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April
  • Advice to Students. Eng. Sci. 18 (April 1955): 17.
  • Article: "Portrait of a Scientist — a Tribute to Linus Pauling," Engineering and Science, April 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.153]
  • Letter from Jerry Glenn to LP RE: Requests LP's autograph. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1936-1956)), #140.19]
  • Letter from LP to Clyde A. Hutchinson, Jr., Editor, The Journal of Chemical Physics, RE: Agrees with Zachariasen that the paper does not represent a significant contribution to the problem being discussed and very little of the article is new. [Letter from Hutchinson to LP March 29, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1921-1957), #74.23]
  • Letter from Rose Lowell, John Marshall High School, to LP RE: Spoke to LP regarding her bright student Neal de Gaston who is especially interested in chemistry. Believes he will make an excellent research chemist. Does not have the money to send him to college. Would like to see him receive one of Caltech's scholarships--particularly one which would cover living expenses so he would not have to live at home. [Letter from Wulf to Lowell April 13, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1955-1960), #231.1]
  • Magazine Article: "Notes From Around the World," Engineering and Science, April, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.96]
  • Notes from Around the World, Eng. Sci. 18 (April 1955): 15-17. [Filed under LP Publications: 1955p.14]
  • Reprinted as: Voices of Today... The Foothill Democrat, [published by the Foothill Roosevelt Democratic Club] 1, no. 2 (April 1955): 1. [Filed under LP Publications: 1955p.16]
April 1  (Sacramento, CA; transit to Berkeley, CA)
  • Itinerary: Berkeley, Alumni House (on campus) "Problems of Mountain Altitudes" symposium [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Col. T.A. Clark to LP RE: Wonders if LP believes there is a connection between the bomb explosions in Nevada and the off-season cold wave that caused so much damage to crops in the south. [Letter from LP to Clark April 7, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1921-1957), #74.23]
  • Letter from David Resnick, President, United Inventors and Scientists of America, to LP RE: Encouraged by the article in the Los Angeles Times, citing that LP predicted that there will be no World War III. Congratulates LP on receiving the Nobel Prize. Informs him that Dr. Robert Millikan was a member of the United Inventors and Scientists of America's National Board of Directors. Invites LP to accept a Life Membership in the organization. Invites LP to fill the post left vacant by Millikan's passing. Encloses literature regarding the organization. [Letter from de Forest to LP March 22, 1955, Letter from LP to Resnick April 7, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
  • Letter from Dean Frank R. Kille, Carlton College, to LP RE: Has received a second grant from the Hill Family Foundation which will enable them to invite distinguished teachers and scholars for a semester's residence as guest professors during the next three years. Wonders if they could have LP for one of the four semesters of the academic years 1956-1957 and 1957-1958. Informs that the teaching load would be six hours and the financial arrangements can be made attractive. [Letter from LP to Kille April 7, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1936-1956), #200.20]
  • Letter from Dr. David Pressman, Director of Cancer Research in Biochemistry, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, to LP RE: Inquires whether LP will be available on April 18th. Plans to pass through Los Angeles on his return from the Federated Societies Meetings in San Francisco. Wonders if LP knows he is ineligible for the Lasker Award since winning the Nobel Prize. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Individual Correspondence. (Polunin - Pritikin)), #309.7]
  • Letter from Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, to LP RE: Informs LP that his letter about H.R. Snyder came after the meeting of the Committee of Selection so Snyder is not on the list of nominees. Plans to talk to Snyder when he can get to Urbana. [Letter from LP to Moe March 29, 1955] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.3]
  • Letter from Joe K. Adams, Secretary-Treasurer, Society of the Sigma Xi, Bryn Mawr College, to Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, RE: Pleased that LP and AHP will arrive at Bryn Mawr on April 28. Planned an informal dinner in their honor for 6:30 PM, with the lecture beginning at 8:30 PM. Will be a small informal gathering of Sigma Xi members. Would be happy to give them a tour of the campus. Has chosen "The Structure of Proteins." Would like to know whether LP plans to use slides, and if so, whether standard or small size. [Letters from Wulf to Adams March 29, 1955, April 13, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.7]
