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• Photo: Linus and Ava Helen Pauling standing outside with their hands behind their backs. "Linus Pauling, age 38 and Ava Helen Pauling" "July, 1939, Madison, Wisconsin" "Taken by Mr. Link" Black and white print. [Ship #919] [LP Photo Box, 1939i.4]
• Photo: Linus and Ava Helen Pauling standing outside. Linus with his arm around Ava Helen's waist. "July, 1939" "Madison, Wisconsin" "AHP & LP, 1939" Taken by Mr. Link, black and white print. [Ship #920] [LP Photo Box, 1939i.5]

• AHP writes cheque to: Lola J. Cook amount $60 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: Requests LP's opinion on whether the enclosed manuscript entitled "Inversion of the Partition Function to Determine the Density of Energy States" by Dr. S. H. Bauer is better suited for the Journal of Chemical Physics. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Requests LP review the Communication to the Editor, entitled "The Dipole Moments of Monochlorogermane and Dichlorogermane" by Dr. Smyth to see if the subject is of interest to the Journal. [LP's reply to Lamb July 28, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]

• Note from E. Bright Wilson, Jr., Harvard University to LP RE: Thanking LP for the copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond which he feels "will fill quite a need."Although he feels that there will be some objections to LP's interpretations, there is "an impressive array of empirical evidences on most points." He goes on to update LP on his lab activity. [Wilson's last letter to LP June 12, 1939; LP's reply to Wilson July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #438, Folder #438.5]

• Letter from Thornton C. Fry to LP RE: Encloses comments from Eckert on his method of computing Fourier series on IBMs and an estimate of the time to carry out such equations. [Fry's last letter to LP June 22, 1939; LP's reply to Fry July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]

• Letter from C. S. Lu to LP RE: Thanks LP very much for his letter sent in April and apologizes for his slow reply because of his illness. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #218, Folder #218.7]
• Letter from G. Schwarzenbach to LP RE: thanking LP for the copy of the his book, The Nature of the Chemical Bond. [LP's reply: July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #377, Folder #377.9]
• Letter from G. Schwarzenbach, Universitat Zurich to LP RE: Thanking LP for the copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond which he received from Cornell University Press, calling it "a work of art." [LP's reply to Schwarzenbach July 8, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #377, Folder #377.9]

• Letter from L. A. Kimpton, Deep Springs to LP RE: Kimpton regrets there is no job for Linus Jr. to do at the ranch. [LP's letter to Kimpton June 1, 1939; LP's reply to Kimpton July 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200, Folder #200.4]
• Note from George Wheland, The University of Chicago, to LP RE: Wheland sends LP a discussion of the fractional bond order treatments of Penney and of Coulson that he had previously asked for. Congratulates LP on his book The Nature of the Chemical Bond, however regrets that he will be unable to use it for one of his classes. [Filed under LP Books: Box Unpb5, Folder Unpb5.9]

• Letter from Harry H. Weinstock to LP RE: Inquires if LP knows of any academic openings for an organic chemist. [LP's reply to Weinstock August 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Note from Oliver Wulf to LP RE: Thanking LP for the complimentary copy of and praises his book, The Nature of the Chemical Bond. [LP's reply to Wulf July 21, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]

• AHP writes cheque to: Walter Owndy amount $32 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from Lawrence O. Brockway, University of Michigan to LP RE: Brockway is sorry LP was unable to travel to Ann Arbor. He thinks that LP' s book is a very "convenient compilation of information." He encloses a check for $224 to repay what he owes LP. The camera in his lab is now assembled and he is beginning to use it. [LP's letter June 1, 1939; LP's reply July 17, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31, Folder #31.11]
• Letter from Prof. Dr. V. M. Goldschimdt, Oslo to LP RE: Thanking LP for the copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.19]

