Letter from Linus Pauling to H.I. Schlesinger. Page 1. July 28, 1941
Letter from Linus Pauling to H.I. Schlesinger. July 28, 1941. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

Activity Listings

  • Letter from LP to Lt. Charles N. Scully, Damage Control Office, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, RE: States the laboratories are already crowded, but will try to make special arrangements for Scully to use them for working on the problem of Mustard Gas decontamination. Asks how much laboratory space and equipment Scully will need, and for how long. [Letters from Charles N. Scully to LP July 30, 1941, August 6, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1941), #377.11]
  • Letter from LP to Miss Henley RE: Says he is sorry for the delayed response as the letter was not forwarded. Linda will not be going to Poly without scholarship aid. Says he visited the sixth grade when Linus Jr was in it and at that time they were not satisfied with it. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Peter Jefress Pauling 1939-1953: Box #5.041, Folder 41.1]
  • Letter from LP to Mr. H. D. Smith, International Business Machines Corporation, RE: Discusses the success of the punch card system Caltech has been using during the past year because of IBM's loaned machines. States they preparing a report on the use of these machines in scientific work and states that for different types of scientific work to be done they would require different machines. Asks about the possibility of renting these machines for a short time, and about switching tabulators. [Letter from E. C. Schroedel to Mr. Philip A. Shaffer, Jr. September 17, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #368.6]
  • Letter from LP to W. S. Schaefer, Cornell University Press. RE: Thanking Schaefer for the information on his royalty check, then asking if he should add a second part to his chemistry book because he could get it ready by February 1942, but if they need the second edition of his book before then he would not do it. [Filed under: LP Manuscripts of Books, 1939b.2]
  • Record of LP's diet while ill with nephritis. Breakfast: 1 c grapefruit juice, 1 coffee cake, 4 T cream, 2 c coffee, 1 sq butter / Lunch: 3/4 c macaroni, 1 cu cheese, ½ c tomato juice, 1 c milk, 1 banana, pineapple, 1 1.2 c lemonade / Dinner: 1 ½ c mashed potatoes, 2 egg omelette, ½ c milk, 2 peaches, ½ c cream [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #3.1, file:(Record of LP's diet while ill with nephritis kept by Ava Helen Pauling, 1941-1942.)]
  • Writes cheque to "Athenaeum," $4.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.016, Folder 16.1]
  • Writes cheque to "Fortner and Loud," $24.58. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.016, Folder 16.1]
  • Writes cheque to "Pitzer and Warwick," $1.03. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.016, Folder 16.1]
  • Writes cheque to "Richfield Oil Company," $27.48. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.016, Folder 16.1]
  • Writes cheque to "S. Calif. Edison Co.," $12.80. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.016, Folder 16.1]
  • Writes cheque to "S. Calif. Telephone Co.," $8.42. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.016, Folder 16.1]
  • Writes cheque to “Edison” $12.80 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.4]
  • Writes cheque to “Fortner & Laud. Car repairs” $24.58 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.4]
  • Writes cheque to “Nashs” $24.49 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.4]
  • Writes cheque to “Richfield Oil” $27.48 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.4]
  • Writes cheque to “S. Calif. Tel. Co.” $8.42 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.4]
  • Writes cheque to “[?] Warwick?” $1.03 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.4]