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• Pauling and Freeman: The End of the Run

  

  [Post 8 of 8 in our series examining Linus Pauling’s relationship with his long-time publishing house, W.H. Freeman Co.]In the 1970s and 1980s, well after Bil... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Life After Bill Freeman

  

  [Tracing Linus Pauling’s association with the W.H. Freeman Co. publishing house. This is post 7 of 8.]In the years immediately following Bill Freeman’s... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Freeman, Cooper and Co.

  

  [An exploration of William H. Freeman and the publishing firms that he founded. This is part 6 of 8 and focuses on Roger Hayward’s interactions with Freeman,... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Trouble at Freeman and Co.

  

  A W.H. Freeman catalog from 1986 noting the firm’s long association with Scientific American magazine.[Exploring Linus Pauling’s relationship with the W.H.... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• The Golden Years: Freeman and Co. in the 1950s

  

  Stanley Schaefer as photographed by the San Francisco Chronicle, 1962.[Part 4 in our series examining Linus Pauling’s relationship with publisher W.H. Freeman ... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• College Chemistry

  

  [Part 3 in our series examining Linus Pauling’s relationship with the W.H. Freeman Co. publishing house.]Linus Pauling’s landmark General Chemistry textbook... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Roger Hayward at Freeman & Co.

  

  Roger Hayward, ca. 1930s.[An examination of the history of the W.H. Freeman Co. publishing house as viewed through the lens of Linus Pauling and his... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• W.H. Freeman: The Man, His Company, and His Star Editor

  

  [Ed Note: In November and December 2017, we explored Linus Pauling’s connections with the publishing house W.H. Freeman Co. as viewed through the lens of... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Dr. Edna Suárez-Díaz, Resident Scholar

  

  Dr. Edna Suárez-Díaz delivering her Resident Scholar lecture at the Valley Library, Oregon State University.Dr. Edna Suárez-Díaz is the most recent... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s “Immoral Man”: Nuclear Testing, the Nature of Leadership, and Letters...

  

  [This is post 3 of 3 originally authored by SCARC Student Archivist Ethan Heusser for the Rare@OSU blog.]For internationally renowned scientist and activist... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Way to Go Beavers!

  

  Our beloved Beaver baseball team took home their third national championship yesterday. Oregon State’s most famous alum (though, to be fair, not known for his... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Papers for Peace: Vietnam, Linus Pauling, and Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Burning Lotus

  

  [Ed Note: This is the second of three Pauling-related posts authored by SCARC Student Archivist Ethan Heusser for the Rare@OSU blog, which explores the rare boo... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• One World Away: Kiang’s Great Unity and Pauling’s Press for Peace

  

  [Ed Note: With the conclusion of the academic year here at Oregon State University, we say goodbye to Student Archivist Ethan Heusser, who has written... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling’s OSAC Honorary Doctorate

  

  Linus Pauling at Oregon State Agricultural College in June 1933. The 1933 commencement program stated that Pauling was “now acclaimed among the distinguished... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling, Stanford and Activism – Part 2

  

  Linus Pauling and others protesting the dismissal of H. Bruce Franklin, September 1971. Credit: Stanford University Libraries.[The seventh and final post in... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling, Stanford and Activism – Part 1

  

  [Part 6 of 7 in our series reviewing Linus Pauling’s years on faculty at Stanford University.]It should come as no surprise that, while at Stanford, Linus... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling, Stanford and Research – Part 2

  

  Pauling in lecture at Stanford University, 1969. Photo by George Feigen.[An examination of Linus Pauling’s tenure at Stanford University. This is part 5 of 7. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling, Stanford and Research – Part 1

  

  Pauling in lecture at Stanford University, 1969. Photo by George Feigen.[Looking back on Pauling’s tenure at Stanford University. This is part 4 of 7. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling at Stanford: The Finals Years and Beyond

  

  Four Nobel Prize-winning chemists with a connection to Stanford University. From left, Arthur Kornberg, Paul Flory, Henry Taube, and Linus Pauling. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE

• Pauling at Stanford: Settling In

  

  Linus Pauling, 1969. Credit: Margo Moore.[An examination of Linus Pauling’s years at Stanford University. Part 2 of 7.]Linus Pauling began his appointment as... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2018 HISTORY, SCIENCE