Oregon State University
Special Collections
Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers
08. Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas and Other Recognitions, 1914-2001, undated (88 boxes)
Boxes 1914h - 1954h2
This section is comprised of the multitude of medals, citations, diplomas and other recognitions awarded to Linus Pauling. Included are the nearly fifty honorary doctorates received by Pauling during his lifetime. Prominent items include Pauling's two Nobel medals, the Lenin Peace Prize medal, the Lomonosov medal and the National Medal of Science. In addition, correspondence and other background materials related to the awarding of specific honors has been interfiled where appropriate.
 
Box Folder  
1914h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1914  (1 folder)
  1914h.1  Department of Education, Portland, Oregon, Grade School Diploma, [Sunnyside School].
1918h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1918  (2 folders)
  1918h.1  Oregon State Agricultural College Cadets, Certificate of appointment to Cadet Corporal of H. Co. Oregon Agricultural College Cadet Corps.
  1918h.2  The Presidio of San Francisco Reserve Officers Training Corps Camp, Certificate of training.
1921h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1921  (3 folders)
  1921h.1  Sigma Tau Zeta Chapter, Certificate of Membership.
  1921h.2  Scabbard and Blade Society, Certificate of Membership.
  1921h.3  Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Certificate of appointment to the rank of major, Oregon Agricultural College.
1922h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1922  (2 folders)
  1922h.1  Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Certificate of Membership.
  1922h.2  Oregon State Agricultural College, Diploma, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.
1924h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1924  (1 folder)
  1924h.1  Phi Kappa Phi, Chapter at Oregon State College, Certificate of Membership.
1925h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1925  (2 folders)
  1925h.1  California Institute of Technology, Diploma, Doctor of Philosophy summa cum laude. [Includes programs]
  1925h.2  National Research Council, National Research Fellow in Chemistry, Certificate.
1926h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1926  (1 folder)
  1926h.1  American Physical Society, Certificate of Membership.
1928h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1928  (1 folder)
  1928h.1  Tau Beta Pi, Oregon Alpha Chapter, Certificate of Membership, Booklet. [Includes correspondence]
1931h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1931  (1 folder)
  1931h.1  American Chemical Society, Prize for meritorius work in pure chemistry, [A.C. Langmuir Prize] Certificate.
1933h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1933  (2 folders)
  1933h.1  National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Certificate of Membership.
  1933h.2  Oregon State College, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science, Programs.
1935h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1935  (1 folder)
  1935h.1  Simon Flexner Award Medal, Presented by the Rockefeller Institute.
1936h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1936  (1 folder)
  1936h.1  American Philosophical Society, Certificates of Membership.
1938h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1938  (1 folder)
  1938h.1  Medal, "In the Union of Faiths we are Fortified to Serve Mankind".
1939h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1939  (1 folder)
  1939h.1  Société Royale des Sciences, Certificate of Membership.
1940h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1940  (1 folder)
  1940h.1  Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity, Certificate of Membership. [Includes booklet]
1941h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1941  (3 folders)
  1941h.1  William H. Nichols Medal, [Gold original, bronze copy] New York Section of the American Chemical Society. [Includes introductory speech, correspondence]
  1941h.2  Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honorary Membership, Plaque. [Includes correspondence]
  1941h.3  University of Chicago, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science.
1943h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1943  (1 folder)
  1943h.1  The Royal Society, Correspondence indicating election to honorary fellowship of the Royal Society.
1944h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1944  (2 folders)
  1944h.1  War Manpower Commission Committee on Scientific Research Personnel, Diploma certifying a place on the Committee's Reserved List of Scientific and Technical Personnel.
  1944h.2  American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Certificate of Membership, Notification letter.
1945h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1945  (3 folders)
  1945h.1  National Defense Research Committee, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Certificate of recognition.
  1945h.2  War Department, Certificate of appreciation for service to the Rocket Development Program.
  1945h.3  United States Navy Bureau of Ordinance, Naval Ordinance Development Award, Pin, Certificate.
1946h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1946  (3 folders)
  1946h.1  J. Willard Gibbs Medal, Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society. [Includes press release]
  1946h.2  Princeton University, Diploma, Doctor of Science honoris causa, Bicentennial medal. [Includes program, invitation]
  1946h.3  George Westinghouse Centennial Award, Medal.
1947h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1947  (9 folders)
  1947h.1  Theodore William Richards Medal. [Gold original, silver copy] Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society.
  1947h.2  University of London, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science. [Includes correspondence, magazine article]
  1947h.3  Cambridge University, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science. [Includes invitations, programs, correspondence]
  1947h.4  The Royal Institution of Great Britain, Membership card. [Includes correspondence]
  1947h.5  Société Suisse de Chemie, Correspondence indicating Membership.
  1947h.6  Sheffield Scientific School, Centennial Convocation, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science, Citation.
