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• Diary: 2x3" plain diary labeled "Address" on the cover, and "European and Eastern Trip 1939, 06-September" on the front page in LP's writing. [Filed under LP Personal Safe: Drawer 4, Folder 4.010]
• Manuscript Notes re: oxidation of muscle cells during contraction, June 1939. [Filed under LP Science: Box #6.001, Folder #1.4]

• AHP writes cheque to: Lola J. Cook amount $60 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. R. Eidemiller amount $5.60 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. J. M. Robertson RE: LP has shown Robertson's letter to Dr. Levy. LP believes it is likely that Dr. Levy will be spending a good portion of the year in the Cavendish Laboratory and also in France. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #330, Folder #330.7]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Jules Duchesne RE: LP's supply of the requested reprints is exhausted; he informs Duchesne that the same material is included in his book The Nature of the Chemical Bond which can be obtained from Cornell University Press. [Duchesne's letter to LP May 15, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #98, Folder #98.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. L. Michaelis RE: LP apologizes for the delay in writing this letter however, at this time it seems improbable that he will come East in November to speak. LP suggests that Dr. G. W. Wheland of the Chemistry Department of the University of Chicago be invited to speak in his place. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #246, Folder #246.9]
• Letter from LP to J. Monteath Robertson, The University, England RE: LP writes that he has shown Robertson's letter of 5-18 to Levy who is still uncertain about his plans for the following year. LP also notifies him that he has cancelled his trip to Europe. [LP's last letter to Robertson May 23, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #330, Folder #330.7]
• Letter from LP to L. A. Kimpton, Deep Springs RE: LP is glad that there is a possibility that Linus Jr. might work at Deep Springs this summer. [Kimpton's letter to LP May 22, 1939; Kimpton's reply to LP July 10, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200, Folder #200.4]
• Letter from LP to Lawrence O. Brockway, University of Michigan RE: LP cannot make definite arrangements to travel to Ann Arbor after attending the Chicago meeting at this time. Schomaker and Stevenson are getting very good results with light molecules. LP has requested a copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond be sent to Brockway as he is referenced frequently throughout it. [Brockway's letter to LP May 29, 1939; Brockway's reply to LP July 12, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #31, Folder #31.11]
• Letter from LP to Mr. William B. Warren RE: Thanking Warren for his offer of a 25% discount on an order of 25 kits of atom molecules, however regrets to say that this kind of expense is not included in their budget for the coming year. [Warren's letter: May 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from LP to S. E. Norris, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. RE: Requesting unbound copies of his chapter of Organic Chemistry in accordance with the letter from Henry Gilman [Gilman's letter June 1, 1939; Norris' reply June 5, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
• Letter from LP to Thomas F. Anderson, University of Wisconsin RE: LP is glad to hear of Anderson's position for the following year. His paper on protein will be in the July issue of the JACS. He looks forward to seeing Anderson in Chicago. [Anderson's letter to LP May 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #6, Folder #6.8]
• Letter from LP to Thorfin Hogness, University of Chicago RE: LP hopes he manages to see Hogness in Chicago. LP will try to suggest appropriate monographs for the Elsevier series as long as Hogness suggests some for the A. C. S. series. Cornell UP will send Hogness a copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. [Hogness' letter May 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #162, Folder #162.5]
• Letter from LP to W. B. Warren, Fisher Scientific Co. RE: LP thanks him for the offer of 25% discount, but regrets they do not have money to purchase the models in their budget for the coming year. [Warren's letter May 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from the Under-Secretary of the Province of Quebec to LP RE: Acknowledging the receipt of LP's letter of recommendation for Paul Giguere. [LP's letter to Quebec May 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #140, Folder #140.4]

• Letter from LP to Irving Langmuir, General Electric Co. [Langmuir's letter to LP May 17, 1939; Langmuir's reply June 27, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #212, Folder #212.9]

  June 2, 1939

  Dr. Irving Langmuir

  Associate Director

  Research Laboratory

  General Electric Company

  1 River Road

  Schenectady, New York

  Dear Dr. Langmuir:

  Some of the questions raised by your letter of May 17 can be discussed conveniently with reference to my book on "The Nature of the Chemical Bond," a copy of which is being sent to you by the Cornell University Press. I shall discuss your points one by one, with the paragraphs of this letter corresponding to those of your letter. The first question, regarding the general accuracy of the bond energy treatment, is a difficult one to answer. It is found empirically that a single value for a bond energy usually holds to within about 1 kcal/mol for all non-resonating molecules, but the carbonyl bond shows greater variability probably because of the large partial ionic character of the bond, as discussed on page 123 of the book. The instability of cyclols is so very great that this uncertainty can hardly be important.

