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Major Events

  • Early in March, Pauling gives a lecture in Boston, and he notices that his face is swollen. He then goes to New York City where, on March 7, he receives the William H. Nichols Medal of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society for his fundamental contributions to the nature of the chemical bond. Friends and colleagues notice that his face is "all puffed out with his edema." After the ceremonies, Linus and Ava Helen are at the apartment of Alfred Mirsky, and Dr. Alfred Cohn, a professor at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, learns of Pauling’s condition and asks to examine him. The next morning, Cohn and some other doctors, after performing various tests, diagnose glomerulonephritis, a renal disease characterized by the abrupt onset of facial edema and hypertension. They ask Pauling what he plans to do. Pauling replies that he intends to go to the Mayo Clinic where he is scheduled to give a memorial address. One of the doctors advises Pauling to cancel the speech and return to California, where he should get in touch with Dr. Thomas Addis in San Francisco, a specialist in the treatment of nephritis.
  • On March 10, Linus and Ava Helen return to Pasadena. He arranges to see Addis, and, within a short time, Addis begins treating him. (He later tells Pauling that it was extremely fortunate that he did not go to the Mayo Clinic, because the doctors there would have pumped him full of a natural polysaccharide, and his edema would have disappeared, but he would have been dead in a little while.) Pauling is put on a low-protein diet and takes various vitamins and liver extracts.
  • J.T. Edsall, who is at CIT as a Guggenheim Fellow, prepares synthetic polypeptides of known amino-acid composition to help solve the problem of protein structure.
  • During the summer, Pauling works on elastic explosives and rocket propellants.
  • In August, Pauling’s edema finally goes away.
  • Pauling oversees experimental work on serological reactions with simple substances containing two or more haptenic groups. This work leads to a series of papers in which much useful information is presented on the nature of the interaction of antibodies formed by reaction with antigens having haptenic groups of known chemical structure.
  • On December 7, the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, and Ava Helen Pauling, feeling the seriousness of the situation and believing that the United States will now declare war, gathers her family together with the sense of trying to protect them from what is going to happen.
Chronology by Robert Paradowski.

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See the Paulings' activities in January 1941
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Members of the Caltech Chemistry Department. Picture. 1941
Members of the Caltech Chemistry Department. 1941. Larger Image / More Information

Statistics

  • 2433 activity listings
  • 52 scanned documents
  • 67 full-text transcripts

Activity Listings - 1941 (No Date)

  • Article: “Dr. Linus Pauling...”, [re: Nichols Medal] The Hexagon, (Alpha Chi Sigma) Vol. XXXI, No. 4, January 1941. [Filed under LP Scrapbooks, 1936-1940: Box #6.003, Folder 3.6]
  • Article: “Pauling Receives Nichols Medal”, Publication Unknown, 1941. [Filed under LP Scrapbooks, 1936-1940, Box #6.003, Folder 3.10]
  • Article: “Symposium on Proteins Held”, Publication Unknown, 1941. [?] [Filed under LP Scrapbooks, 1936-1940, Box #6.003, Folder 3.10]
  • Bank Statement from Bank of America: account balance: $322.77. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.016, Folder 16.1]
  • Certificate of Redemption of Real Estate Purchased by the State from H.L. Byram, County Tax Collector, to LP. LP Safe Drawer 2, Folder 2.035
  • Confidential Pamphlet from the National Academy of Science. RE: Biographical data on the nominees for membership. [Filed under LP Science: National Academy of Sciences, 1939-1944: Box # 14.018 Folder #18.1]
  • Entry in Notebook: Notes on income tax, 1941. [Filed under LP Biographical: Notebooks re: Pauling Family History and Financial Records: Box #5.057, Folder 57.1, pages 40-41]
  • Federal Union World, Vol 3 No 1. This Challenge to World Democracy. [Filed under Publications re: Union Now/Federal Union, Inc., 1940-1941: Box # 5.009, Folder 9.5]
  • General Chemistry Part I — preliminary prototype version of General Chemistry published in-house and used in Pauling's classes. Includes manuscript notes. [Filed under: LP Books 1941b.1]
  • General Chemistry Part II (two copies) — preliminary prototype version of General Chemistry published in-house and used in Pauling's classes. Includes manuscript notes. [Filed under: LP Books 1941b.2]
  • General Chemistry. Pasadena, California: California Institute of Technology, 1941; 1944, 275 pp; 239 pages. Written by LP. [Filed under: LP Publications, 1941p.7]
  • General Chemistry: A First-year Course in College Chemistry to Follow a Year of High-school Chemistry, by Linus Pauling. Pasadena, California: California Institute of Technology, 1941, 275 pages; 1944, 239 pages. [Filed under: LP Books 1941b2]
