THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
     49 WEST 49th STREET, NEW YORK

December 27, 1934

Dear Professor Pauling:

       I take pleasure in sending you herewith a copy of the offi-

cial notification of a recent action of the Executive Committee of The

Rockefeller Foundation appropriating not to exceed $lO,OOO annually for

three years beginning July 1, 1935 in support of your researches. It is

understood &at the authorities of the California Institute of Technology

will supply $5,000 annually for the same purpose.

       It is our hope that this assurance of support over a three

year period will gi-vc; ti desirable stability to your work, both in regard

to staff and in regard to plans and problems. You are well aware of our

interest in the &possible Lioio,ical and medical applications of the re-

search in question.  We are therefore particularly gratified that the

Institute has found it possible to make a substantial contribution which

will enable you to direct a larger proportion of our aid to the study of

substances of fundamental biological importance.  I need hardly tell you

that we are looking forward with high confidence.

Prof. Linus Pauline,
Gates Chemical Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, Calif.

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