Letter from Linus Pauling to Frank Aydelotte. December 4, 1946. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Letter from Alden H. Emery, Secretary, American Chemical Society, to Dr. Oscar K. Rice. Apologizes for delay in answering Rice's letter of November 4. Addresses Rice's concerns regarding the ACS's involvement in politics. [Letter from Rice to Emery, November 4, 1946]. LP Peace: Box 4.012, Folder 12.7
• Letter from LP to Dr. I Herbert Scheinberg, Edgewood Arsenal, Medical Div., RE: States he is unsure about the possibilities for a 1947-48 appointment for Scheinberg and that he will be in England for most of that year. Suggests Scheinberg inquire again in February or March with a more detailed description of the type of work. [Letter from Secretary to LP to Mr. I. Herbert Scheinberg October 11, 1946, and letter from LP to Dr. John T. Edsall December 5, 1946, and letter from I. Herbert Scheinberg May 10, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1945), #377.15]
• Letter from LP to Dr. I. I. Rabi, Physics Dept. Columbia University, RE: Mentions Cal Tech's efforts to get Rabi to come be a professor and encourages him to accept. Describes the positive things Cal Tech has and how simple Rabi's job could be. [Letter from I. I. Rabi to LP December 11, 1946] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 325.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. John T. Edsall, Dept. of Physical Chemistry, Harvard Medical School, RE: States that Dr. I. Herbert Scheinberg has requested to work at Cal Tech during 1947-48. Asks Edsall to give his impression of Scheinberg. [Letter from Secretary to LP to Mr. I. Herbert Scheinberg October 11, 1946, and letter from LP to Dr. I Herbert Scheinberg December 5, 1946, and letter from John T. Edsall to LP December 10, 1946] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1945), #377.15]
• Letter from LP to Mr. A. B. Craig, Principal, Shattuck School, RE: States that he has sent a copy of the Caltech catalogue, which should answer Craig's question. [Letter from A. B. Craig to LP October 23, 1946] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1946), #377.16]
• Letter from LP to Prof. Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, JACS, RE: Apologizes for the delay in response, as he felt it necessary to consult with Dr. E. W. Hughes, who he has found to share LP's opinion of the paper by Erdman and Corwin. States that he cannot make any further criticisms and recommends that the paper not be published in its current form. [Memo from Hughes to LP December 3, 1946] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #191.1, file:(Journal of the American Chemical Society)]
• Letter from P. Swings, Université de Liége, Institute D'Astrophysique to LP RE: refers to letter written by LP on behalf of Dr. Jules Duchesne. States Duchesne now wishes to visit the US and work in the department of chemistry at Cal Tech. He is applying for an advanced fellowship of the Belgian American Educational Foundation. Asks if LP would write a note if he is willing to accept Duchesne as a guest in his labs. [Letter from LP to Duchesne January 27, 1947] [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.017, Folder 17.3]
• Manuscript Notes for Lecture 10. “The Hydrogen Atom.” [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.014, File 14.2]
• Statement from Linus Pauling Jr RE: States that to the best of his knowledge he received $120 from the Sate of California under the Service-Men's Readjustment Act. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal & Family, Family Correspondence: Linus Carl Pauling, Jr. 1946-1956: Box #5.037, Folder 37.2]