Letter from Linus Pauling to Isidor Fankuchen. June 5, 1953. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Insurance Documents. Insurance statement from the American Automobile Insurance Company for a 1950 M. G. Roadster and a 1950 Riley Drophead Coupe. Policy period goes from June 1, 1953 to June 1, 1954. [Filed under LP Biographical, Box 4.040, Folder 40.2]
• Letter from Dave Shoemaker of MIT to LP RE: encloses copies of a paper on brillouin zones and the prepublication copy of his abstract to be used with his manuscript on the Systematic Method for Calculating Volumes of Truncated Brillouin Polyhedra. [Letter from LP to Prof. Shoemaker April 13, 1953, related letter from Prof. Shoemaker to Prof. Paul A. Beck of the Dept of Metallurgy of the U. of Illinois July 23, 1953] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #363, Folder #3: File (Shoemaker, David & Clara 1942-1995)].
• Letter from E. E. Gruber, Program Chairman of the Akron Polymer Lecture Group of The General Tire and Rubber Company to LP RE: Writes that the Akron Polymer Lecture Group is planning a program for the coming year, and they have decided that they would like LP to speak about proteins then. Requests that LP accept their invitation to the East Coast to participate. Sends a copy of last year's program to illustrate the type of program they plan for the coming year. [Letter of response from LP to Dr. E. E. Gruber of the General Tire and Rubber Company June 10, 1953] [Filed under G: Correspondence 1953, Box #140, Folder #17]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Wyman RE: writes that he hopes to delay his visit to France until 1955 due to his acceptance of an invitation from the Indian government to visit them in the winter. [Letter from Dr. Wyman to LP May 11, 1953, letter of response from Dr. Wyman to LP June 26, 1953].
• Letter from LP to Peter Pauling [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.041, Folder #41.7]

  1 June 1953

  Dear Peter:

  I enclose my check for $125, for 1 June. I forgot to put it in the last letter

  I trust that things are going along well with you. I have not yet heard from Herr Dr. Porsche. He ought to be letting me know soon whether or not we can pick up a car in Stuttgart. Mama and I are planning to fly to Stuttgart, leaving New York the evening of Wednesday 1 July, and arriving in Stuttgart probably late afternoon of Thursday 2 July. Then we probably shall try to arrange with a dealer in Hamburg to ship the car to Los Angeles. At present we are scheduled to go to Tübingen for several days, including 8 to 11 July, to Munich on 6 July, probably to Heidelberg after the Tübingen visit, and then to Hamburg and Kiel around the 19 to 22 July. The opening ceremony in Stockholm is Wednesday 29 July - I have to give a speech there. We probably should plan to arrive in Stockholm the 26 or 27, although I think our reservation is for the 28. Then I am scheduled to be in Copenhagen, at the meeting of the Danish Chemical Society, for several days beginning 9 August.

  Ted and Miriam Dunham were here the other day. I think that Miriam is still here, in Santa Barbara. Ted has gone on to Australia, I believe, and he planned to stop in Honolulu to see Linie and Anita.

  Yesterday was Linda's birthday. We telephoned her in the evening. She has passed her candidacy examination - I think it is called the preliminary examination for thesis work, and now is making plans for her senior thesis. She said that probably Wendell Stanley would probably come down to Pasadena with her, and then go back to Berkeley.

  On Sunday I am flying to Cincinnati, returning Tuesday - I am to give a speech on Monday, on the fiftieth anniversary meeting of the American Leather Chemists Association. I am going to talk on the structure of proteins, with special reference to collagen. Then on class day I have to give a speech for the seniors and their parents. I shall talk about the scientific outlook on life.

  Much love from

  [Linus Pauling]

  Encl.

• Letter from LP to Professor Chatelet, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, U of Paris RE: Thanks Prof. Chatelet for the letter and the invitation to give some lectures in Paris. However, LP does not think that a visit at this time would be wise. [Letter from Prof. Chatelet to LP May 12, 1953] [Filed under C: Correspondence 1953, Box #74, Folder #21]
• Letter from LP to Professor R. Huisgen, Universitat Munchen, RE: Would be pleased to give a lecture, but thinks the topic of protein structure would be of greater interest than the suggested immunochemistry topic.
• Letter from Lore Henlein to LP, RE: Lore asks if LP can prepare a review of “The Proteins Volume I, Part A” for Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952a, Folder 1952a.19]