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• Class Notes and Problems: The Nature of the Chemical Bond-Bond Orbitals [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.012, Folder #12.2]
• Letter from LP to David L. Webster, Stanford University RE: LP recommends P. P. Ewald for an appointment at Stanford. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #110, Folder #110.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Edward Mack RE; LP would be very glad to have an application from Charles. There will be no appointments made for next year and so would recommend that he put in applications elsewhere. [Mack's letter: 1-30-.39] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]
• Letter from LP to Dr. L. Michaelis RE: LP apologizes for not responding sooner however, he has been extremely busy correcting a proof of his new book. LP goes on to explain some of the problems and offers suggestions for Michaelis' work. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #246, Folder #246.9]
• Letter from LP to Edward Mack, Jr. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill RE: LP believes that graduate stipends cover all living costs and recommends Mack's student apply. However, CIT will only be able to make a few appointments for the following year. [Mack's letter to LP January 30, 1939] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]

• AHP writes cheque to: Marie Johnson amount $20 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• LP writes cheque to: California Institute of Technology amount $26.93 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• LP writes cheque to: California Institute of Technology amount $85 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from Irvin Stewart, Committee on Scientific Aids to Learning, National Research Council to LP RE: Encloses a memorandum written by Adelbert Ames of Dartmouth on bibliographic aids for LP to comment on. [LP's reply to Stewart March 22, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
• Letter from J. L. Hoard, Cornell University to LP RE: Hoard has determined the structure of potassium heptafluocolumbate and is now trying to determine the structure of complex molybdenum cyanide. [LP's reply February 21, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #159, Folder #159.10]
• Letter from LP to Frederick M. Hunter, Chancellor, University of Oregon RE: LP feels that the loss of Roger Williams from OSC is detrimental to the poor showing Oregon already makes in the scientific world. He recommends Paul Emmett for the post of Head of the Chemistry Dept. at OSC. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165, Folder #165.4]
• Letter from LP to Ralph A Beebe, Amherst College RE: LP invites Beebe to work in the Gates and Crellin Laboratories during his sabbatical. [Beebe's letter January 28, 1939; Beebe's reply February 10, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #27, Folder #27.4]
• Letter from LP to Roger J. Williams, Oregon State College RE: LP is glad that Williams is getting a better position, but is sad that the state of science in Oregon will decline through loss of him. [Williams' letter to LP January 30, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #436, Folder #436.3]

• Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: Lamb cannot get any support for "A Quantum Mechanical Discussion of the Carbon-Chlorine Bond in the Substituted Ethylenes and Benzenes" by Sherman and Ketelaar other than LP's. [LP's letter to Lamb January 5, 1939; LP's reply to Lamb February 10, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from F. R. Moulton, Permanent Secretary of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to J. Murray Luck, Secretary of the Pacific Division, cc: Veon C. Kiech, Secretary of the Southwestern Division RE: Moulton encloses financial reports to show Luck what type of funding they are working with and why the Pacific Division's allowance must be cut. He requests that Luck send detailed reports from his division as well so that a feasible solution to the problem at-hand might be devised. [Moulton's letter to CattellJanuary 21, 1939; Luck's reply February 8, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. P. Nilakantan RE: LP is glad to learn of the suggested explanation of the significant difference which found in the magnetic anisotrophy of the nitrate and carbonate groups. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
• Letter from LP to P. Nilakantan, Indian Institute of Science. [Nilakantan's letter to LP November 23, 1938] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]

  February 3, 1939

  Dr. P. Nilakantan

  Department of Physics

  Indian Institute of Science

  Hebbal, Bangalore

  Dear Dr. Nilakantan:

  I am glad to learn of your suggested explanation of the significant difference which found in the magnetic anisotropy of the nitrate and carbonate groups. Your observation is a very interesting one, and it seems not unlikely that your explanation, based on deformation in the electrostatic fields in the crystals, is correct. The problem of diamagnetic anisotropy is a difficult one to treat theoretically with accuracy, and I think that it is desirable that a large amount of experimental work be done in the field.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP/jr

