Oregon State University
Special Collections
Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers
08) Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas and Other Recognitions, 1914-2001, undated (88 boxes)
The multitude of medals, citations, diplomas and other recognitions awarded to Linus Pauling are cataloged in this section. Included are the nearly fifty honorary doctorates received by Pauling during his lifetime. Prominent items include Pauling's two Nobel medals, the Lenin Peace Prize medal, the M.V. Lomonosov medal and the National Medal of Science. In addition, correspondence and other background materials related to the awarding of specific honors have been interfiled in tandem with the actual physical awards.

Boxes 1914h - 1954h2
Box Folder  
1914h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1914 (1 folder)
  1914h.1  Department of Education, Portland, Oregon, Grade School Diploma, [Sunnyside School]. February 1914 
1918h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1918 (2 folders)
  1918h.1  Oregon State Agricultural College Cadets, Certificate of Appointment to Cadet Corporal of H. Co. Oregon Agricultural College Cadet Corps. April 20, 1918 
  1918h.2  The Presidio of San Francisco Reserve Officers Training Corps Camp, Certificate of Training. June 3 - July 3, 1918 
1921h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1921 (3 folders)
  1921h.1  Sigma Tau Zeta Chapter, Certificate of Membership. April 15, 1921 
  1921h.2  Scabbard and Blade Society, Certificate of Membership. May 12, 1921 
  1921h.3  Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Certificate of Appointment to the Rank of major, Oregon Agricultural College. October 7, 1921 
1922h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1922 (2 folders)
  1922h.1  Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Certificate of Membership. January 14, 1922 
  1922h.2  Oregon State Agricultural College, Diploma, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. June 5, 1922 
1924h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1924 (1 folder)
  1924h.1  Phi Kappa Phi, Chapter at Oregon State College, Certificate of Membership. 1924 
1925h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1925 (2 folders)
  1925h.1  California Institute of Technology, Diploma, Doctor of Philosophy summa cum laude. [Includes programs] June 12, 1925 
  1925h.2  National Research Council, National Research Fellow in Chemistry, Certificate. July 1925 
1926h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1926 (1 folder)
  1926h.1  American Physical Society, Certificate of Membership. November 26, 1926 
1928h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1928 (1 folder)
  1928h.1  Tau Beta Pi, Oregon Alpha Chapter, Certificate of Membership, Booklet. [Includes correspondence] December 6, 1928 
1931h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1931 (1 folder)
  1931h.1  American Chemical Society, Prize for meritorious work in pure chemistry, [A. C. Langmuir Prize] Certificate. September 2, 1931 
1933h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1933 (2 folders)
  1933h.1  National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Certificate of Membership. April 26, 1933 
  1933h.2  Oregon State College, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science, Programs. June 5, 1933 
1935h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1935 (1 folder)
  1935h.1  Simon Flexner Award Medal, Presented by the Rockefeller Institute. 1935 
1936h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1936 (1 folder)
  1936h.1  American Philosophical Society, Certificates of Membership. April 24, 1936 
1938h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1938 (1 folder)
  1938h.1  Medal, "In the Union of Faiths we are Fortified to Serve Mankind". 1938 
1939h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1939 (1 folder)
  1939h.1  Société Royale des Sciences, Certificate of Membership. June 15, 1939 
1940h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1940 (1 folder)
  1940h.1  Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity, Certificate of Membership. [Includes booklet] June 23, 1940 
1941h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1941 (3 folders)
  1941h.1  William H. Nichols Medal, [Gold original, bronze copy] New York Section of the American Chemical Society. [Includes introductory speech, correspondence] March 7, 1941 
  1941h.2  Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honorary Membership, Plaque. [Includes correspondence] May 9, 1941 
  1941h.3  University of Chicago, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science. September 29, 1941 
1943h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1943 (1 folder)