• Letter from H. Lanigan to LP RE: Asks LP if it would be possible to visit the laboratory during Wednesday the 26th or Thursday the 27th. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from H. Lanigan, The British Cotton Industry Research Association to LP RE: Lanigan would like to visit LP's lab on July 26, 1939 or July 27, 1939 during his extended vacation in the states. [LP's reply to Lanigan July 17, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from LP to Erik Heegaard RE: LP thanks him for arranging to send a set of silverware to him. [Heegaard's letter to LP June 26, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165, Folder #165.4]

• AHP writes cheque to: Southern California Telephone Company amount $11.90 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from A. J. Stosick to LP RE: Inquiring when his fellowship at CIT for next year will begin. [LP's reply to Stosick July 17, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #369, Folder #369.5]
• Letter from LP Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-The Rockefeller Foundation RE: LP inquires about a small grant for Dr. Henri Levy so he is able to travel to Cambridge. [Reply July 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.7]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP recommends that the manuscript by S. H. Bauer be sent on to the Journal of Chemical Physics. [Lamb's letter to LP July 1, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from LP to H. V. Tartar, University of Washington RE: LP does not know of anyone interested in the position Tartar wrote him about. [Tartar's letter to LP June 12, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #410, Folder #410.4]
• Letter from LP to L. A. Kimpton, Deep Springs RE: LP feels that Linus Jr. is getting lazy and wishes that Kimpton had work for him at Deep Springs. However, he would like to bring the family to visit there in a few weeks, if it is convenient for Kimpton. [Kimpton's letter to LP July 10, 1939; Kimpton's reply to LP July 18, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200, Folder #200.4]
• Letter from LP to Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-The Rockefeller Foundation. [Weaver's letter to LP June 12, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.7]

  July 14, 1939

  Dr. Warren Weaver

  The Rockefeller Foundation

  49 West 49th Street

  New York, New York

  Dear Warren:

  I was very glad to learn that the appropriation to the Institute for the coming year was approved by your Trustees, and I wish again to express my deep gratitude to you and your great interest in our work.

  I have just returned to Pasadena from a four-weeks trip to Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, and Minneapolis, where I attended a meeting of the A. A. A. S. and a symposium on the color of organic substances arranged by Mulliken, and visited several laboratories.

  Your letter of June 12 was forwarded to me, and I have continued to think about our major problem of the appointment of a professor of organic chemistry. In submitting a request for approval of the maximum budget of $70,000 for the coming year, I had in mind the possibility that an adjustment might be made later whereby a part of this sum allocated for apparatus or salaries of fellows might be transferred to the salary of a professor, in case that an appointment could be made during the year. At present we are considering very seriously the possibility of giving appointment to Zechmeister. Szent-Györgyi, during his visit here last month, spoke very highly of Zechmeister, and even remarked, perhaps jocularly, that it would be fine if an institute for him and Zechmeister could be built on the northwest corner of the campus. Zechmeister in a letter to me written about three months ago said that he was very much worried about the political situation in Hungary and that he and his wife were considering the desirability of leaving the country. In answering this letter I asked him to tell me of the conclusion they reached. In a letter written June 13, 1939, he has answered in the following way:

  "We have now made up our minds in respect to a possible change. My position here is not such as would suggest a change in an imperative way, perhaps even not in the long run, but I do not like the atmosphere very much. We are inclined to leave if conditions were offered which would enable me to carry on with my work possibly on a larger scale than in this country."

  I think accordingly that there is a reasonable chance that he would accept appointment here, although, as you pointed out to me some time ago, Zechmeister’s position with respect to research would probably not be changed very much, except that he would be relieved very largely of the burden of teaching elementary courses, and would have better instrumental facilities available that at Pecs.

