Letter from Linus Pauling to Leo Szilard. January 25, 1960. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from Albert Maltz to Caltech RE: $25 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund. [Letter from DuBridge to Maltz February 15, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.10]
• Check from Dr. Milton Z. London to Caltech RE: $25 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund. [Letter from DuBridge to London January 26, 1960, Letter from LP to London February 1, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Check from Jennie Panush to Caltech RE: $25 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund. [Letter from DuBridge to Panush January 26, 1960, Letter from LP to Panush February 1, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Check from Miss Frances Meyers to Caltech RE: $25 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund. [Letter from DuBridge to Meyers January 28, 1960, Letter from LP to Meyers February 1, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Check from Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ehrlich to Caltech RE: $5 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund. [Letter from DuBridge to Ehrlich January 28, 1960, Letter from LP to Ehrlich February 1, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]     
• Check from Mrs. George Collen to Caltech RE: $10 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund. [Letter from DuBridge to Collen January 26, 1960, Letter from LP to Collen February 1, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Check from Mrs. Harold H. Russell to Caltech RE: $10 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund. [Letter from DuBridge to Russell January 28, 1960, Letter from LP to Russell February 1, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Check from the Lowitz Foundation to Caltech RE: $15 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund. [Letter from DuBridge to Lowitz Foundation January 28, 1960, Letter from LP to Lowitz Foundation February 1, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Invoice from Avis Rent-A-Car System to LP for $125.60.  [Filed under LP Biographical:  (Business and Financial:  Assorted Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1951-1962), Box #4.060, Folder #60.5]
• Letter from John T, McTernan to Caltech RE: Encloses a $50 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund. [Letter from DuBridge to McTernan January 28, 1960, Letter from LP to McTernan February 1, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Dr. C. Wrobel, cc: LP, RE: Thanks Wrobel and acknowledges receipt of the $50 check donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Check from Wrobel to Caltech January 20, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Dr. Lewis Cozen, cc: LP, RE: Thanks Cozen and acknowledges receipt of his $25 check donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Letter from Cozen to Caltech January 15, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Dr. Louis W. Einzig, cc: LP,  RE: Thanks Einzig and acknowledges receipt of his $50 check donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Check from Einzig to Caltech January 21, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Elisa B. Addis, cc: LP,  RE: Thanks Addis and acknowledges receipt of her $10 check donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Check from Addis to Caltech January 20, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Margaret A. Kiskadden, cc: LP, RE: Thanks Kiskadden and acknowledges receipt of her $50 check donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Check from Kiskadden to Caltech January 22, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Messrs. Samuel and Harry Braverman, cc: LP, RE: Thanks them and acknowledges receipt of their $100 check donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Letter from Braverman to Caltech January 21, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]             
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Bodenheimer, cc: LP, RE: Thanks the Bodenheimers and acknowledges receipt of their $10 check donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Check from Bodenheimer to Caltech January 20, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Mr. and Mrs. Hess, cc: LP, RE: Thanks the Hesses and acknowledges receipt of their $2 cash donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Note from Hess to Caltech January 16, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Mrs. Royle Glaser, cc: LP, RE: Thanks Glaser and acknowledges receipt of her $25 check donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Check from Glaser to Caltech January 18, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]             
