Letter from Linus Pauling to George B. Kistiakowsky. February 11, 1952. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• AHP writes cheque: to: A. C. Vroman amount: $1.30 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: Athenaeum amount: $12.36 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: Bullock's amount: $13.30 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: Dr. H. A. Whipple amount: $12.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: F. C. Nash amount: $30.15 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: Liebergs amount: $11.88 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: McBride Animal Hospital amount: $3.50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: Mira Loma Mutual Water Co. amount: $2.68 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: Pasadena Pool Maintenance Co. amount: $25.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: Pasadena Star News amount: $3.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: Peter Pauling amount: $50.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: Southern Counties Gas Co. amount: $43.64 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: Standard Oil Co. of California amount: $3.16 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: The New Yorker amount: $21.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• AHP writes cheque: to: William Taylor amount: $21.17 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• Document from George W. Beadle to AEC, Los Angeles RE: Copy to be signed that the AEC has received the secret and confidential materials listed in the document including memorandums and cc letters. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #27, Folder #2].
• Itinerary for LP and AHP for February 11th through February 18th, 1952. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952s, Folder 1952s.5]
• LP Newspaper Clippings: 1952n. Article from newspaper The Reed Cross Quest titled "Dr. Linus Pauling Visits Reed: Famous Scientist to Speak."
• LP and AHP fly to Portland for a week-long trip, staying with Rose Manor the first night.
• Lecture Schedule for February 14th through February 16th. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952s, Folder 1952s.5]
• Letter from Dr. Melvin Calvin, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, to LP RE: Encloses a print which Ted Cleveland of The Vortex was kind enough to supply. [Letters from LP to Calvin January 30, 1952, February 25, 1952] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
• Letter from LP [signed by BW] to Mr. W. McIntosh of the Jonathan Club RE: thanks him for reminding him that Lord Belford was to speak at luncheon at the Jonathan Club, however, he already had a luncheon engagement at that time. Says that his India trip was cancelled and so he is on his way to Canada to present the Canadian Club lecture. Asks him to let him know if he would still like him to speak before the Army and Navy group. [Filed under M: Correspondence 1952, Box #256, Folder #3]
• Letter from LP to C. B. Belknap of Owens-Illinois Glass Company to LP RE: writes in response to Mr. Belknap's letter that he has looked over the manuscript entitled "Conjectures regarding the nature of Fused Silicon." Does not have any comments at this time. [Letter from LP to Mr. Belknap February 4, 1952, related letter from F. C. Lindvall to the Contracts Committee February 11, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #299, Folder #7 (Owens-Illinois Glass Company)].
• Letter from LP to Dr. McKenzie of the Physics Branch of the ONR RE: In answer to a previous letter, LP describes the work done under the current contract dealing with the structure of alloys. [Filed under LP Science: Box 14.031, Folder 31.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Robert Berg RE: LP replies to Dr. Berg's January 18, 1952 letter and returns the preliminary draft of the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Committee with corrections. [Filed under LP Science: Box 15.008, Folder 8.4]
• Letter from LP to George B. Kistiakowsky. [Letter from Prof. Kistiakowsky to LP January 18, 1952, letter from Prof. Kistiakowsky to LP January 29, 1953] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #198, Folder #14 (Kistiakowsky, George B.)].

  February 11, 1952

  Prof. G. B. Kistiakowsky

  Department of Chemistry

  Harvard University

  Cambridge 38, Massachusetts

  Dear George:

  I have delayed answering your letter of January 18, with the idea that I would be in a better position later on to give you information; however, it now seems to me that I do not know any more than I did last month. We ourselves are looking about for an outstanding physical chemist interested in theory, and so far without much success. We have invited R. Byron Bird out here, later this month, in order to look him over. The situation in our Division has changed since I extended the invitation to Dr. Bird to come here, and we may not be able to appoint him, despite the impression that he may make on us. Joe Hirschfelder thinks very highly of him.

  Perhaps you should add David Shoemaker, now Assistant Professor at M.I.T., to your list. He is a molecular structure man, with thoroughly sound knowledge of theory. He spent one year, as Guggenheim Fellow, with Bohr, and published a paper on Brillouin zones and electronic wave functions for metals at that time. I consider him to be extraordinarily able. Perhaps you should consider foreigners. Do you know Longuet-Higgins? I think that he is now at the University of Manchester - I know him at Oxford. He worked for a year in Mullikan's laboratory. He belongs largely to the molecular orbital school. I think that he is first-rate.

  Among the men who have worked with me recently I would put Dr. Massimo Simonetta at the top. He has a job in Milan - at the Istituto di Chimica Generale del Politecnico (Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32). You can get an idea about his interests by referring to the paper that he wrote with Verner Schomaker, last year, on setting up secular equations for molecules in which there are unshared electron pairs and ionic structures, and the paper that he wrote recently with me on the nature of bond orbitals in phosphorus, and especially the nature of the P₄ molecule. Both of these papers are in the Journal of Chemical Physics. Simonetta is a fine fellow personally. He is unmarried - he talks English well - he stayed with us for two

  Prof. Kistiakowsky 2/11/52

  periods of six months each. He might be interested in coming to the United States.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Dictated by Linus Pauling Signed in his absence:W

• Letter from LP to Newell Gingrich, RE: LP will miss seeing Gingrich when LP visits the University of Missouri in April. LP will write a letter to Professor Vineyard about hotel reservations. [Gingrich’s letter February 5, 1952] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952s, Folder 1952s.6]
• Letter from LP to Prof. I. M. Kolthoff RE: is glad that he will be visiting in March. Offers lodging and dinner. [Letter from Prof. Koltoff to LP February 6, 1952, letter from Prof. Koltoff to LP February 18, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #199, Folder #8].
• Letter from Mr. Ramon M. Esteve, Jr. to LP RE: thanks LP for reading his manuscript, and for his comments. Says that his comments were in line with those of others and will be altering his work accordingly. Is presenting the paper at the Buffalo ACS meeting and depending on the support there will decide whether to submit it for publication. [Letter from LP to Mr, Esteve February 4, 1952] [Filed under E: Correspondence 1952, Box #112, Folder #18]
• Memo from F. C. Lindvall to the Contracts Committee RE: forwards a proposal for "Research on the Structure of Gaseous Compounds of Silicon by the Electron Diffraction Method "from LP for the Contract Committee's approval. [proposal from LP included] [related letter from LP to Mr. Belknap of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company February 11, 1952, related memo from W. N. Lacey to Professor F.C. Lindvall February 15, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #299, Folder #7 (Owens-Illinois Glass Company)].
• Pauling Scrapbook: Portland (Oregon) Journal blurb RE: a dinner is being held for the Paulings at Reed college preceding LP's lecture on the Reed 40th Anniversary series. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.19]
• Pauling Scrapbook: Province (Canada) article entitled "Prominent U.S. Scientist Due to Speak In City" RE: discusses LP's upcoming speech to be given at the UBC in Vancouver and entitled "The Place of Science in the Modern World." [portrait of LP included with article]. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.22]
• Pauling Scrapbook: The Reed College Quest (Portland Oregon) article entitled "Dr. Linus Pauling Visits Reed Famous Scientist To Speak" RE: discusses the talks scheduled at Reed College by LP and Dr. Wendell Stanley. Goes on to discuss the history of both scientists. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.20]
• Speech by LP on The Structure of Hemoglobin, meeting of Sigma Xi, University of Oregon Medical School section, Portland, Oregon. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1952s.3]