Letter from Linus Pauling to E.N.C. Andrade March 18, 1952. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• LP Political: Passport Problems, Jan-March 1952: letter from LP to Dr. Louis Levine of the Office of Naval Research RE: writes that he has not received any response about the matter of obtaining a passport to England from the President. He asks Dr. Levin if he could give his and the Office of Naval Research's support for permission to go to England. [Letter of response from Dr. Levin to LP March 28, 1952]. [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: Box 2.002, Folder 2.5]
• LP writes cheque: to: State Printer amount: $.80 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.021, Folder #3]
• Letter from Dave Shoemaker of MIT to LP RE: congratulates LP, Gunnar and Waugh for working out the "162-atom unit." In reference to LP's questions about red phosphorous, writes that a student of his is interested in getting the structure for it. Mentions Clark Stephenson's work on structures. Mentions his discussion with Prof. Paul Beck about sigma and related phases. [Letter from LP to Prof. Shoemaker March 10, 1952, letter from Prof. Shoemaker to LP September 17, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #363, Folder #3: File (Shoemaker, David and Clara 1942-1995)].
• Letter from Executive Secretary of Gates and Crellin Laboratories to Mr. Ware Cattell, Editor of Current Research RE: inquires if any issues of Current Research have been published recently because LP has entered for a subscription but has not received any issues. [Letters from Cattell to LP June 16, 1951, memo from LP to Dr. Schroeder July 9, 1951, letter from LP to Mr. Cattell July 9, 1951] [Filed under C: Correspondence 1952, Box #74, Folder #20]
• Letter from Irvine Page to LP, RE: Page is inviting LP to come and speak to the Cleveland Clinic on his work particularly on proteins and specificity. The Cleveland Clinic would bear all the costs associated with LP speaking. [LP’s reply March 27, 1952] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952s, Folder 1952s.8]
• Letter from John G. Kirkwood, Yale University to LP RE: will attend the Protein Substitutes meeting on April 22, 1952. [In Reply to letter from LP March 17, 1952]. [Filed under LP Science: Box 13.004, Folder 4.3].
• Letter from LP to E.N.C. Andrade, The Royal Institution, RE: enclosing an abstract for LP’s May 16th discourse on the structure of proteins; reminds Andrade that there still is a slight possibility that LP will not be able to give the speech [Letter from LP to Andrade dated March 18, 1952] [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.001 Folder 1.10]
• Letter from Mr. Belknap of Owens-Illinois Glass Company to LP RE: writes that since LP's letter of March 5, 1952, they have decided not to go ahead with his proposed work. Will have their Director of Research visit Pasadena and review the program at that time. [Letter from LP to Mr. Belknap March 5, 1952, letter from LP to Mr. Belknap March 27, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #299, Folder #7 (Owens-Illinois Glass Company)].
• Letter from Thomas F. Doumani, Program Chairman of the Union Oil Company of California to LP RE: Asks LP if he can tell them of any outstanding visiting scientists at Caltech who would be able to serve as a speaker for their Southern California Section Meetings. [Filed under D: Correspondence 1952, Box #98, Folder #17]