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Olga T. Maxwell, cc: LP, RE: Thanks Maxwell and acknowledges receipt of her $5 check donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Check from Maxwell to Caltech January 13, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Letter from L.A. DuBridge to Saul Gottesman, cc: LP, RE: Thanks Gottesman and acknowledges receipt of his $25 check donated to the Richard W. Lippman Memorial Fund. [Check from Gottesman to Caltech January 20, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Letter from LP to Barry Commoner, Washington University. RE: Informs him that he is unable to give a talk on Molecular Biology because there isn't anything new to talk about, and he is getting old. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Commoner, Barry) #66.12]
• Letter from LP to E. K. Wickman, The Commonwealth Fund. RE: Thanks him for his letter about Dr. McLachlan. Informs him that CIT will not make an offer of immediate appointment to him. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1960) #258.2]
• Letter from LP to Eleanor Roosevelt. RE: Reminds her of his earlier letter. Is anxious to have her reply. [Letter from Roosevelt February 3, 1960] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Roosevelt, Eleanor) # 335.9]
• Letter from LP to Gerald B. Evans RE: Informs that in accordance with his suggestion, he had a policy written on the Salmon Creek property. [Filed under LP Biographical: Deer Flat Ranch: Correspondence, 1957-1995: Box #4.047, Folder #47.1]
• Letter from LP to H. Noller, Physik.-Chem. Inst. Der Universitat, RE: Attaches a sheet in which he comments on Noller's questions regarding The Nature of the Chemical Bond.  Informs that a copy of the English version of the text will be sent to Noller. [Letter from Noller to LP January 7, 1960, Letter from LP to Reynolds January 25, 1960] [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.4]
• Letter from LP to Hal H. Ramsey, Research Corporation. RE: Gives his opinion of John L. T. Waugh. [Letter from Ramsey January 20, 1960] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960) #445.1]
• Letter from LP to Harvey Itano RE: LP tells Itano he understands his reasons for not accepting an appointment at the University of Hawaii and asks if he has any suggestions for other people that could be appointed to the position. [Letter from Itano to LP January 18, 1960, Missing letter from Itano to LP 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966), Box #11.088, Folder #88.15]
• Letter from LP to Howard Green, New York University College of Medicine. RE: Thanks him for his letter and the copies of Szilard's papers. Encloses a letter to Szilard. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Szilard, Leo) # 372.1]
• Letter from LP to Jim Gardner, British Peace Committee. RE: Informs him that he expects to arrive in England July 15. Informs him of his plans. Would be pleased to attend a reception. [Letter from Gardner December 31, 1960, February 3, 1960]  [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP 1960) Folder #1960s2 Box #1960s2.9]
• Letter from LP to John Goodman. RE: Does not know what to suggest for his project on Carbon 14. Suggests he read his book and enclosed reprints. [Letter from Goodman January 18, 1960] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1960) Box #141 Folder 141.4]     
• Letter from LP to Julius Kogan, Boroughs and Associates RE: Enclose a fire insurance policy that he and AHP held on some property and asks if they would have a policy for it. [Filed under LP Biographical: Deer Flat Ranch: Correspondence, 1957-1995: Box #4.047, Folder #47.1]
• Letter from LP to Laurence Snyder RE: Informs Snyder that Harvey Itano does not wish to accept his possible appointment to the University of Hawaii. LP will try to make another suggestion for Snyder. [Note from Snyder to LP January 11, 1960, Letter from Snyder to LP January 28, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966), Box #11.088, Folder #88.15]
• Letter from LP to Leo Szilard. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Szilard, Leo) # 372.1]

