June 6, 1955 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Check from AHP to Happy's for $7.73. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]

Check from AHP to Southern California Symphony Association for $10.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]

Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Leslie E. Orgel, University of Chicago, RE: Provides Orgel with contribution number 2001 for his paper, "Bond Widths in the Spectra of Manganese and Other Transition-Metal Complexes." Encloses information for ordering reprints. [Letter from Orgel to Wulf May 23, 1956, Note from Orgel to Wulf October 9, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1956), #300.18]

Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Professor G. Ross Robertson, Chemistry Dept., University of California, RE: Sends LP's manuscript entitled "The Configuration of Polypeptide Chains in Proteins," with four figures, for inclusion in the lecture series on Modern Chemistry for the Engineer and Scientist. LP would like to see the marked manuscript before it goes to the printer. Requests that Robertson telephone LP regarding any changes to the manuscript. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (McGraw-Hill and Co.), #253.7]

Letter from Dr. Rudolph W. Gilbert, First Unitarian Church, Denver, Colorado, to LP RE: Wonders if LP might be able to stop over in Denver on one of his trips east to speak to the First Unitarian Church's congregation. [Letter from LP to Gilbert June 13, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1936-1956), #140.19]

Letter from Dr. Sigmund Koch, Project A Panel, Study of the Status and Development of Psychology in U.S., American Psychological Association, to LP RE: The American Psychological Association is currently sponsoring a comprehensive study of psychology. One of the objectives is to analyze the interrelations among the subject matter areas of psychological science and to locate the place of psychology within the matrix of general scientific activity. Requests LP's assistance in this effort. Encloses a memo which describes the plan for the study. [Letter from LP to Koch June 15, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1936-1956), #200.20]

Letter from Dr. Victor E. Hall, Editor, Annual Review of Physiology, to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter. Disappointed that LP and Dr. D.H. Campbell will be unable to complete the article on the red corpuscle for Volume 18 of the Annual Review of Physiology. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence: 1931, 1936-1957), #12.21]

Letter from LP to A.L. Wirin, RE: Encloses a copy of The Accelerator, published for the Indiana Section of the ACS, for June 1955. Also encloses a letter from Paul D. Dreyfuss, calling LP's attention to the matter. Would like to take strong action about this matter; it may be related to LP's loss of position as an Eli Lilly and Company consultant due to political reasons. LP can come to see Wirin at almost any time. Describes his schedule for the next few weeks. In a postscript, describes statements which have been made saying that LP is a communist. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #444.3]

Letter from LP to Dr. Fred Ewing. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Individual Correspondence. (Enstrom - Eyster)), #110.5]

June 6, 1955

Dr. Fred Ewing

112 East Las Flores

Altadena, California

Dear Fred:

In the last copy of the Journal of the American Chemical Society 77, 2647 (1955), there is a discussion of the crystal structure of magnesium hydride. Each hydrogen atom is assigned a position in a rutile-like structure, with a₀ = 4.5168 A and c₀= 3.0205 A, at the parameter x = 0.306, which places it near three magnesium atoms, 1.95 A away. Each magnesium atom then has six hydrogen neighbors, and also two magnesium neighbors at 3.0205 A and eight at about 3.53 A.

I have noticed that these distances are just those predicted with use of the single-bond radius 1.364 A for magnesium and 0.30 A for hydrogen. I think that the theoretical calculation would permit both a₀ and c₀ to be predicted.

We did not have very good luck with uranium hydride. However, I think that it might be worth while to check up on all of the metal hydrides for which there are structural data, and see whether the radius 0.30 for hydrogen works for all of them. What do you think of this idea?

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling:LL

Letter from LP to Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer, Dean, College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, RE: Cannot accept the invitation to spend a month at Berkeley as a visiting lecturer; received a similar invitation from Urbana and feels that their need for LP is greater. Offers to come to Berkeley for a week in January and a week in February. [Letters from Pitzer to LP June 1, 1955, June 13, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1956s.3]

Letter from LP to Dr. Victor E. Hall, Editor, Annual Review of Physiology RE: Apologizes for tardy reply. Regrets to say that he and Dr. D.H. Campbell will be unable to prepare the article on the red corpuscle on time for this year's volume. Furthermore, they cannot commit to preparing the article for next year's volume either. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence), #12.21]

Letter from Professor R. P. Mariella, Chairman, Chemistry Dept., Loyola University, RE: Pleased to learn that Dr. William F. Sheehan, Jr. might be interested in an academic position. Mariella has written to him and has mentioned that LP suggested his name. [Letter from LP to Mariella June 3, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1950-1955), #256.6]

Pamphlet: "New Data on Microdrepanocytic Disease" by E. Silvestroni and I. Bianco. [Filed under LP Science: Box #6.009, Folder #9.2]

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