Letter from Linus Pauling to Karl Landsteiner. August 15, 1941. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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• Letter from LP to Dr, Vannevar Bush, Director of Office of Scientific Research and Development. RE: Glad to learn of their willingness to go into a new contract. Will proceed for the time being on the basis of the July 25th letter. [Letter from LP to Stewart, February 17, 1942] [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work - Materials re: the Pauling Oxygen Meter, 1940-1947: Box #13.001 Folder #1.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Karl Landsteiner, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. [Note from Landsteiner to LP August 30, 1941] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #212.7, file:(Landsteiner, Ernest Karl)]

  August 15, 1941

  Dr. Karl Landsteiner

  The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research

  66th Street and York Avenue

  New York, New York

  Dear Dr. Landsteiner:

  I have nothing much new to report regarding our serological experiments. Dr. Dan Campbell is now back at work here, and he and Dr. Pressman are beginning to obtain some new results. One result of interest is the analysis of a precipitate formed by substances like resorcinol or phloroglucinol with two attached groups. These precipitates all have the molecular ratio of antibody to antigen equal approximately to one, which indicates strongly that the antibodies are bivalent, since the antigens are bivalent.

  I have just returned from a stay at the Stanford University Hospital with Dr. Thomas Addis. I learned from him that he thinks that nephritis following scarlet fever or other infection is perhaps the result of some abnormality in immunological mechanism. I asked if anyone had ever observed the incidents of nephritis or similar kidney damage in rabbits or other experimental animals after injection with ordinary antigens or with azoproteins. He thought that no such observation had been reported, but he felt that it would be wise to ask you about this. There is no good way of inducing nephritis in animals at present, and if Addis is right in thinking that the immunological mechanism is responsible and if also it is found possible to produce nephritis by injection of antigens, a study of this phenomenon might well lead to some significant results with regards to the proper treatment of scarlet fever patients to avoid subsequent nephritis. With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

• Letter from W. Hertenstein to LP RE: Discusses the lock situation of Crellin laboratory. An order for hardware to put locks on certain doors has now been ordered. [Letter from LP to Mr. Hertenstein August 14, 1941] [Filed under California Institute of Technology: Materials re: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1933-1963, No Date: Box #1.024, Folder 24.9]
• Letter from unknown (unsigned) to Eleanor Hague, RE: thanks for the ten dollar check. [Filed under AHP: Federal Union, Pasadena Chapter: Box # 5.006, Folder 6.5]
• Letter from unknown (unsigned) to Gentlemen of Southern California Coordinating Council, RE: informs of a special rate for the Question and Answers' leaflets. [Filed under AHP: Federal Union, Inc: Box # 5.004, Folder 4.3]
• Letter from unknown (unsigned) to Gentlemen of Western Headquarters of Federal Union, Inc., RE: informs of a special deal for ordering the Question and Answers leaflets. [Filed under AHP: Federal Union, Inc.: Box # 5.004, Folder 4.1]
• Letter from unknown (unsigned) to Olga Johnson, RE: responds to August 7 letter and encloses the requested enrollment cards. [Filed under AHP: Federal Union, Pasadena Chapter: Box # 5.006, Folder 6.5]
• Receipt. [Filed under LP Science: Scientific War Work - Materials re: the Pauling Oxygen Meter, 1940-1947: Box #13.001 Folder #1.1]
• Record of LP's diet while ill with nephritis. Breakfast: 1 c pineapple juice, ½ coffee cake, cream, 2 sq butter, 2 c coffee / Lunch: 1 sl bread, 1 c cheese, 1 c milk, ice cream / Supper: 1 c milk, 1 c potatoes, celery, 1 p sm bread, 2 peaches, 1/4 c cream, cookie [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #3.1, file:(Record of LP's diet while ill with nephritis kept by Ava Helen Pauling, 1941-1942.)]
• Writes cheque to "Sears Roebuck Co.," $47.00[Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.016, Folder 16.1]
• Writes cheque to “Sears. Order” $47.00 [LP Biographical: Business and Financial 4.072, folder 72.3]