  25 January 1960

  Professor Leo Szilard

  Dear Leo,

  Dr. Howard Green has been kind enough to send me the copies of your two new papers, as you had requested, and I have read them with much interest.

  I have never made a thorough study of the problem of induction of enzyme formation, and for this reason it is not possible for me to speak very significantly about your first paper. I agree with you that it is possible that an organism might have such a nature as to permit, for a particular enzyme, the enzyme level to be either low or high, and I think that it is well worth while for you to have made your analysis of the problem, permitting you to reach this conclusion.

  On the other hand, I remain pretty skeptical about the application of this idea to antibody formation, although something of this sort is without doubt involved in the manufacture of gamma globulin or other antibody precursors. I think that experimental results obtained during the last twenty years have not changed the situation very much from that which existed in 1940, the time of publication of my paper on a theory of the structure of antibodies and the nature of serological reactions. I still feel that the antigen molecule or a portion of it containing the hapten serves as the template for the combining regions of the antibody molecules, and that special enzymes or genes are not involved in the manufacture of different antibodies. The ability of the rabbit to manufacture antibodies against a haptenic group seems to be determined by the chemical nature of the haptenic group, and not to show the hit-or-miss character that might be expected in case that different genes and enzymes were required for different antigens. Moreover, it seems to me inexplicable on the basis of the non-template idea that animals should be able to manufacture highly specific antibodies against haptenic groups that do not occur in nature, and that do not resemble closely molecules that occur in nature. Moreover, if different genes are involved in the manufacture of different antibodies, we would expect that the amino-acid composition and sequence for the different antibodies would in general be different, whereas in fact they are found to be the same, to the extent that they have been investigated.

  I have published about a dozen papers on antibodies, mainly the discussion of experimental work carried out in our laboratory, but the reprints are exhausted. I have, however, found an extra copy of my first paper, which I enclose.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling: jh

  P.S. Please let me know what you think about the arguments that I have given above, in particular, the one about constancy of amino-acid composition and sequence.

  Ava Helen joins me in sending best wishes to you.

  L.P.

• Letter from LP to Lloyd Junge RE: Asks if he would be interested in an arrangement under which he would serve as manager of their ranch at Salmon Creek, under which he would control the cattle. [Filed under LP Biographical: Deer Flat Ranch: Correspondence, 1957-1995: Box #4.047, Folder #47.1]
• Letter from LP to Lyle G. Saxton. RE: Does not know of any work of his that would bear on the mind-body effectormechanism. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1960) #381.1]
• Letter from LP to Lytt I. Gardner, State University of New York. RE: Only found one error in the proof of page. Congratulates him on the excellence of the entire book. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1960a2.1]
• Letter from LP to Morris L. Grover, Health Officer. RE: Encloses a couple reprints related to radiation health. Sends a copy of his book No More War!. [Letter from Grover January 20, 1960] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1960) Box #141 Folder 141.4]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Edward U. Condon. RE: Accepts the invitation to stay at her house while in St. Louis. Informs her of his plans. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1960) Box # 1960s Folder #1960s.8]
• Letter from LP to Seymour Kern. RE: Congratulates him on his novel. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1960) #201.4]
• Letter from LP to Stephen M. Fischer RE: Thanks Fischer for his $25 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund and expresses his sadness at Lippman's death. LP will send copies of the talks given at Lippman's Memorial. [Letter from Fischer to LP January 4, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.5]             
• Letter from LP to Victor Reynolds, Cornell University Press, RE: Informs that he has received a letter from J. Noller regarding The Nature of the Chemical Bond and requests that a copy of the text be sent to him. [Letter from LP to Noller January 25, 1960] [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.4]
• Letter from M. O. Bulanin, University of California, to LP. RE: Informs him that he was not able to the Asilomar Conference. Would like to visit him at Caltech to discuss his work. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), Box # 39, Folder #39.3]
• Letter from Mrs. William Feeder, to LP. RE: Write him about her idea on smog, the Battle of Hastings, and the shape of the earth. [LP's reply February 10, 1960] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1960) Box # 129 Folder # 129.4]
• Letter from Oscar Janiger. RE: Informs him that he is unable to speak in Colorado in April because he will be in the East. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1960) #75.3]
• Newsletter, "F.A.S. Newsletter." [Filed under LP Peace: (Federation of American Scientists, 1948-1993), Box #4.007, Folder #7.2]
• Note from Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Newman to Caltech RE: Enclose a $10 check for the Richard W. Lippman Fund. [Letter from DuBridge to Newman January 28, 1960, Letter from LP to Newman February 1, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (R.W. Lippman Memorial Fund, 1949-1962), Box #14.040, Folder #40.6]
• Reprint, "Castro's Cuba," The Nation. [Filed under LP Peace: (Issues of International Diplomacy and Human Rights, Cu-Ir), Box #6.014, Folder #14.1]