Letter from Linus Pauling to Gary Felsenfeld December 30, 1957. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Check from AHP to Reed College for $1,500.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025. Folder #25.1]
• Letter from American Friends Service Committee to President of the United States, RE: Sending in a petition with 17,477 signatures opposing nuclear testing. The American Friends Service Committee does not agree with the government's position that to end the testing without banning weapons production would increase the threat of aggression and war. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Am), Box #4.009, Folder #9.4]
• Letter from Arthur H. Livermore, Chemistry Department, Reed College, to LP RE: Informs him of an opening at Reed for a two year time period. Outlines the duties the person would need to fulfill, the pay scale, and the situation at Reed. Requests help in finding someone to fill the position. [Letter from LP to Professor Livermore January 13, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Hultgren, Ralph, 1936-1938, 1940-1941, 1943, 1950, 1954, 1956-1961, 1963-1964, 1974-1976, 1981), #163.3]
• Letter from Arthur H. Livermore, Reed College, to LP. RE: Informs him that they have an opening on their Chemistry staff at the instructor or assistant professor level. Gives the specifics of the job. Asks for suggestions. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Reed College) #339.4]
• Letter from Asima Chatterjee, Department of Chemistry, University of College of Science to Beatrice Wulf RE: Describes to Mrs. Wulf of the happenings in her life and invites her and Professor Wulf to come to India. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Chatterjee, Asima, 1953, 1955-1958, 1961-1962, 1964-1965, 1967, 1973-1974, 1977), #64.6]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Alan Kotok RE: Suggests he look through College Chemistry by LP or other college textbooks, as well as the Journal of Chemical Education for information on determining atomic weights. [Letter from Mr. Kotok to Gentleman December 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957), #201.1]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Executive Secretary, Gates and Crellin Laboratories, CIT, to A.G. Mezerik, Chairman, American Nobel Anniversary Committee, RE: LP wonders whether he should wear "tails," a dinner jacket, or a business suit to the Nobel dinner on January 11. [Letter from LP to A.G. Mezerik December 12, 1957, Letter from A.G. Mezerik to LP January 22, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s.1]
• Letter from C.A. Coulson, Mathematical Institute, Oxford University, to LP RE: Responds to LP's criticism of his paper by defending his interpretations of LP's work and theories, especially in the area of hybridized bonding. [Letter from LP to Professor Coulson September 27, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Coulson, Charles A., 1941, 1947-1948, 1950-1953, 1957-1958, 1960-1961), #68.4]
• Letter from Count Lennart Bernadotte to LP RE: Requests that he decide whether he is going to be able to come to the 8th Nobel Prize Winners' Conference and that he let them know as soon as possible what that decision is. Lists the past winners that have accepted the invitation as well as the winners that have tentatively accepted. [Letter from Count Bernadotte to LP October 5, 1957, Letter from LP to Count Bernadotte January 13, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957), #288.1]
• Letter from Dr. Christine Jardetzky to LP RE: Notifies him of two of her papers that are going to get published and that she has already notified Cal Tech as to the names and number of copies that she wants. [Letter from Dr. Jardetzky to Mrs. Wulf October 1957, Letter from Mrs. Wulf to Dr. Jardetzky October 10, 1957, Letter from Mrs. Wulf to Dr. Jardetzky October 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Jardetzky, Oleg and Christine, 1956-1959, 1962-1964, 1967-1969, 1971-1975, 1977, 1979-1982, 1984-1985, 1990, 1993-1994), #188.3]
• Letter from Dr. S.M. Siegel, Biological Laboratories, The University of Rochester to LP RE: Requests an opinion on one of his manuscripts and asks that if he thinks it is worthy, that it be submitted to the Proceedings of the National Academy for publication. Notifies him that he is also working on another paper. Handwritten note in top right corner: "Carl, would you be willing to give me your opinion? Linus." Includes a copy of Carl's opinion of the manuscript, which is that he was not impressed and would not recommend it for publication. [Letter from LP to Dr. Siegel January 23, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
• Letter from G. R. Clemo to LP RE: Says that he cannot sign the Appeal because he thinks that it would be dangerous for the U.S. to stop testing if Russia didn't. Describes his experiences on a trip to Romania showing why he doesn't want to become a subject to Russia. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
• Letter from H.J. Emeleus to LP RE: Says that he sympathizes with the Appeal, but since he is tied up with a governmental department it would be inappropriate for him to sign. [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer 2, Folder 2.001]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Gary Felsenfeld. [Letter from Dr. Felsenfeld to LP December 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Felsenfeld, Gary, 1954-1957, 1960-1964, 1981, 1984, 1986), #119.3]

  30 December 1957

  Dr. Gary Felsenfeld

  National Institutes of Health

  Bethesda 14, Maryland

  Dear Gary:

  I am pleased to have your letter of 20 December, and to have verification of the rumor that reached me that you were going to be in the University of Pittsburgh Biophysics Department beginning next June. Congratulations also on the note that this will be after the expected arrival of your first child.

  As to your work on the NiCl₄ ^-- ion; I may say that I think that Peter Pauling may have some information about it. Professor Nyholm and his group have synthesized some cubic crystals with tri-phenylmethylarsonium cations and presumably the NiCl₄ ^-- anion, if I remember Peter's letter correctly. I think that the crystallographic information is such that the nickel atom has to have trigonal symmetry, and that accordingly the tetrahedron might be elongated along a trigonal axis, but not along a four-fold inversion axis.

  It is not clear to me whether or not Peter plans to make a complete structure determination of his crystals.

  Everything is going along well here. Matt Meselson has done some fine work, showing that the cells of E. coli in one generation contain molecules of DNA that consist of 50 percent new material and 50 percent old material, in each molecule.

  I have just written a paper on restricted rotation around the carbon-carbon single bond.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Dictated by Linus Pauling

  Signed in his absence :w

  cc: Peter Pauling

• Letter from LP, to Academician Orekhovich, Institute of Biological & Medical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R. RE: Expresses apology that he was unable to lecture at Cal Tech and states that the restriction was an arbitrary decision by the Department of State and that there is no difference between Cal Tech and the other universities he visited and lectured at. Notifies him that LP trying to change the policy and hopes that he will be able to come and speak another time. [Letter from V. Orekhovich to LP January 18, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R., 1955-1967, 1970, 1977-1979, 1984, 1986-1988), #7.5]
• Letter from O. G. Sutton to LP RE: Informs LP that he cannot sign the Appeal to stop bomb testing because, as a British Civil Servant, he is not allowed to join anything in which political views may be involved. Handwritten note, "No." [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer 2, Folder 2.001]
• Letter from Tage Kemp to LP, RE: Informs LP that it will not be possible for him to have a list of signatures from Danish scientists before the last half of January 58 as it is impossible to collect names during the holidays. Handwritten note says (48" [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer 3 Folder 3.003]
• Letter from William L. Hutton, Medical Officer of Health, to LP. RE: Asks permission to reprint a transcript of LP's in his Annual Report. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1958) #167.3]