  I have assumed that a hydrogen atom forming a hydrogen bond between two oxygen atom is closer to one oxygen atom than to the other because there is strong experimental evidence showing this to be so for many substances, as discussed in Chapter IX of my book, and no evidence at all indicating that the hydrogen atom is midway between two oxygen atoms in any hydrogen bond. The structures of the type which you discuss, involving resonance of a covalent bond from one side to the other of a symmetrically placed hydrogen atom, have been proposed by Sidgwick, Gillette, and Sherman, and others, but the evidence is all against them.

  Dr. Irving Langmuir -2- June 2, 1939

  It seems to me that the entropy factor can hardly work to stabilize a cyclol, because the completely ordered arrangement of the cyclol corresponding to low entropy and hence to instability.

  This is also the reason that the discussion of the relative energy values of polypeptide chain and cyclol structures is significant with respect to their free energies, since a polypeptide chain structure would presumably be favored by the entropy factor with respect to the cyclol structure.

  It seems to me that there is a fallacy in your argument regarding the stability of a chain and a fabric. If the products of breakdown of the two are the same, then we know from thermodynamics that the chain will be the more stable if its free energy is less than that of the fabric.

  The effect of symmetry on melting points is very interesting, and is presumably due in part to an entropy factor. I think that the cases quoted by you, the dihydroxy benzenes and trihydroxy benzenes, are instead to be attributed largely to hydrogen bond formation within the molecule for molecules such as pyrocatechol, as discussed on page 289. There is an effect on the boiling points as well as the melting points.

  I think that in proteins there is some tendency for hydrophilic groups to be on the outside and hydrophobic groups be on the inside, but that this is not carried to the extreme shown by the cyclol cage-like structures.

  Although interatomic forces do decrease rapidly with distance, effects may be transmitted from group to group, as in a crystal, which retains a regular structure over long distances because of the coordinating action of each atom or molecule or its immediate neighbors. This might lead to a distribution of side chains corresponding to the symmetry of the molecules.

  Dr. Irving Langmuir -3- June 2, 1939

  It would seem surprising to me then that the insulin crystal would not reflect the tetrahedral symmetry of the cyclol molecule. With respect tothe polypeptide chain, I feel that there is evidence for periodicity of some residues but that the evidence does not show that all residues correspond to this regularity.

  I do not see any difficulty with the postulate which Mirsky and I made regarding the uniquely defined configurations of polypeptide chains.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP/jr

• Letter from Thorton C. Fry to LP RE: Thanking LP for agreeing to serve on the committee about the Fourier calculating machines and letting him know that he would like to present a report about it promptly as not to delay anyone's work. [Stewart's letter to LP May 26, 1939; LP's reply to Fry June 7, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
• Letter from Ward D. Foster, Alumni Association of CIT to LP RE: Inviting LP to attend Annual Commencement Day Banquet of the Alumni Association on June 9, 1939. [LP's reply June 6, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #128, Folder #128.5]
• Note from H. D. Springall, Lincoln College, Oxford to LP RE: Asking if he can use LP as a reference for his fellowship application to Jesus College, Oxford. [Springall's last letter to LP May 23, 1939; LP's next letter to Springall July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #367, Folder #367.6]

