Letter from Linus Pauling to Arnold Sommerfeld. Page 1. March 1, 1940
Letter from Linus Pauling to Arnold Sommerfeld. March 1, 1940. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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  • AHP writes cheque to "Arden Farms, Inc.," $19.84. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.015, Folder 3]
  • Letter from Dr. Bruce Hicks, University of Wyoming, to LP RE: Discusses the job he is applying for in Missouri. States that he will be publishing some work, and even if the letter is not published, will forward it to Hughes and Lewis. Encloses a copy of the document, entitled “Compton Line Profiles Applied to Chemical Binding.” [Letter from LP to Hicks January 26, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165.5, file:(H: Correspondence, 1940)]
  • Letter from Dr. Lawrence Brockway to LP RE: Invites him to stop at Ann Arbor on his next trip East. Asks about a position at Caltech for a Dr. Stern from Germany and reports on current work in the lab in Michigan. [Letter from LP to Brockway March 4, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31.11, file:(Brockway, Lawrence O., 1936-1942, 1944, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1965)]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. RE: Submits a letter by Chester Stock regarding Vokes, Cressman, and de Terra. [Filed under LP Science: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1925-1945: Box #14.013 Folder #13.16]
  • Letter from LP to Mr. George Standart RE: States Caltech's physics, chemistry, and mathematic programs are more thorough, but Deep Springs will cost less. Recommends Standart come to Caltech if he gets a scholarship, and invites Standart to come discuss it more with him. [Note from George Standart to LP February 25, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #377.10]
  • Letter from LP to Mr. W. S. Schaefer, Cornell University Press. RE: Sending a corrected copy for the opening pages of the book, and a preface for this second edition. And suggests a different design to the back cover of the book (Larger gold lettering). [Filed under: LP Manuscripts of Books, 1939b.2]
  • Letter from LP to Prof. Harold C. Urey, Dept of Chemistry, Columbia University, RE: States that they usually only have two graduate students who go on to doctorate work, and that this year's students already have plans. States he will keep Urey in mind in the future. [Letter from Prof. Harold C. Urey to LP February 12, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #419.1]
  • Letter from Lewis S. Ramsdell to LP RE: Ramsdell expects to arrive in Pasadena during the first week in May. Explains to LP that he would like some help in the Fourier series, in the use of intensity corrections and in the types of bonding. [LP's letter: November 22, 1939] [LP's reply: February 29, 1940] [Filed under: R: Correspondence, Box #334]
  • Letter from Secretary, Division of Chemistry, Caltech to Oscar W. Giese RE: Regrets that they will be unable to carry out the research requested by Giese. [Letter from Giese to Caltech February 23, 1940] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #140.5, file:(G: Correspondence, 1940)]
  • Writes cheque to “adoby?, no Arden” $19.84 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.1]