April 1, 1957 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Group Report #2, April 1, 1957 - the Biochemical Basis of Mental Deficiency. [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.086, Folder #86.2]

Handwritten note from Ludwik Rajchman to LP RE: Asks LP if he could suggest a scientist to ask to write a chapter on the genetic effect of radiation. Asks LP what contribution he will be able to make. [Letter from LP to Rajchman, March 5, 1957] [Letter from LP to Rajchman, April 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]

Letter from A. Savitzky, Assistant New Product Co-Ordinator, The Perkin-Elmer Corporation to LP RE: Comments on the Bier Separatory System that the company developed, states it is not a finished product but is well on its way to being one. Requests feedback on the system. [Letter from LP to Mr. Williams November 30, 1956, Letter from LP to Mr. Savitzky April 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]

Letter from Alexander Rich, National Institutes of Health, to LP RE: Sorry that LP had difficulty building the three-stranded collagen model. Encloses info which may assist LP in building the model. [Letter from Alexander Rich to LP April 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1956a.4]

Letter from Dr. David Boder, Research Associate, Department of Psychology, UCLA, to LP RE: States he enjoyed LP's lecture the previous week but could not agree with him in the subject of applied genetics because, as he understood, LP said good and evil happen together but Dr. Boder could not see where the good in killing millions of Jews was. [Letter from LP to Dr. Boder April 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]

Letter from Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs to Friends, RE: The convening of the 3rd World Conference Against A&H Bombs and for Disarmament in August in Tokyo. The Council outlines details for the conference. [Filed under LP Peace: (Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, 1957-1965, 1991), Box #4.008, Folder #8.1]

Letter from LP to Barclay Ray RE: Tells Ray that he should correct the spelling of Bridgman in have a dozen places in his application to NSF and the spelling of Tammann in the bibliography. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]

Letter from LP to Dr. Alan M. Levy RE: Notifies him that he knows of no place working on a unifying concept of looking at disease. Encloses reprints and informs him that Cal Tech has a one-year program of support for a MD looking to go into medical research, states that if he is interested he should contact him in "detail." [Note from Dr. Levy to LP March 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]

Letter from LP to Dr. M.H. Sloan, National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council RE: LP has changed his schedule and will be able to attend the conference on hemoglobin for one day. [Letters from Sloan to LP March 5, 1957,April 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1955-1969), Box #14.021, Folder #21.2]

Letter from LP to Dr. Percy L. Julian, The Julian Laboratories, Inc. [Handwritten note on side outlines a schedule for the Julians visit and states they came on April 3.] [Letter from Dr. Julian to LP March 26, 1957, Letter from Dr. Julian to Dr. Emery March 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]

1 April 1957

Dr. Percy L. Julian

The Julian Laboratories, Inc.

9352 West Grand Avenue

Franklin Park, Illinois

Dear Percy:

I am pleased that your son, Percy, Jr., is thinking of attending the California Institute of Technology, after he graduates year after next, and that you and he are planning to visit the California Institute of Technology on Thursday 4 April.

I have a speaking engagement in Santa Barbara on 4 and 5 April, and I shall be away from Pasadena from 4 to 9 April. Could you come over on 3 April, in order that I might see you?

If not, please come on 4 April. Professor Niemann is out of town this week, but I shall see that one of the other members of our Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is expecting you, and that arrangements are made to take care of you.

Thank you for sending me a copy of your letter of 26 March to Dr. Emery. I am not planning to attend the Miami meeting. I had thought about writing a letter of protest to the American Chemical Society, but so many things have been happening to me during the last few weeks that this job did not get done. I have been rather discouraged, too, because my letters of protest have had so little effect in the past; nevertheless, I think that this sort of protesting has to be continued.

With best regards, I am

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling:W

Letter from LP to Llewellyn James RE: Thanks him for the copy of The Shackles of the Supernatural by William J. Fielding. Notifies him that he has begun to read it and is enjoying the book. [Note from Mr. James to LP March 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]

Letter from LP to Professor Harry H. Sisler, Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida, RE: Says that he has been interested in seeing the March 28th letter from Mr. Freeman to him and says that he is afraid that Freeman's statements are true. Explains that he has already committed to too many things and will not be able to undertake any more obligations. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]

Letter from LP to Ritta Halperin, Fresno League of Women Voters RE: Acknowledges receipt of her letter with questions about the Federal-Loyalty Security Program but states her questions are ones that can't be rushed to answer and he doesn't have the time to answer them as best he can. [Letter from Miss Halperin to LP February 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H:Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]

Letter from Sydne Kogan, Convention Coordinator, Liberal Religious Youth to LP RE: Informs him of a convention that the LRY puts on every year in the summer and provides background information on what is being covered at their next one. [Letter from Ms. Kogan to LP April 1, 1957, Letter from LP to Ms. Kogan April 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957), #201.1]

Letter from Sydne Kogan, Convention Coordinator, Liberal Religious Youth to LP RE: Invites him to attend the organization's convention and speak on the subject of technology within the theme "The Quest For A Future." [Letter from Ms. Kogan to LP April 1, 1957, Letter from LP to Ms. Kogan April 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957), #201.1]

Non-Pauling Reprint: "Twenty-Parameter Eigenfunctions and Energy Values of the Ground States of He and He-Like Ions." J.F. Hart & G. Harzberg. The Physical Review, Vol. 106, No. 1, 79-82, April 1, 1957.

Note from Mrs. Jeanne Berger, to LP RE: Requests a transcript of a lecture LP gave at the Children's Hospital on mental retardation in children. [Letter from LP to Mrs. Berger April 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]

Research Notebook of LP RE: A short note on structure 17 of LP's favored-azimuth paper that he made. p. 69. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: 28R]

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