Letter from Linus Pauling to W.A. Noyes, Jr. December 2, 1941. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Letter from A. R. Carr, Dean, Wayne University to LP RE: Requests he suggest a qualified candidate to the position of Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering. (Notes in right margin: “Dear Will: Have you any suggestions? Linus” “No Suggestions WNL”) [Letter from LP to Carr December 9, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #74.9, file:(C: Correspondence, 1941)]
• Letter from Howard B. Hamilton to Gates and Crellin Lab RE: Requests reprints. (Note in right margin: “Sent 12/23/41.”) [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165.6, file:(H: Correspondence, 1941)]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Kenneth J. Palmer, Associate Chemist, Western Regional Research Laboratory RE: States that Dr. Corey prepared x-ray photographs of both fibers and that the negatives are enclosed. [Letter from Palmer to LP November 7, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box: #304.3, file:(Palmer, Kenneth J.)]
• Letter from LP to Dr. W. Albert Noyes, Jr., Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester. [Letters from Noyes to LP November 29, 1941, February 3, 1942] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #279.5, file:(Noyes, W. A., Jr.)]

  December 2, 1941

  Dr. W. Albert Noyes, Jr.

  Department of Chemistry

  University of Rochester

  Rochester, New York

  Dear Albert:

  I regret delay in answering your telegram, which arose from Yost's absence from Pasadena. I felt that it was necessary to discuss the matter somewhat further with him. A copy of my answering telegram is enclosed.

  Yost is doing an important job in teaching and supervising advanced students here, and we would have considerable difficulty in taking care of his work if he were to leave. On the other hand, if the job in the Central Laboratory of Section B-6 were important enough and were one for which he is well suited, we could arrange for his absence. We would prefer to have the arrangement one which permitted him to return occasionally to Pasadena to check up on the progress of his research students and possibly to give a few lectures.

  My feeling is that it would be unwise to call Yost to the Central Laboratory if his job were to be to any considerable extent an administrative one. He is not at all interested in work of this sort. On the other hand, he has a great knack for experimental work and especially for getting a large amount of experimental work done by a number of men under his immediate close personal supervision. If you want a scientist who can do things in the laboratory then Yost is the man.

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  He is just scheduled to receive promotion to full professorship now, with salary $4,000 per year. I should point out also that his personal expenses would be considerably increased if he were to leave here, and moreover we would want, especially if the period of the emergency drags on, to have the arrangement made to send him back here for a short period at regular intervals.

  I would like to suggest that Anton B. Burg also be considered for appointment in the Central Laboratory. I am very greatly impressed by his ability to get experimental work done. He is a real worker in the inorganic field. If it is not possible to get him to come to the Central Laboratory, I suggest that he be given more NDRC work at University of Southern California, and especially that a larger allowance for supplies be included—I understand that he is hampered in his defense research by insufficient supplies.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP:jr

  Enclosure

• Letter from LP to Jerome Alexander RE: Regrets to inform him that he will not be able to contribute a paper to the international colloid book due to the numerous obligations he is facing at this time. Hopes to contribute to a later volume. [Letter from Alexander to LP, October 27, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #6.1, file:(Alexander, Jerome, 1940-1954)]
• Letter from LP to Prof. R. W. Sorensen, Caltech, RE: States that Carol Ikeda and Philip E. Wilcox are working under him, Ikeda on immunochemical chemical work, and Wilcox on immunochemical miscellaneous work. [Notice from R. W. Sorensen to LP, No Date] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1941), #377.11]
• Letter from LP to the Macmillan Company RE: Requests eleven copies of “Qualitative Chemical Analysis” by Noyes-Swift be sent for use by instructors at Cal Tech. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #255.8, file:(M: Correspondence, 1941)]
• Letter from Ruth E. Jenkins, Secretary to Dr. J.B. Conant, NDRC to LP RE: Thanks LP for letter confirming his telegram and providing details about Wendell Zimmerman to Conant, notes that she has enclosed a copy of the letter sent to Zimmerman. Attached to letter to Zimmerman, notes from LP on Zimmerman's conference, last letter from Conant. [Letter from Bailey to Zimmerman November 28, 1941, letter from Conant to LP] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 468.2]
• Letter from V. Bush, Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, to LP. Encloses a commission designating LP as Official Investigator under a contract between his office and CIT. Also encloses a copy of the Pledge of Secrecy signed by LP. LP Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.004
• Record of LP's diet while ill with nephritis. Breakfast: orange juice, 1 egg, 2 p toast, 1/3 c cream / Lunch: potato salad, 1 muffin, tea / Supper: 1 p cheese, 1 c milk, potatoes, 1 c carrots, ½ c tapioca, 1 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.)]