November 5, 1948 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day - Special Collections

Members of the Pauling family crowded into a Jeep with Professor Bauer, Robert Millikan and others, Paris France. Picture. 1948

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Letter from Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, to LP. RE: Explains an issue with the Standing Committee on Chemical Education. Would like his input. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1944-1949: Box #14.009 Folder #9.7]
Letter from Anne Shore, Executive Director, Civil Rights Congress to LP RE: Encloses a draft of a letter telling about the deportation cases, the violation of those people's civil rights and their hope to establish a Committee for Protection of the Foreign Born in Los Angeles, says they hope to set it up before the national conference for the national committee is held in December, says they are sending it out to many of the national sponsors to ask them to join in sponsoring a local meeting, says they have discussed it with Abner Green as he is Executive Secretary of the National Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born, and she says she will give LP a call on Monday of Tuesday. Adds that he is welcome to change the draft or make suggestions. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1948) 378.2]
Letter from Linus Pauling Jr to AHP RE: Says that they get to move into their new house this weekend. Suggests that she comes and stay with them while LP is in France. They are thinking of buying a dish washing machine for their 25th anniversary. Talks about politics. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Linus Carl Pauling, Jr. 1946-1956: Box #5.037, Folder 37.3]

November 5, 1948

Dear Mom-

This coming weekend we move into our new house for which we are exceedingly thankful, since this waiting period has not been particularly pleasant. This last week and a half has been spend in a kitchenette apartment in a hotel, since Mrs. Thompson has several people staying with her. But I think out new house is worth waiting for. We're full of plans for making this place our own.

Why don't you come east with Dad and stay with us while he's in France? You know wives can travel half fare by plane besides we'd very much like to see you. We have plenty of room. I think it's an excellent idea. Also we have many things to talk about.

We had a good idea for a 25^th anniversary present for you and Dad - a dishwashing machine - I think Hotpoint is probably the best. But there are such things as installation problems, and water has to be hot 160 on the dishes. So we have to make sure that you want one before we give it you.

This election certainly has been exciting and we are tremendously glad that Dewey was defeated. I'm sorry that Wallace got so few votes, but on the other hand if he had gotten more Truman would have suffered, possibly enough to give Dewey the lead. This election is a turning point in politics, I think an indication that the public is moving left, and that the Republican party will have to follow if it want s to stay in existence. By for the best thing is that now we can give a big horselaugh to the majority of newspapers, the pollsters, and especially Time Life Magazine.

We certainly hope you will come to see us, Mom

Much love to you,

Linus

Newspaper Clipping: “Caltech Chem Head to Speak at Luncheon”, Corvallis Oregon State University Daily Barometer [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings, 1948n.35]

Schedule of events for the Autumn General Meeting of the ACS. [Filed under LP Science: American Philosophical Society, 1936-1963, 1989, 1991: Box #14.011 Folder #11.2]