• Letter from Vern O. Knudson, UCLA to LP RE: Thanks LP about his letter concerning Dr. H. Mark and inquires if LP believes Mark is suited to the synthetic organic chemistry and biological chemistry departments. [LP's reply to Knudson February 4, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200, Folder #200.4]

• Letter from LP to Henri Brasseur RE: LP regrets that Brasseur's information about the structure of potassium chlorostannite has come too late to be included in The Nature of the Chemical Bond. LP also mentions he might be in Europe this summer and would like to visit Brasseur in Belgium. [Brasseur's letter to LP January 22, 1939; Brasseur's reply to LP February 28, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31, Folder #31.3]
• Letter from LP to Vern O. Knudson, UCLA RE: LP believes that Mark cannot be considered a specialist in synthetic organic chemistry, but does feel he would fit very well in the biological chemistry dept. [Knudson's letter to LP February 3, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200, Folder #200.4]

• Letter from LP to David Harker, Johns Hopkins University. [LP's next letter to Harker February 15, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #151, Folder #151.10]

  February 6, 1939

  Dr. David Harker

  Department of Chemistry

  The Johns Hopkins University

  Baltimore, Maryland

  Dear David:

  The other day Weaver asked me if the new methods of treating x-ray data developed by Wrinch and Langmuir, and I replied that I did not know what contributions they had made in this field, since I have been unable to find anything in their papers which represented an advance over the work of previous investigators, and in particular of that of Patterson and you. Weaver then said that you were very enthusiastic about the Wrinch-Langmuir discovery. I have now re-read the article and letter published in Nature last fall, and I have not been able to find anything beyond what is contained or obviously implied in the work of other x-ray men. Have I overlooked some important idea in the mass of verbiage?

  Albrecht and Corey have done a fine job in completing the glycine investigation, which should be published in the J.A.C.S. soon. Corey is now going on with the investigation of proteins themselves.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP/jr

• AHP writes cheque to: Adohr Milk Farms, Inc. amount $18.98 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Athenaeum amount $7.04 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Bode's California and Lake Market amount $15.28 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: C. J. Gould amount $15.45 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: City of Pasadena amount $8.12 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company amount $45.25 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: H. A. Courselle amount $5.08 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Polytechnic Elementary School amount $48.30 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Southern California Telephone Company amount $6.55 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Standard Oil Company of California amount $8.57 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: T. W. Mather Company amount $31.01 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from Academic Registrar, University of London, to LP RE: Asking if he will be coming to London this summer and will be able to lecture between April 25th and the middle of May. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #421, Folder #421.1]
• Letter from Veon C. Kiech, Secretary, Southwestern Division, A. A. A. S. to F. R. Moulton, Permanent Secretary A. A. A. S. RE: The Divisions cannot operate on the suggested lower budget. Kiech believes that other costs of the Association must be cut in order to accommodate the Divisions' needs. [Moulton's letter February 3, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]
• Letter from the Academic Registrar, University of London to LP RE: Inquiring whether LP will be coming to London and if he will be able to lecture for them between April 25, 1939 and the end of May. [LP's reply February 21, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #421, Folder #421.1]

• Letter from Charles Degard to LP RE: Degard would like to publish a short account on the radial distribution method with Schomaker (as LP suggested). He would also like LP to write a recommendation for him for a second degree fellowship of the Belgian National Research Fund in 1937. [LP's letter to Degard January 12, 1939; LP's reply to Degard February 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #91, Folder #91.1]
• Letter from David Harker, Johns Hopkins University to LP RE: Harker clarifies that he is enthusiastic about the fact that the Wrinch model for insulin is in quantitative agreement with the Crawfoot details in response to LP's earlier letter. He has received the Laue tube from Sturdivant. He asks if LP will be at the A. C. S. meeting in April. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #438, Folder #438.12]
• Letter from J. Murray Luck, Secretary, Pacific Division of the A. A. A. S. to F. R. Moulton, Permanent Secretary of the Association RE: Luck sends a copy of Division's financial statement and insists that the budget not be cut or if so, the Pacific Division might break away from the national association and form a separate organization. [Moulton's reply February 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]
• Letter from Warren Chester to LP RE: Requesting a sample of diethylmonobromo gold if they have it on hand or the name of a chemical firm from which he could acquire some. [LP's reply to Chester February 10, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #74, Folder #74.7]

