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Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, 1873-2013

05. Manuscripts and Typescripts of Books. 1930-1992.

Manuscripts, typescripts and galley proofs of books written or co-written by Linus Pauling are the chief constituents of this section. Also included is correspondence relevant to the evolution and printing of Pauling's thirteen published books. In many instances, figures, artwork, research notes, publication contracts (both domestic and foreign), internal and external reviews and other background materials provide a fuller picture of the processes that informed each of Pauling's book projects. Special Collections also retains among its holdings several editions of each of Pauling's books, including numerous overseas translations. Finally, a great bulk of material is included concerning the handful of books that Pauling initiated but did not complete or publish.


106 boxes

5. General Chemistry.

Boxes 5.011 - 5.017 (Page: 11 - 17)



5.011.
General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, Second Edition, by Linus Pauling, with illustrations by Roger Hayward. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1953, 710 pages.
11.1.
Correspondence: Errors in General Chemistry,Second Edition, noted by readers and students, 1953-1966.
11.2.
Correspondence: Requests to reproduce figures and text from General Chemistry, Second Edition, 1956-1964.
11.3.
Correspondence: Discussion of a possible General Chemistry, Third Edition with W. H. Freeman and Company, 1967-1969.
11.4.
Correspondence and Typescripts: Work on General Chemistry by Barclay Kamb, 1967-1968.
11.5.
Galley Proof: General Chemistry, Second Edition.
11.6.
Articles, Correspondence, Typescripts: Reviews of foreign editions of General Chemistry, Second Edition, 1961-1965.
11.7.
Title pages and promotional materials for General Chemistry, Second Edition. [Hindi, French, German, Polish, Hebrew, Portuguese, and Italian translations].

5.012.
General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, Second Edition, by Linus Pauling, with illustrations by Roger Hayward. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1953, 710 pages.
12.1.
Manuscript: "Author's Report on General Chemistry", by J.H. Behnke, 1948; Typescript: "Report on Pauling, General Chemistry", by User #1, No Date; Typescript: "Report on Pauling, General Chemistry", Author Unknown, No Date.
12.2.
Typescripts, Correspondence: Internal Pre-Publication Reviews of General Chemistry, Second Edition, 1948-1950.
12.3.
User Comment Cards re: General Chemistry, Second Edition, 1951-1953, 1958-1959, 1961.
12.4.
Published reviews of General Chemistry, Second Edition, 1954.
12.5.
Non-review print notations for General Chemistry, Second Edition, 1954.
12.6.
Notes for revisions of General Chemistry, Second Edition.
12.7.
Blank pre-galley forms.
12.8.
Galley Proofs, Correspondence re: "Answers to Problems in Linus Pauling's 'General Chemistry', Second Edition".
12.9.
Assorted Notes and Reprints re: General Chemistry, Second Edition.

5.013.
General Chemistry, Third Edition, by Linus Pauling. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1970, 959 pages.
13.1.
Manuscript: "Chapter 3-3: Units of Electrical Charge".
13.2.
Typescript, Galley Proof: "Chapter 7 Exercises".
13.3.
Manuscript: "Entropy of Monatomic Gas" [Chapter and Section unknown].
13.4.
Manuscript: "Chapter 5-1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table of the Elements".
13.5.
Manuscript: "Chapter 6 Exercises".
13.6.
Manuscript: "Chapter 7-1: The Nonmetallic Elements and Some of their Compounds".
13.7.
Manuscript: "Chapter 9-2: Quantum Mechanics of a Monatomic Gas".
13.8.
Manuscript: "Chapter 10: Chemical Thermodynamics".
13.9.
Manuscript: "Chapter 11: Chemical Equilibrium".
13.10.
Manuscript: "Chapter 11 Exercises".
13.11.
Manuscript: "Chapter 12-2: The Water Molecule".
13.12.
Materials re: drawings, diagrams and figures used in General Chemistry, Third Edition.

5.014.
General Chemistry, Third Edition, by Linus Pauling. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 1970, 959 pages.
14.1.
Manuscript: "Chapter 13-10: The Escaping Tendency and the Chemical Potential".
14.2.
Manuscript, Typescript: "Chapter 15-1: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions. Electrolysis".
14.3.
Manuscript: "Chapter 16-6: Kinetics of Enzyme Reactions".
14.4.
Manuscript: "Chapter 17-6: The Free-Electron Theory of Metals".
14.5.
Manuscript: "Chapter 18-6: Electron-Deficient Substances".
14.6.
Manuscript: "Chapter 19-10: The Structure and Stability of Carbonyls and other Covalent Complexes of the Transition Metals.".
14.7.
Manuscript: "Chapter 21-14: [No Title - refers to Zinc Sulfide]".
14.8.
Manuscript: "Chapter 22-3: Superconductivity".
14.9.
Manuscript: "Chapter 25-19: [No Title - refers to resonance particles]".
14.10.
Manuscript Notes re: Appendices and Tables.
14.11.
Typescript: "Appendix I: Basic IS Units".
14.12.
Typescript: "Appendix IV: X-Rays and Crystal Structure".
14.13.
Typescript: "Appendix XIV: The Magnetic Properties of Substances".
14.14.
Correspondence: W.H. Freeman and Company, other individuals, re: General Chemistry, Third Edition, 1966-1970, 1973, 1979-1980, 1983-1984, 1986, 1989.

5.015.
General Chemistry, Third Edition, by Linus Pauling. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1970, 959 pages.
15.1.
Bound Galley Proofs of General Chemistry, Third Edition. Contains manuscript notes for revision and a heavily edited version of General Chemistry, Second Edition.

5.016.
General Chemistry, Third Edition, by Linus Pauling. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1970, 959 pages.
16.1.
Reviewer comment cards re: General Chemistry, Third Edition.
16.2.
Published reviews of General Chemistry, Third Edition.

5.017.
General Chemistry, by Linus Pauling. [unabridged, slightly altered and corrected reproduction of the Third edition] New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1988, 959 pages.
17.1.
Correspondence, Publication Contract: General Chemistry, Dover Edition, 1984-1988.