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Letter from Robert Millikan to Linus Pauling. May 21, 1929.
Millikan writes to describe his thinking behind why Pauling should reject job offers from Harvard University and stay at Caltech.

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SA380 50 NL=ALBUQUERQUE NMEX 21

LINUS PALING=

GATES CHEMICAL LABORATORY CALIF INST PASADENA CALIF=

LOOKING AT YOUR INTERESTS ALONE I ADVISE REJECTING CONANTS SUGGESTION PASADENA AND BERKELEY CONTACTS TOGETHER MUCH BETTER THAN BOTSONS WESTERN SALARY ARRANGED DEFINITELY BETTER FULLPROFESSORSHIP AT TWENTY EIGHT ABNORMAL HONOR AND DIGNITY OF REJECTING IT MUCH GREATER THAN IF ACCEPTING REAL HUMILIATION IN ACCEPTING AND THEN FAILING APPOINTMENT=

ROBERT A MILLIKAN.

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