Letter from Linus Pauling to John G. Kirkwood. August 23, 1939. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Letter from A. R. Penfold to Director of CIT RE: Asks if it would be convenient to stop by or call sometime next week, as he has been speaking with his government about erected modern science museums and recent developments in technology. [LP's reply: August 29, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #312, Folder #312.4]
• Letter from A. R. Penfold, The Technological Museum, Sydney to LP RE: He would like to visit CIT on his trip in the U.S. collecting information about modern science museums. [LP's reply to Penfold August 29, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #312, Folder #312.4]
• Letter from G. N. Lewis to LP RE: Informs LP of his paper on color and that it will be in the Chemical Review, in the near future. Looks forward to having LP with him for a period of time next year. [LP's reply: August 29, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #216, Folder #216.1]
• Letter from G. N. Lewis, UC Berkeley to LP. [LP's last letter to Lewis April 27, 1939; LP's reply to Lewis August 29, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #216, Folder #216.1]

  UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

  GILBERT N. LEWIS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

  BERKELEY

  August 25, 1939

  Professor Linus Pauling Department of

  Chemistry California Institute of

  Technology Pasadena, California

  My dear Linus:

  I have returned from a short vacation for which the only books I took were a half a dozen detective stories and your "Chemical Bond". I found yours the most exciting of the lot. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate having a book dedicated to me which is such a very important contribution. I think your treatment comes nearer to my own views than that of any other authors I know and there are very few places where I could possibly disagree with you and those perhaps because I have not thought about the thing sufficiently. I feel a little doubt about your treatment of such things as sulfate ion, but I certainly have nothing better to propose.

  I doubt whether you will agree so completely with a paper on color that Calvin and I are getting out in the October number of the Chemical Reviews. We have, however, begun what I notice that you predicted in your book and have fired the first broad side in the battle with the color problem. How many of our shots prove to be hits remains to be seen.

  I am delighted that you are going to be with us for a time this year and as soon as you decide just what period it is going to be I hope you will let me know.

  With kindest regards to Mrs. Pauling and yourself, I am

  Yours very sincerely,

• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP will write a brief review for the Journal of the three monographs by G. K. T. Conn and a. G. Ward. [Lamb's letter to LP August 16, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP requests that Thurston Skei be given a check for $37.50 on August 31, 1939 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends that Cecil Wawra's appointment as Research Assistant in Chemistry at $80 per month be continued for the period September 1, 1931 to December 31, 1939. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends that W. W. Harden to be paid $75 for the moth of Sept. as a Stockroom helper from the Crellin Fire Fund, Laboratory Equipment, Apparatus and Chemicals. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Gilbert, Oregon State College RE: Informs Gilbert that his book is called The Nature of the Chemical Bond and that if he tells Cornell University Press he plans to use it for teaching, they will probably give him a copy. [Gilbert's letter August 22, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #140, Folder #140.4]
• Letter from LP to Harry V. Welch, Western Precipitation Corporation RE: LP will not be able to attend the meeting of the Council of the American Chemical Society. [Welch's next letter to LP August 29, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from LP to Irvin Stewart, Committee on Scientific Aids in Learning RE: LP supplies the further information about the rental of the IBM machines and his grant application requested by Stewart [Stewart's letter August 16, 1939; Stewart's next letter September 15, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]