  • Letter from LP to B.K. Sharma RE: Pleased to learn about the progress of Sharma's work on silicate minerals and about his desire to carry on post-doctoral work in the U.S. Informs him that there is not much work in the field of silicates going on at Caltech and that no decision about the possibility of Sharma working at Caltech could be made until Sharma's plans are more definite. [Letters from Sharma to LP March 22, 1955, April 16, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1953-1956), #379.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Werner Bracher, Chapman College, RE: Regrets that his busy schedule will not permit him to accept another speaking engagement at this time. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
  • Letter from LP to Professor Henry C. Thomas, Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, RE: Sorry to say that his eastern trip has already been completely scheduled. Regrets he cannot accept the invitation to speak before Yale. [Letter from Thomas to LP March 28, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1936-1955), #410.20]
  • Speech: "Hemoglobin," Erythropoesis Session, Symposium on the Problems of Mountain Altitudes, California Alumni House, University of California, Berkeley. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.3]
  • Speech: "The Molecular Structure of Biological Materials," Modern Chemistry for Engineers and Scientists, Sacramento. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.2]
  • Typescript: "Hemoglobin," Abstract for Symposium on the Problems of Mountain Altitudes. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.3]
April 2
  • Letter from Carl F. Derrick to LP RE: Is a Long Beach Community College student interested in education and science. Requests LP's opinions regarding the actions of Drs. Oppenheimer and Einstein. Wonders if he is too old, at 24, to continue school. Wonders if LP is an atheist and how LP explains the origin of the universe. Wonders if LP favors the exemption of college students in the military draft. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1936-1959)), #98.20]
April 3
  • Letter from Chancellor Jaime Benitez, University of Puerto Rico, to LP RE: Suggests a schedule for LP's lectures in Puerto Rico during May 1-8. Will provide room and board accommodations during LP's stay in Puerto Rico. Only permitted to pay for transportation, not for room and board. Will pay LP a stipend of $125 per lecture. [Letter from LP to Benitez March 30, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.9]
April 4
  • Check from AHP To Mira Loma Mutual Water Company for $11.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from AHP to Adohr Milk Farms for $1.95. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from AHP to California Building Maintenance Company for $27.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from AHP to Pacific Telephone and Telegraph for $3.75. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from AHP to R. Walbridge Pool Company for $27.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from HP to Dr. Frank L. Adams for $10.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Professor Harald H. Nielsen, Chairman, Physics and Astronomy Dept., Ohio State University, RE: Informs him that LP sends his regrets regarding the Symposium on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy. Will be in the east a little later in June but does not feel that he can leave early enough to attend Nielsen's symposium. [Letters from Nielsen to LP February 3, 1955, April 5, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence), #287.22]
  • Letter from Dr. S. David Bailey, Chief, Pioneering Research Division, Headquarters Quartermaster Research and Development Command, to LP RE: Pleased that LP will be able to visit Quartermaster Laboratories on April 14. Offers to arrange for a car to meet LP on that day and return him to anywhere in the Boston area. [Letter from LP to Bailey March 28, 1955, April 9, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Q: Correspondence), #324.3]
  • Letter from Professor Robert B. Corey, Gates and Crellin Laboratories, Caltech, to Dr. Gerald Laxer, Director of Science and Technology, The Wool Bureau, Inc., RE: Does not plan to be in Pasadena on August 1. Informs him that LP would be glad talk with them and arrange for them to see the facilities at Caltech. Suggests writing to LP in July when his plans are more definite. Looks forward to seeing Laxer at the conference in Australia. [Letter from Laxer to LP March 31, 1955, Letter from Corey to Laxer May 24, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1955-1960), #231.1]
  • Letter from Superintendent, to Whom it May Concern, RE: Considers the article, "God Is," a thoughtful and individualistic approach to one's personal concept of his Maker. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959) #341.4]
  • Magazine Article: "Atomic to Suburbia," Newsweek, April 4, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.151]
