November 13, 1956 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Dr. Donald Leslie, Program Committee, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, RE: Responds to his request for an abstract by sending a speech LP gave to the American Psychiatric Association, which contains some of the same information LP will use in his speech to the group. Handwritten note in right margin explains where the dinner is, how transportation will be arranged, and what has been requested for help during LP's speech. [Note from Leslie to LP November 23, 1956] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.1]

Letter from Clinton Hunt, World Peace Foundation, to The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace RE: Asks if the Endowment grants Scholarships or Fellowships that can be used to create an organization for original research working towards world peace. Hunt has considerable experience in the planning, organization, and management of similar projects. [Letter from Carnegie Endowment to Hunt February 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Wo-Yo), Box #4.017, Folder #17.6]

Letter from Dora E. Young, Executive Secretary, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, to Dr. William J. Hartman RE: States that if he wishes to continued support he should file an application. Informs which area of the application to pay particular attention to. [Filed under LP Science: (Helen Hay Whitney Foundation-Scientific Advisory Committee: Postdoctoral Biomedical Research Fellowship Applicants, 1956-1957), Box #15.005, Folder #5.11]

Letter from Dwight J. Ingle, University of Chicago, to LP RE: Describes a new journal, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, and asks if LP would be willing to prepare an essay on the molecular basis of metal disease for the publication. [Letter from LP to Ingle December 7, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Correspondence, 1956), #185.17]

Letter from Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, to LP RE: Asks LP for his opinion on Drs. Sidney W. Benson, Garman Harbottle, and Gunnar Bror Bergman and mentions that Benson is applying for a second Guggenheim Fellowship. [Letter from LP to Moe November 15, 1956] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.4]

Letter from LP to Peter Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.042, Folder #42.3]

13 November 1956

Dear Peter:

I am writing to ask if you could accept an appointment with us for one month, beginning 1 December or as soon thereafter as possible. Professor Corey and I would like to have some advice about apparatus for obtaining the collection of intensities from protein crystals. We hope to have crystals in a few months, and to set out on the job of collecting the intensities. We are not interested in doing it in an ideal way - that is, we need to have advice about how to use our present apparatus, and what we should do to amplify our methods.

Also, I should like to discuss with you the work that you began on solid solutions some time ago, and find out what your ideas are about the structure of metals and alloys.

We propose to give you appointment for the month as Research Assistant, with salary $350. Also, we can, from one of our funds, reimburse you for your own traveling expenses to Pasadena and return to London.

I hope that you can accept this appointment. I know that the holidays come during the proposed time, but I am planning to talk with you enough during the holidays to make up for this fact.

Mama and I have just returned from an eleven-day trip to the northwest, the five northwest sections of the American Chemical Society have formed a region, with the idea of inviting speakers to address the five sections, and I have served as the first of these regional speakers. We saw Aunt Elizabeth in Spokane. Also we saw Crellin in Portland, as well as Richard Morgan, who is the elder son of my cousin Richard Morgan. We drove to Spokane along route 395, through Burns, Oregon, also Condon, Oregon. We returned by way of Salem, Albany, Bend, and then down to route 395.

We are having the ceremonies of dedicating the new laboratory this week. Mama and I have picked out some new furniture - Henry Miller, which is being put in my office this afternoon. I caught a cold in Seattle, which, although it has not been bad, has caused me to decide to stay in bed today.

Much Love from

[Linus Pauling]

Letter from Samuel J. Prigal to LP RE: Mentions an article in the October 19 issue of Science about the alteration of behavior in mice. Discusses the importance of peace movements especially among Nobel Prize winners, mentioning Lord Russell's appeal. Requests to visit Gates and Crellin Laboratories. [Letter from LP to Prigal November 20, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1956), #313.4]

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