Letter from Linus Pauling to Max S. Dunn. November 21, 1949. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Bill from Union Oil Company of California for $28.41 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.059, folder 59.3]
• Letter from Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, to Dr. Lee P. Tolman, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. RE: Acknowledges receipt of his letter. Informs him of their nominee to represent the ACS. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1949-1950: Box #14.005 Folder #5.2]
• Letter from Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, to LP. RE: Informs him that the Somogyl situation will be brought before the Board of Directors. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1949-1950: Box #14.005 Folder #5.2]
• Letter from Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, to Roger Adams, University of Illinois. RE: Informs him that a new chairman will have to be selected. Discusses possible appointees. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1949-1950: Box #14.005 Folder #5.2]
• Letter from Dr. E.C. Kleiderer, Lilly Research Laboratories to LP RE: Asks for payment for vitamins prepared by The Lilly Laboratories. Notes he gave the six samples of insulin from Dr. Carl Niemann to Dr. Campbell, and will write when the assays are done. Notes LP is probably glad his term as ACS President is over. [Letters from LP to Kleiderer August 19, 1949, November 29, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #111.4, file:(Eli Lilly and Company, 1946-1951, 1953-1956, 1964-1968, 1970-1972)]
• Letter from Dr. Walter Murphy, Editor, C &EN to LP RE: Thanks him for his letter of congratulations. [Letter from LP to Murphy November 16, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence Box #70.3, file:(Chemical and Engineering News, 1947-1958, 1968-1969, 1975, 1979-1980, 1988)]
• Letter from Evelyn Barrett to LP RE: Reports that she is working to interest people in the Addis Memorial and asks LP to write Mr. and Mrs. Jack Strauss to encourage them to ask their friends to help with the Memorial. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #2.3, file:(Thomas Addis Memorial Committee 1949-1955)]
• Letter from George A. Baitsell, Society of the Sigma Xi, Yale University, to LP RE: Regrets that LP cannot attend the December 27, 1949 meeting and acknowledges LP's favorable opinion on granting the six petitions for charters. [Letter from LP to Dr. George A. Baitsell November 16, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #375.2]
• Letter from LP to Arthur C. Giese telling him his comments on his paper “Tests for hydrolysis of peptide bonds by ultraviolet light”. [Reply to Giese November 11, 1949, Giese's follow up letter December 1, 1949]
• Letter from LP to Arthur C. Giese, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, RE: States that he read Giese's manuscript on “Tests for Hydrolysis of Peptide Bonds by Ultraviolet Light” with great interest. Discusses Giese's results and gives his thoughts about them. [Letter from Giese to LP, December 1, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1950), #140.14]
• Letter from LP to Dr. C.R. Kinney, Division of Fuel Technology, Pennsylvania State College, RE: States that he doesn't think that a large humic acid molecule would split apart when it went into solution. [Letter from Kinney to October 22, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #200.14, file:(K: Correspondence, 1949)]
• Letter from LP to Max. S. Dunn asking for simple peptides samples. [ Dunn's reply November 25, 1949, follow up letter from LP to Dunn December 21, 1949]
• Letter from LP to Prof. Max S. Dunn, Department of Chemistry, UCLA. [Letter from Dunn to LP November 25, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #98.14, file:(D: Correspondence, 1949)]

  November 21, 1949

  Professor Max S. Dunn

  Department of Chemistry

  University of California at Los Angeles

  Los Angeles, California

  Dear Professor Dunn:

  As part of our researches on the structure of proteins we are starting a systematic quantitative chromatographic determination of the peptides and other products which result from the partial hydrolysis of proteins. Preliminary to the investigation, it will be necessary to collect data concerning the behavior on the chromatographic column of a very great variety of simple peptides of known composition. It occurred to me that as a result of your long experience in the preparation, purification, and characterization of amino acids and peptides you might have in your laboratory samples of simple peptides, small quantities of which could perhaps be made available to us. Although we should probably require 100 milligrams or more of a peptide in order to explore thoroughly its chromatographic characteristics, we could get a great deal of very helpful and valuable information from amounts as small as 10 to 20 milligrams.

  I recall that at one time it was possible to purchase small quantities of amino acids specially prepared and purified in the UCLA Laboratory. I wonder if this is still possible, and if so, whether it extends to preparations of peptides.

  I shall indeed be grateful for any help you can give us, or for any suggestions you may make concerning possible reliable sources of well-characterized peptides for this work.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:ph

• Letter from Louis B. Slichter, Director, to Dr. R. L. Zwemer, National Academy of Science. RE: Informs him of LP's positive opinion of the idea of having a special conference with Dr. Urey. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1949-1950: Box #14.005 Folder #5.2]
• Letter from Professor F. J. Toole, Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, to LP RE: States that President Trueman has informed him that there is a distinct possibility that LP will be able to visit the University in the coming year. States that the members of the Chemistry Department are excited at the prospect and hope that they would be able to entertain LP while is in Fredericton. Handwritten note: Indicates that he is using LP's book, General Chemistry, in a sophomore class and that he is having a lot of fun and success with it. [Letter from LP to Toole, November 30, 1949] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.2]
• Letter from Roger Adams, Chairman, Board of Directors, to LP. RE: Suggests Alter as a replacement for Esselen. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1949-1950: Box #14.005 Folder #5.2]
• Letter to LP from George A. Baitnell stating that they regret he can't attend the meeting and that they received his approval for the charters. [Reply to LP November 16, 1949]
• Memo from W. N. Lacey to Members of the Committee on Graduate Study RE: informs that the Aeronautics Department has offered a proposal for a change in the present policy applied to the maximum allowable work loads for graduate students working toward the Ph.D. degree. Memo of this policy is attached. Asks members to indicate their views on attached ballot sheets. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.018, Folder 18.2]
• Notes by LP RE: Discusses the case of Jack McElhiney. [Letter from McElhiney to LP November 15, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #255.16, file:(M: Correspondence, 1949)]