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• Letter from L. P. Eisenhart, Executive Officer, to LP. RE: Requests to be informed if he has any corrections to his listing. [Filed under LP Science: American Philosophical Society, 1936-1963, 1989, 1991: Box #14.011 Folder #11.1]
• Review of Magnetochemistry by Pierce W. Selwood (New York: Interscience Publishers, Inc., 1943). Chem. Metall. Eng. 51 (September 1944): 208-209. Written by: LP. [Filed under: LP Publications, 1944p.4]

• Letter from Linus Pauling Jr to AHP RE: Discusses Chanute Field and the trip there. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Linus Carl Pauling, Jr. 1930-1944: Box #5.036, Folder 36.5]

  September 1, 1944

  Dear Mom

  This morning we arrived at Chanute Field. I haven't seen much of the field yet, but the barracks are much better than Truax's. We're on the midnight to 6AM shift in school I don't know yet when we sleep. But meantime I sleep at all possible moments. That shift is going to be horrible as far as learning anything goes. The one good thing a 40 hour day off. Time enough to go even to Madison.

  I joined a small poker game on the train won and lost five dollars and quit in half an hour. It was fun.

  I've been reading Freud's "Psycho-analysis." Quite interesting.

  Give my love to the children. I'll write again soon.

  All my love,

  Linus.

• Letter from R. E. Zinn, Chairman, Jury of the Willard Gibbs Medal, to LP. RE: Requests that he present his nomination for the award. Encloses a list of former recipients, a stamped envelope, and two voting sheets. Requests that his nomination be returned by two weeks. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1948-1951, 1967: Box #14.010 Folder #10.7]
• Writes cheque to “Sophie Wipplehauser” $55.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.2]

• Handwritten letter from T. Addis, Stanford University School of Medicine, to LP. RE: Informs him of the frustrations of his work. Informs him that he is running out of money with which to run the lab. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Letter from Dr. Lawrence Brockway to LP RE: Asks for his assessment of Wyckoff's ability to adjust to new work environments. Suggests that Schomaker should expand on his idea of making electron density projections through only a fraction of a unit cell. Goes on to discuss his current work situation. [Letter from LP to Brockway September 7, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31.11, file:(Brockway, Lawrence O., 1936-1942, 1944, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1965, 1979)]
• Letter from Linus Pauling Jr to AHP RE: Describes daily life and training and his friend Smith who writes love letters to a Mary Ann. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Linus Carl Pauling, Jr. 1930-1944: Box #5.036, Folder 36.5]

  September 2,1944

  Dear Mom

  This field is much more like an air field than Truax is. I wandered down to the landing strip yesterday and watched the Lihs and AT-6's coming in. It was very beautiful.

  Besides going to school from midnight to 6AM we sleep from 7 to 3. Isn't that horrible? How I'm going to learn anything I don't know. The course seems to be very much on oscilloscopes.

  There are several things here in the PX that I might be able to buy for you if you wish flashlight batteries and bulbs, soap of various kinds just mention to me things that you think I might possibly obtain.

  Smith is very greatly engrossed in writing love letters to Mary Ann. He amuses me terribly. His grammar and spelling are rather poor, so I go over his letters and correct them. He doesn't like this very well, but he would prefer to have a decent letter. By the way, his address is 1946 Beckford St. L.A.; Telephone Ardmore 8-3288. I think his parents would appreciate you talking to them.

  My love to you and the family,

  Linus

• Telegram from LP to ML Jones RE: States Forms 42A Special for Blaker, Thurlow and Mills are not approved. [Filed under LP Biographical, CIT: Materials re: Teaching and Advising of Graduate Students by Linus Pauling, 1936-1963: Box #1.018, Folder 18.7]

• Letter from Dr. Hans Neurath, Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, to LP RE: Informs LP that he will be sending a carbon copy of the final manuscript of his paper on the denaturation of antibodies. Adds that he will not be replying directly to LP's criticisms of the paper but will rather send a personal letter with comments on LP's point of view. [Letters from LP to Neurath 6-?-44, September 18, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #276.8, file:(Neurath, Hans)]
• Proposal for a contract between CIT, and CMR. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]

