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Linus Pauling & the ACS
12016-02-20T00:50:03-08:00Adrienne Engle1e8579e03f69bc65fd3942292ab931a5f700ae1574616gallery2016-03-09T00:27:18-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aAn old friend of Ralph Spitzer, and the man who essentially got the job at OSC for Spitzer, Linus Pauling was an adamant advocate for Spitzer.
ACS - American Chemical Society - Pauling was President, and personally supported Spitzer, but didn't throw the weight of the ACS behind his advocacy.
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12016-03-09T00:32:45-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aThe Cry for Academic FreedomJessica Tran4ADDRESSED TO: Linus Pauling | AFFILIATION: California Institute of Technology | LOCATION: Pasadena, CA | WRITER: John L. Huston, Instructor of Chemistry | CONTENTS: Huston writes to Pauling to express his, and others (as indicated by the signatures), opposition of the oppression of academic freedom even if they disagree with Spitzer’s political values.plain2016-03-09T01:11:01-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T01:01:04-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aFor Your ReconsiderationJessica Tran2ADDRESSED TO: Dean Hugh Stott Taylor | AFFILIATION: Princeton University | LOCATION: Princeton, NJ | WRITER: Linus Pauling | CONTENTS: Pauling heard that Spitzer’s SSRC-NRC fellowship might be withdrawn and asks him to reconsider by explaining his high regard for Spitzer.plain2016-03-09T01:11:55-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T00:43:56-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aPauling Appeals to Strand (1 of 2)Jessica Tran3ADDRESSED TO: President Strand | AFFILIATION: Oregon State College | LOCATION: Corvallis, OR | WRITER: Linus Pauling | CONTENTS: In his letter, Pauling conveys his concern regarding Strand’s failure to continue Spitzer’s employment. He chronicles their relationship, starting from how they met at Cornell University, where Pauling was a George Fisher Baker lecturer and Spitzer was a student. While Pauling does not agree with politics, he wants to defend Spitzer’s right to have his own beliefs.plain2016-03-09T01:13:29-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T00:49:58-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aPauling Appeals to Strand (2 of 2)Jessica Tran2plain2016-03-09T01:14:01-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T00:17:55-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aPauling's Thoughts on SpitzerJessica Tran4ADDRESSED TO: Anton B. Burg | AFFILIATION: Chemistry Department at University of Southern California | LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA | WRITER: Linus Pauling | CONTENTS: Pauling writes a letter of recommendation for Ralph Spitzer. Among the praises he describes, Pauling “would rank Spitzer well above the average of our Ph.D.s in physical chemistry”.plain2016-03-09T00:34:29-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T00:32:45-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aThe Cry for Academic FreedomJessica Tran2ADDRESSED TO: Linus Pauling | AFFILIATION: California Institute of Technology | LOCATION: Pasadena, CA | WRITER: John L. Huston, Instructor of Chemistry | CONTENTS: Huston writes to Pauling to express his, and others (as indicated by the signatures), opposition of the oppression of academic freedom even if they disagree with Spitzer’s political values.plain2016-03-09T00:33:35-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
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12016-03-09T00:17:55-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aPauling's Thoughts on Spitzer5ADDRESSED TO: Anton B. Burg | AFFILIATION: Chemistry Department at University of Southern California | LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA | WRITER: Linus Pauling | CONTENTS: Pauling writes a letter of recommendation for Ralph Spitzer. Among the praises he describes, Pauling “would rank Spitzer well above the average of our Ph.D.s in physical chemistry”.plain2016-03-09T00:35:20-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T00:32:45-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aThe Cry for Academic Freedom3ADDRESSED TO: Linus Pauling | AFFILIATION: California Institute of Technology | LOCATION: Pasadena, CA | WRITER: John L. Huston, Instructor of Chemistry | CONTENTS: Huston writes to Pauling to express his, and others (as indicated by the signatures), opposition of the oppression of academic freedom even if they disagree with Spitzer’s political values.plain2016-03-09T00:36:13-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T00:43:56-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aPauling Appeals to Strand (1 of 2)2ADDRESSED TO: President Strand | AFFILIATION: Oregon State College | LOCATION: Corvallis, OR | WRITER: Linus Pauling | CONTENTS: In his letter, Pauling conveys his concern regarding Strand’s failure to continue Spitzer’s employment. He chronicles their relationship, starting from how they met at Cornell University, where Pauling was a George Fisher Baker lecturer and Spitzer was a student. While Pauling does not agree with politics, he wants to defend Spitzer’s right to have his own beliefs.plain2016-03-09T00:44:43-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T01:01:04-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aFor Your Reconsideration1ADDRESSED TO: Dean Hugh Stott Taylor | AFFILIATION: Princeton University | LOCATION: Princeton, NJ | WRITER: Linus Pauling | CONTENTS: Pauling heard that Spitzer’s SSRC-NRC fellowship might be withdrawn and asks him to reconsider by explaining his high regard for Spitzer.plain2016-03-09T01:01:04-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T01:03:33-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aUnsatisfactory Grounds for Dismissal1ADDRESSED TO: President Strand | AFFILIATION: Oregon State College | LOCATION: Corvallis, OR | WRITER: Linus Pauling • CONTENTS: In his letter, Pauling calls out Strand and accuses him of firing Spitzer because he believed Spitzer was affiliated with communism. Pauling deems a political reason as unsatisfactory grounds for dismissal and argues that Strand misunderstood the message Spitzer was trying to convey in his letter to Chemical and Engineering News.plain2016-03-09T01:03:33-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T01:05:24-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aPauling's Price is Too High for Strand1ADDRESSED TO: Linus Pauling | AFFILIATION: California Institute of Technology | LOCATION: Pasadena, CA | WRITER: President Strand | CONTENTS: Strand responds to Pauling’s letter to him. Strand confirms that he took Spitzer’s article in the Chemical and Engineering News as affirmation of his affiliation with the communist party. Strand tells him that, “if by this action, Oregon State College has lost your respect and support, all I can is that your price is too high. We’ll have to get along without your aid”.plain2016-03-09T01:05:24-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T01:09:18-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aStrand Insults ACS1ADDRESSED TO: President Strand | AFFILIATION: Oregon State College | LOCATION: Corvallis, OR | WRITER: Gordon Fels (among others) | CONTENTS: The writers of this letter express their disdain at how Strand treated Pauling. Because Pauling is the president of the American Chemical Society, the writers view Strand’s disrespect as an insult to the organization and will have a negative impact on the OSC chemistry department.plain2016-03-09T01:09:18-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a
12016-03-09T00:49:58-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348aPauling Appeals to Strand (2 of 2)1plain2016-03-09T00:49:58-08:00Jessica Tran170b93c3f4df728ad26b4a24d8033436e71d348a