• Letter from E. J. Crane, Editor, Chemical Abstracts to Members of the Committee on Nomenclature, etc. incl. LP RE: Informing members of funds granted to produce more copies of Austin M. Patterson's Translation with Comments of the Definitive Report of the Commission on the Reform of the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.008, Folder #8.14]
• Letter from L. Michaelis to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter of June 1st and is sorry that he will not be able to speak at the symposium in the fall. Congratulates LP on his new book, "The Nature of the Chemical Bond." [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #246, Folder #246.9]
• Letter from LP to Ermon D. Eastman, UC Berkeley RE: LP gives the reference for the Schwarzenbach papers he discussed with Eastman earlier. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #106, Folder #106.1]
• Letter from LP to Grice Axtman RE: Axtman may use the organic laboratory this summer under the supervision of David Pressman for $15 a week. [Axtman's letter May 25, 1939; LP's next letter June 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #12, Folder #12.5]
• Letter from LP to Margery Bedinger RE: Although there is no one at CIT who will analyze her samples of Navajo silver, LP suggests several places where she can send them and also mentions she could maybe apply for a small grant to cover the costs. [Bedinger's letter May 15, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37, Folder #37.6]
• Letter from S. E. Norris, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. to LP RE: Sending herewith two unbound copies of LP's chapter for Organic Chemistry as requested. [LP's letter to Norris June 1, 1939; LP's reply to Norris June 9, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]

• Letter from Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Encloses correspondence for LP's information concerning Dr. Arnow's "Objections to the Cyclol Structure Postulated for the Insulin Molecule" which LP suggested should not be published. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from LP to Ward D. Foster, CIT Alumni Association RE: LP is unable to attend the annual Commencement Day Banquet of the Alumni Association. [Foster's letter June 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #128, Folder #128.5]

• Letter from Albert Schoenflies to LP RE: Schoenflies tells LP that it seems uncertain he will get a visa before his quota number comes up, it may even take up to several years. Although it would be hard to separate from the children, he would let them go only if he knew that they were under the protection and care of LP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #358, Folder #358.1]
• Letter from Grace Hinley, Polytechnic Elementary School, to LP and AHP RE: Offers LP and AHP a $450 scholarship for Linus in the 9th grade and a $75 scholarship for Peter's tuition at Polytechnic Elementary school. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.041 Folder #41.11]
• Letter from LP to G. L. Clark, University of Illinois RE: Requesting reference for Lois Joyce. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #192, Folder #192.6]
• Letter from LP to Lois Joyce. [Letter from Joyce; LP's next letter July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #192, Folder #192.6]

  June 7, 1939

  Miss Lois Joyce

  X-ray Laboratory

  University of Illinois

  Urbana, Illinois

  Dear Miss Joyce:

  I am sorry to say that it would not be possible for you to carry on work as a graduate student at this Institute. Women fellows are sometimes admitted for post-doctorate research, and there is a small chance that you could be given special permission to carry on research here, without working for a degree. If you want me to try to make this arrangement for you, please send a transcript of your record at Pittsburgh and Illinois, a statement as to the researches that you want to carry on, and information about the support of your work, as for example whether your Mellon Institute fellowship is to be continued.

  I shall be away from Pasadena from June 14 to about July 10. If you come through Pasadena, you might talk over the situation with Professor R. G. Dickinson and J. H. Sturdivant.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP/jr

• Letter from LP to Thornton C. Fry RE: LP notifies Fry of his address for the upcoming few weeks while in Chicago. He is willing to meet with Thurstone there to discuss the Fourier machines; LP does not care whose design is selected as long as one is constructed and available to him. [Fry's letter to LP June 2, 1939; Fry's reply to LP June 9, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
• Letter from Lois Joyce, University of Illinois to LP RE: Joyce would like to study at CIT under LP and is willing to work there without earning a degree (if CIT does not grant degrees to women). [LP's reply June 7, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #192, Folder #192.6]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to LP RE: Asks LP to please respond to the enclosed letters from Professor Latimer and Professor Bray. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #279, Folder #279.4]
• Letter from W. A. Noyes to LP RE: Encloses correspondence concerning the book by Oleson (stating that Oleson feels it is too early to publish his work) and mentioning that he will be leaving for Cambridge for his son's graduation soon. [LP's letter to Noyes May 9, 1939; Noyes' next letter to LP July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #279, Folder #279.4]
• Letter to Dr. E. Bright Wilson, Harvard University RE: Requesting reference for Lois Joyce [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #192, Folder #192.6]

• AHP writes cheque to: Arden Farms, Inc. amount $20.77 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Edison Company Ltd. amount $22.41 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder 2#]
• AHP writes cheque to: Mira Loma Water Company amount $3.77 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• LP writes cheque to: Edward W. Crellin amount $80 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• LP writes cheque to: First Federal Savings and Loan Company amount $210.24 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from H. O. Jenkins, England to LP RE: Jenkins notifies LP that he used his name as a reference on his application for a fellowship at Jesus College, Oxford. [LP's reply July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #192, Folder #192.6]

