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Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, 1873-2013

08. Honors, Awards, Citations, Diplomas and Other Recognitions. 1914-2010, undated.

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.


73 boxes

Boxes 1935h - 1946h (Page: 11 - 20)



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. View Item

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. View Item

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. View Item

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. View Item

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. View Item

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. View Item
1941h.2.
Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honorary Membership, Plaque. [Includes correspondence]. May 9, 1941. View Item
1941h.3.
University of Chicago, Diploma, Honorary Doctor of Science. September 29, 1941. View Item

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. View Item

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. View Item
1944h.2.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Certificate of Membership, Notification letter. May 4, 1944. View Item

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. View Item
1945h.2.
War Department, Certificate of Appreciation for Service to the Rocket Development Program. December 3, 1945. View Item
1945h.3.
United States Navy Bureau of Ordinance, Naval Ordinance Development Award, Pin, Certificate. December 10, 1945. View Item

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. View Item
1946h.2.
Princeton University, Diploma, Doctor of Science honoris causa, Bicentennial medal. [Includes program, invitation]. October 19, 1946. View Item
1946h.3.
George Westinghouse Centennial Award, Medal. 1946. View Item