  I would be very happy if you could give us any further information which might assist us in reaching a decision regarding Zechmeister.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

• LP writes cheque to: California Institute of Technology amount $12.22 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• LP writes cheque to: First Federal Savings and Loan Company amount $210.24 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• LP writes cheque to: First Federal Savings and Loan Company amount $210.24 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• LP writes cheque to: Mr. E. W. Crellin amount $80 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from H. D. Springall, Lincoln College, Oxford to LP RE: Thanking LP for the copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond, a book he "most eagerly awaited." He asks if his electron diffraction work with pyridine oxide would interfere with LP's work with Schomaker. He regrets LP will be unable to visit Europe. [Springall's last letter to LP June 2, 1939; LP's next letter to Springall July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #367, Folder #367.6]
• Letter from J. W. Williams, University of Wisconsin to LP RE: Williams is disappointed LP had to leave Wisconsin without seeing him. He hopes LP saw their centrifuges in the lab. He thinks his article with Niemann in the J. A. C. S. is very informative. [LP's reply to Williams July 21, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #438, Folder #438.1]
• Letter from LP to A. J. Stosick RE: Stosick's fellowship runs from July 1939 to June 1940. [Stosick's letter to LP July 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #369, Folder #369.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. C. S. Lu RE: LP is glad to inform him that he has been given permission to carry on chemical research in the Gates and Crellin Laboratories of Chemistry of the CIT during the academic year of 1939. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #218, Folder #218.7]
• Letter from LP to Dr. C. S. Lu RE: LP looks forward to his arrival in September and hopes that he will find the upcoming year a profitable one. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #218, Folder #218.7]
• Letter from LP to Dr. H. Lanigan RE: LP would be glad to have Lanigan visit the laboratory any time during the coming week. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from LP to H. Lanigan, The British Cotton Industry Research Association RE: LP invites Lanigan to visit Gates and Crellin any time during the coming week. [Lanigan's letter to LP July 13, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from LP to Lawrence O. Brockway, University of Michigan RE: Thanks Brockway for the check and regrets he was unable to visit Ann Arbor. LP updates him on Schomaker and Stevenson's electron diffraction work. [Brockway's letter July 12, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31, Folder #31.11]
• Letter from Mary A. Wheeler, Vassar College to LP RE: Requests reprint of "The Nature of the Chemical Bond" from ACSJ (1931). [Reply from LP's secretary July 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]

• Letter from Albert Schoenflies to LP RE: Schoenflies informs LP that the American Consul will consider giving him a visa outside of the quota if he obtains a position as an unpaid assistant at an Institute in the United States. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #358, Folder #358.1]
• Letter from Donald K. Anderson to Gates and Crellin Laboratories RE: Anderson submits his personal theories concerning the determination of the location of atoms in crystalline structure. [LP's reply July 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #12, Folder #12.5]
• Letter from F. R. Moulton, Permanent Secretary, American Association for the Advancement of Science to Members of the Council, LP RE: Modification in the method of nominations for the presidency is now effective. Ballot enclosed for nominations for President for 1940. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.3]
• Letter from Farrington Daniels, University of Wisconsin to LP RE: Encloses a discussion of Dr. Ogg's paper at the symposium on chemical kinetics for LP to look over before publication. [LP's reply to Daniels July 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #300, Folder #300.3]
• Letter from Frank E. Ross, Treasury Department, to LP RE: Asks LP for advice regarding a problem in architectural concrete construction and requests LP's help in finding a treatment for lumber, which would cause a similar affect as does concrete on lumber. [LP's response: January 23, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #340, Folder #340.4]
• Letter from L. A. Kimpton, Deep Springs Laboratories to LP RE: Kimpton would be delighted if the Paulings visited this summer, but may be gone working in L.A. when they plan to arrive. [LP's letter to Kimpton July 14, 1939; LP's reply to Kimpton August 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200, Folder #200.4]

