Letter from Linus Pauling to John Edsall. February 8, 1950. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

<   February  1950   > S M T W T F S       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28         Travel: Fredricton, Canada

Activity Listings

• Agenda for the meeting of the Committee on Graduate Study on February 13, 1950. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: (CIT: Material re: Teaching and Advising of Graduate Student by Linus Pauling, 1936-1963.), Box #1.018, Folder #18.2]
• Itinerary: LP and AHP in Fredericton, New Brunswick. [Handwritten and typed originals filed under LP Speeches: 1950v.2]
• Letter from Dr. Ing Bertold Reuter to LP RE: Explains that he intends to translate LP’s The Nature of the Chemical Bond into German. Discusses his negotiations with Cornell University Press and his publisher, Walter de Gruyter & Co. [Letter from LP to Reuter February 17, 1950] [Filed under LP Books 1960b5.2]
• Letter from Dr. Ing. Bertold Reuter, Berlin Zehlendorf, Germany, to LP. RE: Reuter asking LP if he should translate the current version of The Nature of the Chemical Bond or if he should wait until the third edition comes out. [Filed under: LP Manuscripts of Books, 1960b.5.2]
• Letter from Emil Ott, Chairman, Committee on Financing of ACS Publications, American Chemical Society, to Dr. Albert Kline, Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery, cc. LP RE: States that copies of his letter are being distributed to committee members. Discusses the purpose of the committee. [Letter from Kline to Ott January 28, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Chemical Abstracts), #70.2]
• Letter from Executive Secretary, Gates and Crellin Labs, to Alden H. Emery, American Chemical Society, RE: Replies to his inquiries regarding spring vacation dates and at the California Institute of Technology, the spring vacation in 1952 will most likely be held March 16 to March 25. [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.1]
• Letter from Florence S. Chesse to Beatrice Wulf RE: States that by the end of next week the first batch of galley proofs will be out on College Chemistry. [Filed under LP Books: 1950b.2]
• Letter from Hubert N. Alyea, Frick Chemical Laboratory, Princeton University, to LP RE: Discusses taking measurements of IO2 and the blueprints for an apparatus that Dr. Alyea used with LP in the Summer of 1949. Asks if LP has any recommendations for assistant professors at Princeton. There is a note in pencil in the upper right margin: “JHS- LP requests you send blueprints of the suscephimeter [?] to Prof. Alyea. BW Please return this” and one in pen in the upper left: “Dwgs being collected now - February 27, 1950. JHS.” [Letter from LP to Alyea February 17, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1950), #12.16]
• Letter from LP to AHP. [Filed under LP Safe: Box #1.019, Folder #19.13]

  [on Lord Beaverbrook letterhead]

  Tuesday morning

  Dearest love:

  This has surely been an interesting experience, coming to this back-woods community. A university with 1000 students, city of 25000, whole province perhaps 250,000, with little in the way of resources. They are excited by my visit, and are getting as much as possible out of it. I arrives at about 2 PM yesterday, and spoke on metals at 4:30, in the college hall, which is something like an oxford college hall, but with chairs installed. Then had dinner at the home of Professor Toole, the head of the chemistry department, with the four young men in the department, three wives, and another woman, who lives with the Tooles, and then spoke at a seminar - just chatting about what researches we are carrying on, while the students (I too) drank beer. I haven't seen anyone yet today. At 1 we are too [sic] have lunch here at the hotel, and tonight I speak on antibodies - rather, chemistry in medicine. All of the 20 doctors in town are expected to be there. Tomorrow noon I shall give a lecture to Professor Toole's class (they use my Gen. Chem.)

  This is a wooded region, like the Pacific Northwest, but colder. Night before last was the coldest night for two years - 30° below zero in Campbellton when the train went through. It is about 0° F. here now.

  I am all right - I have an extra pair of woolies on (Fred Ewing's), I wear my sweater, I've bought a pair of ear muffs, + Prof. Toole has lent me some big overshoes. I have plenty of blankets on my bed. Our train was over an hour late at Fredericton Junction, and missed the connecting local, so I came the 26 miles with the three other passengers in a taxi, over snow between the pines - for ten miles with no house or other structure along the road. A young fellow along said that he saw new Brunswick Christmas trees for sale in the states. He said "In the States some people use pine trees or cedar trees - but to me only a fir is a Christmas tree." he was a tough young laborer - and I was interested to hear him talk about the trees.

  Kleiderer gave me a lederle preparation that, he says, suppresses cold sores excellently. Also it is good for poison oak, insect bites, and sunburn. It contains an anti-histaminic and a topical anesthetic.

  Tomorrow night I take the train, reaching New York late Thursday. I'm afraid that I have to stay to talk at Carnegie Hall Monday night. I hope to be home with you Tuesday morning. Has your wrist got better? I hope so, and I hope that Peter is behaving. I love you, my darling girl.

  Your own, Paddy.

  P.S. Time here is 1 hour earlier than Eastern Standard

• Letter from Ross R. Petty, Solid Propellant Information Agency, Applied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins University, to LP RE: Asks LP about a chromatography film and requests to borrow it. [Letter from LP to Petty February 14, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1950), #312.5]
• Letter from Wilbert Annis, Acting Head, Physics Branch, Department of the Navy, ONR to LP RE: Requests that he add an address to his list of who to send technical reports to. [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Contract Status Reports and Project Status Reports, 1947-1962), Box #14.031, Folder #31.1]
• Memo from J.G. Kirkwood, Acting Chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering to A.H. Walter RE: Submits LP’s proposal for a contract extension since LP is currently out of town. Explains that LP spoke with Hedberg about his plan to continue with the project. Includes several copies of the proposal. [Memo from Walter to LP February 2, 1950, Letter from Walter to Rice February 14, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Contract Status Reports and Project Status Reports, 1947-1962), Box #14.031, Folder #31.1]