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Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, 1873-2013

13. Biographical. 1910-1996.

Holdings in this vast section -- arranged both according to subject and format -- document a number of themes from Linus Pauling's remarkable, complex life. An eclectic array of manuscript and typescript materials, correspondence, notebooks, newspaper clippings, government documents, legal documents, tax documents and receipts have been sorted into sub-sections labeled Academia, Political Issues, Legal, Business & Financial, and Personal Materials & Family Correspondence. In addition, over 2,700 pages of loose-leaf scrapbooks compiled by the Paulings have been cataloged on the item level and reside in the Biographical section. Digital versions of the Pauling FBI files and scrapbooks are available upon patron request.


317 boxes

5. Personal Materials and Family Correspondence.

Boxes 5.001 - 5.010 (Page: 1 - 10)



5.001.
Pauling Family Geneological Materials.
1.1.
Pauling Family Tree.
1.2.
Pauling Family Genealogy.
1.3.
Darling Family Genealogy.
1.4.
Geneological Research Materials: "The Family History of Linus Carl Pauling", Compiled & Edited by Clara Louise (Darling) Stegmaier, May 17, 1991; assorted Pauling geneological research materials.
1.5.
Geneological Research Materials: "History and Geneology of the Allied Families of Neal, Rossell, Bilyeu, McNeil, Nash, Walker, Wirth, McKee and Underwood", Sheila Neal Heater, 1975.
1.6.
Geneological Records: "Calvin Neal Clan", compiled by Lucile Pauling Jenkins, 1980.
1.7.
Family Reunion Materials: "Neal-Rossell Clan Souvenir Booklet, 1935-1985; History of Reunions, Biographies of Members", compiled by Shirley Neal Moore, 1985.
1.8.
Geneological Records: Linn - Gard - Miller - Pauling.
1.9.
Correspondence re: Grandfather Darling's diaries, September 1964.

5.002.
Linus Wilson Darling: Bible, 1904.
2.1.
Leather-bound copy of The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: International Bible Press, No Date] which belonged to Linus Wilson Darling. Inscribed "To Linus Wilson Darling / Christmas 1904 / From Sister Elizabeth".

5.003.
Materials re: the early life of Linus Pauling.
3.1.
"Transcript of Family Book record of William Allen Darling of Condon, Oregon, brother of Linus Wilson Darling", given to Lucile Pauling Jenkins by Ruth Jacobsen, 1979.
3.2.
Newsletter: copy of Neal Update including reprint of wedding announcement for Lucy Belle Darling and Herman Pauling, reprinted from the Condon (Ore.) Globe, May 31, 1900, and other clippings.
3.3.
Herman Pauling Obituary and Condon Drugstore Advertisement.
3.4.
Correspondence re: Recollections about Seaside, OR by LP 1992 and Early Family History: Notes on the place and year of birth of Herman William Pauling and Charles Pauling.
3.5.
Copy of LP Birth Certificate.
3.6.
Copy of The Story of Oregon and Its People, by Charles H. Chapmin (1909), with LP annotations.
3.7.
Typescript: No Title, [re: the early life of Linus Pauling] Author Unknown. Chapter One -- "The Roots of Genius"; Chapter Two -- "Happy Times and Tragedy"; Chapter Three -- "Developing Independence"; Chapter Four -- "College Years".
3.8.
Assorted Materials re: the early life of Linus Pauling.
3.9.
Correspondence between Herman Pauling and Isabelle Pauling, 1899-1901.
3.10.
Certificate of Baptism, March 6, 1904 (in safe).
3.11.
Promotional Mirror issued by Herman W. Pauling, Druggist and Jeweler, and Arthur A. Keene, Graduate Optician. Condon, Oregon, ca. 1907.

5.004.
Publications: The History of Gilliam County, Oregon, 1981; A Pictoral History of Gilliam County, 1983.
4.1.
Publication: The History of Gilliam County, Oregon. Published by the Gilliam County Historical Society, 1981.
4.2.
Publication: A Pictoral History of Gilliam County. Published by the Gilliam County Historical Society, 1983.

5.005.
Biographical Updates and Publications Bibliographies, 1940-1991.
5.1.
Self-Generated Biographical Updates, 1940-1944.
5.2.
Self-Generated Biographical Updates, 1945-1949.
5.3.
Self-Generated Biographical Updates, 1950-1954.
5.4.
Self-Generated Biographical Updates, 1955-1959.
5.5.
Self-Generated Biographical Updates, 1960-1964.
5.6.
Self-Generated Biographical Updates, 1965-1970, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1991.
5.7.
Self-Generated Biographical Updates, No Date.

5.006.
LP Publications Bibliographies, 1923-1972.
6.1.
LP Publications Bibliography, 1923-1946.
6.2.
LP Publications Bibliography, 1952.
6.3.
LP Publications Bibliography, 1953.
6.4.
LP Publications Bibliography, 1955.
6.5.
LP Publications Bibliography, May 1964.
6.6.
LP Publications Bibliographies, 1965-1972.

5.007.
List of Publications by Linus Pauling, 1964.
7.1.
List of Publications by Linus Pauling, 1964.

5.008.
Materials re: The Publications of Linus Pauling, by Zelek S. Herman and Dorothy B. Munro, 1996.
8.1.
Materials re: The Publications of Linus Pauling, by Zelek S. Herman and Dorothy B. Munro, 1996.

5.009.
Biographical Materials Collected for Linus Pauling: A Life in Science and Politics, by Ted Goertzel and Ben Goertzel, with the assistance of Mildred Goertzel and Victor Goertzel.
9.1.
Correspondence and Sample Chapters: Ted Goertzel, Ben Goertzel, Victor Goertzel and Mildred Goertzel, 1962-1994.
9.2.
Photocopies of Transcripts of Interviews conducted by Horace Freeland Judson, collected by Victor and Mildred Goertzel, 1970-1977.

5.010.
Biographical Materials Collected for Linus Pauling: A Life in Science and Politics, by Ted Goertzel and Ben Goertzel, with the assistance of Mildred Goertzel and Victor Goertzel.
10.1.
Transcripts and Notes re: "Diary (so-called)", by Linus Pauling.
10.2.
Materials re: Rorschach psychological tests performed on Linus Pauling, (collected by Victor and Mildred Goertzel) 1965-1994.
10.3.
Legal Documents: LP Depositions in the cases of Oscar Falconi and Michael Gerber, 1983-1984.