  1947h.7  Yale University, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science.
  1947h.8  California Institute of Technology, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Recognition of Achievements, Certificate.
  1947h.9  Humphry Davy Medal, The Royal Society, [London] Certificate. [Includes introductory speech, correspondence]
1948h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1948  (12 folders)
  1948h.1  Presidential Medal for Merit, Awarded by Harry Truman, President of the United States, Certificate, Citation. [Includes copies of citation, note from Linus Pauling, program from Caltech convocation honoring the medal winners]
  1948h.2  Edinburgh University Chemical Society, Certificate of Membership.
  1948h.3  Los Angeles County Medical Association Research Foundation, Certificate of Membership.
  1948h.4  Praeses Concilium et Sodales Regalis Societatis Londini, Pro Scientia Naturali Promovenda, [Royal Society of London for Natural Sciences] Certificate of Membership. [Includes programs, correspondence]
  1948h.5  Academy of Science of Bologna, Letter of election as Corresponding Foreign Member.
  1948h.6  University of Oxford, Diploma, Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Invitation to the convocation. [Includes program, correspondence, ceremony addresses]
  1948h.7  International Society of Hematology, Certificate of fellowship.
  1948h.8  Université de Paris, Diploma, Docteur de l'Université de Paris, Medal, Sash. [Includes correspondence, citation, press release]
  1948h.9  Institut de France, Académie des Sciences, Correspondence indicating election as a corresponding member.
  1948h.10  Indian Academy of Sciences, Letters indicating Membership.
  1948h.11  Liversidge Lectureship, Medal, The Chemical Society.
  1948h.12  John Wesley Hyatt Award for the Advancement of Plastics, Medal.
1949h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1949  (3 folders)
  1949h.1  Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters at Oslo, Certificate of Membership. [Includes correspondence]
  1949h.2  University of Tampa, Diploma, Doctor of Humanities. [Includes program]
  1949h.3  Université de Toulouse, Diploma, Docteur de l'Université de Toulouse. [Includes correspondence]
1950h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1950  (3 folders)
  1950h.1  Southern California Chapter National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, Award for distinguished contributions, Certificate.
  1950h.2  Southland Jewish Organization, Award of Merit, Plaque. [Includes Correspondence]
  1950h.3  Universitas Novi Brunsvici, [University of New Brunswick, Canada] Diploma, Doctor in Utroque Jure.
1951h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1951  (1 folder)
  1951h.1  Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal, [Gold original, bronze copy] The California Section of the American Chemical Society. [Includes introductory speech]
1952h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1952  (4 folders)
  1952h.1  Popular Mechanics Magazine, Certificate of election to Hall of Fame. [Includes correspondence]
  1952h.2  Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Certificate of Membership.
  1952h.3  Louis Pasteur Medal.
  1952h.4  2emp Congres International de Biochemie, Medal, Paris.
1953h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1953  (3 folders)
  1953h.1  The Newspaper Guild of New York, Page One Award in Science, Medal, Commemorative book, Certificate. [Includes correspondence, pages from a program]
  1953h.2  Academia Scientiarum Olisiponensis, [Academy of Science, Lisbon] Certificate of Membership.
  1953h.3  Round glass block bearing the inscription "Ubsaliensis s Academiae," Uppsala University.
1954h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1954  (2 folders)
  1954h.1  Accademia Gioenia Di Scienze Naturali in Catania, Correspondence indicating Membership.
  1954h.2  Paul Sabatier Centennial Medal.
1954h2  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling: Nobel Prize for Chemistry. 1954  (19 folders)
  1954h2.1  Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, Nobel Prize for Chemistry for 1954, Medal, Certificate.
  1954h2.2  Biographical Sketch.
  1954h2.3  Freudenberg's Letter Proposing LP for Nobel Chemistry Prize.
  1954h2.4  Typewritten Itinerary for Stockholm trip, with handwritten notes.
  1954h2.5  Letter Awarding Prize and Response.
  1954h2.6  C.I.T. News Bureau.
  1954h2.7  Speech: "Response to Toast to the Nobel Laureates of the Year".
  1954h2.8  Nobel Lecture: "Modern Structural Chemistry".
  1954h2.9  Typescript, Programs, Invitations and other Materials re: Nobel Ceremonies.
  1954h2.10  Response to University Students.
  1954h2.11  Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour, Thailand.
  1954h2.12  Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour, Israel.
  1954h2.13  Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour, Sweden, Norway, Denmark.
  1954h2.14  Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour, Japan.
  1954h2.15  Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour, India.
  1954h2.16  Correspondence and Itineraries, Bea Wulf.
  1954h2.17  Les Prix Nobel en 1954.
  1954h2.18  Science Service.
  1954h2.19  Letters Delegating Responsibility.
 
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