Letter from Linus Pauling to David Shoemaker. October 25, 1955. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Check from AHP to Israel Feuer for $30.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
• Check from AHP to Southern California Edison Company for $20.01. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.5]
• Check from AHP to Southern Counties Gas Company for $3.88. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.5]
• Letter from B. R. Stanerson, Assistant Secretary, American Chemical Society, to LP, RE: Writes that in his October 19 letter he wrote that Professor Norman Davidson is the faculty advisor for the ACS Student Affiliate which is different from membership in the ACS and asks for clarification regarding whether Professor Davidson has also been appointed departmental representative for the membership project. [Letter from Wulf to Stanerson, November 14, 1955] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.4]
• Letter from LP to Dover Publications, Inc., RE: Wonders if Dover Publications would be interested in publishing an edition of The Structure of Line Spectra, which was allowed to go out of print by McGraw Hill. Describes the history of the book's publication and sales. A handwritten note in the corner says "not send" and the text of the letter is crossed out. [Filed under LP Books: (The Structure of Line Spectra), #1930b.6]
• Letter from LP to Dr. David T. Smith, School of Medicine, Dept. of Bacteriology, Duke University, RE: The article that Smith referred to belongs to Endeavor. LP does not have the right to give Smith permission to reproduce figures from it. Suggests that Smith write to the editor of Endeavor. [Letters from Smith to LP October 20, 1955, October 31, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1953-1956), #379.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. E. Britten, University of Hawaii, Agricultural Experiment Station, RE: Has received Britten's letter. Sorry to say that he will be away during Britten's visit to Pasadena. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Richard Bellman, The Rand Corporation, RE: Unfortunately, LP's schedule dictates that he cannot keep his tentative engagement to speak in front of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
• Letter from LP to Howard L. Rosenfeld, RE: Shall be glad to talk with Rosenfeld about writing letters of recommendation for him. Will need to meet Rosenfeld in person. Suggests that Rosenfeld telephone Beatrice Wulf to make an appointment with LP some day between November 7 -11. [Letter from Rosenfeld to LP October 18, 1955, Letter from LP to Emerson, Jr. November 15, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
• Letter from LP to Professor David P. Shoemaker, MIT. [Two letters from Shoemaker to LP October 19, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Individual Correspondence. (Shaw - Shriver)), #363.3]

  25 October 1955

  Professor David P. Shoemaker

  Department of Chemistry

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Cambridge 39, Massachusetts

  Dear Dave:

  With respect to your student Frank C. Wilson, I think that it would be fine if he could have a post-doctoral fellowship here. In general, it seems to me better for him to have one of the national fellowships than a Noyes Fellowship, and I suggest that he apply for one, but he might also apply here for a Noyes Fellowship or for a job with Corey or Bergman. I am sending an application form for the Noyes Fellowship, which you may turn over to him.

  Also, let me answer your letter about complexes of molybdenum and tungsten. Nothing more has been published about Waugh's work. I have a good number of his preparations. Among them are the following:

  15(NH₄)₂O • 2P₂O₅ • 6V₂O₃ • 44WO₃ • 106 H₂O ?

  NaK₂(MoO₄)₃ • l4 H₂0

  guinidine-11-tungsto-cobaltate

  barium 11-tungstate-chromate, Ba₅(Cr₂W₂₂O₂₄) • 43 H₂O

  Ba₅(Mn₂W₂₂O₇₄) • 17 H₂O

  (NH₄)7PO₄W₉O₄₀ • 20 H₂O

  (NH₄)8H₂Mn₂W₂₂O₇₄ • 48 H₂O

  (NH₄)2CeMo₁₂O₄₂ • 8 H₂O

  K₃AlMo₈O₂₁ • 10 H₂O

  (NH₄)8H₂Cr₂W₂₂O₇₄ • 42OH₂O

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:W

  P.S. Waugh is now at Pacific Coast Borax Company, in Los Angeles. LP

• Letter from LP to Professor Kurt Mislow, Chemistry Dept., New York University, RE: Pleased to hear the Mislow is applying for a Guggenheim Fellowship. Will be glad to serve as a reference for Mislow. [Letter from Mislow to LP October 19, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Individual Correspondence. (Mills - Morgan)), #248.4]
• Letter from Verlag Chemie, GMBH, Herstellung, to LP RE: Written in German. [Filed under LP Books: (General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, Second Edition), #1953b.2]
• Recommendation from LP for Stanley L. Grotch RE: LP strongly recommends Grotch for a fellowship for study in chemical engineering in the Netherlands. [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.3]
• Telegram from LP to the Ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Madame Zaroubin RE: Regrets that he cannot accept the Ambassador and Madame Zaroubin's invitation to a Reception on November 7 at the Embassy. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Correspondence, 1936-1970), #421.14]