• Letter from Curtis G. Benjamin to LP RE: Informs LP that they now have in press a German-English Science Dictionary which has been by Professor Louis DeVires from Iowa State College. Asks LP opinion on he relative markets of such an item. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #253, Folder #253.1]
• Letter from Curtis G. Benjamin, McGraw-Hill Book Company to LP RE: Inquires whether LP feels there would be much use for a French-English dictionary of scientific terms. [LP's reply to Benjamin February 16, 1939] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]

• AHP writes cheque to: Mira Loma Mutual Water Company amount $1.53 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Roy S. Brace amount $100.43 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from F. A. Gilfillan, Oregon State College to LP RE: Asks LP's opinion on whether OSC should confer an honorary doctorate on Paul Emmett. [LP's reply to Gilfillan February 15, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.10]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP feels that since no other support was found, it is proper to reject the MS by Sherman and Ketelaar. [Lamb's letter to LP February 3, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from LP to Clinton E. Trimble RE: LP would be glad to have Trimble attend research conferences held at CIT. [Trimble's letter January 31, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #410, Folder #410.4]
• Letter from LP to D. C. Miller, Case School of Applied Science RE: LP thanks him for information regarding his harmonic synthesizer and his offer to carry out sample syntheses for them. They have decided, however, to build a synthesizer based on Dr. Beevers new design. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. M. C. Neuburger RE: LP has written a letter of recommendation to Professor Fawsitt at Sydney and wishes him luck for success in his new life. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
• Letter from LP to Dr. R. Sänger RE: LP informs him of his definite arrangements to come to Europe next summer. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #377, Folder #377.9]
• Letter from LP to G. B. B. M. Sutherland, Pembroke College RE: LP is glad that Sutherland would like to come to Pasadena on his fellowship and hope he arrives before the end of May so he can discuss his work with him. [Sutherland's letter to LP January 21, 1939; Sutherland's next letter to LP April 10, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #370, Folder #370.7]
• Letter from LP to L. E. Sutton RE: LP will probably not attend the British Association meeting. LP states that his book will not be done before April as the page proof is slow in arriving to him. [Sutton's letter to LP January 22, 1939; Sutton's reply to LP April 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #370, Folder #370.8]
• Letter from LP to Professor W. A. Noyes RE: LP would approve the signing of a contract with Professor C. P. Smyth for the preparation of a new book on dipole moments. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #279, Folder #279.4]
• Letter from LP to R. A. Millikan, CIT RE: LP recommends that no steps be taken to bring Prof. Harkins (Chicago) to CIT after his retirement because of his personality. [LP's next letter to Millikan February 28, 1939] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #247, Folder #247.1]
• Letter from LP to W. A. Noyes RE: LP approves of making a contract with C. P. Smyth for a new book on dipole moments for 1943. [Memo from Noyes to LP March 1, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #279, Folder #279.4]
• Letter from LP to Warren Chester RE: LP does not have any available diethylmono bromo gold and doubts it is on the market. He may be able to arrange to get some from Prof. C. S. Gibson in England if Chester tells him what he wishes to do with the substance. [Chester's letter to LP February 8, 1939; Chester's reply to LP April 18, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #74, Folder #74.7]
• Letter from LP to Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-Rockefeller Foundation RE: Thanks Weaver for the information about Dr. F. Lieb. LP does not think there is any reason to worry about micro-analysis in the laboratory as Prof. Haagen-Smit is very capable as are his assistants. Hand-written note and typed bio from Weaver about Lieb included. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.7]
• Letter from Ralph A. Beebe, Amherst College to LP RE: Beebe thanks LP for the invitation to spend part of his sabbatical at CIT and will arrive in Pasadena around March 1. [LP's letter to Beebe February 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #27, Folder #27.4]

• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP recommends that the paper by Frederick T. Wall on "Ionic Character in Diatomic Molecules" be revised before it is considered for publication. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]

