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Published Papers and Official Documents
54 documents
"Inter-democracy Federal Unionists: Guide for Local Organizers." November 1939.
Statement adopted by the National Executive Committee of Inter-democracy Federal Unionists. View all information.
"Beckman Oxygen Analyzers and Recorders: General Information Bulletin." 1940s.
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Carbon copy of an untitled application to the National Defense Research Committee. approx. 1940.
Application in which Pauling offers to participate in the NDRC. View all information. 6 pages total.
"An Open Letter to Congress." 1940.
Issued by "American Defense," comprised of staff members of the California Institute
of Technology, the Huntington Library and the Mount Wilson Observatory. View all information.
"The War and Union Now: A Statement of Policy." June 7, 1940.
Statement adopted by the National Executive Committee of Inter-democracy Federal Unionists. View all information.
"Pledge of Secrecy." November 4, 1940.
Secrecy agreement signed by Pauling at the beginning of his appointment by the National
Defense Research Committee. View all information.
"Patent Assignment and Agreement." 1942.
Agreement between Linus Pauling, Reuben Wood, J. Holmes Sturdivant and the California
Institute Research Foundation. View all information. 11 pages total.
"UP Trials, MAAR." May 22, 1942.
Description of a series of planned rocket projectile trials. View all information.
"Mechanism of Gun Erosion." June 30, 1942.
Summary of Project PA-230, Division A, National Research Defense Committee. View all information.
"Prevention of Gun Erosion." June 30, 1942.
Summary of Project PA-240, Division A, National Research Defense Committee. View all information.
"Hypervelocity Guns." June 30, 1942.
Summary of Project PA-260, Division A, National Research Defense Committee. View all information.
"Improvements in the Design of an Instrument for Measuring the Partial Pressure of
Oxygen in a Mixture of Gases, and the Construction of Five Instruments." July 10, 1942.
Final Report, Contract NDCrc-200. View all information. 5 pages total.
"Retention of Transfused Substances in the Blood Stream." July 21, 1942.
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"Memorandum on Osmotic Pressure of Protein Solutions." July 21, 1942.
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"Informal Report, Section B5 NDRC." July 22, 1942.
Report provides an overview of work completed on a particle size measurement apparatus. View all information. 8 pages total.
"High Velocity Development." August 26, 1942.
View all information. 14 pages total.
"Ad Hoc Committee on Internal Ballistics as related to Hyper-Velocity Guns." August 28 - September 12, 1942.
Uncorrected minutes of the first and second meetings of the committee. View all information. 20 pages total.
"Photometric Determination of Carboxyhemoglobin." October 21, 1942.
NDRC Division B, Section 3 monthly report View all information.
"Early Experiments." approx. 1943.
An overview of early work on the Pauling Oxygen Meter. Author unknown. View all information. 13 pages total.
"Summary of Conclusions of Meeting on CO." approx. 1943.
View all information. 6 pages total.
"A Study of the Pauling Oxygen Meter Toward Its Possible Adaptation to Naval Use." January 15, 1943.
Naval Research Laboratory Report No. P-1986. View all information. 48 pages total.
"Informal Monthly Progress Report on Spectrophotometric Determination of Carbonmonoxyhemoglobin." February 1943.
View all information. 11 pages total.
"Request for Authorization of Visit." March 12, 1943.
Form in which Pauling requests a meeting with John E. Burchard and other members of
Division 2. View all information.
"Request for Authorization of Visit." March 12, 1943.
Itinerary for Pauling's travel related to the Office of Scientific Research and Development. View all information.
"Attempts to Find Substitutes for Human Serum for Transfusion by Chemical Treatment
of Protein Solutions." March 31, 1943.
Research proposal describing blood plasma work to be conducted from June 1943 to May
1944. View all information.
"The Truth About Jap Camps." August 7, 1943.
Reprint of an article originally appearing in "Liberty: The Magazine of a Free People." View all information.
Form denoting receipt of classified material. November 16, 1943.
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"Report on the Use of Dyes for the Non-Specific Detection of Proteins." approx. 1944.
Categorized as Report #2. View all information.
Committee's Reserved List of Scientific and Technical Personnel certificate. January 5, 1944.
Presented by the War Manpower Commission Committee on Scientific Research Personnel. View all information.
"Progress Report, OSRD Contract Symbol No. 4990." November 1, 1944.
Short description of the status of the Pauling group's research on invisible ink. View all information.
Statement of Invention. 1945.
Statement by Linus Pauling regarding his having invented "a new and useful propellant
and method of controlling the burning thereof." View all information. 19 pages total.
"Pauling Oxygen Meter: Instructions." January 1945.
View all information. 5 pages total.
"Wartime Health and Education." January 2, 1945.
Interim report issued to the Senate Committee on Education and Labor from the Subcommittee
on Wartime Health and Education. View all information. 22 pages total.
"Outline of Method 1." February 20, 1945.
Summary of a method for producing invisibile inks. Categorized as Report #4. View all information. 16 pages total.
National Defense Research Committee, Certificate of Recognition. March 1, 1945.
Presented by the National Defense Research Committee, Office of Scientific Research
and Development. View all information.
"A Proposed Method of Improving the Burning Properties of Propellant Grains." March 2, 1945.
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"A Method of Improving the Burning Properties of Propellants." March 12, 1945.
Includes copy of letter from Pauling to Ralph Connor concerning recent work on propellants
for use with "assisted take-off of... View all information. 5 pages total.
Official travel ledger. March 16, 1945.
Itemized schedule of travel and other expenses relating to Pauling's work for the
Office of Scientific Research and Development. View all information. 14 pages total.
Minutes of a meeting of the Research Board for National Security. April 18, 1945.
View all information. 8 pages total.
"Further Observations on the Use of Acid Dyes for Development of Protein SW." April 24, 1945.
Invisibile inks project Report #7. View all information. 10 pages total.
"Agenda to WCL's Proposed Visit to CIT on May 20." approx. May 1945.
Outline of topics related to secret inks projects for discussion during Warren C.
Lothrop's visit to Caltech. View all information.
Receipt for classified material sent to Pauling by Warren C. Lothrop. August 8, 1945.
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"Demobilization Program." August 10, 1945.
Report issued by Division 8, National Research Defense Committee. View all information. 19 pages total.
"German Powder Development Between 1918 and 1942." September 15, 1945.
NAVORD report 43-45, cover annotated by Linus Pauling. View all information.
"LC 4 - A Simple Method of SW Using Gelatin." November 10, 1945.
Invisibile inks project Report #11. View all information. 8 pages total.
Certificate of Appreciation for Service to the Rocket Development Program. December 3, 1945.
Presented by the United States Department of War. View all information.
Minutes of a conference on atomic energy. December 3, 1945.
Conference hosted by the Independent Citizens' Committee of the Arts, Sciences and
Professions. View all information.
"U.S. Reported to Have 200 Atom Bombs." December 4, 1945.
Publication Unknown. View all information.
Naval Ordnance Development Award. December 10, 1945.
Presented by the Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy. View all information.
"Final Report on Biological SW." December 31, 1945.
Invisibile inks project Report #5-2. View all information. 5 pages total.
"Defense Projects On Which Professor Linus Pauling Served As Official Investigator
Or Responsible Investigator." approx. 1946.
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"A Statement of Purpose." 1946.
Issued by the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists. View all information. 8 pages total.
"Oxygen Meter Has Its Postwar Uses." March 9, 1947.
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Presidential Medal for Merit. February 2, 1948.
Awarded by President Harry Truman. View all information. 6 pages total.
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