Letter from Linus Pauling to Alexander Rich. March 26, 1957. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Letter fom F. T. Wall, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois, to LP, RE: Tells LP that they are looking for a physical chemist with an interest in biological problems and that he recalls LP suggesting Dr. Gary Felsenfeld several year before. Asks LP if he can offer any further comments concerning Dr. Felsenfeld or recommend any other individuals. Tells LP that Mr. Freemna's copy editor is almost through with his manuscript on thermodynamics. [Letter from LP to Wall, April 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Individual Correspondence. (Wald - Washburn)), Box #431, Folder #431.2]
• Letter from Ben May to LP RE: Encloses a copy of a letter written by Dr. Castle in 1955 in which he complemented LP. [Letter from LP to Mr. May April 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (May, Ben, 1950-1958, 1960-1961, 1963, 1967-1968, 1970-1971), #244.5]
• Letter from LP to D. Had_i, Slovensko Kemijsko Društvo, RE: Writes that the program for the Symposium on Hydrogen Bonding looks very interesting and also includes the title of his paper and its outline. [Letter from LP to Hadzi January 17, 1957, Letter from LP to Hadzi May 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.28]
• Letter from LP to Dean Lewis N. Pino, Assistant Dean of the College, The Colorado College RE: Thanks him for the invitation to spend the evening of April 22 with him. Explains when he arrives and that his time during his visit is at the disposal of the Winter Night Club and the college. [Letter from Dean Pino to LP March 25, 1957, Letter from Dean Pino to LP April 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.14]
• Letter from LP to Dr. F.R.N. Nabarro, Head, Department of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg RE: Thanks him for the invitation but explains that his schedule is very busy, which prevents him from planning a trip to South Africa. Hopes that he will be able to at some point in the future and states that he will remember the invitation and will let him know if he is ever able to visit. [Letter from Dr. Nabarro to LP March 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957), #288.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Leonard Kurland RE: States he would like to talk with him about collaborating on a piece about psychological brain disorders but is very busy right now with trips to the east planned and with the filming of his lectures. Suggests that they meet at the end of May. Handwritten note explains that Dr. Kurland and LP will meet on Wednesday the 22 of May at 1:30 and that another professor at Cal Tech knows or at least has interviewed Dr. Kurland. [Letter from Dr. Kurland to LP March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957), #201.1]
• Letter from LP to I.W. Kinney, President, Metals Refining Corporation RE: Notifies him that his theories of atomic structure are not correct. Informs him of the work scientists have done to clarify the Rutherford model of the atom as well as the information they have gained on nuclei size, charge, and distribution of electrons. Suggests his book The Nature of the Chemical Bond as well as a book by Maria Mayer on elementary nuclear theory. [Letter from Mr. Kinney to LP March 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957), #201.1]
• Letter from LP to L.H. La Montagne RE: Notifies him that Cal Tech does not have the information he needs to be able to help him. Suggests contacting a commercial company in the area, such as Smith-Emery Company. [Letter from Mr. La Montagne to LP March 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
• Letter from LP to L.L. Chapin RE: Notifies him that the title of his talk is "The Relation of Molecules to Medicine." [Note from Mr. Chapin to LP March 26, 1957, Telegram from Dr. Waring to LP April 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.15]
• Letter from LP to Professor Paul Day, University of Arkansas, Medical School RE: Sends back both the first and second photos for the school's Biochemistry conference rooms with his autograph on them. Explains that he did not have permanent black ink to sign the first photo and had to go find some, which is why it took so long to return it. [Letter from Professor Day to LP November 19, 1956, Letter from Professor Day to LP March 25, 1957, Letter from Professor Day to LP April 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1957), #98.22]
• Letter from Linus Pauling to Crellin Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.048, Folder #48.6]

  29 March 1957

  Dear Crellin:

  I am writing to ask you a question about Dr. Locher.

  I think that you mentioned in a recent letter that he was thinking of leaving Reed. There is a possibility that the California Institute of Technology would be interested in making appointment of a man as master of the student houses, probably not until a year from now, however. The man should be one who is really interested in students, and who would devote himself to the solution of various problems involved in student house life. If Dr. Locher were to be given such an appointment, he probably would have an appointment also in the Humanities Division here, and would be expected to teach German or have some other teaching duties, and also would have some opportunity for research.

  Do you think that he should be considered for a job of this sort? My impression is that you feel that his relations with students are unusually good, and that he is an unusually good man.

  Please do not say anything about this to anybody. There is considerable uncertainty about what will be done here.

  Much love from

  [Linus Pauling]

• Letter from W. H. Freeman to LP, RE: Thanks LP for his letter on organic chemistry. Says that they will talk to Westheimer and Urry, to see what their intent it and to find out the likelihood of them seeing the manuscript and possibly having it for their series. Tells LP that he and Stan will continue to talk with Jack Roberts about signing a contract with him. Explains the circumstances under which he would want to publish Roberts's book. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]
• Letter from W. Walker, Child Health Department of the Royal Victoria Infirmary, to LP, RE: Tells LP that he heard a lecture by him given 10 years ago about the molecular nature of antibodies at Norton-on-Tees. Discusses the causes of haemolytic disease of newborns. Asks LP if he has ever given thought to the problem of preventing mothers from being immunized for Rh., protecting the foetus from Rh. antibodies, or the possibility of neutralizing maternal antibodies. [Letter from LP to Walker, April 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
• Memo from LP to Dr. Richard W. Lippman RE: "I should be glad to know what you think of the accompanying letter from Dr. Kurland." (See above entry) [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Lippman, Richard W., 1951-1961, 1980, 1982), #217.5]
• Note from Mary Rachel Parrish to California Tech Gentlemen RE: Tells LP that the cook at where she works bakes with melted butter that has been left in an aluminum frying pan all night and that every time someone eats this they get violently ill. Asks if the salt formed in the pan is poisonous. [Letter from LP to Parrish April 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Note from Mrs. E.A. Mallett to LP RE: Asks LP if her son's donating blood could be related to either sickle cell anemia or schizophrenia. States she is willing to come to Los Angeles for treatment. Mistakenly dated 1956, should be 1957. [Letter from LP to Mallett March 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Summary Report: Conference on Relationship of Steroid Hormones to Mental Disease, Pacific State Hospital, Pomona, California, March 29, 1957. [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.083, Folder #83.6]