June 26, 1942 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Article in Science- Supplement. RE: The possibility of using beef blood to save the lives of wounded soldiers. [Filed under LP Science: Assorted LP War Work, 1940-1946: Box #13.006 Folder #6.1]

Correspondence, Referee's Comments, Photostat, Drawing: Figures 2 and 3 of The Serological Properties of Simple Substances. III. The Composition of Precipitates of Antibodies and Polyhaptenic Simple Substances; the Valence of Antibodies. [Filed under: LP Manuscripts: 1942a.4]

Letter from Dr. M.J. Eisenberg to LP RE: Requests an autographed photo for his collection of American Scientists, which is displayed for youth groups at Temple Mishkan Tefila in Boston. (Note at bottom: "Sent photograph 7/2/42/ JR") [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #112.9, file:(E: Correspondence, 1942)]

Letter from Frank Blair Hanson, The Rockefeller Foundation to LP RE: Acknowledging LP's letter of June 23, 1942 and stating that he (and the Foundation) have no objection to LP filing attempting to get a $1 contract from the Committee on Medical Research for priority purposes. [Filed under LP Science: Rockefeller Foundation, 1936-1946: Box #14.038 Folder #38.12]

Letter from J. D. Porsche, Head, Biological Section, Chemical Research Department, to LP. RE: Is sending 300 grams of bovine fraction II plus III from run C-54. Informs him that it would be helpful if he could anticipate his needs by one or two weeks. [Letter from LP to Porche June 30, 1942] [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work - Materials re: Oxypolygelatin, 1941-1945, 1951-1952, 1972-1974: Box #13.004 Folder #4.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. G. B. Kistiakowsky, Bureau of Mines. RE: Asks what the best time for his visit would be, as he does not want to miss Kistiakowsky. Informs him that he did not intend to pass him by about the salaries, but figured it was a broader problem. [Filed under LP Science: Assorted LP War Work, 1940-1946: Box #13.006 Folder #6.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. J. Murray Luck, Stanford University. RE; Pleased to receive his telegram. Is especially pleased as the meeting will be held in Corvallis, where he attended college. [Filed under LP Science: American Association for Advancement of Science, 1938-1964: Box #14.001 Folder #1.3]

Letter from LP to Dr. Robert Coghill, Northern Region Research Laboratory. [Filed under LP Science: Materials re: Antibody and Antigen Research; the Nature of Serological Reactions, 1940-1947, 1950-1952, 1973, 1986: Box #7.001 Folder #1.1]

June 26, 1942

Dr. Robert D. Coghill, Chief

Fermentation Division

Northern Regional Research Laboratory

Peoria, Illinois

Dear Dr. Coghill:

I am sorry that my answer to your letter of November 29, 1940 has been so long delayed. Because of a period of illness, I put a number of letters to one side, and have only now got around to answering them.

The work described in your letter and the accompanying reprint is very interesting. I feel, as do you, that your results are not incompatible with my theory of antibody structure. The variation in amount of destruction of antibody potency for different antisera probably is due, as you suggest, to differences in the stability of the antibody configuration.

You may have noticed the report of the work which Dr. Campbell and I have been doing on the manufacture of antibodies in vitro. Dr. Campbell has now tested a preparation of antiserum against Type I pneumococcus polysaccharide, and has found that it protects mice against Type I pneumonia.

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling

LP:jr

Letter from LP to H. David Michener, Regional Research Laboratory, USDA, RE: Requests he return the copy of Weissberger's "Organic Chemistry" which he checked out from the library on March 30 th. [Memo from Zechmeister June 25, 1942, note from Michener to LP July 5, 1942] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #255.9, file:(M: Correspondence, 1942)]

Letter from LP to Prof. R.H. Fowler, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, RE: Notes he just found Fowler's letter of January 2, 1940. Adds that although they finished some chapters of the book, other projects have intervened and they will not be publishing. Discusses the immunology war work being carried out at Cal Tech. [Letters from Fowler to LP January 2, 1940, July 20, 1942] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #120.8, file:(Fowler, R.H.)]

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