Letter from Linus Pauling to Charles Coryell. October 17, 1950. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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• Bill from A.C. Vroman, Inc. For $5.64. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: (Assorted Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1945-1950.), Box #4.059, Folder #59.3]
• Check from AHP to Chadwick School for $818.05. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, September 1950 - December 1952), Box #4.021, Folder #21.1]
• Check from AHP to Myrtle Vencil for $132.39. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, September 1950 - December 1952), Box #4.021, Folder #21.1]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Executive Secretary, Gates and Crellin Laboratories, to Robert F. Gould, Chemical and Engineering News, RE: States that a punctuation error was made in the manuscript, “Academic Research as a Career,” that was mailed to him yesterday. Asks Gould to make the correction, as noted in the enclosed manuscript. [Letter from Wulf to Gould, October 16, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Chemical and Engineering News), #70.3]
• Letter from E. C. Kleiderer, Executive Director, Research and Control, Lilly Research Laboratories, to LP RE: Forwards the next portion of the Insulin Bibliography for his suggestions and criticisms. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Eli Lilly and Company), #111.4]
• Letter from J. H. Rothschild, Colonel, Cml C, Commanding Technical Command, Department of the Army, to LP RE: Informs LP that the lecture has been moved to another location to accommodate the large number of people who want to hear LP speak during the morning session. States that the afternoon session location has not been changed. [Letter from Rothschild to LP October 16, 1950] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1950) #1950s.23]
• Letter from LP to Charles Coryell. [Letter from Coryell to LP, October 10, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Coryell, Charles D.), #68.2]

  October 17, 1950

  Dr. Charles D. Coryell

  Department of Chemistry

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Cambridge 39, Massachusetts

  Dear Charles:

  I am very glad to have your letter of October 10. However, I am sorry to say that I am not coming to the gelatin symposium on October 19, and also am not coming to give the lecture in December. My trip in December was to have been to attend a meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Then, the date was changed from the scheduled date, to a time when I could not come.

  I am glad to learn that you are writing up some of the unpublished work on hemoglobin, and that you are to get out a paper in this field. I am sending you reprints of my two recent hemoglobin papers - I don't believe that I have sent them to you before - and also a reprint of the sickle cell anemia paper. I shall look forward to reading about your new theory, and shall let you know what I think. You probably know Robert St. George. He is now carrying out some experiments to test an idea of nine, that the heme-heme interactions are due to steric effects.

  We have thought about the action that you suggest, the preparation of a report on the Weinbaum case; but we are handicapped by the fact that we are all busy, and that no one of us attended all of the court sessions. I did not attend any of them - I was out of town, except for the last day. The feeling of the people who attended the trial was in general that Margolis had done a good job. Of course, if the money could have been raised earlier, it might have been possible for Sidney to get another attorney. As it was, he had to take the one who was willing to serve even when there was a chance that he would not even receive expenses.

  An effort was made to appeal Sidney's case, but the appeal court refused to allow him to be out on bail during the appeal* Since it would have taken about a year to appeal, and would have cost about $3,000 (expenses, not Including lawyer's fees), which was not available, the decision was made not to appeal.

  Brunner is now out on bail. His appeal case will come up

  Dr. Coryell

  In a few months. In normal times I suppose that it would be decided that the judge did take unconstitutional action, but under present circumstances it might well be decided by an appeal court which refused Sidney to be out on bail that the action was in fact constitutional. Brunner now has a job doing radio repair work, and he seems to doubt that he will be able to get back into chemistry and physics again.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:W

• Letter from LP to Dr. Ralph Spitzer, RE: LP received letters with questions which he was not able to answer regarding Spitzer’s ordeal in Europe. He poses the questions for answer to Spitzer, and asks for his reply. [Letter from Spitzer to LP, October 23, 1950] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Political Issues: Ralph Spitzer: Academic Freedom and Passport Difficulties, 1942-1994), Box #2.034, Folder #34.2]
• Letter from LP to J. L. Rosenfeld, School of Mines and Metallurgy, University of Missouri, RE: Discusses his theory of covalent bonds verses ionic bonds in chemicals such as silicates. [Letter from Rosenfeld to LP, October 9, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1950), #340.15]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Howardine G. Hoffman, Junior Past President, California School Supervisors Association, RE: Thanks her for the letter and the enclosed check. States that he is pleased that the Association was satisfied with his talk and states that it was a pleasure to meet her. [Letter from Hoffman to LP, October 13, 1950] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.21]
• Letter from LP to Prof. George Scatchard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology RE: States that two bottles of oxypolygelatin were sent to Edwin Cohn. It may not be possible for a representative of Don Baxter to be present at the meeting on Wednesday but will inform him if the situation changes. [Filed under LP Science: (Materials re: Oxypolygelatin Blood Plasma Substitute, 1945-1951), Box #6.003, Folder #3.2]
• Letter from LP to Theoda Johnson, W. H. Freeman & Co., RE: Returns photo originals from General Chemistry and encloses additional photos. [Letter from Johnson to LP October 11, 1950, Letter from Johnson to LP October 17, 1950] [Filed under LP Books: 1947b6.2]
• Letter from Oswald Veblen to LP, RE: Says that he will not return the signature card requested by LP in a previous letter because he withdrew from the National Council of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions. [Letter from, LP to Veblen, October 6, 1950] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Political Issues: Ralph Spitzer: Academic Freedom and Passport Difficulties, 1942-1994), Box #2.034, Folder #34.2]
• Letter from Robert Spurr, Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland, to LP RE: Asks LP to write a letter of recommendation for him to join the Cosmos Club in Washington. States that his father was a member up until his death in January. Says that he would be very grateful for LP’s assistance in this matter. Encloses a list of his research articles. [Letter from LP to Spurr, November 13, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Spurr, Robert), #367.9]
• Letter from Sidney Harper, Institute for the Study of Metals, University of Chicago, to LP, RE: States that they are aware LP will be in Chicago on November 7, 1950 to give a lecture in the series, “Inorganic Chemistry at the Half Century.” Inquires if LP would speak at an Institute colloquium on the same day. Handwritten note: “Be glad to speak any time Nov. 8 if that is satisfactory. Please wire reply. LP” [Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.25]
• Letter from Theoda Johnson, W. H. Freeman & Co., to LP RE: Requests some additional photographs for use in the Japanese edition of General Chemistry. [Letter from LP to Johnson October 17, 1950, Wulf to Johnson October 26, 1950] [Filed under LP Books: 1947b6.2]
• Letter from W.J. Moore, the Catholic University of America, to LP, RE: Refers to LP’s October 6th letter concerning Dr. Spitzer and explains that he sympathizes with LP’s concern for the free movement of scholars, but does not know enough of the facts to join in LP’s protest. [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer #1, Folder #1.032]
• Note by LP to self RE: The Neutron. [Filed under LP Books 1950b.5]