October 5, 1945 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Letter from Linus Pauling to Earl P. Stevenson. Page 1. October 2, 1945

Letter from Linus Pauling to Earl P. Stevenson. October 2, 1945. Page 1 Larger Images / More Information. 1 p. View Transcript

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Letter from LP to Dr. W. A. Noyes, Jr., Chief, Division 10, Edgewood Arsenal, RE: Thanks him for the letter and looks forward from hearing from the Medical Division. [Letter from Noyes to LP September 29, 1945] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #279.5, file:(Noyes, W. A., Jr.)]
Letter from Linus Pauling Jr to AHP RE: Says he ships tomorrow for Brooklyn but he won't be there long. Says he'll send letters from all the ports they go to. He is in a position of slight responsibility as the crew chief ot the 3 man crew. Talks about getting out of the army but thinks traveling around on transports may be fun for a bit. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Linus Carl Pauling, Jr. 1946-1956: Box #5.037, Folder 37.1]

5 October [1945]

Dear Mom,

I ship tomorrow to Brooklyn, N.Y. I probably won't be there long ours is the 3^rd or 4^th crew on the list. But it means I'll be home all the sooner.

I'll send my address as soon as I know it. I think our mail piles up in the home port, so I'll be bereft of that necessary article for long periods. I'll mail letters from all the ports I . . . as to have a record. All the little ones will like it.

I'm finally in a position of slight responsibility, since I'm crew chief of our 3 man crew and in charge of the radar on board. So far there's no indication of change of rank unless, of course, I enlist in the regular army. All I care about it getting our, anyway. I have only 23 points, so I'm liable to have trouble when two-year men are discharged. Points stopped on V-J day, Sept 2^nd. I think this traveling around on transports may be fun for awhile. At least I'll see plenty of ocean.

I'll write again soon.

All my love,

Linus

Memo from F.C. Lindvall to the Executive Committee. Discusses the program and budget for Industrial Design for the 1945-1946 year. Attaches memorandum from J.P. Youtz and the Industrial Design Associates. LP Safe: Drawer 3, Folder 3.019

Note from LP to himself RE: Outlines a rumor he heard that the Walker Grocery refused to trade with Japanese. Details his experience when he went in and confronted the owner to see if it were true. Found out it was. [Filed under LP Biographical: Materials re: “Japanese Gardener Incident”, 1945: Box #2.001, Folder 1.2]