• Letter from J. Murray Luck to LP RE: Luck invites LP to present a review of research in the molecular structure field during the June meeting the Executive Committee of the Pacific Division of the Association. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from J. Murray Luck, Pacific Division for the Advancement of Science to LP RE: Invites LP to participate in the upcoming meeting at Stanford June 26, 1939 to July 1, 1939. [LP's reply to Luck February 16, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from LP to Edward C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends that Erik Heegaard be appointed Technical Assistant to Dr. E. R. Buchman for the period of January 1, 1930 to June 30, 1939 with a stipend of $100 per month to be paid from the Vitamin B Research Fund. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.4]
• Letter from LP to Treasurer, The Physical Review RE: LP informs him that pages 167, 168, 175 and 176 are missing from the January issue of the Physical Review. LP asks for another copy to be sent. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #310, Folder #310.7]
• Letter from LP to Wesley Hertenstein, CIT RE: LP suggests Prof. Lucas act as speaker at the Alumni Weekend this year. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165, Folder #165.4]
• Nature of the Chemical Bond Problems (Due February 13, 1929) [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.012, Folder #12.2]

• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP is pleased that his paper on methylacetylene and related substances has been accepted for publication and would be willing to have the title shortened if necessary. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from LP to George Glocker, University of Minnesota RE: LP thanks Glocker for the copy of his book Electrochemistry of Gases and other Dielectrics. He mentions that he hopes The Nature of the Chemical Bond will be published soon. [Glocker's next letter June 20, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.15]
• Letter from R. E. Coker, Limnological Society of America to F. R. Moulton, Permanent Secretary, American Association for the Advancement of Science RE: Submitting for consideration for reference to publication in the Symposium series a set of nine manuscripts corresponding to the Symposium held by the Limnological Society of America in Richmond entitled: "Some Leading Problems of Limnology with Special Reference to Lakes." [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]

• Letter from LP to A. L. Patterson, Bryn Mawr College. [Patterson's reply to LP February 23, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #304, Folder #304.8]

  February 15, 1939

  Dr. A. L. Patterson

  Bryn Mawr College

  Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

  Dear Patterson:

  You have without doubt been pleased with the great success of your Fourier series, and you deserve the thanks of all of the active workers in the crystal structure field. I have the feeling that there is still more to be discovered along the lines of your last contribution, and I hope that you are continuing to think about the problem.

  Albrecht and Corey have succeeded in making a complete structure determination of glycine, with extensive use of your series. Their paper will appear in the March or April J.A.C.S.

  I saw in the program for the New York meeting of the American Physical Society your abstract in which you mention a demonstration that there is only one way in which a given set of atoms can produce a given F² series. In Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie, 75, 128 (1930) Shappell and I stated that Wyckoff's positions 24e for space group Th⁷ gives the same values of F² for positive and negative values of the parameter, which however correspond to the different atomic arrangements. I don't recall whether the presence of atoms in 8e is necessary in order that the physical arrangements be different. I would be glad to know if you find any flaw in this statement.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP/jr

• Letter from LP to A. R. Todd, University of Manchester RE: LP is glad Todd is happy at Manchester and will be glad to see him in England this summer. He thanks for his comments about Walker and asks what he thinks of Zechmeister. [Todd's letter to LP January 30, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #407, Folder #407.6]
• Letter from LP to David Harker, Johns Hopkins University RE: LP thanks Harker for pointing out what was "new" in the Wrinch-Langmuir work. LP also notes that he forgot Harker was working on the crystal structure of hemin and so told Hughes to work on it, but as he has now remembered, he will stop him. [LP's last letter to Harker February 6, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #151, Folder #151.10]
• Letter from LP to Dr. A. L. Patterson RE: LP is very pleased with the success of his Fourier series. Also, reports that Albrecht and Corey have succeeded in making a complete structure determination of glycine with extensive use of his series. An article will be published in the March or April issue of J. A. C. S. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #304, Folder #304.8]
• Letter from LP to F. A. Gilfillan, Oregon State College RE: LP thinks that Emmett deserves an honorary degree from OSC. He also wonders whether OSC would have a position for Emmett. [Gilfillan's letter February 10, 1939; Gilfillan's reply February 20, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.10]
• Letter from LP to Professor A. R. Todd RE: Thanks Todd for his comments and advice regarding James Walker, LP is uncertain if he will be given serious consideration. LP asks for his candid opinion of the work of Zechmeister. [Todd's previous letter: January 30, 1939, Todd's response: March 15, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #407, Folder #407.6]
• Letter from Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Asks LP's opinion on whether the Foundation should provide funds for Coryell's research needs. [LP's reply February 20, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.7]

