Letter from Linus Pauling to Leonora Bilger. March 14, 1951. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• A Memorial to the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii from an anonymous group of faculty, through Dr. Paul S. Bachman and Dr. Gregg M. Sinclair RE: Explains why they think the Board of Regents should reconsider before cancelling the contracts of Dr. Gregg M. Sinclair and Dr. L. N. Bilger for inviting LP to speak at the University. [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Correspondence re: University of Hawaii, 1950-1954), Box #2.005, Folder #5.1]
• Check from AHP to Adohr Milk Farms for $3.92. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, September 1950-December 1952), Box #4.021, Folder #21.2]
• Check from AHP to North Star Bakery for $10.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, September 1950-December 1952), Box #4.021, Folder #21.2]
• Check from AHP to Peter Pauling for $25.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, September 1950-December 1952), Box #4.021, Folder #21.2]
• Letter from Gregg M. Sinclair, President of the University of Hawaii, to LP RE: Explains his telegram of last Saturday. Says that their attention has been called to the fact that LP was affiliated with several un-American organizations. Explains that because of this the dedication ceremony had to be postponed and that it was an accident that the press found out this information. [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Correspondence re: University of Hawaii, 1950-1954), Box #2.005, Folder #5.1]
• Letter from LP to Alden H. Emery, American Chemical Society, RE: Writes that he has not been very active in the Committee on Foreign Compendia and would not like to be reappointed and therefore make way for someone who might be a more active member. [Letter from Emery to Committee on Foreign Compendia March 2, 1951] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Leonora N. Bilger, Chairman of the Chemistry Department at the University of Hawaii. [Letter from Bilger to LP March 9, 1951] [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Correspondence re: University of Hawaii, 1950-1954), Box #2.005, Folder #5.1]

  March 14, 1951

  Dr. Leonore N. Bilger, Chairman

  Chemistry Department

  University of Hawaii

  Honolulu 10, T.H.

  Dear Dr. Bilger:

  I am extremely pleased to be invited to be the guest speaker at your dedication ceremony, and I thank you for having arranged it. My wife and I are looking forward to our visit with you.

  I enclosed a copy of my letter of acceptance to President Sinclair, which gives details about my plans. I am sorry that the ceremony may be postponed a while.

  I am working very hard now on the structure of proteins. Professor Corey and I believe that we have made a long step forward toward solving the main problem about the molecular structure of proteins, and we are writing several papers, describing the molecular structure of a number of fibrous proteins and of some globular proteins. We think that we know the structure of several fibrous proteins in nearly complete detail, but our knowledge about the structure of the globular proteins, such as hemoglobin, is still only partial.

  During the period of about a week beginning June 13 I am going to the Workshop in Chemical Education at Stillwater, Oklahoma. I am looking forward to discussing the problems of freshman and sophomore teaching with the rather large group, estimated at about 75, of college teachers of chemistry who will be present there.

  With best wishes, and the hope of seeing you soon, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:W

  Encl.

• Letter from LP to E. Lederer, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, RE: States that he is sorry that Lederer must cancel his trip because of his difficulties in obtaining a visa. Says that it is unwarranted and unjustified. [Letter from Lederer to LP March 9, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1951), #230.17]
• Letter from LP to John L. Morrison RE: Says that he as postponed work on a paper to work on his protein structure project and has asked Dr. Ewing to check over Morrison’s titration data. [Filed under LP Science: (Typescript, Correspondence, Notes: The Non-Specific Precipitation of Dyes and Proteins), Box #7.001, Folder #1.8]
• Letter from LP to M. Haissinsky, Institut du Radium, RE: States that he is sorry that Lederer could not enter the United States due to difficulties obtaining a visa. Discusses his plans to study proteins with Dr. Corey and his papers which will be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Mentions that AHP and he are planning on going to Europe this summer. [Letter from Haissinsky to LP April 2, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1951), #166.2]
• Letter from LP to President Gregg M. Sinclair, University of Hawaii, cc: Dr. Bilger RE: Accepts Sinclair’s invitation to be a guest speaker at the dedication of their new chemistry building. Tells Sinclair the dates that he will be available to visit Hawaii. Says that he is planning to go to Lima, Peru for the 5th South American Congress of Chemistry during the first two weeks of May. Handwritten note: “Hawaii.” [Letter from Sinclair to LP March 9, 1951] [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Correspondence re: University of Hawaii, 1950-1954), Box #2.005, Folder #5.1]
• Letter from LP to Professor A. Dietzel, Max Planck Institut, Germany, RE: Thanks him for the letter in which he discusses problem with glasses. Discusses crystals and the nature of the bonds in the borate rings and chains. [Letter from Dietzel to LP February 22, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1951), #98.16]
• Letter from LP to W. H. Cook, Director, National Research Council of Canada, RE: Discusses the work that they are doing on proteins, especially hemoglobin, so that Cook can plan his work and know that he is not duplicating their work. [Letters from Cook to LP March 8, 1951, March 21, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1951), #74.19]
• Letter from LP to W. H. Freeman RE: Requests 10 copies of College Chemistry to be charged to his royalty account. [Filed under LP Books 1950b.3]
• Letter from Leonora N. Bilger, Professor of Chemistry and Chairman of the Department, to LP RE: Explains that she was called into a conference prompted by Morris Adelson, an investigator for the “Territorial Committee on subversive activities” and encloses clippings regarding the situation that followed. Explains that the information presented by Mr. Adelson could have what caused Sinclair to postpone the dedication ceremony. [Letter from LP to Bilger March 15, 1951] [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Correspondence re: University of Hawaii, 1950-1954), Box #2.005, Folder #5.1]
• Letter from Robert McElrath, Public Realtions Director of the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union, to LP RE: Encloses clippings about Dr. Gregg Sinclair’s withdrawal of the invitation to LP. Offers LP the use of their radio program for any comment on the situation. [Letter from LP to McElrath March 16, 1951] [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Correspondence re: University of Hawaii, 1950-1954), Box #2.005, Folder #5.1]
• Letter from Wolfgang Haller to LP RE: States that he recently applied for a Fullbright Travel Grant for a visit to the U.S. and that he has been asked to suggest a plan for study and visits during his stay. States that he would like to spend time at Caltech and discusses his background. Encloses his curriculum vitae and a letter of recommendation. [Letter from Haller to Ebert cc: LP January 25, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1951), #166.2]
• Newspaper Clipping: “Dr. Pauling Still Plans Trip Here,” The Honolulu Advertiser. [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Newspaper clippings re: University of Hawaii, 1951.), Box #2.006, Folder #6.11]
• Newspaper Clipping: “Pauling Took Oath He Wasn’t a Red; Sinclair Say He’s ‘Surprised’,” Honolulu Star-Bulletin. [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Newspaper clippings re: University of Hawaii, 1951), Box #2.006, Folder #6.9]
• Newspaper Clipping: “U.H. Withdraws Invitation to Noted Caltech Chemist,” Honolulu Star-Bulletin. [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Newspaper clippings re: University of Hawaii, 1951), Box #2.006, Folder #6.10]