Activity Listings
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F. A. S. Newsletter, No. 54.1. Includes article, "Passport Progress" concerning Martin Kamen's passport situation. [Filed under LP Safe: Box 2.021, Folder 21.3]
- LP writes cheque to: Department of Motor Vehicles, California amount $48.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.022, Folder #2]
- LP writes cheque to: The Biltmore amount $1.38 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.022, Folder #2]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Alvin Meckler RE: Thanks for letter of December 21, 1953; agrees with Meckler's points, but had hoped that he would have tried to carry though the process of transforming the eigenvectors to see whether a dominant configuration might not be discovered. [Filed under M: Correspondence 1954, Box #256.5]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Vincent du Vigneaud, Cornell University Medical College. [Vigneaud's reply January 20, 1954] [Filed under V: Individual Correspondence, Box #425.5]
11 January 1954
Dr. Vincent du Vigneaud
Cornell University Medical College
1300 York Avenue
New York 21, N.Y.
Dear Vincent:
I am very glad to learn from your letter that you have crystallized L-glutaminyl-L-asparagine, and can give us a sample of it. Fifty milligrams of the crystalline material would be enough for us to have. We should be grateful to have advice from you about solvents to use in our effort to make larger crystals - it is likely that your preparation would not contain individual crystals large enough for our need. Also, we probably could return some of the material to you, if you wish.
As to the oxytocin flavianate, I do not think that we would want to begin work on it if Dr. Barbara Low has begun. The effort involved in a structure determination of such a substance is extremely great, and it should not be duplicated. Of course, neither we nor Dr. Low are sure that it is possible to determine the structure of this crystal. I think that we might prefer that Dr. Low continue with the flavianate, and in case that another derivative is obtained in crystalline form perhaps the men here could investigate it. We should prefer not to have such a complex anion in the crystal.
With best regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
Linus Pauling:W
- Letter from LP to Professor Fred. M. Gruen, Olivet College, RE: LP says that he is pleased to have Gruen's letter, and thanks him for pointing out the possible error of describing scandium, yttrium, and lanthanum as congeners of aluminum. He thinks his description is correct, but asks Gruen to let him know if he has any other arguments to present on the point. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1950b1.4]
- Letter from LP to Professor Kil Sang Lee, Chosun Christian University, RE: LP thanks Lee for his letter and says that he shall take into consideration Lee's suggestion when he has the opportunity to revise his textbook. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Books, 1953b2.1]
- Letter from LP to Zuce Kogan RE: Reply to Kogan's letter of December 18, 1954, cannot comment on his theory of "continuity through alternation" because he does not understand it clearly. [Kogan's reply February 12, 1954] [Filed under K: Correspondence 1954, Box #200.19]
- Letter from Margaret Cooper (Sect. to W. H. Freeman) to Beatrice Wulf RE: Thanking her for returning the manuscripts and asking whether it is convenient to send LP's letters to Caltech or if they should another address [Filed under Correspondence: W. H. Freeman and Company 1954, Box #439.12]
- Magazine Article: "Linus Pauling...", [re: lecture trip around the world] Chemical and Engineering News, Vol. 32, No. 2, January 11, 1954. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.46]
- Newsletter: I. F. Stone's Weekly, Vol. 1, Number 49. Includes article entitled: "Passports: A Little Progress" concerning Martin Kamen's passport dilemma. [Filed under LP Safe: Box 2.021, Folder 21.1]
- Note from Gilda Vascancelos to LP RE: Forwarding article from Paul Schatz and updating LP on her correspondence with Leonard Rack and Martin Karplus. [LP's Reply June 1, 1954] [Filed under V: Correspondence 1954, Box #427.14]
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