• Letter from Captain J. L. King, USN, to LP. RE: Returning the report ‘A Study of the Pauling Oxygen Meter.' Is no longer needed in the office. [Letter from LP to Liaison Officer, February 19, 1944] [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 Dean B. O. Raulston, University of Southern California School of Medicine. RE: Informs him of Dr. Wearn's decision to fund the project again. Looks forward to the results of the clinical studies. [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. D. D. Van Slyke, Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. RE: Requests detailed directions for carrying out salt precipitation and any other operations he recommends. [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. F. J. W. Roughton, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. [Note from F. J. W. Roughton to LP August 22, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #336.8]

  September 5, 1944

  Dr. F. J. W. Roughton

  Columbia University

  College of Physicians and Surgeons

  630 West 168th Street

  New York, New York

  Dear Dr. Roughton:

  I have known that you were staying in this country during the last few years, and I have been looking forward to seeing you at some time again. We shall be pleased to have you visit our Laboratories when you come West at the end of this month. We have no new experimental results on hemoglobin, but you may be interested in the work which has been going on here in the field of immunochemistry, and also in our work on the development of a plasma substitute.

  It is sometimes possible for a visitor to get a room in the Athenaeum, which is on the campus of the California Institute; if no room is available there, a room can be reserved at the Hotel Constance, only a short distance away. I suggest that you let me know the time of your arrival in Pasadena and the number of days that you plan to stay, in order that we may make a reservation for you. Also please tell me the time of your arrival at Berkeley, so that I may write to you there, telling you about the arrangements that have been made.

  Cordially yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP:jr

• Letter from LP to Dr. K. George Falk, Laboratory of Industrial Hygiene. RE: Thanks him for sending the letter. Gives his opinion on the subject. Informs him that he will not be at the New York meeting. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. T. Addis, Stanford University School of Medicine. RE: Informs him of the possibility of an extended contract. Gives advice to make it more likely to get the contract. Hopes to visit the Bay Region soon. [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. T. Harrison Davies. RE: Asks for some information on globulin. Asks about his current work. [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. Will V. Norris, Department of Physics, University of Oregon, RE: Suggests Norris telephone LP when he arrives in LA before he comes to see Cal Tech on October 31st. [Letters from Norris to LP August 31, 1944, November 20, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287.11, file:(N: Correspondence, 1944)]
• Letter from LP to Harry V. Welch, Western Precipitation Corp.. RE: Enclosing the agenda for the New York meeting. Will not be able to attend. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.2]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Arthur Cherkin, Director of Research, Co Baxter Inc.. RE: Informs him of recent developments regarding the possible commercialization of oxypolygelatin. Thanks him for his assistance. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Propositions Submitted by Jurg Waser for the PhD Oral Examination. [LP Biographical CIT: Materials re: Teaching and Advising of Graduate Students by Linus Pauling, 1935-1963: Box #1.016, Folder 16.1]

• Letter from LP to Dr. D. Tourtellotte, Knox Gelatine. RE: Discusses oxypolygelatin. Thanks him for the supply of gelatine. [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. E. H. Volwiler, Abbott Laboratories. RE: Informs him that he will not be attending the New York ACS meeting, and may not come east for five months. Explains the manufacturing of oxypolygelatin. [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. Joseph T. Wearn, Committee on Medical Research. RE: Submits an application for extension of Contract OEMcmr-153. Asks if work on this project would provide certification for a Form 42A Special for a man under 26. Two copies. [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. Joseph T. Wearn, Committee on Medical Research. RE: Tells him how much he enjoyed talking with him. Asks for advice on manufacturing oxypolygelatin. [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. T. Addis, Stanford University School of Medicine. RE: Finds his results interesting. Discusses the finances of the extended contract. Gives advice. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Letter from Linus Pauling Jr to AHP RE: Asks if she knows anybody in Illinois or Miami or West Palm Beach. Discusses training and sends maps for her to see. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Linus Carl Pauling, Jr. 1930-1944: Box #5.036, Folder 36.5]

  September 6 [1944]

  Dear Mom

  Are you going to send me the addresses of any of your university of Illinois friends? Also, do you know anyone in Miami or West Palm Beach? That is rather unimportant because I'll probably be around Boca Raton for ten or twelve weeks.

  I'm going to Chicago on Sunday. I think I'll go see Thorfin with Smith.

  We got permanent class A passes if we can do 15 pullups so I just went down to the latrine to see if I could do it I managed to do 14, which is more than I've done since starting Flintridge in 1942. Twelve is my normal maximum.

  Airplanes are terribly noise here. We are often awakened at AT's buzzin around. The big Lib's don't make very much sound.

