Letter from Linus Pauling to Sam T. Gibson. September 16, 1957. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from AHP to American Indian Fund for $10.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to C.C.P.A.F. for $25.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Coleman Chamber Concert for $20.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Frances Cole for $7.75. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Gene Browne for $58.23. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Hamlett Redcliff for $15.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Meta Coffee for $9.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Mira Loma Mutual Water Company for $37.12. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Mr. Valentine Wingras for $18.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Myrtle Prophet for $9.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Newlin's Swimming Pool Service for $41.25. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to P.G.E. for $4.25. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Sears Roebuck, Pasadena for $11.63. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Grazing Permit for Salmon Creek Allotment. [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer 2 Folder 2.032]
• Letter from Alan T. Waterman, National Science Foundation to Dr. Lee A. DuBridge RE: Informs DuBridge that $1,715 is being granted to the California Institute of Technology for LP to operate and plan a scientific exhibit for the Universal and International Exposition , Brussels, 1958. Discusses the conditions of this grant. [Memorandum from Ponedel to Gilmore September 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.6]
• Letter from Charles E. Watkins, American Cancer Society, to LP RE: Expresses their gratitude that LP accepted their invitation to the eleventh annual meeting of the American Cancer Society. Attaches a copy of the tentative program. Also invites him and AHP to dinner on October 4. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s2.4]
• Letter from Crellin Pauling to LP and AHP. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.048, Folder #48.6]

  16 Sept. 1957

  Dear Mom and Pop,

  We arrived here in town yesterday around noon after an uneventful drive. We spent Monday night in our sleeping bags in Castle Crags state park near Dunsmuir. It is pleasant to be back in Oregon, where everything is green and lush. It is also fun to get back to Reed, and see all of our friends again. I hunted Dr Livermore up right away, and had a nice chat with him. We have been house-hunting today, without too much success at this point. We have a couple of places that we are considering, but nothing too encouraging has turned up so far.

  I have also done some car shopping, and was decided that a '57 Ford was the thing to get. Not only will the to deal on a '58, but there is going to be a five per cent increase. Also it turned out that one Ford dealer just happened to have on order just exactly what we wanted, four door station wagon, solid white, with overdrive, wireless, heater, and outside rear view mirror is $2425.00, plus $12.00 for registration. They are allowing $717 for the old Studebaker, which seems to be about as good a 'deal' as is available. The car is coming to him with white wall tires, which he will trade for ordinary ones, and a clock, which he will throw in at no extra cost. It is due to be built on the 26th of this month, and the more or less promised delivery by the end of the month. He said that they would get somewhere near $75 for the Stude, so there is a $642 discount from the list price of ca. $3100. I think that I am satisfied in it being a reasonable deal.

  I described my summer work to Dr. Livermore to some extent, and he appeared quite interested. I suspect that my ideas of spending some time around Reed doing immunological work may be received with interest, which is a good sign. I plan to discuss things at length with him sometime, after we get settled and the school year is rolling along again. I suspect that I may be able to get hired here to do work next summer, but I don't know as yet. Work is progressing on the new dormitory, but the science building is still in the money-raising stage. Dr. Livermore hinted that some success may be achieved before long, but at this time it was still up in the air. There are 250 Freshmen this year, so many that they have kicked a good number of juniors and seniors out of the dorms. It looks like the old place is expanding a little.

  Well, to bed. My cold has not worsened, but neither has it lessened.

  Love Crellin + Lucy

• Letter from Drs. Philip H. Abelson, Robley C. Williams, and Hans Neurath, Chairman, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington to LP RE: Invites him to attend a conference in January sponsored by the Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Study Section of the NIH. Provides background on what will be discussed and why they think having this conference is important. Explains that if he accepts the invitation they would like to name him temporary consultant to the Study section. Includes a copy of the tentative program for the conference. [Letter from LP to Dr. Neurath October 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Neurath, Hans, 1938-1939, 1942, 1944-1989, 1992), #276.8]
• Letter from George K. Estok, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas Technological College, to LP RE: Requests permission to use a photograph of LP in a textbook he is publishing for his one semester organic chemistry course. Includes what the caption under the picture would say if the picture is allowed to be used. [Letter from LP to Professor Estok October 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1957), #112.23]
• Letter from LP to Alice M. Beagles, Chairman, Santa Monica Branch, A.A.U.W. RE: Thanks her for the invitation to address the Santa Monica Branch of the A.A.U.W. but declines because of an already busy schedule. [Letter from Mrs. Beagles to LP June 18, 1957, Letter from Mrs. Wulf to Mrs. Beagles June 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Eric Ellenbogen, Chairman of the Biochemistry group, Pittsburgh Section of the ACS, RE: Notifies him that his schedule is busy and coming to the east to speak for the Pittsburgh Section won't be possible in the coming year. [Letter from Dr. Ellenbogen to LP May 17, 1957, Letter from Ms. Wulf to Dr. Ellenbogen June 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1957), #112.23]
• Letter from LP to Dr. John Pierce RE: Declines his invitation and suggests he invite Professor C.C. Price of the University of Pennsylvania. [Letter from Dr. Pierce to LP July 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Lester Kieft, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Bucknell University RE: Expresses pleasure at the success of the NSF videos and at the knowledge of the Bucknell Review but states he does not have the time to write an article for it. [Letter from Dr. Keift to LP August 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957), #201.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Sam T. Gibson, Director, Blood Program, The American National Red Cross. [Letter from Mr. Greer to Mr. Harriman August 6, 1957, Letter from Dr. Gibson to Mr. Greer September 3, 1957, Letter from Dr. Gibson to LP September 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]

