February 16, 1949 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Bill from Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company $8.40 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.059, folder 59.3]

Bill from Tuttle Bros. Nurseries for $11.79 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.059, folder 59.3]

Letter from Dr. E.C. Kleiderer, Lilly Research Laboratories, to LP RE: Informs LP that he has sent him the next portion of the Insulin Bibliography and asks for his comments. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #111.4, file:(Eli Lilly and Company, 1946-1951, 1953-1956, 1964-1968, 1970-1972)]

Letter from LP to Dr Clarence Zener, University of Chicago. RE: Thinks it may be possible to give a colloquium while in Chicago. Would like to postpone the decision. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society, 1943-1949: Box #14.004 Folder #4.2]

Letter from LP to Dr. Hoylande D. Young. RE: Is sorry she couldn't accept the position as chairman of the Women's Service Committee. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1938-1950: Box #14.008 Folder #8.10]

Letter from LP to Dr. James B. Summer, Cornell University. RE: Thanks him for his letter. Encloses a statement on the Ford Foundation. [Filed under LP Science: Ford Foundation, 1949-1972: Box #14.012 Folder #12.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. R. C. Fuson, University of Illinois. RE: Thanks him for his letter regarding the Ford Foundation. Encloses a statement about the Foundation. [Filed under LP Science: Ford Foundation, 1949-1972: Box #14.012 Folder #12.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. W.P. Gugelmann RE: Regrets that Gugelmann will be unable to come to Pasadena until the summer, but that they anticipate his arrival. Thanks him for the box of candy he sent at Christmas. Adds that Beatrice Wulf has sent him all of the immunochemistry reprints they have available. [Letters from Gugelmann to LP February 7, 1949, July 25, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #140.13, file:(G: Correspondence, 1949)]

Letter from LP to John L. Huston RE: Discusses plans to write to President Strand and plans to look into the situation at Oregon State College regarding the matter of the dismissal of Dr. Spitzer. Would be grateful for any information he may have. Says if he would like something published in CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING NEWS he should prepare a statement to be publicized and LP will write them a letter. [Letter from John L. Huston to LP February 11, 1949] [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: Ralph Spitzer: Academic Freedom and Passport Difficulties, 1942-1994: Box #2.034, Folder 34.2]

Letter from LP to Professor Martin Kilpatrick, Illinois Institute of Technology. RE: Thanks him for his letter. Believes it will be possible to accept the invitation for June 17th. Will probably come alone. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society, 1943-1949: Box #14.004 Folder #4.2]

Letter from LP to Ralph Spitzer. [Letter from Ralph Spitzer to LP February 9, 1949] [Letter from Ralph Spitzer to LP February 18, 1949] [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: Ralph Spitzer: Academic Freedom and Passport Difficulties, 1942-1994: Box #2.034, Folder 34.2]

February 16, 1949

Professor Ralph Spitzer

Oregon State College

Corvallis, Oregon

Dear Ralph:

I am shocked to learn from your letter of February 9 that President Strand told you that your contract would not be renewed next year, even though there is no question of competency involved and you are not delinquent in your duties to the chemistry department, according to his statement.

You can count on me to do everything that I can to get to the bottom of the matter, and to assist you.

I am interested in the Oregon State College, and I plan to write to President Strand. However, before doing so I would like to have some additional information from you. I note that you have been Associate Professor of Chemistry now for two years, and that you were Assistant Professor for one year before your promotion to the associate professorship. Could you tell me whether your appointment as Associate Professor was supposed to carry permanent tenure with it? The rules and customs at different institutions vary on this matter; sometimes seven years of service as a member of the faculty is required for permanent tenure, but very often appointments to associate professorships or full professorships are made with permanent tenure from the beginning.

The point here is that until a faculty member has been given a permanent appointment, or has served for such a period of time and under such circumstances as to give the presumption of permanent tenure in accordance with the principles of, say, the American Association of University Professors, the university is within its rights in not continuing his appointment. Even if there is a difference of opinion between the president and the other members of the staff in his department the matter still remains a local one until his appointment becomes permanent. I think that in general the A.A.U.P. would interest itself in the firing of a man with permanent appointment, but would not want to interfere with any university in picking its permanent staff - that is, in the initial selection of people for permanent appointment.

I shall in any case write to President Strand, after I have heard from you again.

Could you also tell me something about the conditions of employment of Professor LaVallee, and about what has happened to him?

I wanted to have a man with liberal ideas on the Committee on Patent Legislation of the American Chemical Society, and I would be very pleased if you would serve in this way. I know that you have not shown any very special interest in patent legislation, but I am sure that you could do some good work on this committee. I am glad to have your offer to serve on some other committee, but I doubt that any vacancy will arise during my service as president of the Society. I trust accordingly that you will accept the appointment.

Please let me know the answers to my questions above as soon as you can. Also please write to me and let me know what is going on.

Sincerely yours,

[Linus Pauling]

Linus Pauling:W

Letter from Lee A. DuBridge, President, Caltech to Dr. Ahmed Mustafa Ahmed RE: officially appoints Ahmed research fellow in chemistry for the third term of the current academic year, without stipend. Asks Ahmed to accept appointment on the enclosed copy of letter and return it. [Letters from Ahmed to LP January 16, 1949, March 7, 1949] [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.017, Folder 17.3]

Letter from Prof. Charles C. Price, Department of Chemistry, Notre Dame, to LP RE: States that he had recently seen LP's name, the president of the American Chemical Society, among the sponsors of the “Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace.” Goes on to connect this with the Russian “peace offensive” and states that he thinks that extensive disarmament shouldn't be undertaken without a sound policy to protect against war. [Letter from LP to Price, cc: Heidelberger February 23, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #153.3, file:(Heidelberger, Michael)]

Memo from G. R. D. Estcourt, W. H. Freeman and Company W. H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Company RE: Notices that there is a wide variation in the way they calculate their royalties, explains the principle difficulty and suggests a way to simplify the accounting problems. Mentions that he is more concerned about the LP contracts than the rest and hopes Freeman will mention it to LP. (Attached to letter from Freeman to LP) [Filed under LP Correspondence: 439.7]

Writes cheque to “EA Wopsohell. Painting house” $500.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.6]

Writes cheque to “Roy Edward. Dec & Jan. Not all of Jan” $7.98 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.073, folder 73.6]

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