  I got some interesting maps from Betty for you to see. Would you send them back eventually?

  All my love,

  Linus

  P.S. Quite the conventional pose, isn't it Arm around girl, etc.

• Memorandum from the Board of Trustees of CIT to All Members of the CIT Staff RE: Discusses the patent obligations which the Institute has accepted governing the major part of the work done under the OSRD contracts. Attaches a copy of the agreement. [Filed under California Institute of Technology: Research-related materials, 1944-1956: Box #1.028, Folder 28.2]
• Note from Dr. Thomas Addis to AHP RE: Latest lab results for LP's condition. Protein excretion has gone down again. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #2.1, file:(Addis, Thomas 1940-1945)]
• Telegram from Raymond Lee Williams to LP RE: Wishes to negotiate a workable program to contract by after the war, hopes to make it with Cal Tech with LP as the chief research professor, says he and Attorney Spiess will withhold copies of their notarized official declarations of intentions until end of war when there will be satisfactory agreements and paper pulp. [Letter from LP to Williams September 7, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 443.12]

• Application for a Grant from the Research Funds of the American Philosophical Society for Herbert C. Brown. [Filed under LP Science: American Philosophical Society, 1936-1963, 1989, 1991: Box #14.011 Folder #11.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. B. O. Raulston, University of Southern California School of Medicine. RE: Mentions that there should be no publicity given to the use of Oxypolygelatin. [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. Lawrence Brockway RE: Responds that he feels Wyckoff has overcome any personal difficulties in the past, and that the overall impression of those who have worked with him has been favorable. Reports that Shomaker will be publishing soon. [Letter from Brockway to LP September 2, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31.11, file:(Brockway, Lawrence O., 1936-1942, 1944, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1965, 1979)]
• Letter from LP to Raymond Lee Williams RE: Regrets to say, in reply to William's telegram, that he will be unable to make a contract with them because of the press of work and amount of teaching he will have to carry on after the war, and so can not take on another obligation. [Telegram from Williams to LP September 6, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 443.12]

• Handwritten letter from T. Addis, Stanford School of Medicine, to LP. RE: Discusses the upcoming work with globulin. has been asked to submit a new proposal. Asks questions. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Letter from Dr. Robert B. Corey to Dr. Edward W. Hughes, cc: LP, RE: Writes he is glad to hear Hughes will be coming to visit. Discusses Hughes use of the low-temperature camera and the required reimbursement to Cal Tech.
• Telegram from Lpto Miss Mary Lee Jones, OSRD Scientific Personnel Office RE: States the Approved 42A Specials for Donohue, Blaker and Bonner forwarded to State Directors. Donohue classified I-A August 29. [Filed under LP Biographical, CIT: Materials re: Teaching and Advising of Graduate Students by Linus Pauling, 1936-1963: Box #1.018, Folder 18.7]

• Letter from Harry V. Welch, Secretary, Southern California Section, to LP. RE: Requests the subject of his talk for the October meeting. Would like to know if he need a blackboard and table for the talk. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.2]
• Receipt for use in transmitting classified material from Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. to LP. Acknowledges LP's receipt of 5 rolls of prepared papers from D.I. Cakley. LP Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.010

• Summary of CMR Chem 1 from July 1942 through August 31, 1944; Summary of Immunochemistry for August 1944; Summary of NDRC Chem 13 from January 1, 1943 through August 31, 1944. International Certificate of Vaccination for Ava Helen Pauling in Paris France. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia, California Institute of Technology: Assorted Financial Materials: 1930-1950: Box #1.031, Folder 31.1]

• Letter from Frances R. Montgomery, Administrative Officer, Committee on Medical Research, to LP. RE: Acknowledges receipt of Proposal for Extension of Contract OEMcmr-153. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Memorandum of the conference of the editorial board of the American Chemical Society Monograph Series. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.2]
• Telegram from J.K. Cline to LP RE: Requests research space at the Gates and Crellin lab for a period of several months, starting September 25th. [Letter from LP to Cline September 23, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #74.12, file:(C: Correspondence 1944)]

