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• Letter from LP to the Executive Council, C. I. T. RE: LP requests that C. I. T. cooperate in application proceedings for the grant from the Rockefeller Foundation that LP is applying for on behalf of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering totaling $250,000 to be extended over a period of five to seven years to develop and support advanced study and research in organic and structural chemistry in reference to problems of biological importance.. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2]

• Letter from Alfred Marsh to Dr. Millikan RE: Marsh submits his qualification as a teacher of chemistry and asks that this be put on file in case of a future vacancy. [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #255.4]
• Letter from Harold C. Urey to LP RE: Asking LP if he can recommend a mathematical chemist who would be suitable to teach freshman chemistry at Ohio State University. [Filed under: Urey, Harold: Reprints, Correspondence, Box #419.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP requests authorization from the Executive Council to purchase a combined recording microphotometer, densitometer and comparator of the type designed be Philip A. Leighton and Sinclair Smith and constructed by Fred Henson with the funds from the expected Rockefeller Grant. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2]
• Letter from LP to John Y. Beach, Princeton University, RE: is interested in knowing his results on ketones based on some of the data he sent previously. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #27.1, file: (Beach, John Y.)]
• Letter from William Lloyd Evans to LP RE: Asks LP to recommend someone for a teaching position for first year Chemistry. [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence (Enstrom-Eyering) Box #110.3]

• Letter from Robert B. Corey to LP. [Filed under C: Individual Correspondence: Box #67.5]

  THE ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

  July 3, 1937

  Professor Linus Pauling

  Gates Chemical Laboratory

  California Institute of Technology

  Pasadena, California

  Dear Professor Pauling:

  I have just received a statement from the Executive Committee authorizing the loan of certain apparatus and equipment for use in your laboratory under the fellowship next year.

  The apparatus listed includes some of the x-ray tubes, spectrographs, special cameras, etc. developed here, and also a Weissenberg goniometer purchased from Berger in Boston. Although bought some time ago, the Weissenberg apparatus has never been set up for use, and I am hoping that it may find application to some problems which you have in mind for I should like very much to become familiar with this method of analysis.

  I now plan to leave New York about the first of August and to drive across the country making several stops en route. I hope to be in Pasadena by September first.

  If you have any further suggestions concerning my plans or other arrangements, they will be most welcome.

  Very sincerely,

• Letter from William Lloyd Evans to LP RE: Evans is happy to have Mr. Lassettre send information regarding himself and his qualifications for the teaching/research position. [LP's letter: June 30, 1937] [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence. (Enstom-Eyering) Box #110.3]

• Letter from W. A. Noyes to Mr. Reinhold RE: Noyes thanks his for their very kind letter of July 29th and especially for the offer to give the lower price a practical test. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]
• Letter from W. H. Zachariasen to LP RE: Thanks LP for his nice but short visit to Pasadena and explains that he will be arriving back in Pasadena around July 15th.> [Filed under: Z: Individual Correspondence, Box #464.1]

• AHP writes cheque to: Franklin Simons amount $7.90 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Huntington Memorial Hospital amount $51.35 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Katharine Putnam Crane amount $85 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Alfred Marsh RE: LP regrets to say that there is no suitable opening in the Division of Chemistry at CIT. [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #255.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Emery RE: Thanks him for his letters of June 23 and June 30 but regrets to say that his duties at Cornell and Pasadena are too great and will not allow him to stop and speak before sections of the American Chemical Society. [Filed under: E: Correspondence, 1930, 1936-1959 Box #112.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. M. L. Huggins RE: Thanks Huggins for his kind letter regarding his new position. Informs him that they have a new baby boy, now one month old. [Filed under: H: Individual Correspondence, Box #162.13]
• Letter from LP to Miss Ernestine Grams RE: Asks Grams to let him know definite information regarding where, whom, and by whom the statement given by the Merle Norman Cosmetic Studios used the name of the California Institute of Technology. [Filed under: N: Correspondence, Box #287.4]
• Letter from LP to Professor H. C. Urey RE: Informing Urey that he has written to Evan and recommended Mr. Edwin N. Lassettre for the teaching position at Ohio State University. [Filed under: Urey, Harold: Reprints, Correspondence, Box #419.1]
• Letter from LP to Professor Lee A. DuBridge RE: Is interested in learning that Phillip Leighton is also being considered for the appointment of the Head of Chemistry at Rochester and informs him that Hogness is being considered for a similar position at the Chemistry Department at Chicago. [Filed under D: Individual Correspondence. (Dil-Dyson) Box #96.16]

• AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $3.01> [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• LP writes cheque to: National Academy of Sciences amount $10 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from Evald L. Skau to LP RE: Skau applies for a position in the Chemistry department at CIT. [LP's response: July 13, 1937] [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Carl Niemann RE: LP is glad that the arrangement for the fellowship has been made. LP informs that they are now discussing what equipment for organic work will be needed. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #277.5]
• Letter to LP from J. B. Austin RE: thanks LP for the reprint of the structure of mica and in view of the data given goes on to explain more about LP's predictions. [Filed Under LP Correspondence: A: Correspondence, Box #12.3]

• AHP writes cheque to: F.C. Nash Co., amount $9.17 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Model Grocery amount $2.42 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Paul A. Shaffer RE: LP thanks him for the detailed information regarding the Hartwood property. [Shaffer's letter: June 30, 1937] [Filed under: R: Correspondence, Box #340.2]
• Notes on "Discussion of Hybridization," includes manuscript notes: "Total Number of Independent Bond Structures with Phantom Orbitals" by S. Pasternak. [LP Science Box 3.003, Folder 24]

• Letter from LP to Empire Laboratory Supply Co., Inc. RE: Informs them that his is satisfied with the present arrangement and is not considering making changes. [Filed under: E: Correspondence, 1930, 1936-1959. Box #112.4]

• Letter from Walter Soller to LP RE: informs LP that they have selected Dr. Albert Sherman for the Chemistry Instructorship at the University of Cincinnati. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]

• Letter from LP to Dr. J. B. Austin RE: Austin's letter, July 6, 1937, and the experimental results of Austin's compared to LP's. [Filed under LP Correspondence: A: Correspondence, Box #12.3]
• Letter from LP to Professor William Lloyd Evans RE: Explains that Mr. Lassettre will be sending information regarding his training and work in connection with the instructorship opening. [Evan's reply: July 16, 1937] [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence. (Enstrom-Eyering) Box #110.3]
• Letter from LP to Robert B. Corey RE: Is glad to hear that he will be bringing the Weissenberg apparatus and suggests coming to his office or home on arrival in order to receive help in finding living arrangements. [Filed under C: Individual Correspondence: Box #67.5]

• AHP writes cheque to: Adohr Milk Farms amount $16.26 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Athenaeum amount $2 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Bode's amount $24.18 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Bullock's amount $6.49 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: City of Pasadena amount $8.35 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Fortner and Land amount $1 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corp., amount $6.38 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Munger and Munger amount $4.63 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Southern California Telephone Co., amount $3.91 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Standard Oil Co. Of California amount $9.05 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: Whitfords amount $4.64 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]

• Letter from N. V. Sidgwick to LP RE: Sidgwick congratulates LP on his new son. He would very much like to come for a visit during the summer, possibly arriving early in August. [Filed under: Sidgwick, N. V. Box #364.1]

• AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. Robert Dery amount $42 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• AHP writes cheque to: T. W. Mather Co., amount $21.85 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• LP writes cheque to: California Institute of Technology amount $14.06 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from Jesse W. M. DuMond to LP RE: DuMond reports the progress of his efforts in the direction of finding Ewald a permanent place at Cal. Tech. [Filed under: D: Individual Correspondence. (Dil-Dyson) Box #96.18]
• Letter from LP to Dr. E. Clar. [Filed under: LP Books, Unpb. 5.9]

