OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
October 15, 1931
Professor Linus Pauling
University of California
Pasadena, California
Dear Professor Pauling:
I am glad to say that our Executive Committee yesterday formally authorized your appointment
as Visiting Lecturer in the Departments of Physics and Chemistry for April and May
1952, at a salary of $1500 plus an allowance of $300 for traveling expenses.
I understand from Professor Slater that this is in accordance with the correspondence
which he has had with you. May I take this opportunity of expressing my own personal
pleasure at this arrangement and our hope that you will find the visit here pleasant
and professionally interesting. As you know, we plan to have the formal opening
of our new Physics-Chemistry Laboratory sometime in April or May, with Professor Debye
also here, and with a gathering of former distinguished members of our Physics and
Chemistry Departments.
Mrs. Compton joins me in sending greetings to Mrs. Pauling. We are hoping of course
that she may accompany you. With kindest regards, I remain,
Very cordially
Karl T Compton
KTC/MRM