• Letter from Dan H. Campbell, CIT, to Dr. P. Berman, Los Angeles County Hospital. RE: Encloses data from laboratory tests on Oxypolygelatin. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Letter from E. R. Buchman to Robert E. Waterman, cc: LP RE: Requests information on what research work J.K. Cline has been doing recently, as Cline has requested lab space of LP at Cal Tech. [Telegram from Cline to LP September 11, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #74.12, file:(C: Correspondence 1944)]
• Letter from E.R. Buchman to R. R. Williams, cc: LP RE: Requests information on J. K. Cline's current research and insights on why he wants to transfer to Cal Tech. [Telegram from Cline to LP September 11, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #74.12, file:(C: Correspondence 1944)]
• Letter from LP to Harry V. Welch, Secretary, American Chemical Society. RE: Is looking forward to serving as the speaker on October 6th. Suggests the title for his talk. Will need a projection machine for standard slides, also a blackboard and some chalk. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.2]
• Meeting Minutes of the Graduate Committee on Post-War Policies. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box #1.029 file 29.2]
• Research Notebook of LP, RNB 19R RE: Molecular weight calculations, pp. 21.
• Writes cheque to “Adohr Milk” $32.24 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.2]
• Writes cheque to “Flornina. Clothes for me” $72.03 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.2]
• Writes cheque to “Mira Loma H2O Co. H2O for August. The big best biel we've ever had. AHP” $15.18 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.2]

• AHP Writes cheque to “Collector of Internal Revenue” for $114.20. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business & Financial, Tax Documents, 1930-1956: box #4.001, folder 1.3]
• Letter from B. O. Raulston, Dean, University of Southern California. RE: Informs him that his request has been passed on. Reports on clinical tests. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Letter from Lee E Farr, Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, to LP. RE: Gives information regarding the manufacture of hemoglobin. Encloses a description. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Letter from Linus Pauling Jr to AHP RE: Describes trip to Chicago and his watch, which he will have to get cleaned. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Linus Carl Pauling, Jr. 1930-1944: Box #5.036, Folder 36.5]

  September 13 [1944]

  Dear mom

  I went to Chicago last Saturday with Smith. I called Thorfin's house, but no one was home all evening so I didn't get to see him. We spent the night at the Service Men's Center which has everything free. Even streetcars are free to us. I didn't see much of the city only the hoop district. Lake Michigan is beautiful so is Chicago from the lakeside, especially at night,

  We spent the morning of our first day waiting in the Operations office for a plane going Chicagoward. But none arrived, to at noon we gave up and caught a Greyhound. Our day off is wonderfully long 8 Sunday morning to 9 Monday night.

  I got my watch back from Jensen's. They fixed the insides but left the face in the rushed and mildewed condition it has attained. So now I'll have to go spend some money having it cleaned,

  All my love to everyone,

  Linus

• Research Notebook of LP, RNB 19R, p. 21: Molecular weight calculations.
• Status of Budget Account as of August 31, 1944. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia, California Institute of Technology: Assorted Financial Materials: 1930-1950: Box #1.031, Folder 31.1]
• Writes cheque to “Collector of Internal Revenue for Linus & me” $114.20 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.2]
• Writes cheque to “Dr. Cady. Examine the Paddy's eyes” $13.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.2]
• Writes cheque to “Dr. Whipple. Inlay in Paddy's tooth” $22.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.2]
• Writes cheque to “Roy Edwards. Laundry for August” $7.34 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.2]

• 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]

• Letter from Lewis G. Longsworth, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, to Dr. F. W. Willard. RE: Requests assurance that the monograph he is considering writing will be considered for publication as a Scientific Monograph of the American Chemical Society. Explains what the monograph would cover. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.2]
• Letter from WM Stratford, Vice President and Manger, Texaco Development Corporation to CIT RE: Wishes to continue the Memorandum of Agreement between CIT and Texaco Development Corporation. [Includes memorandum to agreement and contract to be signed] [Filed under California Institute of Technology: Research-related materials, 1944-1956: Box #1.028, Folder 28.2]
• Letter from Warren Weaver, The Rockefeller Foundation to LP. [Reply to LP's letter of August 18, 1944] [LP's letter to Weaver August 18, 1944; LP's reply October 5, 1944] [Filed under LP Science: Rockefeller Foundation, 1943-1983: Box #14.038 Folder #38.13]

  SEP 25 1944 REC'D

  THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION

  49 WEST 49th STREET, NEW YORK 20

  September 21, 1944.

  Dear Linus:

  I am sorry that there has been so much delay in answering your letter of August 18th. I am still spending all of my time on war work, and Frank Hanson and I accordingly get very little opportunity to talk things over. We have talked about your letter several times, however, and I would like to give you a wholly informal and personal reaction to it.

