Wednesday - 9:30 P.M.

Nov. 24 1937

[year is written in LP's handwriting]

My darling Linus;

I went to town this afternoon. I saw Virginia Badger whose sister Grace (I saw her too is to marry Brad Lewis some time in December. The sister is sweet as Virginia is. You remember we met her.

I am very disturbed about Linus, I think we shouldn't continue at Poly with him. I'm not sure that it is the school though, but Linus certainly has a shocking attitude. I think we should send him back to Oregon.

I'm menstruating and I suppose that's why I'm depressed and why I spent such a bad night last night. I'm sorry I backed out of the Deep Springs trip too, although I think it is probably wiser not to go.

How are you Sweetheart? How is your wrist? I can't believe that you will be here in sixteen days! I'll be busy getting ready. I've been home two weeks tonight. Mr Crellin sent you his love and told me to tell you six weeks wasn't very long. We won't be separated six weeks though.

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How do you like these new stamps? I purchased them at the post office today.

The children were very happy with their donations for Thanksgiving, but Linda wanted her little box of cocoa back again! [there is a line written on the left side of these last lines along with the word "weather."]

You surely surprised me with two letters today. I'll be happy to see you . The children have all suffered by being able to boss all of the time. They order me around now. I saw Mrs. English and Mrs. Helmholtz today, also separately.

Shomaker is a lovely boy. He has such a sweet smile. They are afraid I'll be unhappy to not take this trip, I told them this morning that you were coming home a whole week sooner so nothing could make me unhappy. You darling sweetheart. I love you more than anything.

You should hear Crellie laugh at Peter. Also Crellie likes Peter best. I haven't discovered why yet - but it is so. He squeals with delight when Peter goos at him. I wish you were her right now, we are invited to the Mielikan's tea on Sunday afternoon. Shall I go? I suppose I should for your sake.

I love you. I mail your letters myself now. Goodnight sweet love

Your girl,

Ava Helen

Wednesday Nov 24^th

1:30 PM 1937

[year written in LP' handwriting]

Darling Paddy:

Your two letters came this morning. What joy! I'm so happy to think that you will come the 9 ^th . You used a different pen for the first part of your letter, and then your own again.

I decided this morning not to go to Deep Springs. I worried last night and couldn't sleep so accepted things as they are this morning and told the boys. They will take the car. I am buying a new battery because Bob says our old one is completely gone. I worried because I thought of your worrying. I am angry though that at another manifestation of what is wrong with me and which I don't seem able to change. I was worried about the weather too for fear it would be too cold for our little ones. Krich[?] said it would be down to freezing.

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Your picture was good. I hope trust our children don't get hold of that letter of yours this morning. They'll think their Daddy is an applied scientist instead of a pure theorist. You and your antigens. I guess that "P" is superfluous. Poor young Shiffer. I"m sorry for him and his father, too. I suppose no girl is even good enough for a father's son.

I'm going to town now and do some errands. Linda wants to go. She is sassy and grabs my pen.

I love you, you darling and I'll be terribly happy to see you again.

Love and kisses,

Your girl

PS I hope you haven't worried. You can't get many men in your bed when there are four children there already.

Love, love love

Wednesday, 12 ⁵⁰ (really Thursday)

[November 24, 1937 (Wed.)]

Dearest sweet love: I had a nice surprise today, when your airmail sp.del.letter came. Pace saw it at the house & brought it to the Lab, not knowing that I was still in bed. I got up at 10 ³⁰ , came to Lab, & talked with Neurath, who is going to talk at my seminar next week and who has been wanting me to see his work; so it was not till noon that I went to my office and found your letter on my desk where Pace had put it.

I have been working and now I have made myself tea & opened a box of our sardines (the sild) and am having a midnight lunch all by myself. I'm going to keep on and finish this letter to you later.

3 ⁰⁵ AM

I am getting along famously now - approaching the end of the chapter (that is, within about spitting distance - or perhaps twice that). I feel that I should quit, but the pages roll along so nicely that I don't want to.

4 ¹⁰ AM

Now, little sweetheart, I am stopping. I have done a fine job - 40 pages written since dinner (since about 8) and about 5 this afternoon. I worked on

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other things mainly today - wrote several letters, including one saying that I would speak in Buffalo in January for $100! How's that? I thought "If I can do this somewhere else, I'd have enough extra velvet to bring my little chicken back with me in January!" (Not that we need the money - but just that its fun to think that we are doing things without cost to us.) I wouldn't want to take these trips alone - to Princeton too - but with you along they would be fun.

My wrist is nearly well now. I've remembered how I hurt it - at Maury's office I fell over backward in his chair - flat on the floor - and I'm sure that I fell on my wrist. Isn't it strange that I forgot that.

I'm rather tired of writing. I surely loved you [sic] sweet letter. I uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz & uz you. This is to give you an idea as to what your Christmas vacation is going to be like.

Your own loving

Linus Paddy

[Enclosed with the letter, a stamp and another letter]

[Stamp:]

CONSTITUTION SESQUICENTENNIAL

1787 1937

3 CENTSUNITED STATES POSTAGE3 CENTS

[Letterhead of other letter]

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

EASTERN NEW YORK SECTION

[Letter, part of right edge cut off]

Chemical Laboratory

Union College

Schenectady, N. Y.

November 22, 1937

Dr. Linus Pauling

Chemical Laboratory

Cornell University

Ithaca, N. Y,

Dear Dr. Pauling:

Enclosed find check for $20.80, in payment of expenses for your recent trip to Schenectady.

I know that you will be pleased to hear that I have received an unusually large number of enthusiastic comments about your talk. It can be said that the meeting was the best that we have had in quite a few years, and that is saying a good deal.

Thanking you again for your kindness in meetings with us, I am,

Yours very sincerely,

E.K. Bacon [signature]

E. K. Bacon, Secretary [typed]