- Letter from Emil Ott, Chairman, Committee on Financing of ACS Publications, American Chemical Society, to Professor M. S.
Kharasch, University of Chicago, cc. LP RE: States that copies of his letter are being distributed to the committee and they
agreed with the general ideas presented in his letter. States that the committee does not feel that his suggested way to raise
funds is feasible but that they are looking into two alternate methods. [Letter from Kharasch and Reinmuth to the Editor January 17, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Chemical Abstracts), #70.2]
- Letter from Ricardo Caroallio Ferreira to LP RE: Congratulates LP on his recent paper, “Sickle Cell Anemia, a Molecular Disease,”
which appeared in Science, November 25, 1949. Asks LP to send some of his recent reprints. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Ferreira, Ricardo), #119.7]
- Letter from LP to Harvey A. Itano, National Institute of Health, RE: Provides a detailed discussion of the nature of sickle
cell hemoglobin. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Itano, Harvey A.), #181.5]
- Letter from Jack McElhiney to LP RE: Encloses a copy of the Summary of Findings by the Board of Review of the Long Beach Naval
Shipyard. Asks LP for a statement of his opinion concerning the report. Mentions his difficulty finding a job because his
experience is so specialized. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1950), #256.1]
- Letter from LP to Mr. Arnold Nevis, Harvard Medical School Student, RE: Explains that he does not think that Nevis’ ideas
are correct and that does not know of any experiments that would effectively prove Nevis’ hypotheses. [Letters from Nevis
to LP December 2, 1949 and February 12, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1950), #287.17]
- Letter from F. E. Simon, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford, to LP RE: Discusses the difficulties that surround the engineering
profession in England and the ideal solution to the problem would be to build Institutes for Technology at the same place
as the university. Informs LP of their work on helium and the specific heats of rare earth metals. [Letters from LP to Simon
January 11, 1950 and January 30, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Simon, F. E.), #365.2]
- Letter from LP to Florence S. Chesse RE: Thanks her for the suggestion of having a footnote at the beginning of Chapter 5
and agrees that such a footnotes should be added. [Letter from Chesse to LP January 16, 1950] [Filed under LP Books: 1950b.2]
- Pamphlet: “Methyl Green-Pyronin” by N. B. Kurnick and A. E. Mirsky. Reprinted from the Journal of General Physiology. [Filed under LP Science: (Non-Pauling Reprints re: The Structure and Properties of Proteins, 1920s - 1970s Box #6.006, Folder
#6.1]
- Letter from LP to Margherita Minchilli, Universita Adriatica (Italy), RE: States that he was interested to learn that she
would like to translate General Chemistry into Italian and tells her that he has forwarded her letter to the publisher. Handwritten
Note: “Letter sent to W. H. Freeman.” [Letter from Freeman to Minchilli January 26, 1950] [Filed under LP Books: 1947b6.2]
- Details of the Meetings of the Professorial Staff of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering on January 18th and 20th. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: (CIT: Materials re: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1946-1956.),
Box #1.020, Folder #20.5]
- Bill from the Southern Counties Gas Company of California to LP for $26.16. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial:
(Assorted Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1945-1950.), Box #4.059, Folder #59.3]
- Bill from the Union Oil Company of California to LP for $29.30. Series of bills from December,1949 and January,1950 attached.
[Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: (Assorted Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1945-1950.), Box #4.059, Folder
#59.3]
- Statement from George M. Stambach to AHP: Bills her for $63.28. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: (Assorted
Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1945-1950.), Box #4.059, Folder #59.3]
- Letter from LP to Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, American Chemical Society RE: Nominates W.F. Giauque for the Priestley
Medal and includes his “vita.” Includes a copy of the information that LP wrote about him. [Letter from Emery to Priestley
Medal Committee January 4, 1950, letter from Emery to Priestley Medal Committee January 25, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1948-1951, 1967), Box #14.010,
Folder #10.6]
- Letter from L.W. Butz, Head, Chemistry Branch, Office of Naval Research to LP RE: Invites him to be the chairman of a committee
designed to review proposals for scientific research sent to ONR for funding. Explains that ONR wants to make sure the research
they are supporting is helping the science world. [Letter from LP to Butz January 30, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Contract Status Reports and Project Status Reports,
1947-1962), Box #14.031, Folder #31.3]
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