  First of all, let me say at once that the problems you have in mind seem to us to be of absolutely first-rate importance. It seems to us one of the fields in which we ought to have a specially active interest. Furthermore, it seems to me important that we try to carry over into peace-time research some of the ways of working together which have been found so effective during the war.

  On the other hand, I must confess to a good deal of skepticism as to whether it is either possible or desirable to carry over, into peace-time research, many of the elements of organization and control which properly and inevitably characterize war-time work.

  There is another matter which gives me a little concern- The proposal of your letter is based, at least in part, on the presumption that a large number of well-trained scientists will be looking for employment when the war comes to an end. I agree that there will be a large number of the younger men who will be shifting their employment; but I cannot persuade myself that it is going to be very easy to get able and well-trained men. I would anticipate that, to take care of the accumulated backlog, and under the stimulus of Federal support, the undergraduate registration in our colleges and universities would be very high indeed. This will make a great demand for teachers, and particularly for younger teachers and elementary subjects. I should suppose that the demand for teaching assistants would be a very active one.

  Therefore it does not seem to me either realistic or proper or necessary to think of your proposal as, in any -way, a way of taking up slack. I am sure that you, yourself, did not intend it so. But I would have been less disturbed if you had remarked that it would probably be very ...difficult to get the men you wanted but that the problem was so important and the opportunity so attractive that you nevertheless thought you could succeed.

  I hope you will not interpret the tone of this letter as unduly critical or discouraging. I mean to be neither. As I said at the beginning, the problem seems to me one of compelling interest and importance. I am not at all sure that we would be prepared to consider support on quite so large a scale as you propose, but I would certainly be interested to have your comments as to the probable relative effectiveness of programs of different sizes. I would also like to have your reactions to the comments of this letter. I think it would be entirely feasible for us to give active consideration to such a situation at the present time. Indeed, if the scheme could be set up with sufficient flexibility to adjust itself to events, I would rather hope that, if we were in fact going to make any proposal to our Trustees at all, we could make it at the December meeting this year. This, in turn, would make it necessary that the proposal be pretty well worked out by November 1st. And this, in turn, indicates that the correspondence on this subject had certainly better not be much delayed from now on:

  Very cordially,

  Warren Weaver.

  Professor Linus Pauling

  Gates and Crellin Laboratories of Chemistry

  California Institute of Technology Pasadena

  California

  WW:WH

• Handwritten Meeting Minutes of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. [Filed under LP Biographical: (CIT: Materials re: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1915-1944), Box #1.019, Folder #19.7]
• Letter from A. N. Richards, Committee on Medical Records, to LP. RE: Is delighted at the news which LP's letter contained. Should be able to provide him with more penicillin. Warns him not to let the news out too prematurely. [Filed under LP Science: Assorted LP War Work, 1940-1946: Box #13.006 Folder #6.5]
• Letter from LP to Prof. H. V. Tartar, Dept. Of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, RE: States that Dr. Arthur J. Stosick is looking for an academic appointment and inquires if there are any openings at the University of Washington. Describes Stosick's relevant experience and education. Same letter to: Prof. W. D. Bonner, University of Utah; Prof. Roger Adams, University of Illinois; Dr. A. H. Kunz, University of Oregon, Eugene; Dr. E. C. Gilbert, Oregon State University, Corvallis; Dr. J. H. Matthews, University of Wisconsin. [Letters from Mrs. Edna Evans to LP September 28, 1944, from Walter D. Bonner to LP September 29, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #369.5]
• Letter from Prof. Gilbert N. Lewis, Department of Chemistry, UC Berkeley, to LP RE: Replies that he finds LP's interpretation of their data with Raman lines interesting. Requests LP write a letter to the Editor of the Journal on the subject. Notes that his paper on phosphorescence is being sent to the Journal and that he would like to talk to LP about it after receiving the proofs. [Letters from LP to Lewis September 18, 1944, September 27, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #216.1, file:(Lewis, G.N. Correspondence)]

