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Letter from Linus Pauling to William C. Boyd. Page 1. January 29, 1941
Letter from Linus Pauling to William C. Boyd. January 29, 1941. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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  • Copy of letter from W.F. Coover to LP RE: Informs him that the Chemistry Department at Iowa State College plans to hire an assistant professor. Asks LP to recommend potential candidates, and give his opinion of a Dr. Palmer. (Notes in left margin: “Randle, Palmer, Randle - carbohydrate chem. at Nebraska, Bear”) [Letter from LP to Coover February 14, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #304.3, file:(Palmer, Kenneth J.)]
  • Letter from Dr. Henry Eyring, Department of Chemistry, Princeton, to LP RE: Recommends to him Dr. Purdandu Nath Chakravorty, a PhD from India who has been at Windaus's lab in Heidelburg and is looking for work in the U.S. [Letter from LP to Eyring February 8, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #110.8, file:(Eyering, Henry, 1935-1936, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1964-1966)]
  • Letter from George B. Moffat, Head of Office of Pasadena Chapter of Federal Union, to all office workers, RE: suggests when not completing another tasks to write letters to others, especially those of high public or social status, advocating Federal Union. [Filed under AHP: Federal Union, Pasadena Chapter: Box # 5.006, Folder 6.3]
  • Letter from HJ Lucas to Mr. Edward C. Barrett RE: Outlines an accident that happened in the lab the previous day when a flask holding material exploded. Mr. Clark Gould was taken to the hospital and is feeling alright. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box #1.029 file 29.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Albert Schoenflies RE: States that they can find support for Schoenflies' three sons in California if they can find a way to get them from Holland to the U.S. [Letters from Albert Schoenflies to LP October 21, 1940, March 15, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #358.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Arthur Cope RE: Thanks him for writing Dr. Marvel about Schlatter. [Letter from Cope to LP January 23, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #67.3, file:(Cope, Arthur C., 1940-1941, 1954, 1958, 1964)]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. RE: Informs him of his arrival time on February 2nd. [Filed under LP Science: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1925-1945: Box #14.013 Folder #13.7]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Oliver Wulf RE: Replies that he will put the reprints to use and comments that he had not noticed the interesting discoveries about the atmosphere Wulf is studying and wishes that they were closer so he could learn about these things directly. [Letter from Wulf to LP January 23, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 443.9]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Roger Adams RE: Recommendation letter for Maurice Schlatter to a post-doctoral appointment at the University of Illinois. Mentions Schlatter's work under Prof. Lucas and Dr. E. R. Buchman. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #1.3, file:(Adams, Roger)]
  • Letter from LP to the United States Civil Service Commission RE: States that announcement by the Commission has been placed on bulletin boards. [Letter from L. A. Moyer, Executive Director and Chief Examiner, United States Civil Service Commission January 15, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #421.3]
  • Letter from Prof. George Glockler, Department of Chemistry, State University of Iowa, to LP RE: Notes that he has already sent one application to Ikeda and will another for Ikawa. Regrets that neither are interested in physical chemistry. Adds that they “will consider their qualifications irrespective of race.” [Letters from LP to Glockler January 25, 1941, February 8, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136.15, file:(Glockler, George)]
  • Letter from Secretary, Chemistry Div., Caltech, to Mr. Norman E. Schneider RE: Writes: “I regret that we haven't any special information for Tinning on copper and brass.” [Note from Norman E. Schneider to Gentlemen, CatTech, January 23, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1941), #377.11]
  • Letter from W. F. Coover, Dept. of Chemistry, Iowa State College, RE: Describes a position they have opening for an assistant professorship and asks if LP has any recommendations for candidates. [Letter from LP to Dr. W. F. Coover February 14, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #336.12]
  • Letter from W.F. Coover to LP RE: Informs him that the Chemistry Department at Iowa State College plans to hire an assistant professor. Asks LP to recommend potential candidates, and give his opinion of a Dr. Palmer. (Notes in left margin: “Randle, Palmer, Randle - carbohydrate chem. at Nebraska, Bear”) [Letter from LP to Coover February 14, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #74.9, file:(C: Correspondence, 1941)]
  • Postcard from G. Lewiston, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Dairy Industry, to LP RE: Requests a reprint of “The Structure of Proteins” by LP and Carl Niemann. (Note under text: “Sent 2/13/41 JR.” [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230.7, file:(L: Correspondence, 1941)]
  • Writes cheque to "Department of Motor Vehicles," $16.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.016, Folder 16.1]
  • Writes cheque to “Dept. Motor Vehicles. Ford. $3.90 Zephyr $12.10" $16.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.3]