Letter from Linus Pauling to Joseph Halle Schaffner. Page 1. November 13, 1947
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  • Letter from Alden Emery, Executive Secretary, ACS to LP RE: Informs him that they are actively searching for a replacement for LP on the Editorial Board, and thanks him for his cooperation. [Filed under LP Correspondence Box #70.4, file:(Chemical Monographs, 1946-1950)]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Dr. Peyton Rous, Editor, Journal of Experimental Medicine, RE: Requests he return the two figures which accompanied the manuscript by Lanni and Campbell. [Letter from the Journal of Experimental Chemistry to LP October 6, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #192.13, file:(J: Correspondence, 1947)]
  • Letter from Curtis G. Benjamin, President of McGraw-Hill Company Inc., to LP. RE: Informing LP of the price increase of his quantum mechanics book from $5.50 to $6.00 due to higher production costs. [Filed under: LP Manuscripts of Books, 1935b.1]
  • Letter from Dr. A. R. Miller, Royal Society Mond Laboratory, University of Cambridge, to LP RE: Thanks him for clarifying the information he misinterpreted in Warren and Jacob's paper on uranium. Also thanks him for mentioning Rundle's recent work with the three forms of uranium. [Letter from LP to Miller October 23, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #255.14, file:(M: Correspondence, 1947)]
  • Letter from Dr. E.C. Kleiderer, Assistant Executive Director, Lilly Research Laboratories, to LP RE: Sends the second portion of the bibliography for the Insulin Project and request comments. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #111.4, file:(Eli Lilly and Company, 1946-1951, 1953-1956, 1964-1968, 1970-1972)]
  • Letter from Dr. Otto K. Behrens, Head, Bio-organic Chemical Research Department, Lilly Research Laboratories, to LP RE: Thanks him for his visit to the Gates and Crellin Labs and looks forward to hearing from LP or Niemann concerning the insulin project. [Letter from Wulf to Behrens October 23, 1947] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #111.4, file:(Eli Lilly and Company, 1946-1951, 1953-1956, 1964-1968, 1970-1972)]
  • Letter from Dr. W. A. Hamor, Editor, Chemical Monographs, to LP RE: Updates him on publication numbers. [Filed under LP Correspondence Box #70.4, file:(Chemical Monographs, 1946-1950)]
  • Letter from Dr. Wendell N., Latimer, Dean, College of Chemistry, UC Berkeley, to LP RE: Requests LP complete the enclosed sheet for the Panel on the Nation's Potential for Basic Research in Chemistry. (cc of sheet filed with letter.) [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #212.15, file:(Latimer, Wendell)]
  • Letter from Martha Letts, secretary to W.H. Freeman, to Beatrice Wulf, RE: LP's copies of the book will be charged against his royalty account. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b4.6.]
  • Letter from S.F. Mellish to LP RE: Asks LP if he can now confirm February 5th at 5:15 as the date and time of his lecture. He sincerely hopes that it will work out. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.9]
  • Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to Harper W. Frantz, Pasadena City College, RE: Freeman would like to arrange for an alternate edition of the lab manual written by Frantz, and would like to know what Frantz thinks of co-authoring the new edition with Lloyd Malm, a chemist at the University of Utah, who has been approved by LP. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b6.1]
  • Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to LP . RE: Freeman says he has some editorial ideas about the elementary chemistry that might help LP with the manuscript. He feels as though General Chemistrydidn't explain the function of oxidation well enough, among other things. [Filed under LP Books, 1950b.1]
  • Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to LP . RE: Freeman says that LP may have a contract for the new elementary book as soon as he lets Freeman know his terms. Freeman outlines his own terms for LP. [Filed under LP Books, 1950b.1]
  • Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to LP . RE: Freeman says that a significant advance in royalty is not within the firm's means. [Filed under LP Books, 1950b.1]