Letter from Linus Pauling to Fred Allen. September 26, 1957. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Article: "The Biological Hazards of Nuclear Weapons Testing—An Attempt to Reconcile Divergent Views," F.A.S. Newsletter. [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Nuclear Testing, 1949-1961), Box #7.018, Folder #18.6]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Professor R.S. Nyholm, Department of Chemistry, University of London RE: Informs him that the check to reimburse him for his visit to CIT was sent to Notre Dame and held there for awhile before being sent back to them but has now been sent by airmail to London and he should get it soon. [Letter from Professor Nyholm to LP September 8, 1957, Letter from Professor Nyholm to Ms Wulf October 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Nyholm, Ronald Sydney, 1948, 1957-1958, 1960-1961, 1968), #279.7]
• Letter from Frank Toole to LP, RE: Toole is unable to sign LP's Appeal because he is afraid of facing judgment from the public. Toole was unsuccessful in getting LP's statements published in a widely circulated industrial and chemical journal. [LP's reply October 4, 1957] [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
• Letter from LP to A.H. Rosenfeld, cc: Prof. Condon, RE: Explains that he used the numbers given by the National Academy of Sciences in a report about radiation that bomb tests are expected to produce in his talk on June 2. Also gives the estimates given by Schubert and Lapp. Asks if Rosenfeld thinks that Schubert and Lapp may be right and for his opinion on the matter. [Letter from Rosenfeld to Condon June 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer 2 Folder 2.030]
• Letter from LP to Dr. H.H. Hatt, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization RE: Thanks him for his letter and for pointing out to him that the listed boiling point of carbon tetrafluoride in College Chemistry is wrong. Assures him it has now been fixed and that he is thinking of changing his discussion of nomenclature in the book as well. [Letter from Dr. Hatt to LP July 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: 1953b.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. John Rollett, Chemical Crystallography Laboratory, RE: Gives Rollett permission to use his name as a reference for the position he is applying for at Oxford University. [Letter from Rollett to LP, September 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Ronald Breslow, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University RE: Invites him to give an informal lecture at Cal Tech and states what arrangements would be made for his visit and what day Cal Tech was hoping he would be able to come. [Letter from LP to Dr. Breslow October 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
• Letter from LP to E.J. Corey, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois RE: Invites Dr. Corey to visit Cal Tech and give a lecture there. Lists the dates that Cal Tech would prefer him to come and describes what reimbursement he would receive for speaking. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957) #74.25]
• Letter from LP to Miss Harriet Fordyce, RE: Tells her that there is a possibility that exposure to x-radiation incurred in annual use of the public health chest x-ray will cause harm, possibly in the form of leukemia or some other disease. But explains that the harm is not very great and that when there is a sound medical reason to have an x-ray it should be done. However, he doesn't recommend yearly x-rays unless there is a special reason. [Letter from Harriet Fordyce to LP July 24, 1957] [Filed under LP Safe Contents Drawer 2, Folder 2.030]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Crick, RE: Explains that he just received her letter of June 10 because he was in Europe with AHP giving lectures. Tells her that he is happy to have received it and that he has no doubt about what we must do. Also tells her that he hopes to see her some day and that he worked in her area the summer of 1919 or 1920. [Letter from Gladys Crick to LP June 10, 1957] [Filed under LP Safe Contents Drawer 2, Folder 2.030]
• Letter from LP to Professor Domenico Marotta, Istituto Superiore di Sanita RE: Thanks him for the photographs of the Avogadro celebration in June 1956 and comments that he and AHP enjoyed the visit. [Letter from Professor Marotta to LP July 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
• Letter from LP to Professor K. Venkataraman , Director of the National Chemical Laboratory, RE: Thanks Venkataraman for his letter and says that they will tell Linda, who was just married to Professor Barclay Ray, that Mrs. Venkataraman extends her greetings to her. Congratulates him on his appointment as Director of the National Chemical Laboratory. [Letter from Venkataraman to LP, July 30, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (V: Correspondence, 1933-1969), Box #427, Folder #427.17]
• Letter from LP to Professor Kenneth B. Wiberg, Department of Chemistry at Harvard University, RE: Says that Professors Neimann and Roberts wanted LP to invite Wiberg to Pasadena to give an informal seminar and lecture. Says that CIT will reimburse him for his travel expenses and provide a $200 honorarium. Explains that he most convenient plan would be to have Wiberg arrive on a Sunday, participate in a seminar on Monday evening, give a lecture on Tuesday afternoon, and then they could get him to the airport or railway station Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. Says that they would like to have him come November 24th if possible but asks Wiberg to let him know which Sundays between November 3rd and December 8th would work best for him. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959.), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
• Letter from LP to Professor R.S. Nyholm, Department of Chemistry, University of London RE: Informs him of some of the work that he is going to be doing during the coming months. Outlines some calculations that he made after reading an article by Jacks in Acta Crystallographica and comments that these calculations lead to the results discussed in the article. [Letter from Professor Nyholm to LP September 8, 1957, Letter from Professor Nyholm to LP October 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Nyholm, Ronald Sydney, 1948, 1957-1958, 1960-1961, 1968), #279.7]
• Letter from LP, to Dr. Fred J. Allen, Professor, Purdue University. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Allen, Fred, 1955-1959), #5.4]

