Activity Listings
- Agenda for Synapsis Club Meeting. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.004 Folder #4.1]
- Bill from AS Greene Co for Juicer $1.81 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.059, folder 59.3]
- Journal Article: “Linus Carl Pauling”, Chemical and Engineering News, vol. 27, no. 1, (January 3, 1949):28. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings, 1949n.1]
- Letter from J. T. Thurston, Chairman, Program Committee, Western Connecticut Section, to LP. RE: Informs him which speech the section would like to hear. Requests an abstract, a biographical sketch, and a glossy print to be sent to them before February 1st. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1949: Box #14.004 Folder #4.2]
- Letter from Jack Warner Ralls to LP asking LP to accept him to their institution for research, as a fellowship that he is applying requires evidence of their acceptance at an institution. He describes his research background. [LP's reply January 18, 1949]
- Letter from Jack Warner Ralls, Dept. of Chemistry, Northwestern University, to LP RE: States he would like to do research at Cal Tech if he is granted a Merck Postdoctoral Fellowship and explains the research. Describes his past education and experience. Handwritten in the left margin: “Dan - What do you think?” Handwritten at the bottom: “Linus: I feel that a research job which would probably require rather elaborate animal set-up and both of experience should be carried out with someone more qualified to divest and judge the research than we are. Dan.” [Letter from LP to Mr. Jack Warner Ralls January 18, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #340.14]
- Letter from LP to Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary. RE: Is prepared to sign the certificates of appreciation. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.004 Folder #4.2]
- Letter from LP to Dr. D. H. Killeffer RE: Thanks him for the check and apologizes for not being able to produce a more comprehensive report. Suggests that the Climax Molybdenum company subsidize university research. Agrees to review the monograph. [Letters from Killeffer to LP December 27, 1948, January 14, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box #71.2, file:(Climax Molybdenum Company, 1948-1949)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Paul G. Nahin. [Note from Nahin to LP December 28, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287.16, file:(N: Correspondence, 1948)]
January 3, 1949
Dr. Paul G. Nahin
331 Carroll Park West
Long Beach 14, California
Dear Dr. Nahin:
I shall look forward to seeing you at sometime in the near future.
The question that you raise as to how it is possible for an employee-scientist to contribute effectively to the struggle against war and depression is a very difficult one. I don't know that there is any really sound solution. I feel that it is necessary to compromise — that is, for each man to do what he can, without taking any action that would cause him to become a martyr. I trust that you understand that I do not mean that a man should compromise with his principles, but that he should rather recognize that the practical action that he takes should be of such a nature as to be effective, or his principles will have no value.
With best regards for the New Year, I am
Sincerely yours,
Linus Pauling:W
- Letter from LP to Dr. Werner Nowacki, Mineralogical Institute, University of Bern, RE: Thanks him for his letter and the reprints of the paper with Hedberg. [Letter from Nowacki to LP November 16, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #277.15, file:(Nowacki, Werner)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. William H. McNealy, kelco Company. RE: Suggests they plan a visit to San Diego State College and Scripps Institution on Oceanography while in the area. Informs him that he would like to stay at a motel. Requests that reservations be made. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1949: Box #14.004 Folder #4.2]
- Letter from W. H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Company to Dr. Edwin C. Markham, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina and Dr. Sherman E. Smith, Department of Chemistry, University of New Mexico cc: LP RE: Tells how they have interesting and unusual ideas and they will be opening their material with great expectations, recalls that they are to send a complete outline with a number of chapters in finished form by summer, and states that he and Smith agreed that there was no need for a manual as the Frantz serve the purpose. [Filed under LP Correspondence: 439.7]
- Letter from W. H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Company to Dr. William Stickler, Department of Chemistry, University of Denver cc: LP RE: Sends him the best wishes of the season, explains that they cannot commission him with a contract for the organic text, proposes that when he finishes his text they publish it and in return they will give much editorial and publishing advice during the preparation of the text. Says everyone involved believes he can do the text with their help of comments, criticisms, and statements of textual needs, explains that Stickler would be drawing up a detailed outline with sample chapters for LP's and other organic chemist's criticism, and believes the length of the letter indicates the likelihood of them achieving their goals and the great deal of hard work to come. [Filed under LP Correspondence: 439.7]
- Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to Dr. H.C. Muldoon, Duquesne University Press, RE: Freeman thanks Muldoon for sending him a copy of "The Scientific Counselor" with Freeman's article in it. Freeman should like to hear Muldoon's comment on LP's text, since he and his staff have worked with it for a couple of years. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1947b6.1]
- Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Co., to Dr. Harper W. Frantz, Pasadena City College, RE: Freeman says that he has asked LP to give Frantz a copy of the manuscript for College Chemistry so that Frantz may begin his planning and writing. Freeman asks if Frantz can give him an idea of the number of pages from the current manual that he may use in the new one with no change other than running head, page numbers etc. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1950b1.7]
- Letter from W.H. Freeman, cc: LP, to William C. Stickler asking for the option to publish his book when it is finished, in return for editorial assistance.
- Letter from W.H. Smith, cc: Dr. Smith and LP, to Dr's Edwin C. Markham and Sherman E. Smith thanking them for their query for a general chemistry textbook.
- Pauling delivers his presidential address to the American Chemical Society in which he urges American industrial corporations to support a scientific research foundation that will insure them a steady supply of new products. He also makes clear that he is not sympathetic with the aims of the American Medical Association, for he feels that “a system of socialized medicine in the United States may well be desirable.” Pauling's address causes criticism from both the liberals and conservatives in and outside of the scientific community. (Paradowski, Robert J.)
- Remittance Advice from Eli Lilly and Company to LP for “Retainer fee for consultantship in physical chemistry.” [Filed under LP Biographical: Business & Financial, Tax Documents, 1930-1956: box #4.001, folder 1.4]
- Writes cheque to “Eva Janes. Help” $100.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.6]
- Writes cheque to “Peter - Allowance” $50.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.6]
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