• AHP writes cheque to: Marie Johnson amount $19 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• LP Research Notebooks, RNB 13 RE: Ethyl isocyanide ferrohemoglobin
• Letter from LP to Curtis G. Benjamin, McGraw-Hill Book Co. RE: LP made a survey of his grad. students to determine whether a French-English dictionary of scientific terms would be useful and determined that it would be only moderately so. [Benjamin's letter to LP February 9, 1939] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]
• Letter from LP to J. Murray Luck, Stanford University RE: LP regrets that he will not be able to present a review of research in the molecular structure field during the June meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [Luck's letter to LP February 13, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Curtis G. Benjamin, Manager RE: LP explains that he took a survey of a seminar of about twenty graduate students in order to answer his last letter. LP concludes from this survey that DeVires would do better selling the German-English Dictionary rather than a French-English Science Dictionary. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #253, Folder #253.1]
• Letter from LP to Professor J. Murray Luck RE: LP regrets that he is not be able to accept the invitation for the Executive Committee of the Pacific Division to present a review of research in the molecular structure field during the June meeting. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]

• AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $3.09 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from C. R. Kinney, University of Utah to LP RE: Kinney is writing up his lab's work on aniline with boron chloride and wonders if he should mention that a sample of the compound that was sent to CIT for structural study as well. [LP's reply to Kinney February 21, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200, Folder #200.4]
• Letter from H. S. Taylor, Princeton University to LP RE: Recommending T. H. Norris for a teaching fellowship at CIT. [LP's reply to Taylor February 21, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #405, Folder #405.6]
• Letter from Walter Gordy to LP RE: Asks LP for advice in accordance with his research but has hesitated to write because he knows LP is very busy. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #140, Folder #140.4]

• Letter from F. A. Gilfillan, Oregon State College to LP RE: Gilfillan is pleased that LP thinks that Emmet deserves an honorary degree (because he wanted to make sure LP's honorary doctorate was something unique in the history of OSC). [LP's letter February 15, 1939; Gilfillan's next letter February 20, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.10]
• Letter from F. A. Gilfillan, Oregon State College to LP RE: Gilfillan would like Emmett to come to OSC as LP suggests, but he doubts that Emmett would be interested in what they have to offer. [LP's letter February 15, 1939; Gilfillan's next letter April 10, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.10]
• Letter from Hugo Theorell to LP RE: Asking LP if he can conduct research at CIT during June. [LP's reply: March 9, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #407, Folder #407.2]
• Letter from J. G. Kirkwood, Cornell University to LP RE: Thanking LP for his letter informing him of the possibility of electron diffraction data on di-brom-propane. [LP's reply to Kirkwood February 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #198, Folder #198.12]
• Letter from LP to Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-Rockefeller Foundation RE: LP thinks that Coryell should be given funds for magnetic susceptibility equipment. [Weaver's letter to LP February 15, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.7]
• Letter from Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Informing LP about Prof. Szent-Györgyi who is leaving Europe, possibly not to return because of the political situation and will be looking for positions in the U. S. while there. [LP's reply to Weaver March 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.7]

