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Reuben E. Wood

Correspondence

• Letter from Linus Pauling to James B. Conant. October 9, 1940.
• Letter from Linus Pauling to T. K. Sherwood. May 13, 1941.
• Letter from Linus Pauling to the California Institute Research Foundation. April 9, 1942.
• Letter from Linus Pauling to the California Institute Research Foundation. May 12, 1942.
• Letter from Linus Pauling to Warren C. Johnson. June 29, 1942.
• Letter from Linus Pauling to Reuben Wood. September 2, 1942.

Pictures and Illustrations

• Portrait of Reuben E. Wood. March 1948.
• Reuben E. Wood and Richard Wallis working in a George Washington University chemistry laboratory. March 1948.

Published Papers and Official Documents

• "Patent Assignment and Agreement." 1942.
• "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.
• "Early Experiments." approx. 1943.
• "Pauling Oxygen Meter: Instructions." January 1945.
• "Defense Projects On Which Professor Linus Pauling Served As Official Investigator Or Responsible Investigator." approx. 1946.

Manuscript Notes and Typescripts

• Notes from Division 8 meetings on rocket propellant development. August 21 - 24, 1944.

Audio Clips

• Interview with Linus Pauling. August 23, 1991.
  1. The Birth and Production of the Pauling Oxygen Meter. (2:31)