  Dr. E. Clar

  Herrnskretschen

  Elbe

  Czechoslovakia

  Dear Dr. Clar:

  Dear Warren:

  I wish to thank you for sending me your interesting manuscript on the structure of unsaturated and aromatic hydrocarbons. The integral relations which you point out regarding the spectroscopic frequencies are striking, but I am not convinced as to whether they have any real theoretical significance or not.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

• Letter from LP to Dr. Evald L. Skau RE: regrets to inform him that there are no suitable positions in the Department of Chemistry at CIT. [Skau's letter: July 6, 1937] [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP requests that a copy of the minutes from the Executive Council meetings dealing with the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering be sent to him. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2]

• AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $2.25 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP submits the enclosed manuscript on "The Crystal Structure of Manganese Diselenide and Manganese Ditelluride" by Norman Elliott for publication. [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]

• LP writes cheque to: Nellie Durby amount $4.20 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]

• Letter from H. B. Meek to LP RE: Meek has learned that LP is planning on coming to Ithaca alone and wants to make sure that he still like to rent the house for $50.00 a month. [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #255.4]
• Letter from William Lloyd Evans to LP RE: Thanking LP for his recommendation of Mr. Lassettre and is happy to report that he has already received information from Mr. Lassetre himself. [LP's letter: July 10, 1937] [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence (Enstrom-Eyering) Box #110.3]
• Postcard from D. M. Baldwin to LP RE: Asks LP for a reprint of his article on the magnetic property and structure of methemoglobin. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.4, file: 1937]

• AHP writes cheque to: Dr. S.J. Mattison amount $250 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Telegraph from William James Crawford to LP RE: The death of Judge Campbell yesterday. A funeral service will be held in Oregon City on Monday. [Filed under C: Correspondence, 1921-1937, Box #74.5]

• Letter from G. H. Whipple, Dean to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter of June 28 and is very interested in the appointment as mentioned. [Filed under: H: Individual Correspondence, Box #162.5]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: LP requests Mr. Albrecht's appointment be changed back to the original, 12 months from July 1, 1937 to June 30, 1938 at $780.00. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2]
• Letter from William Lloyd Evans to LP RE: Expresses his interest in Mr. Lassettre and asks LP for more information regarding his personality. [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence. (Enstrom-Eyering) Box #110.3]

• Letter from D. B. Morrison to LP RE: Morrison asks for reprints of the work on the structure of hemoglobin and its derivatives. [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #255.4]
• Letter from LP to Professor William Lloyd Evans. [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence (Enstrom-Eyering) Box #110.3]

  July 20, 1937

  Professor Wm. Lloyd Evans

  Department of Chemistry

  Ohio State University

  Columbus, Ohio

  Dear Dr. Evans:

  I am very glad to learn that you are interested in Lassettre, because I think that he is a very promising man and that he would be valuable to all of the members of your department.

  Lassettre is a tall thin young man (twenty-five years old) of studious and quiet disposition and appearance. From the personal standpoint he is thoroughly satisfactory. He has a pleasant manner and gets along very well with all of his associates. He is not at all temperamental; he has had no disagreements with any one here, but has, on the contrary, shown himself to be interested in the work of other people and has on several occasions worked hard on mathematical problems connected with researches of Professor Dickinson and myself just in order to be helpful.

  Lassettre is well trained in all branches of chemistry and physics and especially of mathematics. As I wrote in my earlier letters, he is rated by the Department of Mathematics here as one of the ablest men in the Institute. He is not especially interested in pure mathematics, however, but instead in applications of mathematics to chemistry. You have no doubt seen his very clever and original treatment of apparent molecular weights published in the July Journal of the American Chemical Society. He has a long related paper in the last issue of Chemical Reviews. Although he has carried on several experimental researches, his main interests are theoretical, and he plans to work mainly on theoretical problems in the future. I am sure that he would be glad to tackle theoretical problems connected with the researches of his colleagues. He is interested in quantum mechanics, but also in other branches of theoretical chemistry, and he has good common sense and a broad and penetrating point of view. He is an especially thoughtful and original man.