• AHP writes cheque to: Nelson Mattress Company amount $18.20 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from H. D. Springall, Tyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford, England to LP RE: He thanks LP for the manuscript of their methylacetylene paper. He discusses a paper in the Dec. 1938 issue of Transactions of the Faraday Society. [Springall's last letter to LP January 22, 1939; LP's reply April 26, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #367, Folder #367.6]
• Letter from LP to A. H. Corwin, Johns Hopkins University RE: LP does not have anyone in the graduating class that would qualify for the American Can Company Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. [Corwin's letter January 18, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #74, Folder #74.7]
• Letter from LP to Academic Registrar, University of London RE: LP will not reach London until late summer. [Registrar's letter to LP February 21, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #419, Folder #419.1]
• Letter from LP to Academic Registrar, University of London, RE: LP regrets to inform him that it will not be possible for him to reach London before the middle of May. He shall arrive in England early in July until late September. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #421, Folder #421.1]
• Letter from LP to C. R. Kinney, University of Utah RE: LP states that Arthur J. Stosick is working with Kinney's compound sample and, as of yet, has no encouraging results; Kinney is free to mention this in his paper. He also asks if Kinney has synthesized the bicyclic compound related to cyclooctatetraene. [Kinney's letter to LP February 17, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200, Folder #200.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. E. M. Billings RE: Thanking Billings for his recommendation of Charles Vilbrandt. LP hopes that Billings will come to Pasadena again this Spring. [Billings reply: March 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from LP to E. M. Billings, Eastman Kodak Co. RE: LP thanks him for his recommendation of Charles Vilbrandt as a graduate assistant and hopes Billings will be able to come to Pasadena and interview Saul Winstein for a possible job. [Billings' reply to LP March 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from LP to H. S. Taylor, Princeton University RE: LP is sending an application for T. H. Norris to apply as a teaching fellow. [Taylor's letter to LP February 17, 1939; LP's reply to Taylor February 21, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #405, Folder #405.6]
• Letter from LP to J. L. Hoard, Cornell University. [Hoard's letter February 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #159, Folder #159.10]

  February 21, 1939

  Professor J. L. Hoard

  Department of Chemistry

  Cornell University

  Ithaca, New York

  Dear Lynn:

  Thanks for your letters regarding Nordsieck and Breckenridge.

  Spitzer is getting along quite well here, and is, I think, a satisfactory graduate student.

  I am glad to learn of your work on potassium hetafluocolumbate and the molybdenum cyanides. The only comparable work under way here is that of Helmholz, who has just finished determining the structure of Nd(BrO₃)₃•9H₂O. He and a student named Rogers are also working on KIO₂F₂. Most of the crystal structure work here is now in the organic field, such as the amino acids.

  Our house is almost completed. We may be able to move in a couple of weeks, and we are anxious to do it. The big wind which blew last week blew down about four trees in our yard on Arden Road but did not do any damage in Sierra Madre Villa, which is somewhat protected by the mountains.

  With best regards to the Family, including Davy, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

• Letter from I. D. Fink, G. K. Corporation to LP RE: Fink recommends Rolf Landshoff from the University of Minnesota for either a research or teaching position at CIT. [LP's reply March 17, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #128, Folder #128.5]

• AHP writes cheque to: Marie Johnson amount $3 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• LP writes cheque to: First Federal Savings and Loan Association amount $80 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from A. L Patterson to LP RE: Patterson thanks LP for his letter and the mailing of the reprints. Asks LP to please send a complete collection of his reprints and asks if he will be coming East anytime soon. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #304, Folder #304.8]
• Letter from A. L. Patterson, Bryn Mawr College to LP RE: Prompted by LP's letter, Patterson has reexamined his statement and has come to the conclusion that his contention that there was a unique solution has exceptions (Bixbyite structure). He requests a full set of LP's reprints. [LP's letter to Patterson February 15, 1939; Patterson's next letter April 11, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #304, Folder #304.8]

