March 9, 1949 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Airline receipt: Los Angeles to New York [Filed under LP Travel Materials: 1932-1954: Box #1.001 Folder #1.7]

Flyer included with Margenau March 9, 1949: The workshop will be held at Claflin Hall at Wellesley College June 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, 1949. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #122.8, file:(Foundation for Integrated Research)]

Handwritten letter from Edwin B. Wilson, to LP. RE: Discusses the size of the Academy and what should be done about it. [Filed under LP Science: National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951: Box #14.020 Folder #20.3]

Itinerary: leave Pasadena 8:30 AM for New York City, stay at the Biltmore [Filed under LP Travel Materials: 1932-1954: Box #1.001 Folder #1.7]

Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Executive Secretary, Gates and Crellin Labs, to Dr. J.D. McCullough RE: States that LP has just left on a two-weeks eastern trip and is willing to let him include LP's suggestions in his manuscript. [Note from McCullough to LP March 3, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #245.4, file:(McCullough, J.D.)]

Letter from Executive Secretary to LP, to Miss Alice A. Adanalian, Institute of International Education, cc: AT, RE: Thanks Adanalian for the letter regarding Dr. Camille Sandorfy's delayed arrival and states they will look forward to seeing Sandorfy whenever he may arrive. [Note from Dr. Camille Sandorfy to LP March 4, 1949, from Alice A. Adanalian to LP October 5, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #357.2]

Letter from Henry Allen Moe, Guggenheim Foundation, to LP. RE: Has sent him a copy of von Hagen's book. [Filed under LP Science: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1952: Box #14.014 Folder #14.4]

Letter from Henry Margenau, Sloane Physics Laboratory,Yale, to LP RE: Invites LP to join the Research Coordinating Board of the Foundation for Integrated Education. Includes a flyer on a summer workshop on Integration at Wellesley College and a set of minutes from the First Meeting of the Executive Council of the Research Coordinating Board of the Foundation for Integrated Education. [Letter from LP to Margenau April 27, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #122.8, file:(Foundation for Integrated Research)]

Letter from LP to Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer, Director, Division of Research, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RE: replies that he has received two letters from Chia-Si Lu telling about some of his students, and he hasn't known just what to do either. Graduate Committee is considering the possibility of admitting just one, but they are not sure. Recommends not finding a position for Lu until he is sure of his feelings. [Letter from Pitzer to LP March 1, 1949] [Memo from LP to Niemann March 9, 1949] [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.018, Folder 18.2]

Letter from LP to Dr. S. Nikitine. [Letter from Nikitine to LP September 26, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287.16, file:(N: Correspondence, 1948)]

March 9, 1949

Dr. S. Nikitine

1 rue El Bassan

Alexandria

Egypt

Dear Dr. Nikitine:

I have been slow to answer your letter of 26 September, which reached me, together with the reprint, a little after my return to Pasadena from Europe.

I thank you for sending me your reprints. I think that the problem of molecular dichroism is a very interesting one. The question that you ask about the theory of dichroism may perhaps be partially answered by a reference to the paper on the carotenoids that Professor Zechmeister and his associates published with me. I am sending a reprint of this paper to you separately. Professor Mulliken has also published a discussion of the dependence of the absorption spectrum of molecules, especially conjugated molecules, on the direction of orientation of the electric vector of the light with respect to the axes of the molecules, in papers published in the Journal of Chemical Physics some years ago, and Professor Gilbert N. Lewis of the University of California also published some papers along similar lines.

With best regards, I am

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling:W

Memo from LP to Dr. Carl Niemann, Cal Tech, RE: Asks if there is anything they can do for Dr. Lu or his students as far as positions at Cal Tech. (Note under text from Niemann to LP re: regrets that there is no practical solution.) [Notes from Lu to LP November 21, 1948, December 24, 1948, February 3, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #218.7, file:(Lu, Chia-Si)] [Also Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.018, Folder 18.2]

Memorandum from J. P. Youtz, to LP. RE: Thanks him for his willingness to address the members of the California Club. Requests a third Wednesday of one of the summer months. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1948-1949: Box #14.004 Folder #4.2]

Memorandum from LP to Dr. Roger Adams, Dr. C. S. Marvel, Dr. H.B. Hass, and Dr. A .V. Grosse. RE: Informs them of the reply form Dr. Weaver regarding his letter requesting that the Rockefeller Foundation consider making a grant for use by the Gmelin Institute. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1938-1950: Box #14.008 Folder #8.3]

Minutes of the First Meeting of the Executive Council of the Research Coordinating Board of the Foundation for Integrated Education, included with Margenau March 9, 1949: Project #1 is to develop a methodology incorporating the “Theory of Integral Cognition of Knowledge” as developed by Dr. Sorokin. Project #2 is how to transmit culture through education. Project #3 is a project in morphology. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #122.8, file:(Foundation for Integrated Research)]

Photo-static Negative of a letter from J. N. Williams, Registrar, Creighton University, to Dr. John Herman, Los Angeles Assayers Association. RE: Informs him that Greusel did not obtain a Ph. C. from the university. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1938-1950: Box #14.008 Folder # 8.12]

Telegram from Alan Kellock to LP RE: States they are anxious to receive LP's comments and suggestions on the filmstrips. [Letters from LP to Kellock March 8, 1949, from Kellock to LP March 21, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #253.4, file:(McGraw-Hill 1949-1950)]

Telegram from Frank Walton, Editor Oregon State Barometer to LP RE: “Standard journalistic procedure leaves this to the discretion of the editor in chief. Entire matter has been given far more space than it deserves, in opinion of staff. As letters were similar and space limited, one was printed request denied. [Telegram from LP to Editor, Oregon State Daily Barometer March 8, 1949] [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: Ralph Spitzer: Academic Freedom and Passport Difficulties, 1942-1994: Box #2.034, Folder 34.2]

Writes cheque to “Charles L Loas plumber putting in dish washer” $182.78 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.074, folder 74.1, item 1]

Writes cheque to “Mayor Etchine Co” $30.41 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.074, folder 74.1, item 1]

Writes cheque to “Mira Loma Mutual Water Co” $1.74 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.074, folder 74.1, item 1]

Writes cheque to “TW Mather” $6.13 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.074, folder 74.1, item 1]

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