  He is sending to you a complete account of his academic career.

  Lassettre is married and has one child, a three-year-old son. Mrs. Lassettre is a very attractive young woman, who received her B.A. in chemistry at the University of California at Los Angeles. During the past eighteen months she has worked as secretary and assistant to me; you may have noticed that we have acknowledged her help in several of our recent electron-diffraction and theoretical papers.

  I mentioned before that Lassettre is interested in freshman teaching and has done very well with this work here during the past three years.

  With best regards, I am

  Yours sincerely,

  Linus Pauling

• LP writes cheque to: Sigma Xi amount $1 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society to Prof. W. F. Giauque RE: Lamb apologizes over the length of time spent in deliberation about Giauque's MS and makes several comments compiled by the referees for his consideration. [Previous letter re: Giauque's MS June 26, 1937] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]

• Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Lamb is forwarding Dr. Daniels' comments on the further discussion by Keyes of Giauque's MS to LP as well as a copy of his letter sent to Giauque (1937-07-21) [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to Professors Clark, Fieser, Lind and LP RE: Noyes encloses a letter from Mr. Reinhold and his reply as it may be interesting to everyone. Noyes goes on to discuss other matters of importance to the Board. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]
• Letter from W. D. Leech, Director to LP RE: Leech wonders whether the Carl Niemann whom he spoke of is the one who had been working with the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. [LP's letter: June 16, 1937] [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #277.5]

• Letter from Charles Degard to LP RE: Upon his return home, Degard thanks LP for his kindness during the time spent at the Institute. Explains that in a few weeks he will be sending a copy of the work that was done under his guidance. [Filed under: Degard, Charles, 1936-1940: Box #91.1]
• Letter from William Lloyd Evans to LP RE: Asks LP for information regarding Mr. Lassettre and his ancestry as they at Ohio State University do not want the Department make up of one nationality. He ensures LP that Lassettre will be given equal possibilities of employment. [Filed under: L: Correspondence, Box #230.3]

• AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. Robert Dery amount $18.50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from L. J. Briggs to Professor Noyes RE: Briggs believes that the Bureau's widely used circular on Polarimetry should be preferably published by the government. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]

• LP writes cheque to: W. H. Zachariasen amount $15 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]

• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP believes the paper by Professor Smythe on "The Polarities of Covalent Bonds" should be accepted for publication after he considers the enclosed commentary from LP. [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP has again looked at the MS by Giauque and Kent on "The Entropies of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Nitrogen Dioxide, etc." and believes that the recommendations of the other referees should be followed concerning changes to the MS. [Lamb's letter to LP July 22, 1937] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]
• Letter from LP to J. E. Bell, Chairman, Committee on Freshman Admission and Registration, C. I. T. RE: LP communicates a statement unanimously agreed upon by those in attendance at a meeting of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineers that freshman registration should be strictly limited to 160 students. [LP Science Box 14.038, Folder 2]

• Letter from LP to Charles L. Parsons RE: LP asks if he would please send one copy of the July 1937, Journal of the American Chemical Society. [Filed under : P: Correspondence, Box #312.1]
• Letter from LP to G. W. Wheland. [Filed under: LP Books, Unpb5.9]

  Dr. G. W. Wheland

  c/o Professor Lennard-Jones

  The University of Cambridge

  England

  Dear George:

