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Letter from Linus Pauling to Roger Adams. Page 1. May 27, 1942

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Letter from Dr. Leland H. Pence, Reed College, to LP. RE: Received letter from Dr. Scott and have read two reprints which LP forwarded. Happy to assist LP's work by preparing certain compounds. Requests LP's recommendation on how to become better acquainted with the field of immunology. Discusses ideas on antibodies. Will begin the preparation of the needed compounds when summer session starts. Wonders if there could be a way to defray the costs of the chemicals needed to prepare the compounds. [Letter from LP to Pence June 1, 1942] [Filed under LP Science: Materials re: Antibody and Antigen Research; the Nature of Serological Reactions, 1940-1947, 1950-1952, 1973, 1986: Box #7.001 Folder #1.1]
Letter from LP to Dr. G. B. Kistiakowsky, Bureau of Mines. [Filed under LP Science: Assorted LP War Work, 1940-1946: Box #13.006 Folder #6.1]

May 27, 1942

Dr. G.B. Kistiakowsky

Bureau of Mines

4800 Forbes Street

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dear George:

I am sending you this letter for use in connection with the clearance of Dr. James Holmes Sturdivant for national defense work.

I have known Dr. Sturdivant for fifteen years. During the period 1927-1930 he carried on graduate work in chemistry at the California Institute of Technology under my direction, and since 1930 he has worked continuously as a Research Fellow, Senior Fellow in Research, and Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Throughout this time I have been in very close contact with him. I have complete confidence in his honesty, integrity, and loyalty to the United States of America. I rate him as the most reliable and trustworthy man that I know.

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling

LP:jr

Letter from LP to Dr. Roger Adams, National Defense Research Committee. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287.9, file:(N: Correspondence, 1942)]

May 27, 1942

Dr. Roger Adams

National Defense Research Committee

1530 P Street NW

Washington, D. C.

Dear Professor Adams:

I would be glad to have your opinion as to whether or not I should be scheduled to receive a salary from the OSRD during the summer. So far as the California Institute of Technology is concerned this is permissible, since the salary payments here are for work during the term of the academic year.

The amount of time which I am devoting to war researches has been steadily increasing, and it seems likely that I shall put in all of my time during the summer on war work. At present I am serving as Official Investigator under two contracts from Division B, and I have just been granted a contract for work on transfusion by the Committee on Medical Research. In addition I have been supervising some work under a work order from Division A. Now that I have given up my plans for completing the preparation for publication of my textbook in freshman chemistry during the summer, the only work which I propose to carry on which is not under the OSRD will be the Rockefeller research program on the artificial production of antibodies, which has the sponsorship, if not the financial support, of the Committee on Medical Research.

It is probable that the construction in quantity of the oxygen instrument will soon be turned over to the National Technical Laboratories, so that I shall not have to devote time to this. On the other hand, Kistiakowsky has invited me to spend a part of the summer working as Consultant to the group at Bruceton, and I am looking forward to being there for a month or more. My wife is planning to go to Bruceton with me, since I have trouble with my diet when I am away from home for more than a few days.

I want to thank you for inviting me to the meeting in New York. I was very pleased to be present and to learn of the work that is being done by the other sections of Division B.

Cordially yours,

Linus Pauling

LP:jr

Letter from LP to Professor R.A. Millikan RE: Sends proposed budget under the Rockefeller grant for July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1943 for consideration for submission to the Rockefeller Foundation. Outlines information presented in the budget and encloses a report on the researches carried out during the present year with the support of the Rockefeller grant. [Encloses: Rockefeller Grant tot he California Institute of Technology, Proposed Budget for July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1943; Report on Researches Carried out During the Academic Year 1941-42 at the California Institute of Technology with the Support of a Grant from the Rockefeller Foundation] [Drafts of the aforementioned reports] [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box #1.029 file 29.1]

Postcard from H. J. Laeffler, United States Department of Agriculture, Gates & Crellin Chemistry Lab to Dr. A. O. Dekken, California Institute of Technology RE: Requests reprint of article, "Oxidation of Ascorbic Acid by Oxygen with Caprice(?) now(?) as catalyst" from the JACS 62,2165, 1940 (Note: Sent 5/30/42 upper right) (Note: 766 upper left) [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230.8, File: (L: Correspondence 1942)]

Report on The Vitamin B1 Sparing Action of Fat and Protein. University of Cambridge. [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular medicine materials related to vitamin B1: Box #11.067 Folder #67.1]