• AHP writes cheque to: Polytechnic Elementary School amount $120.25 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from J. B. Whitehead, National Research Council to LP RE: Requesting any research reports to be held at the next annual meeting of the Conference on Electrical Insulation. [LP's reply June 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from LP to S. E. Norris, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. RE: LP thanks him for the unbound copies of his Organic Chemistry chapter. [Norris' letter to LP June 5, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
• Letter from Melba Phillips to LP RE: Concerning student Bernard Weinstock who wishes to come to CIT for graduate study and is applying for a scholarship. She recommends him and hopes he is given serious consideration. [LP's reply to Phillips June 13, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #312, Folder #312.4]
• Letter from Thornton C. Fry to LP RE: Thanking LP for the itinerary. He will receive more detailed plans of Thurstone's group's proposal for a Fourier type calculator and will let LP know about them soon. [LP's letter to Fry June 7, 1939; LP's reply to Fry June 12, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
• Note from Melba Phillips to LP RE: Phillips writes in regard to a young man named Bernard Weinstock who is interested in applying to CIT and for possible graduate tuition scholarships. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #312, Folder #312.4]

• AHP writes cheque to: Hjalmar Johnson amount $6.18 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Sanitary Laundry amount $8.93 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: William W. Taylor amount $10.25 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from L. A. Kimpton to LP RE: Apologizes for not writing sooner but regrets to say that there is just nothing that Linus Jr may do at Deep Springs. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #198, Folder #198.9]
• Letter from W. S. Schaefer, Cornell University Press to LP RE: Schaefer states free books for authors are limited to six copies and therefore copies cannot be sent to the people on his list, unless sent at the author's discount and charged to LP or be billed to advertising if the person is likely to use it in their course. [LP's reply June 13, 1939] [Filed under LP Books: Box 1939b, Folder 1939b.2]

• AHP writes cheque to: Athenaeum amount $8.05 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Fortner and Loud amount $26.22 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: H. A. Courselle amount $3.80 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Southern Counties Gas Company amount $10.34 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: T. W. Mather Company amount $21.23 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]

• LP writes cheque to :J. Norton Wilson amount $50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from E. Bright Wilson, Jr., Harvard University to LP RE: Provides a recommendation for Lois Joyce, stating she is odd, but harmless. He congratulates LP on The Nature of the Chemical Bond and asks how the cyclopropene and cyclobutadiene syntheses are progressing. [LP's last letter to Wilson January 31, 1939;Wilson's next letter to LP July 3, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #438, Folder #438.5]
• Letter from George L. Clark, University of Illinois to LP RE: Provides evaluation of Lois Joyce's research work in his lab. He states she has "an extremely brilliant mind, but is decidedly unbalanced." [LP's reply July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #66, Folder #66.2]
• Letter from H. C. Blankmeyer, Director of Education, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. to LP RE: Requests LP fill out survey to help determine the best methods to illustrate the distillation process for educational purposes. Survey enclosed. [LP's reply July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37, Folder #37.6]
• Letter from H. V. Tartar, University of Washington to LP RE: Announcing an assistantship position opening at UW. [LP's reply to Tartar July 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #410, Folder #410.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. L. Michaelis RE: LP informs Michaelis that his calculations on the color of dyes have progressed very nicely. Thanks him for his kind statements regarding his book. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #246, Folder #246.9]
• Letter from LP to Thornton C. Fry RE: LP will have Shaffer send blueprints of his drawings to Fry, but has otherwise suspended work on his design until the Committee reaches its decision. LP will see Thurstone in Chicago. [Fry's letter to LP June 9, 1939; Fry's reply to LP June 16, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
• Letter from Warren Weaver, Director, The Natural Sciences-The Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Weaver expresses the disappointment and reluctance of the staff to approve the organic chemistry budget for the next academic year because of LP's failure to appoint an organic chemist as promised in the original grant application. [LP's reply to Weaver July 14, 1939] [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.7]