• Letter from LP to A. R. Todd, Manchester University RE: LP and AHP have decided not to travel to Europe. Work in LP's lab. is progressing nicely. [Todd's letter to LP May 24, 1939; Todd's reply to LP July 28, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #407, Folder #407.6]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP recommends that the paper by Poppick and Lehrman on the "Parachor of Aluminum Bromide in Benzene" be not accepted for publication in its present form. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from LP to E. Bright Wilson, Jr., Harvard University to LP RE: LP thanks him for his letters. They have decided not to admit Lois Joyce to the laboratory. LP is glad to have his remarks on the chemical bond book in order to improve the second edition. He also congratulates him on his promotion to Associate Professor. [Wilson's letter to LP July 3, 1939; Wilson's next letter to LP November 8, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #438, Folder #438.5]
• Letter from LP to George L. Clark, University of Illinois RE: Thanking him for letter regarding Lois Joyce. [Clark's letter June 12, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #66, Folder #66.2]
• Letter from LP to H. D. Springall, Lincoln College, Oxford, England. [Springall's last letter to LP July 17, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #367, Folder #367.6]

  July 19, 1939

  Dr. H. D. Springall

  Lincoln College

  Oxford, England

  The stibine complex arrived safely, but because of my absence from the laboratory for a month on a trip by car to Chicago and neighboring points it has not yet been photographed. My wife and I drove to meetings at Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago and then returned by way of the Black Hills, Yellowstone, and the Grand Teton National Park. We spend several days in the Teton's climbing, and enjoyed ourselves immensely, although after our final climb we were so stiff that we could not walk for a couple of days. We climbed up Cascade Canyon, intending to have a swim in Lake Solitude, but on arriving there found that the Lake was frozen over. We had planned to go over the Divide and down Paintbrush Canyon, but were stopped by snow on the switchback up the Cirque.

  We are hard at work now on plans for getting our crystal structure and electron diffraction calculations made by machine, probably by a punched card machine.

  The point you raise in your letter of May 23 regarding strain in the resonance hybrids of methylacetylene is well taken. Apparently the inhibiting effect of the strain is not great enough to eliminate phenomenon, however.

  I think that Sutherland's low force constant for the central bond in diacetylene must be in error.

  Since returning from Chicago I have not yet found out from Kossiakoff how the dibromohydrindene and tetralene work is coming along. We shall write

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  to you about it later. Kossiakoff is studying all of the five bromine compounds which you list.

  Eyster's name is Eugene H. Eystsr, Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. We saw him in Madison, and found that he was feeling all right, although of course the loss of a couple of fingers on the right hand is no small matter.

  I am sorry that we had to reach the decision not to come to England this summer, and I hope that our European trip is not delayed indefinitely.

  Sincerely yours,

  LP/jr

• Letter from LP to H. O. Jenkins RE: LP is happy to serve as a recommendation for Jenkins on his application for a fellowship at Jesus College, Oxford. [Jenkins' letter to LP June 8, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #192, Folder #192.6]
• Letter from LP to Lois Joyce RE: LP informs Joyce that an exception cannot be made in her case to the regulation that women who have not received a Ph.D. are not to be admitted for work in the Laboratories. [LP's last letter to Joyce June 7, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #192, Folder #192.6]
• Letter from LP to N. P. Nies, Western Reserve University RE: LP has recommended him for a position at U. of Alabama and he should write to the Dean there if interested. [Nies' reply to LP July 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
• Letter from LP to Professor A. R. Todd RE: LP regrets to say that he will not be coming to Europe this summer due to obligations in the laboratory and the political unrest is Europe. [Todd's last letter: May 24, 1939, Todd's next letter: July 28, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #407, Folder #407.6]
• Letter from LP to Stewart J. Lloyd, University of Alabama RE: LP recommends N. P. Nies for the position of instructor of phys. chem. at U. of A. [Lloyd's letter June 26, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
• Letter from LP to Thornton C. Fry RE: LP has now looked into using the IBMs to calculate the Fourier series and feels that they could handle all their calculating problems easily and efficiently. [Fry's letter to LP July 6, 1939; LP's letter to IBM July 26, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to Professors Clark, Fieser, Lind and LP RE: Noyes speaks about Dr. Harold J. Blum's manuscript and the possibility of publication. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #279, Folder #279.4]
• Memo from W. A. Noyes to LP, Clark, Fieser, Lind, Turner RE: Asking whether they are willing to publish a book by H. J. Blum on "Photodynamic Action and Disease." [LP's last letter to Noyes June 7, 1939; Noyes' next letter to LP July 28, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #279, Folder #279.4]

• Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Journal of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Encloses a copy of Wrinch's rebuttal to the recent article LP and Niemann wrote against her work. [LP's reply August 1, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #438, Folder #438.12]
• Letter from W. A. Patrick to LP RE: Patrick introduces Dr. N. Hackerman, Dr. H. B. Weisblatt, and Dr. L. H. Cohan who will be making a tour of some of the important universities and chemical industries of this country. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #312, Folder #312.4]
• Letter from W. A. Patrick, Johns Hopkins University to LP RE: Introducing former students who are touring universities and chemical industries in hopes of finding permanent positions. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #312, Folder #312.4]

• Letter from LP to Dr. J. W. Williams RE: LP looks forward to seeing your centrifuges and other new equipment when he next comes to Madison. [Williams' letter: July 17, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #438, Folder #438.1]
• Letter from LP to Eldon P. Morrell, Vocational Rehabilitation, Territory of Hawaii RE: CIT does not have any organized classes in glass-blowing except basic procedure in elementary lab. instruction. [Morrell's letter to LP June 28, 1939] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]
• Letter from LP to J. W. Williams, University of Wisconsin to LP RE: LP looks forward to seeing the centrifuges next time he comes to Madison. Bernal recently visited his lab and increased enthusiasm for protein work. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #438, Folder #438.1]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Eldon P. Morrell RE: LP informs Morrell that CIT does not have any organized classes in glass blowing, aside from a general short course of instruction of undergraduate students in elementary glass blowing. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]
• Letter from LP to Oliver Wulf RE: Thanking Wulf for the compliments on his book and hopes that he will have suggestions for a second edition. [Wulf's letter to LP July 11, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from May D. Lemmon to the President of CIT, turned over to LP RE: Lemmon would like to know what field of chemistry has the most opportunity for her son, an undergrad. at Stanford interested in attending CIT for grad. school. [LP's reply to Lemmon July 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from Prof. J. E. Lennard-Jones, Cambridge to LP RE: Thanking LP for the free copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. [Filed under LP Books: Box 1939b, Folder 1939b.2]
• Theorell, Hugo. "Absorption Spectrum of Further Purified Cytochrome C." Science. Vol. 90, No. 2325: 67. [Filed under LP Science: Box #6.006, Folder #6.2]

• AHP writes cheque to: A. F. Lewis amount $12.50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Arden Farms, Inc. Amount $15.96 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Mira Loma Water Company amount $5.24 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from LP to Donald K. Anderson RE: LP believes that the vague description of electron diffraction theories that Anderson provides bear some relation to the present methods and are nothing new. [Anderson's letter July 18, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #12, Folder #12.5]
• Letter from LP to Farrington Daniels, University of Wisconsin RE: LP returns the copy for the symposium with a few small changes. [Daniels' letter to LP July 18, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #300, Folder #300.3]
• Letter from LP to May D. Lemmon RE: In response to her letter, LP states that there are many opportunities in the chemical field for her son and it depends on his interests and ability. [Lemmon's letter to LP July 21, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. May D. Lemmon RE: LP informs Lemmon that it must be her son's decision as to what branch of chemistry he chooses to pursue. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from LP to P. Niggli, Switzerland RE: LP will be unable to travel to Europe this summer and therefore cannot participate in the International Physical Meeting. [Niggli's letter to LP June 30, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
• Letter from LP to Yun-Pu Liu, Associated Southwestern Universities, China RE: LP is glad to know that he is continuing with his work despite impending war. [Liu's letter to LP June 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Letter from LP's secretary to Mary A. Wheeler, Vassar College RE: Supply of requested reprint is exhausted, but most of the material can be found in The Nature of the Chemical Bond. [Wheeler's letter July 17, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from N. P. Nies to LP RE: Thanking LP for notifying him of the position at U. of Alabama; he has sent his application to Dean Lloyd. [LP's letter to Nies July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
• Letter from the Secretary to Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-The Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Acknowledging receipt of LP's letter of July 14, 1939 as Dr. Weaver is out of the office. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.7]

