Activity Listings
- Letter from G.A. Richter to LP, cc: Dr. Chadwell. Informs LP that he reviewed the conversation he had with Drs. Chadwell and Lothrop and is pleased that he has agreed to take on the work. Informs LP that he has asked Dr. Clarke of Bell Laboratories to send LP samples of typical paper used for this problem. Explains to LP that they will be willing to help out with his work. Office of Scientific Research and Development Receipt of Classified Material for the letter attached. LP Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.010
- Letter from L. P. Eisenhart, Executive Officer, American Philosophical Society, to LP. RE: Requests his advice on the enclosed application Request that he fill out the enclosed form. [Filed under LP Science: American Philosophical Society, 1936-1963, 1989, 1991: Box #14.011 Folder #11.1]
- Letter from LP to A. N. Richards, Committee on Medical Research. RE: Reports that the work on penicillin continues to be very promising. Informs him that work on oxypolygelatin has continued as well. Thinks arrangements should be made for the commercial preparation of the material. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
- Letter from LP to Dr. A. O. Beckman. RE: Requests that Beckman send information on the oxygen meter to Mr. Milton Lipnick, Office of Chief of Ordnance, War Department, who has expressed interest. [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 Dr. Hans Neurath, Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, RE: Writes that he has also been very busy. Looks forward to the manuscript of Neurath's review article. Mentions that Dr. Wright will soon be publishing his results on the denaturation of the diphtheria antitoxin. [Letters from Neurath to LP September 4, 1944, November 13, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #276.8, file:(Neurath, Hans)]
- Letter from LP to Prof. Gilbert N. Lewis, Department of Chemistry, UC Berkeley. [Letter from Lewis to LP September 22, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #216.1, file:(Lewis, G.N. Correspondence)]
September 18, 1944
Professor G. N. Lewis
Department of Chemistry
University of California
Berkeley 4, California
Dear Professor Lewis:
I have been very interested to read your paper in the last Journal on the absorption and fluorescence of hydrocarbon free radicals. I happened to notice that it is possible to interpret the vibrational fine structure which you have observed by the use of the available data from the Raman effect. The principle Raman lines for a mono-substituted benzene correspond to frequency shifts of about 200, 620, 820, 990, 1030, 1160, 1200, 1580, 1600, and about 3000 cm.-1 These Raman shifts correspond very closely to your bands 1 to 7: indeed, from your Figure 2 I would judge that your band No. 6 might well have a fine structure corresponding to the lines 1030, 1160, and 1200. Perhaps your lines 8, 9, and 10 are overtones or combinations of the Raman lines, or fundamentals forbidden in Raman scattering.
With a little better resolution your technique might well provide a great deal of interesting information about the vibrations of di-molecules.
I have just returned from a trip to Washington, where, among other activities, I had a talk with Chadwell about a problem in which he is interested. He mentioned that he had also written to you about this matter. We are going to do a small amount of work in connection with this problem, and I have hopes that some good results will come out of the work.
Helen and I are still hoping that we can come to Berkeley for a visit before long, perhaps in two or three months. We shall look forward to seeing you and Mrs. Lewis again.
Sincerely yours,
Linus Pauling
LP:jr
- Letter from LP to T. Addis, Stanford School of Medicine. RE: Informs him of satisfactory clinical tests. Hopes they can meet soon. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
- Nomination sheet for the Willard Gibbs Medal for William F. Giauque. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1948-1951, 1967: Box #14.010 Folder #10.7]
- Telegram from Chester S. Keefer, Committee on Medical Research, to LP. RE: Requests a wire regarding unexpended balance on this contract. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
- Writes cheque to "Jane Arnherst," $19.35. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.017, Folder 17.2]
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