• Biographical information regarding Herbert C. Brown. [Filed under LP Science: American Philosophical Society, 1936-1963, 1989, 1991: Box #14.011 Folder #11.1]
• Handwritten letter from T. Harrison Davies, Clinton Laboratories, to LP. RE: Recalls his globulin work. [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. J. K. Cline RE: Replies that there is currently no space at the Crellin labs due to war work, but he has asked the Biology department if they have room. [Telegram from Cline to LP September 11, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #74.12, file:(C: Correspondence 1944)]
• Office of Scientific Research and Development Receipt of Classified Material from LP to Mr. G.A. Richter. Acknowledges Richter's receipt of 1 secret SO letter. LP Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.010
• Telegram from Harris M. Chadwell, Office of Scientific Research and Development, to LP. RE: Informs him that his contract with section 19.1 is approved by NDRC. [Filed under LP Science: Assorted LP War Work, 1940-1946: Box #13.006 Folder #6.4]

• Letter from Blair Burwell to Dr. L. Zechmeister, cc: LP, RE: Informs him that they are considering arranging a fellowship at Cal Tech to develop principally the phases of adsorption of inorganic substances. Mentions that Van Fleet would like to see them to discuss the matter. [Letter from LP to Burwell October 3, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.11, file:(B: Correspondence 1944)]
• Letter from Clark B. Millikan to Dean Franklin Thomas RE: Outlines considerations underlying the further development of Engineering at the California Institute. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box #1.029 file 29.2]
• Letter from F. W. Willard, Editor-in-Chief, to LP. RE: Attaches a copy of a letter from Longsworth. Asks their opinion on the matter. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.2]
• Letter from Jonathan E. Rhoads, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, to LP. RE: Would be interested in having a supply of oxypolygelatin for physiological testing. Finds the product interesting. [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. T. Harrison Davies, Clinton Laboratories. RE: Thanks him for the letter. Wishes that he would prepare his work for publication. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Memo from LP to Dr. Dan Campbell. RE: Work on globin. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]

• Letter from Dr. Henry M. Woodburn, Chairman Foster Lecture Committee, Department of Chemistry, The University of Buffalo to LP RE: Reminds him of his stay as a lecturer previously, hopes he can help suggest people to come lecture. Adds that his suggestions are especially valuable as he has first-hand experience with the type of audience the lectures attract. [Letter from LP to Woodburn September 26, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 443.12]
• Letter from Eileen D. Lynch, Administrative Assistant, National Research Council to LP. RE: Has ordered two million units of penicillin for him. Enclosed a requisition which LP needs to sign. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Letter from Irvin Stewart, Executive Secretary of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, to Mr. E.C. Barrett, Comptroller of CIT, cc: LP, Dr. Warren C. Lothrop, and Dr. H.M. Chadwell. Informs them that at the September 22nd meeting of the National Defense Research Committee, it was recommended that the OSRD enter a $6000 contract for the period of September 1, 1944 - February 28, 1945, relating to the work that they are doing for the NDRC on the development of analytical procedures on cellulose products. Asks them to let him know if they are ready to proceed in this matter. Office of Scientific Research and Development Receipt of Classified Material for this letter attached. LP Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.010

• Letter from LP to Dr. E. R. Gilliland. [Letter from Debye to LP August 18, 1944, from Gilliland to LP September 30, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #90.1, file:(Debye, Peter: Correspondence, Reprints, 1930-1950, 1961)]

  September 27, 1944

  Dr. E. R. Gilliland

  Assistant Deputy Rubber Director

  Room 5029, New Municipal Center Bldg.

  Washington, D.C.

  Dear Dr. Gilliland:

  Professor Debye has written me, in answer to my letter to him, that I can get information about the light-scattering method of determining molecular weights of substances in solution by writing to you. I am hoping to make use of this method in connection with an investigation of nitrocellulose, which is part of the program being carried on here under an NDRC contract.

  I am not sure what documents are available, but I believe that the progress reports would be useful to us, especially the reports covering the details of the theory and also those on the treatment of heterogeneous solutes and on the experimental method. If you have available the papers on angular methods and on depolarization, both theoretical and experimental, they may be useful to us.

  It you need information about our project, you can obtain it from Dr. Max F. Roy, Technical Aide for Division 8 of the NDRC, 1703 - 32nd Street NW., Washington 25, D.C.

