at Stanford at this time. [Filed under: P: Correspondence, Box #309] AHP writes cheque to: Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., amount $56.01 AHP writes cheque to: Myrtle Vencil amount $53.71 AHP writes cheque to: Southern California Telephone Co., amount $4.06 AHP writes cheque to: Bode's amount $50.25 AHP writes cheque to: City of Pasadena amount $20.38 AHP writes cheque to: Adohr Milk Farms amount $24.84 AHP writes cheque to: Los Angeles Gas and Electric Co., amount $5.23 AHP writes cheque to: Katharine Putnum Crane amount $85 AHP writes cheque to: Collector of Internal Revenue amount $26.54 AHP writes cheque to: Polytechnic Elementary School amount $50 AHP writes cheque to: Children's Home Society of California amount $2 AHP writes cheque to: Standard Oil Co. Of California amount $12.58 AHP writes cheque to: Athenaeum amount $3.49 AHP writes cheque to: Model Grocery Co., amount $1.05 AHP writes cheque to: Bullock's Inc., amount $1.66 AHP writes cheque to: C.J. Gould amount $24 AHP writes cheque to: T. W. Mather Co., amount $17 AHP writes cheque to: Pasadena Corset Shop amount $9.41 AHP writes cheque to: F. C. Nash and Co., amount $1.11 September 8 Back to Top Letter from LP to Dean L. A. Kimpton RE: LP looks forward to seeing him in Pasadena around the 20th and offers both and he and Mrs. Kimpton to stay at his home. [Filed under: K: Individual Correspondence, Box #198] Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP recommends that the paper by Goebel and Wonzke be accepted for publication. LP makes a few comments concerning small revisions. [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3] Letter from Edward C. Barrett, C. I. T. to LP RE: Acknowledging receipt of LP's note of 1938-09-01. Barrett believes that the proposed ideas are feasible and he will, of course, submit them to the Executive Council. [LP's letter to Barrett 1937-09-01] [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2] September 9 Back to Top Letter from LP to John Y. Beach RE: Asks if he would be interested in helping to prepare a paper on electron diffraction for a symposium at the Indianapolis Meeting. LP will not be able to attend the meeting but asks that he present the paper in Indianapolis. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #25, file: (Beach, John Y.)] Letter from Ralph Reinhold to W. A. Noyes RE: Reinhold discusses the cost of bindings with Noyes along with other matters concerning publications. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, box #276] LP writes cheque to: E. W. Crellin amount $2175 September 10 Back to Top Letter from T. J. Webb to LP RE: Asks LP for reprints of his article on Hemoglobin. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438] AHP writes cheque to: Lena Weinbaum amount $50 September 11 Back to Top Note from Lawrence Brockway to LP RE: the situation at Ann Arbor still looks promising; Midgley has promised to help in financing of equipment and to find someone with a PhD to help full-time as an assistant. He is headed to Europe soon and hopes to find time to sightsee and travel as well as learn of new scientific studies. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #29, file: (Brockway, Lawrence O.)] Research Notebooks of LP, RNB 15 RE: Duodecisilicic acid [calculations by LP and Herbert Sargent, Jr.] AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. Robert Dery amount $25 LP writes cheque to: California Institute of Technology amount $12 September 13 Back to Top Letter from Simon H. Bauer to LP RE: tells of his recommendation for a research appointment at Pennsylvania State College. With the uncertainty of the upcoming year he will be applying for the appointment and asks LP to fill out some paper work. [LP's reply: 1937-09-16] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #23, file: (Bauer, Simon H.)] Letter from LP to Mrs. Dickinson RE: Thanks Mrs. Dickinson for the check she sent with her last letter. He is happy to hear that she is heading to Colombia to be with Neil. LP is happy to report that he has a new baby boy, now three months old. [Mrs. Dickinson's last note: 1937-09-02] [Filed under D: Correspondence, 1936-1959, Box #95] Letter from LP to Dr. Fred Fairbrother RE: Discusses his work on the approximation of a wave summation function of a molecule by mean os an ionic part and a covalent part. [Filed under: F: Correspondence, Box #122] September 14 Back to Top Letter from C. R. Noller to LP RE: Noller asks why resonance would give rise to color and asks if anything has been published about this subject. [Filed under: N: Correspondence, Box #284] Photo: Linus Pauling and J. Ketelaar standing in front of a building. "September 14, 1937 / L. Pauling J A A Ketelaar" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #1550] [LP Photo Box, 1937i.15] September 15 Back to Top Letter from Dr. J. H. de Boer to LP RE: Sends LP a zirconium metal foil which LP had requested however is unable to send hafnium foil. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #35, file: 1937] Letter from L. A. Kimpton to LP RE: Thanks LP for his kind letter of September 8. Expresses his delight to have Dr. Coryell visit Deep Springs on his return trip to Berkeley and looks forward seeing LP in Pasadena on the 20th. [Filed under D: Correspondence, 1936-1959, Box #95] September 16 Back to Top Letter from LP to Simon H. Bauer RE: he has sent the recommendation and paper work for his job appointment at Pennsylvania State College. [Bauer's letter 1937-09-13] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box 23, file: (Bauer, Simon H.)] Letter from Grace Kidney, Mack Printing Company, to L. O. Brockway RE: asks that the copy of "The Molecular Structures of Boron Trimethyl, Trifluoride, Trichloride, and Tribromide. The Covalent Bond Theory"which he received please be routed to LP. There was a mistake when getting mailed. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #29, file: (Brockway, Lawrence O.)] September 17 Back to Top Letter from LP to Lawrence Brockway RE: updates Brockway on research in the lab and tells that his paper on bromomethanes has appeared. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #29, file: (Brockway, Lawrence O.)] Letter from LP to Mr. A. W. Gauger RE: Encloses a copy of the letter of recommendation for Dr. Bauer. [Filed under: G: Correspondence, Box #134] Letter from Secretary, American Chemical Society, to Lind, LP, Clark and Fieser RE: Informs the Board that the Council of the American Chemical Society has reelected them associate editors of Scientific Monographs for a three-year term. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #276] Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Requests that LP prepare a review of the book entitled Einfhrung in Die Quantenchemie by Dr. Hans Hellmann. [LP's reply to Lamb 1937-09-21] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3] Letter from LP to Dr. T. J. Webb RE: LP will be sending reprints of his article on hemoglobin separately. Explains that he and AHP will be at Cornell during the next four months and he hopes that they will get to see each other during this time. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438] AHP writes cheque to: Nellie Durby amount $1.60 AHP writes cheque to: Liebergs Inc., amount $28.81 September 18 Back to Top Letter from LP to Professor William Lloyd Evans RE: Informs Evans of Mr. Lassettre's work and that he has all but one requirement filled to earn his Ph. D. [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence (Enstrom-Eyering) Box #107] Letter from LP to Dr. C. R. Noller RE: Informs Noller of what articles he might read in relation to his question of how resonance can determine color. [Filed under: N: Correspondence, Box #284] LP writes cheque to: Union Pacific Railroad amount $335.30 September 20 Back to Top Letter from LP to Dr. Charles D. Coryell RE: LP tells Coryell that Dean Kimpton will like it very much for him to come to Deep Springs and stay for a week. Kimpton plans to offer Coryell $50 honorarium and in return would like him to speak on a topic of general interest. [Filed under C: Individual Correspondence: Box #66, file: (Coryell, Charles D. 1928-1970)] Letter from Gerald Wendt to LP RE: Assures LP that Latimer will be considered for the Editorial Board at a later time. Explains that he will be carrying on as editor through 1938 when he plans to nominate Noyes as successor in which case a vacancy will open up. [Filed under C: Organizational Correspondence: Box #68, file: Chemical Reviews] Letter from LP to Dr. G. W. King RE: LP is glad to learn of his work and reports that it seems possible to him that the extra energy of graphite is not all resonance energy but in part van der Walls energy between sheets. [Filed under: k: Correspondence, Box #200] Letter from Alex R. Todd to LP RE: Todd plans to arrive in Pasadena around February 1st. Todd suggests that his lectures will be on his work with biological substances such as the B vitamins. [LP's letter: 1937-08-13] [Filed under: T: Individual Correspondence, Box #402] LP writes cheque to: Hjalmar Johnson amount $24.16 LP writes cheque to: Albert H. Warren amount $14.42 September 21 Back to Top Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP is happy to review Hans Hellmann's book for the Journal and requests that they forward him a