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Letter from Linus Pauling to D.P. Riley. Page 1. January 9, 1953

Letter from Linus Pauling to D.P. Riley. January 9, 1953. Page 1 Larger Images / More Information. 1 p. View Transcript

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AHP writes cheque to: Sue Perry amount: $21.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.022, Folder #1]
Letter from Bernard E. Schaar to LP RE: thanks LP for his congratulations and sends a part of his acceptance address. Hoped to have seen LP at the A.A.A.S. Meeting. Mentions Mather's retiring address. [mentioned copy of Dr. Schaar's acceptance address included with letter] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #379, Folder #1].
Letter from F.C. Lindvall, Caltech, to LP RE: Writes that Lee DuBridge believes that it is advantageous to have members of the contracts committee cleared for classified proposals. [Note dated January 9, 1953 by LP: States that Lindvall stated orally that no classified information had come to the committee since the Vista Project, and that LP's lack of classified clearance did not interfere].
Letter from LP to D.P. Riley, The Royal Institution. [Filed under LP Science: Box 9.001, Folder 1.11]

Dr. D. P. Riley

The Royal Institution

21 Albemarle Street

London, England

Dear Riley:

I am writing now to say that we have found the error in our calculations of the radial distribution functions for the α helixes (1 and 2).

I regret to say that the wrong azimuthal angle was used in locating the positions of some of the atoms in the structure. As a result some of the interatomic distances are wrong — usually by a few tenths Angstrom, but in some cases by as much as one Angstrom.

We propose at some convenient time in the future to mention that this error has been made, without going into much detail about it. You may mention it, if you care to - perhaps you should let me check on the wording.

With best regards, I am

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling:W

Letter from LP to Mr. D. Gilbertson RE: Thanks him for his letter and photograph. Goes on to describe what the kids are up to. Looks forward to a visit from Mr. Gilbertson and offers any help he may need. [Filed under G: Correspondence 1953, Box #140, Folder #17]

Letter from LP to himself RE: relays how he talked on the phone the previous day with Pierce of the Rosenberg Committee and agreed to have his name mentioned in an advertisement to appear in the Daily News. However, in the actual publication, Caltech was mentioned which LP asked not to occur.

Memo from R.B. Corey to LP RE: Submits to LP a summary of a talk to be given at the Industrial Associates Conference on Protein Structure. [Memo from R.V. Bartz to Corey asking for summary January 6, 1953]. [Filed under: LP Biographical, Box 1.028, Folder 28.3]