March 20, 1937
Dr. Allen D. Bliss
Assistant Editor
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Chemical Laboratory of Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dear Dr. Bliss
I do not publish many papers in the Journal involving centered lines. Although I do not like the omission of centered line punctuation, I am willing to accept your proposal that it be done in order to have the serial commas retained.
Yours truly,
Linus Pauling
LP:mrl