• LP writes cheque to: James D. Stewart and Benj. Quiqley amount $77.29 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• LP writes cheque to: National Academy of Sciences amount $10 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from LP to F. A. Gilfillan, Oregon State College RE: LP does not know of anyone at present to recommend for the assistantships at OSC. [Gilfillan's letter June 28, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.10]
• Letter from LP to G. Schwarzenbach, Universitat Zurich RE: LP is sorry that he is unable to travel to Europe this summer and will not be able to speak at a meeting in Switzerland in the fall. He thanks Schwarzenbach for the compliments on his book and informs him that he is now working on a theory of color. [Schwarzenbach's letter to LP July 8, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #377, Folder #377.9]
• Letter from LP to George Glocker, University of Minnesota RE: LP has not heard anything about the UCLA situation and thinks that they might be looking for someone in the organic field rather than the physical-chemical field. [Glocker's letter June 20, 1939; Glocker's reply August 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.15]
• Letter from LP to H. P. Robertson, Princeton University RE: LP has a very high opinion of Bruce Hicks. LP expects to see Robertson in Princeton next spring. [Letter from Robertson to LP June 28, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #340, Folder #340.4]
• Letter from LP to J. L. Hoard, Cornell University. [Hoard's letter June 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #159, Folder #159.10]

  July 25, 1939

  Professor J. L. Hoard

  Department of Chemistry

  Cornell University

  Ithaca, New York

  Dear Lynn:

  I was glad to read your interesting papers on potassium and ammonium fluogermanate and potassium molybdocyanide dihydrate, which Lamb sent on to me. I have recommended their publication, suggesting only that you might wish to point out that the molybdocyanide configuration is the same as that of the ZrO₈ groups in zircon. This is a very interesting investigation, and I am sorry that I did not get it included in my book.

  Miss Rooke says that she has sent you our recent crystal structure reprints.

  We hope that you do succeed in carrying out your plan of coming to Pasadena in the middle of September and we are looking forward to seeing yon then.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP/jr

• Letter from LP to Professor H. P. Robertson RE: LP believes that Bruce Hicks is well fitted to carry out complex calculations, including numerical calculations however, he is not in a position to accept half-time appointment. It is not desirable that Wignar's assistantship go to him. LP reports that he and the family have moved into their new home. [Robertson's letter: June 28, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #340, Folder #340.4]
• Letter from LP to Professor Schwarzenbach RE: LP regrets to inform Schwarzenbach that he must give up his trip to Europe this summer. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #377, Folder #377.9]
• Letter from LP to Ralph A. Beebe, Amherst College RE: LP is sorry they did not hire Helmholz but believes they will be satisfied with Grahame from Berkeley, who they did hire. [Beebe's letter June 27, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165, Folder #165.4]

