July 14, 1941 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Letter from AHP to Peter, Linda and Taughy RE: Says they got their letters this morning and is sorry that Linda and Crellie have colds. Talks about having dinner with some people who have a baby only 6 months old. Talks about travel plans, says LP feels better and they are anxious to get home. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Peter Jefress Pauling. 1939-1953: Box #5.041, Folder 41.2]

July 14, 1941

6020 Drexel, Chicago, Ill.

Dear Peter, Linda, and Toughy:

We were very happy to get your letters this morning. The Daddy had gone down in the elevator to go to the University but he saw your letters in our mail box so came back up stairs and brought them to me.

I am sorry that you, Linda, and you Crellie, have had a cold. I hope not a bad one. However, did you manage to catch a cold? It is fine that you are all having a good time. Did you like the ride in the bus, Crellie?

Yesterday we had dinner with some people here who have a tiny baby named Ruth. She is only six months old so she is still quite tiny.

The sweet Crellie asked when we are coming home. We will leave here a week from Wednesday—the 23rd of July and go to Berkeley for one week or ten days so that Daddy can go and see Dr. Addis at the hospital in San Francisco again. Then we will go home to Pasadena and we will get in our Zephyr and come to Camp Arcadia on August 7th and get Peter and Linda and Crellie. That will be wonderful. You will have to get your things packed Crellie.

Our Daddy feels quite well but not as well as I wish he did.

We are getting anxious to be at home again.

I hope that you will all have a good time. Are the other girls much younger than you are Linda? You will have to be the Mother.

Today I am supposed to go down town in Chicago. I don’t like it here very much because it is too dirty. Still there are many nice things here and many fine museums and picture galleries.

The Daddy and I send much love and many kisses.

Mamma Ava Helen Pauling

For Peter

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For Linda

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For Crellie

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[big X and big O] From Daddy to you all!

Letter from LP to Dr. Vannevar Bush, Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. Accepts appointment with the newly organized National Defense Research Committee. [Letter from Bush to LP, June 28, 1941] LP Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.004

Letter from LP to James H. Sturdivant, Cal Tech. RE: Has received a letter from NDRC saying that they are planning to arrange for a third contract. Gives details of the contract. (Letter cut off) [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work - Materials re: the Pauling Oxygen Meter, 1940-1947: Box #13.001 Folder #1.1]

Letter from LP to Louis P. Hammett, Bureau of Mines, RE: Sends comments on Spurr, discussing his education, personality, suitability for a position with the Bureau, and noting that he will soon receive his PhD. [Letter from Hammett to LP July 2, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #151.8, file:(Hammett, Louis)]

Letter from LP to President Clyde A. Lynch, Lebanon Valley College, RE: Describes Mr. Robert A. Spurr as well trained in physics and chemistry, and as having a fine personality and broad cultural interests. [Letter from Clyde A. Lynch to LP July 2, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #367.9]

Letter from LP to Prof. G. W. Stewart, Dept. of Physics, State University of Iowa, RE: States he is in Chicago at the moment, and that he does not know of any good theoretical physicist who is available, but will write to Stewart if he should hear of someone. [Letter from G. W. Stewart to LP July 5, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1941), #377.11]

Letter from R. D. W. Conner, Archivist of the United States, National Archives, to Dr. Frank B. Jewett, President, National Academy of Sciences. RE: Asks if the Academy would be able to assist in determining the historical value of technical films and sound recordings. [Filed under LP Science: National Academy of Sciences, 1939-1944: Box #14.018 Folder #18.2]

Record of LP's diet while ill with nephritis. Breakfast: 1 c orange juice, 6 pancakes, 4 T cream, 2 sq butter, 2 T syrup, 2 T jelly, 2 c coffee / Lunch: 2 eggs, 1 c milk, 1 water biscuit, 2 peaches, 2 t sugar, 1/4 c cream (40%), coca-cola, ½ c tomato juice, 1 c orange juice / Dinner: ½ c sweet potatoes, 6 T carrot, 1 c milk, 1 c raspberries, 2 t sugar, 1/4 c cream [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #3.1, file:(Record of LP's diet while ill with nephritis kept by Ava Helen Pauling, 1941-1942.)]

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