• AHP writes cheque to: Helms Bakeries amount $3.28 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: LP makes note of appointments already made for 1939-40. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends appointments to be made from the Molecular Structure Fun. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends several appointments to be made from the Rockefeller Fund. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends that Burnie M. Craig be appointed draftsman from the Rockefeller Fund. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: LP recommends three men to be appointed as research assistants to Dr. E. R. Buchman from the Vitamin B2 Research Fund. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to Melba Phillips RE: LP thanks her for the recommendation for Bernard Weinstock. LP feels that his application is rather late if it is for the coming year however. [Phillips' letter to LP June 9, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #312, Folder #312.4]
• Letter from LP to W. S. Schaefer, Cornell University Press. [Schaefer's letter June 10, 1939] [Filed under LP Books: Box 1939b, Folder 1939b.2]

  June 13, 1939

  Mr. W. S. Schaefer

  Cornell University Press

  124 Roberts Place

  Ithaca, New York

  Dear Mr. Schaefer:

  In preparing a list of men to receive presentation copies of my book on "The Nature of the Chemical Bond," I was following the practice of the McGraw-Hill publishing Company, who have published my two earlier books. This Company requested that I prepare a list of names of men to whom I was indebted for aid in preparation of the book or who might well use the book as a text in courses, and I sent to the Company a list of about as many names of people as on the list sent to you, to whom the Company sent presentation copies. I also requested that copies be sent at my discount to certain other individuals. On looking over the list which I sent to you on May 31, I see that there are a few names included of people or organizations to whom copies should be sent at my expense. These are:

  Deep Springs Ranch, Deep Springs, California

  Telluride Association, Ithaca, New York

  Mr. E. W. Crellin, 1550 San Pasqual Street, Pasadena, California

  Professor Dr. A. Sommerfeld, Institut f. theor. Physik d. Universitat, Munich, Germany

  Will you please send these copies, and bill me for them.

  I suggest that the names of

  Dr. H. Eyring

  Sir William Bragg

  Professor R. A. Millikan

  Professor W. H. Rodebush

  Professor P. S. Epstein

  Professor R. J. Williams

  Dr. H. Brasseur

  Professor S. C. Lind

  Dr. Paul Emmett

  Professor N. Bohr

  Dr. W. Heisenberg

  Professor P. Debye

  Dr. L. Michaelis

  Prof. Dr. O. Hassel

  Prof. C. K. Ingold

  Mr. W. S. Schaefer June 13, 1939

  be deleted from the list.

  The other names on the list are of people who either helped in the preparation of the work in one way or another or who might well use the book as a text in course work. I recommend that the Press send copies to these individuals.

  In preparing this list I have not included all of the people who are, in my opinion, likely to use the book as a text. If you would be interested in having a list of names of further men who might use the book as a text, to whom presentation copies or copies for examination could be sent, Dr. Hughes and I could prepare this list.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

• Letter from William N. Lacey to LP RE: Lacey wishes to propose the appointment of Robert H. Olds as assistant in the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in connection with Lacey's research funded by the Polymerization Process Corporation. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Research notebooks of LP, RNB 16 RE: Rules for the Gates and Crellin Laboratories, Swift will oversee Inst. Anal. with Wood.

• AHP writes cheque to: Bullock's amount $18.04 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Collector of Internal Revenue amount $15.78 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Collector of Internal Revenue amount $15.78 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Rio Grande Oil Inc. amount $8.53 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• AHP writes cheque to: Standard Oil Company amount $16.97 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from J. L. Hoard, Cornell University to LP RE: Hoard has determined the structure of K4Mo(CN)82H2O. Requests reprints of LP's papers on glycine and Nd(BrO3)39H20. He may visit Pasadena in Sept. [LP's reply July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #159, Folder #159.10]
• Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP recommends that "The Structure of the globular Proteins" by D. L. Talmud not be accepted for publication. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Hubert J. Yearian, Purdue University, RE: LP finds very few suggestions to make regarding his manuscript and thus hopes that it will be printed as soon as possible. Asks that 100 reprints be sent to CIT and that the total bill for the reprints along with the publication cost be sent to him. [Yearian's letter to LP RE: May 22, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #460, Folder #460.2]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, C. I. T. RE: Recommending paid positions for summer work. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, California Institute of Technology RE: Notification that requisitions on the Chemistry Equipment and Chemistry Instrument Supplies Funds, handled previously by Beckman are to be in the charge of J. H. Sturdivant after July 1, 1939. Requests also that Molecule Structure requisitions signed by Sturdivant during LP's absence from 6-14 to 7-10 be honored as well. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.4]
• Letter from LP to E. C. Barrett, Comptroller, C. I. T. RE: Enclosed letter from Lacey (1939-06-14) describing proposed actions recommended by the Council of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is discussed in further detail by LP. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from LP to J. B. Whitehead, National Research Council RE: LP will not attend the meeting of the Conference on Electrical Insulation in November and does not have any new research in that field at this time. [Whitehead's letter to LP June 9, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #443, Folder #443.7]
• Letter from William N. Lacey to LP RE: Proposing a distribution of salary and activities for Professor B. H. Sage for the academic year 1939-40. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]
• Letter from Yun-Pu Liu, Associated Southwestern Universities, China to LP RE: Thanks LP for the circular about the lab activities at Gates and Crellin and notifies LP that he is continuing with his work despite the conditions in China [LP's reply July 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #230, Folder #230.5]
• Research notebooks of LP, RNB 16 RE: Note: LP and AHP departure in Zephyr for Milwaukee