• Letter from LP to A. A. Burgoyne, Jr. IBM, Inc. RE: Thanking him for discussing the Fourier calculator problems and notifying him that LP is preparing a detailed discussion of the proposed scheme for applying the IBM machines to their problem. [LP's letter to Fry July 19, 1939; LP's next letter to IBM July 27, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: Informing Barrett that Leo Brewer is working under Prof. H. J. Lucas for the summer on "An Investigation to Determine if a Walden Inversion Accompanies a Hoffman Degradation." [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: Informing Barrett that Lloyd W. Merryfield is working under Prof. H. J. Lucas for the summer on "A Study of the Rate of Hydrolysis of Mesityl Oxide in Water and Mixtures of Water and Dioxane as Catalyzed by Acids." [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: Notifying Barrett that Erwin Baumgarten is working under Dr. Haagen-Smit for the summer on "The Excystment Factors of Colpoda." [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from William Lloyd Evans, The Ohio Academy of Science to LP RE: Invites LP to give a lecture during the Semi-Centennial Meeting of the Academy during May 1940. [LP's reply August 1, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #110, Folder #110.3]
• Letter from Wilson Baker, The Dyson Perrins Laboratory to LP RE: Thanking LP for the free copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. [Filed under LP Books: Box 1939b, Folder 1939b.2]

• Letter from J. Norton Wilson to LP RE: Requesting that LP allow him to defer his return to Pasadena until Aug. 15 because of travel delays. [LP's reply to Wilson July 31, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from Joe Mayer to LP RE: Mayer encloses copy of review of The Nature of the Chemical Bond which he wrote for a journal of the American Institute of Physics. He thinks the book is excellent. [LP's reply August 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Books: Box 1939b, Folder 1939b.2]
• Letter from LP to A. A. Burgoyne, Jr., IBM, Inc. RE: Enclosing proposal for use of punch-card (IBM) method in connection with LP's work. [LP's last letter to IBM July 26, 1939; LP's next letter to Stewart August 9, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]

• Letter from A. R. Todd, Manchester University to LP J. A. C. S.. [LP's letter to Todd July 19, 1939; LP's reply to Todd August 11, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #407, Folder #407.6]

  28th July, 1939

  Dear Linus,

  My intention to write you has crystallised since the latest number of the J.A.C.S. arrived. I must say that I derived enormous enjoyment from reading "The De-bunking of Wrinch" by Pauling and Niemann! It really was high time that somebody put the case against the cyclol theory in definite terms, and I think that all chemists here at least will welcome it. As far as I can see, the case is unanswerable and I shall be intrigued to see that response, if any, it will evoke from Wrinch.

  Alison and I were extremely sorry to learn from Hampson that you and Helen were not after all coming to Europe this summer. I hope that you don’t intend to postpone your visit very long and that the political affairs will quieten down sufficiently to make Europe more attractive as a holiday resort in the near future. Things go on here in the lab quite satisfactorily and we have several interesting schemes developing at the moment, although there will be an interruption owing to the holiday season – an interruption which I imagine will also apply in Pasadena, where I should think it is a trifle warm at the present moment.

  Best regards,

  Yours,

  Alex

• Letter from Alex Todd to LP RE: Informs LP that he thoroughly enjoyed reading "The De-bunking of Wrinch" by Pauling and Niemann. Both he and Alison are sorry to learn that LP and AHP will not be coming to Europe this summer and hopes that the trip will not be postponed for too long. [LP's letter: July 19, 1939; LP's response: August 11, 1939 [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #407, Folder #407.6]
• Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: LP recommends that the paper by George L. Lewis and Charles P. Smyth entitled "Dipole Moments and Structures of Ozone, Silicobromoform and Dichlorogermane" with some reservations. [Lamb's letter to LP July 1, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP recommends that paper "Investigation of the Magneto-Optic Method" by Waring, Hyman, and Steingiser" be accepted for publication only after revision. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: Requests that the appointment of Mrs. Beverly Shaffer as Office Assistant in Chemistry at the salary of $80 per month (half from the Rockefeller Fund, Organic and half from the Rockefeller Fund, Molecular Structure) be continued until further notice. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.4]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends that Dr. Reuben Wood be placed in charge of Ch 16, Instrument Analysis for a stipend of $200. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends that Lloyd Merryfield be paid for summer work assisting Prof. H. J. Lucas on an investigation to determine if a Walden inversion accompanies a Hoffman degradation. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to L. A. Kimpton, Deep Springs RE: LP hopes Kimpton will visit them in Pasadena while in L.A. The Paulings plan to visit Deep Springs sometime in late August. [Kimpton's letter to LP July 18, 1939; LP's next letter to Kimpton August 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200, Folder #200.4]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to LP RE: Relaying cables from his son Richard about when he will arrive in California. [Noyes' last letter to LP July 19, 1939; Noyes' next letter to LP August 18, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #279, Folder #279.4]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to LP RE: Sends LP the cables he has received from his son Richard, from London. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #279, Folder #279.4]

• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP recommends that the paper by Syer and Davenport on "The Densities, Surface Tensions and Viscosities of Cis and Trans Decahydronaphthalene between -30 and 180 C" be not accepted for publication in the Journal. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]

• Letter from C. Coryell, UC Berkeley to LP RE: Coryell has answered the letter from William C. Stadie LP sent to him with questions about a paper and encloses a copy of the letter. Coryell's magnet is working ahead of schedule. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #377, Folder #377.9]
• Letter from Charles Coryell to LP RE: Informs LP that his equation in the oxygen equilibrium paper was identical with another equation of 1924. Coryell expects to make tests on the magnet in the coming weeks. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #377, Folder #377.9]
• Letter from Janet K. Laros to LP RE: Informs LP that they have ordered 150 reprints of the article by Halmoy and Hassel from the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Asks for a better address for Dr. O. Hassel as the last letter which included the invoice was returned. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]
• Letter from LP to J. Norton Wilson RE: LP states it will be all right for him to defer his return to Pasadena until August 15, 1939. He believes that he might have Wilson work with the electron diffraction machine (if they get one) during the coming year. [Wilson's letter to LP July 27, 1939; Wilson's reply to LP August 4, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from LP to L. E. Sutton. [Sutton's letter to LP April 25, 1939; Sutton's reply to LP August 27, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #370, Folder #370.8]

  July 31, 1939

  Dr. L. E. Sutton

  1, Eastchurch

  Iffley, Oxford

  England

  Dear Sutton:

  The sight of your letter of April 25th on my desk has reminded me that I owe you a letter. Without doubt you know by this time that I have decided that our projected European trip for this summer is not taking place. This decision was due to several factors; (1) that I have a great deal of work to do in the Laboratories, (2) that the European political situation looked sufficiently disturbing to suggest that our trip might not be as pleasant as it should be, and (3) that the job of financing our new house has left me pretty short of money.

  Schomaker and Stevenson and the other electron diffraction men have been making good progress, with the help of the best photographs that the apparatus has yet produced. They have photographed methane, N₂, O₂, Br₂, and CO₂, and have obtained results agreeing with the spectroscopic ones to within 0.005 Å in every case except methane, for which 1.11 Å was found. Schomaker has shown that it is often desirable to consider the temperature factors in calculating intensity curves. The boys have completed structure determinations for formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, finding the C-O distance 1.21 or 1.22 Å, and Schomaker's new value for the C=C double bond distance is 1.33 Å. This suggests a small revision in the double bond radii.

  Niemann and I have received a reply to our protein paper in the form of a very long rebuttal submitted by Wrinch. This consists mostly of repetition of old published statements together with some new incorrect statements, and we are hoping that Lamb will be able to talk her out of publishing the rebuttal or will require extensive revision of it, so that the issues involved are not clouded in a mass of verbiage.

  My wife and I had a pleasant months trip by car to Chicago. On the way back we camped in the Black Hills of South Dakota, in Yellowstone, and in the Grand Teton National park, where we made some interesting climbs.

  With best regards to Mrs. Sutton, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  LP/jr

• Letter from Mack Printing Company to LP RE: Requesting address for Dr. O. Hassel so he can be billed for an order of reprints. [LP's reply August 2, 1939] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]