  • General Chemistry: A First-year Course in College Chemistry to Follow a Year of High-school Chemistry, by Linus Pauling. Pasadena, California: California Institute of Technology, 1941, 275 pages; 1944, 239 pages. [Filed under: LP Books 1941b3]
  • Handwritten notes. RE: NDRC-1 and Chem Special, job descriptions for LP, Miss Rooke, Wood, and JHS. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work - Materials re: the Pauling Oxygen Meter, 1940-1947: Box #13.001 Folder #1.2]
  • Individual Income Tax Return for Linus Carl Pauling, for Calendar Year 1941. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business & Financial, Tax Documents, 1930-1956: box #4.001, folder 1.2]
  • Individual Income Tax Return for Linus Carl Pauling, for Calendar Year 1941. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business & Financial, Tax Documents, 1930-1956: box #4.001, folder 1.2]
  • January financial report for Pasadena Chapter of Federal Union. [Filed under AHP: Federal Union, Pasadena Chapter: Box # 5.007, Folder 7.1]
  • Journal Article in German. RE: Oxygen Analysis of Gas Mixtures of physikalischer basis, Report from the Scientific Laboratories of the Auergerellschafts. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work - Materials re: the Pauling Oxygen Meter, 1940-1947: Box #13.001 Folder #1.5]
  • Journal Article: “The Significance of Urinary pH: Critical Observations”, Annals of Internal Medicine, v. 14, No. 7, January 1941. [Filed under LP Scrapbooks, 1936-1940: Box #6.003, Folder 3.11]
  • Letter from R. W. Stenzel, Petroleum Rectifying Company of California, to LP RE: Requests to speak to LP about the Chemistry Seminar program for the Alumni Seminar Weekend, and suggests some possible meeting times. [Letter rom LP to Mr. R. W. Stenzel January 29, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1941), #377.11]
  • Magazine Article: “Pauling Awarded Nichols Medal”, Chemical and Engineering News, 1941. [Filed under LP Scrapbooks, 1936-1940, Box #6.003, Folder 3.10]
  • Manuscript Lecture Notes. Ch 1a. September through December 1941. LP gives 2 lectures a week. [Filed in LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.012, File 12.6]
  • Manuscript: Elementary Chemistry: The Facts and Basic Principles of Chemistry and their Significance in Modern Life. [LP annotation: “A proposed text for high schools. Corona del Mar, 1937"] [Filed under: LP Books 1941b.3]
  • Manuscripts, Background Material: X-ray and Electron Diffraction; Derivation of Intensity Formula; Resonance, Chemical Bonds, Partial Ionic Character, Distinguished Visitor Lectureship, University of Chicago, Illinois, June 24 - July 24, 1941. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1941s.3]
  • Notice from R. E. Sorensen, Chairman, Student Employment Committee, to LP, titled “Notice to All Supervisors of NYA Work.” Requests that all supervisors send a list of the students under his guidance, including a description of the type of work each student is doing. [Letter from LP Prof. R. W. Sorensen December 2, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1941), #377.11]
  • Pamphlet from the National Academy of Sciences. RE; First Notice of the 1941 Annual meeting. [Filed under LP Science: National Academy of Sciences, 1939-1944: Box #14.018 Folder #18.2]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. “Photo by Maurice J. Schlatter, 1620 Rose Villa Street, Pasadena, California”, black and white print. [Ship #1260] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.43]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. A group of people playing volleyball. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1589] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.25]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. An unidentified man standing, holding two baseball bats on his shoulder, while six others look on. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1598] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.34]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Ava Helen Pauling (far right) serving food. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1601] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.37]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Ava Helen Pauling holding a lid, an unidentified man holding a water canister, and an unidentified woman looking on. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1587] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.23]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Ava Helen Pauling serving food. “‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1586] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.22]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Linus Pauling (far right) sitting on a bench with six unidentified men. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1597] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.33]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Linus Pauling (third from right) and Robert Corey (fourth from right) sitting with five unidentified men. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1599] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.35]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Linus and Ava Helen Pauling sitting, fourth and fifth from the left respectively, at the far side of the picnic table. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1600] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.36]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Several unidentified people playing volleyball in the park. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1595] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.31]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Several unidentified people sitting on the grass, smoking. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California”Black and white print. [Ship #1596] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.32]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Three unidentified men and an unidentified woman standing outside. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1584] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.20]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Three unidentified men sitting on a park bench. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1588] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.24]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Two unidentified men sitting next to a water canister, one man dipping his cup in. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California Black and white print. [Ship #1585] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.21]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Unidentified men playing baseball in the park. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1590] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.26]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Unidentified men playing baseball in the park. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1591] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.27]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Unidentified men playing baseball in the park. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1592] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.28]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Unidentified people observing a baseball game. Linus Pauling is sitting on the right bench, second from the left. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1594] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.30]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. Unidentified people playing volleyball in the park. A woman running towards the camera in an attempt to reach the ball. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1593] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.29]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1602] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.38]
  • Photo: Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. “ ‘Photo by' Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa, Pasadena, California” Black and white print. [Ship #1603] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.39]
  • Photo: Crellin Pauling and Nicholas Edsael playing on a log. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #640] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.4]
  • Photo: Crellin Pauling. [Found in a folio with Martel-Howlett Studios on it.] Black and white print. [Ship #3981] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.44]
  • Photo: Crellin Pauling. [Possibly Martel-Howlett Studios], photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #762] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.45]
  • Photo: Linda Pauling, Nora Miller, and Ava Helen Pauling sitting on a porch. “Linda Pauling / Nora Gard Miller / Ava Helen Miller Pauling.” Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #699] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.42]
  • Photo: Linda Pauling, Nora Miller, and Ava Helen Pauling sitting on a porch. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #2041] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.46]
  • Photo: Linda and Ava Helen Pauling standing behind Nora Miller. “Linda / AHP / NGM” Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #698, #2040] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.41]
  • Photo: Linda and Crellin Pauling sitting outside on a lawn. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #641] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.5]
  • Photo: Linda, Crellin, Linus Jr., Peter, Ava Helen, and Linus Pauling sitting on the front porch of their Pasadena home. Linus reading a book. “LP AHP, 4 children, 1940, New Anne Pasadena” Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship#644] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.9]
  • Photo: Linda, Crellin, Linus Jr., Peter, Ava Helen, and Linus Pauling sitting on the front porch of their Pasadena home. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #639] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.6]