  16 September 1957

  Dr. Sam T. Gibson, Director

  Blood Program

  The American National Red Cross

  National Headquarters

  Washington 13, D.C.

  Dear Dr. Gibson:

  In answer to your letter of 3 September, I send you herewith a copy of my paper "The Molecular Basis of Genetics," which covers the subject matter of the address that I gave at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in Chicago last year.

  You will note that I start out with the statement "I am sure that most mental disease is chemical in origin..."

  I gave my address without use of a manuscript, and I am sure that it was not identical with the published paper. I do not remember exactly what I said, but I may have made some reference to the work of Dr. Heath of Tulane University Medical School. Dr. Heath has published an account of his experiments on the injection into normal human beings of blood from schizophrenic individuals. He reported some peculiarities in behavior of the recipients. The reported effects, which have been attributed to a substance taraxein presumed to be present in the blood of the donors, were only transitory. I am not sure how much significance is to be given to these experiments, and I am confident that I did not make the statement that if blood from a schizophrenic were transfused into a normal person, the normal person would have schizophrenia in all its manifestations.

  In answer to Mr. Greer's question, I would say that I doubt that any schizophrenia is being dispersed through the blood banks. This is not a problem at all comparable to that of, say, dispersing hepatitis virus.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:W

  cc: Mr. Greer

• Letter from LP to Jim Lieberman RE: Declines his invitation to speak at UC Medical School because of a busy schedule. [Note from Mr. Lieberman to LP July 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
• Letter from LP to Lyman Marsters, President, Whittier College Y RE: Notifies him that he will be in Canada at the time that the College Y invited him to speak so he won't be able to accept. [Letter from Ms. Stephenson to LP June 20, 1957, Letter from Ms. Wulf to Mr. Marsters June 27, 1957, Letter from Ms. Ishida to LP October 8, 1957, Letter from Ms. Wulf to Ms. Ishida October 10, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Correspondence, 1957), #185.18]
• Letter from LP to Mildred Alexander, 1st Vice President, Redlands American Association of University Women RE: Declines her invitation to speak in front of the Redlands Branch of the A.A.U.W. [Letter from Mrs. Alexander September 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1957), #12.23]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. J.J. Richey RE: Tells Richey that his schedule for the year is very full and so he will not be able to talk to her branch of the A.A.U.W. in October. [Letter from Richey to LP, June 10, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Pearl M. Richman, Chairman of the Citizens Committee on H-Bomb Testing, RE: Tells Richman that he will not be able to accept her invitation to speak at a meeting of the Citizens Committee in H-Bomb Testing, because his schedule is too full. [Letter from Richman to LP, June 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Stanley (Katharine) McCormick RE: Explains that he and AHP have returned from Europe and then held a lovely wedding for their daughter Linda who married Barclay Ray. Asks that she inform him when she will be back in Santa Barbara because he and AHP are going to be making weekend trips to the ranch north of San Simeon for the next several months and they would enjoy stopping by and talking with her. [Letter from LP to Mrs. McCormick June 5, 1957, Letter from Mrs. McCormick to LP June 20, 1957, Letter from Mrs. McCormick to LP September 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
• Letter from LP to Professors C. L. Agre, Department of Chemistry, St. Olaf College, RE: Thanks him for his letter and invitation to speak, but unfortunately, LP will not be able to speak at one of their meetings due to his need to cut back on the number of trips he takes. [Letter from Wulf to Agre, July 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964)
• Letter from LP to Robert W. McEwen, Hamilton College, RE: Accepts the invitation to visit Hamilton College in October and suggests that his talk be entitled "Science in the Modern World." Mentions that he will be in Fredericton during the first part of the week. [Letter from McEwen to LP September 9, 1957, Letter from McEwen to LP September 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s2.7]
• Letter from William V. Consolazio, National Science Foundation to LP RE: NSF Grant G-1189 has been extended for two years and will now terminate on November 1, 1959. [Letter from LP to Consolazio September 10, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.4]
• Note from Clara M. Hightower to LP RE: Expresses interest in behavior of people and would like to learn more about his work. Thanks for his contribution to society. [Letter from LP to Clara Hightower October 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.13]
• Note from Martin Karplus, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois to LP RE: Updates him on his revision of Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. States that while it would be helpful to have the new material tried out in a class, his revision is not at the stage that it could be mimeographed. [Letter from LP to Dr. Karplus September 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: Unpb.7]