• Letter from C. B. Davenport, Chairman of the Committee on Biological Memoirs, National Academy of Sciences to LP RE: Requesting the status of memoir on A. A. Noyes. [LP's reply to Davenport March 3, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
• Letter from F. R. Moulton to J. Murray Luck, American Association for the Advancement of Science RE: Thanks Luck for the financial statements an hopes they can arrive at a solution. As to the question of whether the Pacific Division should operate independently of the national association, Moulton believes that they must do whatever is in the best interest of science. [Luck's letter February 8, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]
• Letter from H. S. Taylor, Princeton University to LP RE: Taylor will have Norris fill out an application when it arrives and explains that his interests lie in physical chemistry. He is sorry that Mr. Mead is not working out well as a graduate student because of personal difficulties. [LP's letter to Taylor February 21, 1939; LP's reply to Taylor March 3, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #405, Folder #405.6]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP recommends that the paper on "Homogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation" by M. Calvin should be published once shortened. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from LP to Cecil Z. Wawra RE: LP offers Wawra an appointment as a research assistant to Dr. E. R. Buchman. Memo attached from Buchman to LP saying he could employ Wawra. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from LP to Charles Degard RE: LP encloses a letter of recommendation for Degard. [Degard's letter February 8, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #91, Folder #91.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Walter Gordy RE: Explains that he interested in his manuscript which will be published soon and goes on to discuss some of the issues described in the manuscript. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #140, Folder #140.4]
• Letter from LP to J. G. Kirkwood, Cornell University RE: LP will move into his new house in two weeks. Dr. Levy has not yet prepared new photographs of dibrompropane but LP will let him know as soon as he does. [Kirkwood's letter to LP February 20, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #198, Folder #198.12]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Cecil Z. Wawra RE: Offering Wawra appointment as a Research Assistant to Dr. E. R. Buchman during the period of March 1, 1939 to May 31, 1939. The duties will include work on synthetic organic chemistry in connection with Dr. Buchman's researches on Vitamin B2 analogs. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]

• Inter-office memo from W. B. Munro to LP RE: Inquires if LP has discussed naming an entrance gate after Noyes as a memorial with his colleagues. [LP's reply March 6, 1939] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]
• LP writes cheque to: Market Basket amount $5 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from W. B. M. to LP RE: Asks LP if he has made any progress about the suggested Noyes gate at San Pasqual entrance. [LP's reply: March 6, 1938] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]

• Letter from E. C. Gilbert, Oregon State College to LP RE: Encloses an announcement about the Standard Oil Fellowship. Gilbert states they are using his calorimeter on heats of combustion with compounds prepared by Standard Oil. Discusses new Dean of Science at OSC. [LP's reply March 3, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #140, Folder #140.4]
• Letter from R. Sanger, President of the Physikalische Gesellschaft Zurich, to LP, RE: Encloses a preliminary list of the main lectures for the International Meeting of Physics. Asks if LP would speak on the "Determination Method and the Theoretical Interpretation of the Results with Respect to the Nature of the Chemical Bond" and on "Interatomic Forces in Metals." [Letter from LP to Sanger, March 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Personal Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.039, 39.50f]
• Letter from Woodbridge Constant, Duke University to LP RE: Recommending Herbert Pohl for graduate study at CIT and wondering if there is any funding available for him to do so. [LP's reply to Pohl March 6, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #312, Folder #312.4]
• Letter to LP from Maurice L. Huggins, Eastman Kodak Co. RE: Huggins is preparing a symposium on "X-ray Studies of Substances of High Molecular Weight" and inquires if anyone in LP's lab is working on that subject and would like to contribute to the symposium. [LP's reply March 6, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #162, Folder #162.13]

• AHP writes cheque to: Arroyo Poultry Farm amount $4.12 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: William Taylor Company amount $13.91 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from Henri Brasseur to LP RE: Thanking LP for his letter of February 4, 1939 and the reprints concerning the crystal structure of ammonium cadmium chloride. He also writes that the structure of potassium chlorostannite is still unfinished. [LP's letter February 4, 1939; LP's reply September 5, 1939; Brasseur's next letter March 21, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31, Folder #31.3]
• Letter from LP to Edward C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends that C. V. Wawra be appointed Research Assistant to Dr. E. R. Buchman for the period of March 1, 1939 to May 31, 1939 with a stipend of $80 per month to be paid from the Vitamin B2 Research Fund. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.4]
• Letter from LP to R. A. Millikan, CIT RE: LP and AHP will be pleased to serve as committee members for Millikan's dinner for an underprivileged boy. [LP's last letter to Millikan February 10, 1939; LP's next letter to Millikan March 1, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #247, Folder #247.1]