• Letter from Paul Brockett, Executive Secretary, National Academy of Sciences to Members, including LP RE : Offering members the chance to obtain Memoirs, Biographical Memoirs or Reports which were published prior to their Membership. List of titles included. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.018, Folder #18.1]
• Socit Royale des Sciences, Certificate of membership. [Includes correspondence] [LP Awards and Honors 1939h.1]

• Letter from Thornton C. Fry to LP RE: Encloses a copy of the description of the device for crystal analysis proposed by Thurstone's group in Chicago. [LP's letter to Fry June 12, 1939; LP's reply to Fry June 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]

• Letter from Linus Jr. to AHP RE: Peter writes to AHP while she is away. He thinks AHP should get her driver's license and would like his allowance sent with the next letter she writes. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.036, Folder #36.2]
• Postcard from LP and AHP to Children RE: "We stayed overnight in this place, in the cabin marked with an arrow. We have had doughnuts for breakfast, and now we are starting on toward Milwaukee." [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.041, Folder #41.2]

  June 17, 1939

  Saturday morning:

  Dear children: We stayed overnight in this place, in the cabin marked with an arrow. We have had doughnuts and coffee for breakfast, and now we are starting on toward Milwaukee. Love from Mamma and Daddy.

  [postcard]

• Agenda, Milwaukee Meeting of the Executive Committee, American Association for the Advancement of Science [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]
• Clipping from The Milwaukee Journal, "These Men of Science are Practical Fellows" RE: Briefly discusses LP's experimentation to achieve accurate measurements of the distance between atoms. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #6.003, Folder #3.5]
• Letter from LP to Grice Axtman. [LP's letter June 5, 1939; LP's next letter June 23, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #12, Folder #12.5]

  June 19, 1939

  Mr. Grice Axtman

  California Institute of Technology

  Pasadena, California

  Dear Mr. Axtman:

  I have again looked into the question of providing proper supervision for your proposed work in organic chemistry laboratory this summer, and have reached the conclusion that, considering the necessity for suitable supervision and the amount of interference involved with Mr. Pressman's work, the payment for this service should be $15.00 a week, as reported in my earlier letter to you.

  However, there is some possibility that Mr. Billheimer may wish to carry on the same kind of work in which case an arrangement could probably be made for each of you to pay a smaller amount than $15.00. If you would care to discuss this further please get in touch with Professor Lucas.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP/jr

• Letter from P. A. Shaffer, Jr. to Thornton C. Fry, cc: LP RE: Enclosed blueprints and description of the Fourier calculator. [Stewart's letter to LP June 16, 1939; Stewart's next letter to LP June 22, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]
• Letter from the Secretary of the General Education Board of the Rockefeller Foundation to R. A. Millikan, cc: LP RE: Informing Millikan that up to $70,000 has been appropriated to C. I. T. toward support of developments in chemistry in its relationship to biological problems during the 1939-40 academic year. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.038, Folder #38.7]
• Letter from the Secretary, Accrediting Committee, American Chemical Society to LP RE: Thank you for replying to questionnaire from the Committee. [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.002, Folder #2.4]
• Minutes of the Executive Committee, Milwaukee Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]
• Preliminary Report to Executive Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science by the Committee on the Improvement of Science in General Education [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]

