Welcome. The Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections is home to a number of archival and book collections, most of which focus on the history of twentieth-century science and technology. Our primary mission is to preserve and provide access to the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers.

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Five Additional Years Added to Linus Pauling Day-by-Day. April 24, 2012

Five Additional Years Added to Linus Pauling Day-by-Day
April 24, 2012

The years 1963-1967 have been added to the Linus Pauling Day-by-Day project, which seeks to document every day of Pauling's life. This latest release includes 25,320 activity listings, 448 scanned documents and 534 full-text transcripts which provide unprecedented insight into Linus and Ava Helen Pauling's interactions, travels and work.

Nobel Prizewinner Roald Hoffmann to Speak in Portland, April 19th. February 28, 2012

Nobel Prizewinner Roald Hoffmann to Speak in Portland, April 19th
February 28, 2012

Author, educator and Nobel laureate chemist Dr. Roald Hoffmann will deliver a free public lecture in Portland on Thursday, April 19th at 8:00 PM. The lecture, titled "Indigo - A Story of Craft, Religion, History, Science and Culture," will take place in the Colonel Lindbergh Room of the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Portland.

February 7, 2012 - Rare Books and Manuscripts Highlighted in New Digital Exhibit

January 5, 2012 - Resident Scholar Program Now Accepting Applicants for 2012

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“The Impact of Linus Pauling on Molecular Biology,” Francis Crick

The Life and Work of Linus Pauling (1901-1994): A Discourse on the Art of Biography. February 28, 1995. Transcript.