  • Photo: Linda, Linus, Ava Helen, Crellin, Linus Jr., and Peter outside, playing with four white rabbits. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #689] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.14]
  • Photo: Linus Pauling Jr. standing outside with his sleeves rolled up. “Fall 1941 Pauling Linus Jr.” [An envelope enclosed with the photo] “LP Jr.” [Envelope: Photo by Maurice J. Schlatter 1620 Rose Villa Pasadena CO. 3055. “Mrs. Pauling”] Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #707, #3987] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.12]
  • Photo: Linus and Ava Helen Pauling at a Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. San Dimas, California. “Photo By / Maurice J. Schlatter / 1620 Rose Villa Street, Pasadena, California. / Chemistry picnic / San Dimas / Fall 1941" Black and white print. [Ship #1546] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.16]
  • Photo: Peter, Ava Helen, Linus, Crellin, Linda, and Linus Pauling Jr. outside, playing with rabbits. Linda and Peter holding rabbits. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship#646] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.10]
  • Photo: Peter, Ava Helen, Linus, Crellin, Linda, and Linus Pauling Jr. outside, playing with rabbits. Linus, Crellin, and Linda holding a rabbit. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #647] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.11]
  • Photo: Peter, Ava Helen, Linus, Crellin, Linda, and Linus Pauling Jr. outside, playing with rabbits. Linus, Crellin, and Linda holding a rabbit. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #690] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.15]
  • Photo: Peter, Linus, Crellin, Ava Helen, Linus Jr., and Linda Pauling outside, playing with four white rabbits. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship#688] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.13]
  • Photo: Peter, Linus, Linda, Crellin, Ava Helen, and Linus Pauling Jr. sitting on the front porch of their Pasadena home. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship #642] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.7]
  • Photo: Peter, Linus, Linus Jr., Linda, Crellin, and Ava Helen Pauling sitting on the front porch of their Pasadena home. “1941, Daddy very ill” Photographer unknown. Black and white print. [Ship#643] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.8]
  • Photo: The Cal Tech Chemistry Department picnic. [photographer:] “Photo by / Maurice J. Schlatter / 1620 Rose Villa Street, Pasadena, California.” Black and white print. [Ship #1548] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.18]
  • Photo: The Cal Tech Chemistry Department. Linus Pauling (far right), sitting at the end of the bench. [photographer:] “Photo by / Maurice J. Schlatter / 1620 Rose Vila Street, Pasadena, California. / [Otoo's?] Chem Picnic” Black and white print. [Ship #1547] [Filed under LP Photo Box: 1941i.17]
  • Program: Dedication of Chemistry Hall, Oregon State College, December 2, 1939.
  • Reserach Notebook of LP, RNB 19R, p. 7 RE: Repeating explosions.
  • Results of informal ballots. [Filed under LP Science: National Academy of Sciences, 1939-1944: Box #14.018 Folder #18.2]
  • Review of Electronic Processes in Ionic Crystals by N. F. Mott and R. W. Gurney (New York: Oxford University Press, 1940). J. Phys. Chem. 45 (1941): 1142. Written by LP. [Filed under: LP Publications, 1941p.6.]
  • Review of The Nature of the Chemical Bond, written by William Marias Malisoff, reprinted from Philosophy of Science, Vol. 8, No., 1. [Filed under: LP Books 1940b.2]
  • The Polytechnic Elementary and Junior High School Annual Announcement 1941-1942. Booklet regarding the school, including a list of current enrollment. [Filed under AHP Assorted Personal Materials: Box # 3.009, Folder 8.1]
  • The alkyls of the third group elements. II. The electron diffraction study of indium trimethyl. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 63 (February 1941): 480-481. Written by: Linus Pauling and A. W. Laubengayer. [Filed under: LP Publications, 19401p.2]
  • Typescript: Molecules Studied by Electron Diffraction at Caltech, 1941-1961 [Filed under LP Science: Assorted Materials re: Structural Chemistry, 1928-1968: Box #1.002 Folder #2.11]
  • Undated confidential report on Sidney Davis by Prof. W.C. Mactavish, Chair, Department of Chemistry, New York University. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #255.8, file:(M: Correspondence, 1941)]
  • Writes cheque to “E. W. Robinson. Dimer for U or Kormar?.” $2.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.2]
  • Writes cheque to “Mrs. E Laurence Robinson. Crellin's play. 17.5 school” $17.50 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.2]
  • Writes cheque “Book of M Club” $0.80 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.3]
  • Writes cheque “Hubor Story & Verse” $2.96 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.3]
  • “Union Now” Scrapbook. Scrapbook containing numerous newspaper and magazine clippings about Federal Union Inc. [Filed under AHP: “Union Now” Scrapbook, 1940-1941: Box #5.003, Folder #3.1]