• Clipping from The Milwaukee Evening Post, "Scientists Here Feel Hamlet Had It Right" RE: Details of Milwaukee Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Associated Societies (includes photo of LP) [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #6.003, Folder #3.5]
• LP writes cheque to: Hotel Schroeder amount $40 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Minutes of the Council, Milwaukee Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]
• Minutes of the Executive Committee, Milwaukee Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]
• Note from George Glocker, University of Minnesota to LP, RE: Glocker would like any information LP has on the changing UCLA situation and would like LP to recommend him to them if the opportunity arises. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.15]

• Minutes of the Executive Committee, Milwaukee Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science [Filed under LP Science: Box #14.001, Folder #1.2]

• LP writes cheque to: Hotel Schroeder amount $5.50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.015, Folder #2]
• Letter from Thornton C. Fry to LP RE: Encloses minutes of a brief meeting he held of the committee about the Fourier machines that LP could not attend. The meeting was inconclusive. [Shaffer's letter to Fry June 19, 1939; Fry's next letter to LP July 6, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #368, Folder #368.5]

• Letter from LP's secretary to Grice Axtman RE: LP has been informed that in view of the recent action of the Registration Committee by which Axtman is allowed to return to school in the spring term of 1940 the informal lab arrangement discussed June 19, 1939 no longer holds. [LP's last letter June 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #12, Folder #12.5]

• Letter from J. H. Sturdivant (in LP's absence) to Miss Sage RE: Requesting that Burnie Craig's salary be reduced to one-half beginning June 15 as he will work two months on half-time. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.029, Folder #29.1]

• Letter from LP to H. C. Blackmeyer RE: LP has no suggestions and would not have any use for the educational material mentioned in his letter of June 12, 1939. [Blackmeyer's letter July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37, Folder #37.6]

• Letter from Erik Heegaard to LP RE: Heegaard is arranging for a set of silverware from Copenhagen to be sent to LP, as requested. [LP's reply to Heegaard July 13, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165, Folder #165.4]
• Letter from Stewart J. Lloyd, University of Alabama to LP RE: Announcing an opening for an Instructor in Physical Chemistry for the coming year. [LP's reply to Lloyd July 19, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]
• Manuscript, Program: Theory of Color of Organic Substances, Symposium on Liquids and Polyatomic Molecules, University of Chicago, Illinois [LP Speeches 1939s.1]

• Letter from Gretchen P. Vosburgh, Secretary to Irving Langmuir to LP RE: Thanking LP for the copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond for Langmuir, who is ill and out of the office. [LP's last letter June 2, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #212, Folder #212.9]
• Letter from Ralph A. Beebe, Amherst College to LP RE: Encloses copy of letter to Dr. Helmholz explaining why he was not hired at this time. [LP's reply to Beebe July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #165, Folder #165.4]

• Letter from Eldon P. Morrell to LP RE: Asks about courses offered to study glass blowing for someone to be trained to repair and maintain research laboratory equipment. [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]
• Letter from Eldon P. Morrell, Vocational Rehabilitation, Territory of Hawaii to LP RE: Requesting whether CIT has classes in glass-blowing. [LP's reply to Morrell July 21, 1939] [Filed under: LP Correspondence: Box #255, Folder #255.6]
• Letter from F. A. Gilfillan, Oregon State College to LP RE: Gilfillan announces new assistantships available at the school and would like LP to have anyone he recommends write him for applications. [LP's reply July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #136, Folder #136.10]
• Letter from H. P Robertson to LP RE: Informs LP that he received a letter from Bruce Hicks regarding the possibility of a teaching position or assistantship in theoretical physics. Robertson had suggested that Hicks write to LP also, as no positions are available at Princeton. [LP's response: July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #340, Folder #340.4]
• Letter from H. P. Robertson, Princeton University to LP RE: Requests LP's opinion of Bruce Hick, who is presently looking for a teaching position or assistantship in theoretical physics. [LP's reply to Robertson July 25, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #340, Folder #340.4]

• Letter from Marle- Geldern to LP RE: She reports to LP that it does seem likely that Schoenflies and the family will be able to come directly to the U. S, instead they may be able to go to Guatemala and then from there to the U. S. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #358, Folder #358.1]
• Letter from P. Niggli, Switzerland to LP RE: Thanking LP for his promised participation at the international meeting in Switzerland. [LP's reply to Niggli July 24, 1939] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #287, Folder #287.6]