  1943h.1  The Royal Society, Correspondence indicating election to honorary fellowship of the Royal Society. April 15, 1943 
1944h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1944 (2 folders)
  1944h.1  War Manpower Commission Committee on Scientific Research Personnel, Diploma certifying a place on the Committee's Reserved List of Scientific and Technical Personnel. January 5, 1944 
  1944h.2  American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Certificate of Membership, Notification letter. May 4, 1944 
1945h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1945 (3 folders)
  1945h.1  National Defense Research Committee, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Certificate of Recognition. March 1, 1945 
  1945h.2  War Department, Certificate of Appreciation for Service to the Rocket Development Program. December 3, 1945 
  1945h.3  United States Navy Bureau of Ordinance, Naval Ordinance Development Award, Pin, Certificate. December 10, 1945 
1946h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1946 (3 folders)
  1946h.1  J. Willard Gibbs Medal, Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society. [Includes press release] June 14, 1946 
  1946h.2  Princeton University, Diploma, Doctor of Science honoris causa, Bicentennial medal. [Includes program, invitation] October 19, 1946 
  1946h.3  George Westinghouse Centennial Award, Medal. 1946 
1947h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1947 (9 folders)
  1947h.1  Theodore William Richards Medal. [Gold original, silver copy] Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society. May 9, 1947 
  1947h.2  University of London, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science. [Includes correspondence, magazine article] May 21, 1947 
  1947h.3  Cambridge University, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science. [Includes invitations, programs, correspondence] June 12, 1947 
  1947h.4  The Royal Institution of Great Britain, Membership card. [Includes correspondence] July 11, 1947 
  1947h.5  Société Suisse de Chemie, Correspondence indicating Membership. September 9, 1947 
  1947h.6  Sheffield Scientific School, Centennial Convocation, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science, Citation. October 17, 1947 
  1947h.7  Yale University, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science. November 16, 1947 
  1947h.8  California Institute of Technology, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Recognition of Achievements, Certificate. November 24, 1947 
  1947h.9  Humphry Davy Medal, The Royal Society, [London] Certificate. [Includes introductory speech, correspondence] November 30, 1947 
1948h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1948 (12 folders)
  1948h.1  Presidential Medal for Merit, Awarded by Harry Truman, President of the United States, Certificate, Citation. [Includes copies of citation, note from Linus Pauling, program from Caltech convocation honoring the medal winners] February 2, 1948 
  1948h.2  Edinburgh University Chemical Society, Certificate of Membership. April 20, 1948 
  1948h.3  Los Angeles County Medical Association Research Foundation, Certificate of Membership. May 18, 1948 
  1948h.4  Praeses Concilium et Sodales Regalis Societatis Londini, Pro Scientia Naturali Promovenda, [Royal Society of London for Natural Sciences] Certificate of Membership. [Includes programs, correspondence] May 26, 1948 
  1948h.5  Academy of Science of Bologna, Letter of election as Corresponding Foreign Member. June 23, 1948 
  1948h.6  University of Oxford, Diploma, Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Invitation to the convocation. [Includes program, correspondence, ceremony addresses] June 23, 1948 
  1948h.7  International Society of Hematology, Certificate of Fellowship. August 25, 1948 
  1948h.8  Université de Paris, Diploma, Docteur de l'Université de Paris, Medal, Sash. [Includes correspondence, citation, press release] November 27, 1948 
  1948h.9  Institut de France, Académie des Sciences, Correspondence indicating election as a corresponding member. December 20, 1948 
  1948h.10  Indian Academy of Sciences, Letters indicating Membership. December 26, 1948 
  1948h.11  Liversidge Lectureship, Medal, The Chemical Society. 1948 
  1948h.12  John Wesley Hyatt Award for the Advancement of Plastics, Medal. 1948 
1949h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1949 (3 folders)
  1949h.1  Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters at Oslo, Certificate of Membership. [Includes correspondence] March 25, 1949 
  1949h.2  University of Tampa, Diploma, Doctor of Humanities. [Includes program] June 2, 1949 
  1949h.3  Université de Toulouse, Diploma, Docteur de l'Université de Toulouse. [Includes correspondence] October 25, 1949 