copy at Cornell. [Lamb's letter to LP 1937-09-17] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3] Returned cheque charge of $0.50 September 22 Back to Top Letter from LP to Mr. and Mrs. Crellin RE: Apologizes that he and Ava will not be able to visit at Redondo. Asks them to examine his drawing of the bronze tablet for the Crellin Laboratory and leave the comments with Professor Beckman. [Filed under C: Individual Correspondence: Box #66] Letter from LP to the Executive Council of C. I. T. RE: On the behalf of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, LP requests that H. J. Lucas be reimbursed $84.15 spent in hiring an outside stenographer to type his manuscript for publication because the Division stenographer was unavailable. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2] Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP requests that the Council honor requisitions from the Rockefeller Fund and Molecule-Structure Fund signed by J. H. Sturdivant until Feb. 1, 1938. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2] AHP writes cheque to: Sanders Home Service Co., amount $21 September 23 Back to Top Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP requests that all correspondence from the A. C. S. be sent to the Chemistry Dept. at Cornell, where he will be for the next four months. [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 the enclosed paper on "The Electron Diffraction Investigation of Nitrosylchloride" and a note on "The Electron Diffraction Investigation of Some Higher Aliphatic Halides" both by J. A. A. Ketelaar and K. J. Palmer. [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3] Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP requests that certain sums be taken out of the research grant of $2500 given to E. H. Buchman by the Research Foundation to cover his various costs. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2] September 24 Back to Top Letter from LP to Dr. Gerald Wendt RE: LP gives his approval of Noyes as successor to Wendt, as Wendt's plans to leave 1938. [Filed under C: Organizational Correspondence: Box #68, file: Chemical Reviews] Letter from LP to Mr. Charles H. Peltcher RE: LP regrets to say that CIT does not make analyses of water. [Filed under: P: Correspondence, Box #309] AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $3.05 September 27 Back to Top Letter from LP to Professor N. V. Sidgwick, Oxford University, RE: asks him to write a supporting letter of his nomination of Dr. L. O. Brockway for the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #29, file: (Brockway, Lawrence O.)] Letter from LP to Charles L. Parsons RE: asks that his seven copies of his nomination of Brockway for the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry be given to the committee. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #29, File: (Brockway, Lawrence O.)] Letter from LP to The American Chemical Society Award Committee RE: letter of recommendation for Lawrence Olin Brockway for the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry. Go on to describe Brockway's work and encloses a list of publications Brockway has made. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #29, file: (Brockway, Lawrence O.)] Letter from LP to Mr. McConnell RE: LP reports that he and Professor Lucas interviewed Mr. Frederick D. Spooner and would like to recommend him as janitor for either Gates or the new Crellin Laboratory. [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #252] Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP notifies the Council that Mr and Mrs. E. W. Crellin have offered to make C. I. T. the additional gift of $5000 to be used to supplement the funds which would be needed for the minium floor covering to an extent permitting linoleum or acid-proof floor covering to be laid throughout the building. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2] Overdraft Service Charge of $0.50 AHP writes cheque to: Prudential Life Insurance Co., amount $10 September 29 Back to Top Letter from Lee Shippey to The Chemistry Department at California Institute of Technology RE: Encloses a letter and asks for information regarding the mentioned school. [Filed under D: Correspondence, 1936-1959, Box #95] Letter from Robert A. Millikan to LP RE: Asks LP if it possible for him to go to Providence this year as a representative of the association of American Universities, and of course CIT would pay for the travel expenses. [Filed under: Millikan, Robert-Box #243] Overdraft Service Charge of $0.50 September 30 Back to Top AHP writes cheque to: Dr. McMillan amount $50

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