  26 September 1957

  Dr. Fred Allen

  Purdue University

  Lafayette, Indiana

  Dear Fred:

  I have found your two letters waiting for me after returning home from our summer in Europe. Ava Helen and I were gone nearly three months, half of it in France, and the rest in England, Germany, Norway, Yugoslavia (one week), and Russia (three weeks). We had a great time - I must say that it was interesting to see what life is like behind the iron curtain. I am glad to be home, however.

  Linda was married a couple of weeks ago. She married Barclay Ray, Professor of Geology here, and she and Barclay are now finishing up their honeymoon, which they spent at our ranch. Ava Helen and I have just been to the ranch. I don't know whether you know that we have a ranch. We bought it about a year ago. It is a quarter section, which was homesteaded by a local man in 1916, so that we are the second owners. It is on the coast, 19 miles north of San Simeon, and extends from sea level (about a half a mile of beach) to about 2000 feet, or perhaps only 1500 feet - the mountains keep rising after the boundary line is reached. We have a little cabin there, 2 rooms, and a barn, and there are 15 cows grazing there at present.

  I am glad to hear about the two raises that have come your way. With respect to the old memory not being too reliable, I am afraid that I have to admit the same thing. I am having an especially hard time in remembering the names of people.

  Crellin and his wife and daughter left for Portland a few days ago. I don't know whether you knew that he was married last summer, to a Pasadena girl who was attending Reed. Their baby was born this summer. We saw Peter and his wife and little Thomas early in July, when we visited London. He expects to have his Ph.D. work finished up by the end of this academic year - he is working with Professor Nyholm in the field of inorganic chemistry, University of London. Linus came over from Honolulu for Linda's wedding. We were glad to see him again. He and his wife have built a house in Honolulu, so I judge that they intend to stay there for sometime.

  Professor Corey is apparently pretty well pleased with the way that the protein project is going. Linda has been working on it for several months, and she succeeded in growing some crystals of lysozyme with the columbium complex included, and also with the corresponding tantalum complex. I think that she will continue work after she and her husband settle down to married life, and I hope that she continues to be successful with the crystal growing job.

  Our research project on mental disease is making rather slow progress, but I suppose that we have to consider the progress satisfactory. We have not worked very much on anything except mental deficiency, and I do not have any special information about the various new drugs that are used for mental illness. If I hear about anything especially hopeful I shall let you know.

  With best wishes to you and Erna, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling :W

  P.S. COLLEGE CHEMISTRY is selling better than ever this year. LP

• Letter from W. H. Freeman to LP, RE: Tells LP that he has written Nicolas Gerold and that LP should hear from him shortly about October 25th. Says that Hamilton College will pay expenses and will offer a $100 fee. Suggests that the lecture relate to the place of science in a modern and liberal education. Explains that this is important because many students in liberal-arts colleges are missing opportunities because they do not having any understand of what science is and the role it can play in a liberal-arts curriculum. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]
• Memorandum from Ivan M. Ponedel to R.B. Gilmore, cc: LP RE: Encloses for Central Files the original letter awarding LP Grant No. NSF/BRE-C12 to operate and plan a scientific exhibit for the Universal and International Exposition, Brussels, 1958. Gives the total budget as $1,715. [Letter from Waterman to DuBRidge September 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.6]