  I am afraid that I have delayed answering your letter, for various reasons, so long that this letter won’t catch up with you on your Continental tour. Accordingly I shall not waste much effort by making the letter long. I was glad to receive your long and interesting letters and especially to learn that you did not find Oxford nearly so satisfactory as a place to work as London or Cambridge. I told this to Broway, who however has not made any change in his plans, which are, however, elastic enough to permit him to transfer to some other place in case it seems worth while. During the last two or three months I haven been working reasonably hard on our book, and I think that the progress has been pretty satisfactory. At any rate, I am better satisfied with the way it is developing that I was before. I have rewritten Chapter II, which now has the title “The Quantum-Mechanical Treatment of the Electron Pair Bond”. It includes your section on the electron pair bond in the hydrogen molecule followed by a very detailed treatment of the formulation of a wave function representing a valence bond structure of a molecule, and then by discussions of partial ionic character, hybridization, the structure of methane and other molecules containing single bonds, the double bond, and the triple bond. This chapter accordingly now includes practically all of the material previously put in Chapter 5. My idea in part was to include in this chapter everything up to resonance and for the rest of the book to be devoted essentially to resonance. I am beginning to revise and make additions to Chapters III and IV, and then I plan to get busy on the rest of the book. There is no chance, of course, of getting it finished before the end of summer, but I shall continue working on it in the fall, and it ought to go fast because Jack Sherman is now helping me, and will go to Cornell with me too.

  We are having a good time in the laboratory this summer. Zachariasen is here from Chicago and Ketelaar from Leyden, and Sidgwick is to come next Monday for a ten day visit. The work on the four new buildings is progressing rapidly, the chemistry building being now up to the third story. Both Brockway and Stitt will leave here August 15, Stitt going to Harvard with Wilson during the tenure of his National Research Fellowship, Bauer is carrying on his research on boron compounds during the summer and will probably leave for Chicago in the fall, having not found a satisfactory job for next year.

  I don’t know whether you knew that we were expecting a baby or not. This expectation was of course responsible in part for my delay in getting to work on our manuscript—at least it makes a good excuse. The baby, a boy named Edward Crellin Pauling, was born on June 4, weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces. He is now getting along very well.

  With best regards to Mrs. Wheland, and the hope that you and she are both enjoying your travels, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

• Letter from LP to Mr. A. D. Mackay RE: Asks to please tell what compounds of hafnium and what compounds of ytterbium he has for sale and for what prices. [Filed under: M: Correspondence, Box #255.4]
• Letter from William Lloyd Evans to LP RE: Explains that the faculty has decided to extend an invitation to Dr. Edwin N. Lassettre to join the staff at Ohio State University. Thanks LP for his recommendation. [LP's reply: July 30, 1937] [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence. (Enstrom-Eyering) Box #110.3]

• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP believes that the paper by Carpenter and Lovelace on "The Influence of Neutral Salts on the Optical Notation of Gelatin. VI" should ultimately be published but not until the theoretical discussion and interpretation of the data are thoroughly reworked. LP goes on to illustrate how this may be done. [Next letter re: Carpenter's MS August 9, 1937] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 3]

• Letter from Charles W. Stillwell to LP RE: asking LP permission to include his name in the front of his publication on Crystal Chemistry, as an acknowledgment of the help he gave him. [Filed under: S: Correspondence, Box #377.7]
• Letter from LP to Professor William Lloyd Evans RE: Is glad to hear that they have invited Mr. Lassettre to join their staff at Ohio State University. [Filed under: E: Individual Correspondence (Enstrom-Eyering) Box #110.3]
• Postcard from Merle Randall to LP RE: Asks LP for several reprints. [Filed under: R: Correspondence, Box #340.2]

• LP writes cheque to: Albert H. Warren amount $7.21 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• LP writes cheque to: H.K. Moore amount $6 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.014, Folder #1]
• Letter from LP to Professor W. A. Noyes RE: LP is glad to learn that the discussion of the possibility of lowering the prices of some of the Monographs is being continued. LP cannot give his approval of Professor G. L. Clark as an author on the technique of x-ray analysis. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to Professors Clark, Fieser, Lind and LP RE: Noyes informs the Board that his son, W. Albert Noyes, Jr., has met with Professor P. A. Leighton and they are writing the Monograph on Photochemistry. They think the book will be done in two years. Noyes asks the Board if they approve of his signing a contract with his son and Professor Leighton for this Monograph. [Filed under: N: Individual Correspondence, Box #279.3]