[written on the Biltmore letterhead]

Sunday, 1 ³⁰ PM

Dearest love:

We have just finished the Guggenehim job (until the next meetings, March 24 and 25); and I am lonesome for my little sweetheart, and wondering if I can hold out for nearly two weeks longer. Believe me, I'll make up for the three weeks away when I get to you!

Yesterday's meeting moved along smoothly to 6. Then I came to the hotel for an hour's rest, and we all (Miss Sabin, Notestein, Wilson, Henry, Edith, + I) had dinner with Aydelotte at the Harvard Club. Then I went to bed, and got up for today's session, from 9 to 1. Henry has had pneumonia - he didn't stop work when he should have. He is the chairman of one of the Presidential Committees - the one on developing talent in young people.

There was nothing exciting about the new Fellows. I stuck up for the young ones! The man (Bradford Smith) who will write about Japanese in America was approved.

I'm going to write some letters to people in the lab. Have you checked up on Mrs Holdredge? Then I'm going out to the Museum of Modern Art, + then on to the Mirskys.

I was glad to get your letter and Crellie's note. I love you.

Your own

Paddy

[written on The Biltmore letterhead]

[Guggenheim written in blue ink by LP]

Dear love;

I've just remembered something that EBW said at dinner. A man named Samuelson was being discussed, and EBW said "The most brilliant man I have ever had in my classes, out of 120 per year for 40 years, was Vannever Bush; next was Samuelson; and third Richard Tolman - you understand, of course, that Linus was never in my classes." I was amused by this in several ways.

Today I got up at 8 ³⁰ (I had read a book and some articles last night), had breakfast, and went to the meeting, which progressed well, all of the job being done by 1. Some postwar fellows were appointed - the Trustees are appropriating [inside right hand side of page] $200000 extra for this purpose. Another one in addition to Van Niel will come to Pasadena to work with me this year.

At 2 I went to the Mirsky's, and had lunch and then supper. Alfred has been offered a permanent post at $6000 at the Cold Springs Harbor Lab. Of the Carnegie Institution. (His present job, as associate member at the Rockefeller Institute at 4200, 5200 next year, is temporary, and must be reconsidered every third year) I recommended to him strongly to go to C.S. harbor - he hates to leave the Institute, where he has been [left hand side of page] for 16 years.

Alfred had a letter from I.A. Mirsky, saying that Col. Hall said that it would be hard to do anything for Linus because he has had no medical training at all, but that he would try.

When Addis was here a couple of weeks ago he told the Mirskys that he thought that I would recover completely, and be the first patient to do so. He also said that three years ago his prognosis was that I would be dead in two year - and that I would have been, too, if I had not come to him. I thanked Alfred for having suggested it.

I love you, darling. I'm going to bed now, to the R. Inst. tomorrow morning, and to start home at 4PM. I'll stop in Moe's office at 2 ³⁰ to say goodbye to him - and see if there is a letter for me - none has come.

Your own

Paddy