1950h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1950 (3 folders)
  1950h.1  Southern California Chapter National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, Award for distinguished contributions, Certificate. January 14, 1950 
  1950h.2  Southland Jewish Organization, Award of Merit, Plaque. [Includes Correspondence] May 19, 1950 
  1950h.3  Universitas Novi Brunsvici, [University of New Brunswick, Canada] Diploma, Doctor in Utroque Jure. May 20, 1950 
1951h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1951 (1 folder)
  1951h.1  Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal, [Gold original, bronze copy] The California Section of the American Chemical Society. [Includes introductory speech] November 27, 1951 
1952h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1952 (4 folders)
  1952h.1  Popular Mechanics Magazine, Certificate of election to Hall of Fame. [Includes correspondence] January 1952 
  1952h.2  Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Certificate of Membership. March 1952 
  1952h.3  Louis Pasteur Medal. 1952 
  1952h.4  2ème Congres International de Biochemie, Medal, Paris. 1952 
1953h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1953 (3 folders)
  1953h.1  The Newspaper Guild of New York, Page One Award in Science, Medal, Commemorative book, Certificate. [Includes correspondence, pages from a program] April 17, 1953 
  1953h.2  Academia Scientiarum Olisiponensis, [Academy of Science, Lisbon] Certificate of Membership. June 25, 1953 
  1953h.3  Round glass block bearing the inscription "Ubsaliensis s Academiae," Uppsala University. 1953 
1954h  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling. 1954 (2 folders)
  1954h.1  Accademia Gioenia Di Scienze Naturali in Catania, Correspondence indicating Membership. May 24, 1954 
  1954h.2  Paul Sabatier Centennial Medal. 1954 
1954h2  Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas, and other recognitions of Linus Pauling: Nobel Prize for Chemistry. 1954 (19 folders)
  1954h2.1  Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, Nobel Prize for Chemistry for 1954, Medal, Certificate. December 10, 1954 
  1954h2.2  Correspondence: K. Freudenberg, re: nomination of LP for Nobel Chemistry Prize. January 1953 
  1954h2.3  Correspondence: Arne Westgren, re: awarding of Nobel Chemistry Prize to LP, November 3, 1954; Response by LP, November 24, 1954.
  1954h2.4  Typescript: "Statement", [re: receipt of Nobel Chemistry Prize] by Linus Pauling. 1954 
  1954h2.5  Press Release re: LP’s receipt of Nobel Chemistry Prize, C.I.T. News Bureau. December 3, 1954 
  1954h2.6  Correspondence, Notes, Itinerary re: trip to Stockholm, Sweden for Nobel Prize ceremony. 1954 
  1954h2.7  Manuscript, Typescript, Offprint: "Response by Linus Pauling, as spokesman for all Nobel Laureates, to the university students of Sweden, holding a torchlight procession in the Blue Room of the City Hall, Stockholm. 10 P.M. Friday, 10 December 1954".
  1954h2.8  Typescripts, Reprint: "Modern Structural Chemistry", Nobel Lecture. December 11, 1954 
  1954h2.9  Typescript: "Response by Linus Pauling to the Toast to the Laureates of the Year, The Nobel Banquet". 1954 
  1954h2.10  Typescript, Programs, Invitations and Assorted Materials re: Nobel Ceremonies. 1954 
  1954h2.11  Newspaper Clippings re: LP Nobel Chemistry Prize, compiled by Science Service. 1954 
  1954h2.12  Publication, Correspondence: Les Prix Nobel en 1954 1954 
  1954h2.13  Correspondence: Angewandte Chemie re: publication of LP’s Nobel Address. 1954-1955 
  1954h2.14  Correspondence re: delegation of C.I.T. responsibilities during LP’s absence for Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour. November 1954 
  1954h2.15  Materials re: Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour, Thailand. 1954 
  1954h2.16  Materials re: Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour, Israel. 1954 
  1954h2.17  Materials re: Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour, Sweden, Norway, Denmark. 1954 
  1954h2.18  Materials re: Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour, Japan. 1954-1955 
  1954h2.19  Materials re: Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour, India. 1954-1955 
  1954h2.20  Correspondence and Itineraries compiled by Bea Wulf; LP speech abstracts re: Nobel Chemistry Prize World Tour 1954-1955 
  1954h2.21  Typescript: "Statement for Radio and Television Transcription", [re: purpose of Nobel Chemistry Prize world tour] March 23, 1955 
  1954h2.22  Press release re: completion of Nobel Chemistry Prize world tour, C.I.T. News Bureau April 1955 
  1954h2.23  Biographical Sketch of LP. 1955 
 
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