  With best personal wishes, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP:jr

• Letter from LP to Peter Debye RE: Thanks Debye for referring him to Dr. Gilliland and the information on the apparatus. Apologizes for the delay in his response. [Letter from LP to Debye August 18, 1944, from LP to Gilliland September 27, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #90.1, file:(Debye, Peter: Correspondence, Reprints, 1930-1950, 1961)]
• Letter from LP to Prof. Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, JACS, RE: Submits a note on the light absorption and fluorescence of triaryl methyl free radicals as requested by Prof. G. N. Lewis. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #216.1, file:(Lewis, G.N. Correspondence)]
• Letter from LP to Prof. Gilbert N. Lewis, Department of Chemistry, UC Berkeley, RE: Sends him a copy of the note he has written at Lewis' request to appear in the JACS. [Letters from Lewis to LP September 22, 1944, October 5, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #216.1, file:(Lewis, G.N. Correspondence)]
• Memo from LP to Dan Campbell. RE: Quotes from Harrison Davies's letter about globin. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.2]
• Telegram from C.M. Frederick, BF Goodrich, Co. to LP RE: Requests character reference for Fred Wallace Billmeyer. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.11, file:(B: Correspondence 1944)]

• Chemistry 1b - General Chemistry Test. 50 minutes. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.013, File 13.9]
• Letter from Dr. R. Samuel, the Hebrew Technical Institute, Haifa, to LP RE: Requests to be put on LP's mailing list for reprints, and gives a New York address. Discusses his opinion on Hund's Postulate, and states he would not like to be quotes on the second form of hydrogen peroxide. Handwritten in the bottom-left corner: “Put on reprint list; 10/2/44; JS.” [Letter from Dr. R. Samuel to LP August 2, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1944), #377.14]
• Letter from E. H. Volwiler, Abbott Laboratories, to LP. RE: Informs him that many labs would want to market oxypolygelatin. Informs him that he would prefer Abbott to be the sole manufacture. Would appreciate hearing further. [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 F. W. Willard. RE: Pleased to receive the memorandum of the conference., Is in general agreement with the conclusions reached at the conference. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.2]
• Letter from Mrs. Edna Evans, Secretary to Dr. Adams, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Illinois, to LP RE: Acknowledges the receipt of LP's September 22nd letter, states Dr. Adams read it, and states that it will be turned over to Dr. W. C. Rose. [Letter from LP to Prof. E. F. Tartar September 22, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #369.5]
• Nomination of Tenney Lombard Davis by F. G. Keyes. [Filed under LP Science: National Academy of Sciences, 1939-1944: Box #14.018 Folder #18.3]

• Letter from Dr. Erle M. Billings, Business and Technical Personnel Director, Eastman Kodak Company, to LP RE: Informs him that they are seeking people qualified to fill analytical chemical control positions, as well as other chemical engineering positions at the Clinton Engineer Works in Tennessee. Adds that servicemen stationed in the U.S. can also be recommended, as the project is top-priority war research. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #111.1, file:(Eastman Kodak Company, 1938, 1940-1941, 1943-1944, 1951, 1957)]
• Letter from Dr. J. K. Cline to LP RE: Informs LP that his plans have changed due to the recent illness of his superior, and that he will consider visiting and working at the Kerckhoff labs in the coming year. [Letter from LP to Cline September 23, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #74.12, file:(C: Correspondence 1944)]
• Letter from Linus Pauling Jr. to Ava Helen Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Linus Pauling Jr. Box #5.036 Folder #36.5]

  September 19 [1944]

  Dear Mom

  This is A[...]. Cute isn't she. I thought you might like to see her. She is perhaps the most vivacious of my Madison friends. She's engaged now, by the way. The home-town boy, as usual. It won't last. I think. Too flighty.

  All my love,

  Linus

• Letter from Walter D. Bonner, Head, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Utah, to LP RE: States they are in need of a man such as Dr. Stosick right now and thanks LP for the suggestion. States he has written to Stosick directly. [Letter from LP to Prof. E. F. Tartar September 22, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #369.5]
• Manuscript Notes: Theory of Adsorption, [published asAdsorption of Water by Proteins] [Filed under LP Manuscripts, 1944a.6]
• Return Receipt to LP, signed by H.M. Chadwell. LP Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.010

• Letter from Dr. E. R. Gilliland to LP RE: Informs him that the six reports by Debye will be sent to him. [Letters from LP to Gilliland September 27, 1944, October 9, 1944] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #90.1, file:(Debye, Peter: Correspondence, Reprints, 1930-1950, 1961)]
• Payroll stub from California Institute of Technology (period ending Sep 30 ‘44) and Bank of America deposit slip for $673.73 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.068, folder 68.2]