  • Telegram from Dr. O.H. Gaebler, Program Committee, International Symposium on Enzymes, Henry Ford Hospital, to LP RE: Preparing program for International Symposium on Enzymes. Requests that LP wire collect to accept invitation to participate as first evening speaker. [Letter from Gaebler to LP March 2, 1955, Telegram from LP to Gaebler April 4, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.25]
  • Telegram from LP to Dr. O.H. Gaebler, Program Committee, International Symposium on Enzymes, Henry Ford Hospital, RE: Accepts invitation to speak at the International Symposium on Enzymes. Suggests "The Future of Enzyme Research" as the title for his talk. [Telegram from Gaebler to LP April 4, 1955, Letter from Gaebler to LP April 5, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.25]
  • Telegram from LP to Professor Joseph Hirschfelder, Chemistry Dept., University of Wisconsin, RE: Regrets that full schedule prevents acceptance of the invitation to speak at U of W. [Telegram from Hirschfelder to LP March 30, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Individual Correspondence. (Hicks - Hodgkin)), #159.8]
  • Train ticket [issued]: Sante Fe Railroad: Boston to New York to Washington DC [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
April 5
  • Check from AHP to Walter Fritts for $17.69. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Letter from A.K.N. Reddy, Lecturer in Chemistry, Central College, Bangalore, India, to LP RE: Met LP at the Indian Science Congress Session, Baroda, in January 1955 and told LP that he was likely to be awarded a Government of India Overseas Scholarship; requested to work with LP at Caltech. Thanks LP for accepting his request. Since then, Reddy has received the scholarship, but it is only valid for the United Kingdom, so he will be at London University. Will complete his Ph.D. by about 1958. Requests that LP give him a chance to work at Caltech after that. [Letter from LP to Reddy July 25, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Charles L. Beckel, Physics Dept., Georgetown University, to LP RE: Requests LP's opinion on the importance and feasibility of performing complete vibrational analyses of various potential curves for the ground state hydrogen molecule. These analyses would be carried out to determine the effects of exchange forces, screening, polarization, and ionicity on vibrational energy levels. Believes that no one is better qualified than LP to advise in this matter. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
  • Letter from Dr. G.W. Beadle to Dr. Charles A. Thomas, Jr. RE: Delbruck, Watson, and Beadle have been discussing plans for next year which would affect Thomas if here were to join them at Caltech. At Caltech, Thomas could join the Delbruck phage group, which includes Bertani and Streisinger, to concentrate on biology, especially genetics. Thomas should contact Delbruck if interested. Thomas could work with LP and Vinogard in their DNA interests, concentrating more on chemistry. LP has already assured Thomas of a place in his group. Thomas needs to chose to primarily work in biology or chemistry, as his appointment will only be for one department, but there would be still be contact with the other department. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Organizational Correspondence. (Ea - Ex)), #111.4]
  • Letter from Dr. O.H. Gaebler, Program Committee, International Symposium on Enzymes, Henry Ford Hospital, to LP RE: Pleased that LP will be able to speak at the International Symposium on Enzymes. LP's lecture will be the annual Edsel B. Ford Lecture; members of the local section of the American Chemical Society, Detroit Physiological Society, and Sigma Xi will be invited, as well as Symposium guests. Requests names of any colleagues LP would like invited to Symposium. Encloses hotel reservation card. [Telegram from LP to Gaebler April 4, 1955, Letter from Rupe to LP May 6, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.25]
  • Letter from Helen Huntley to AHP, RE: Says she would love to come visit, but cannot because she is very busy running her business. Asks about AHP's trip to Asia. Tells AHP that Jack came home to visit for a week and that Linda wrote a note to their mother from Norway. Asks if Linda and Peter would be home for the summer. Mentions that Johnny is working a lot as well. [Filed under Ava Helen Pauling: (General Correspondence, Personal, A-M.), Box #1.001, Folder #1.2]
  • Letter from Julia Lebron de Cruz, Administrative Assistant, Office of the Chancellor, University of Puerto Rico, to LP RE: Sends information regarding the cost of flights from New York to Puerto Rico via Miami and returning to California. LP can buy the tickets through his agent if that is cheaper and the University will reimburse him. [Letter from H.B. Travel Agency to Wulf April 8, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.9]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. David Pressman, Director of Cancer Research in Biochemistry, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, RE: Regrets that he will be out of town on April 18th, the date on which Pressman plans to visit Caltech. Was not aware that winning the Nobel Prize made him ineligible for the Lasker Award, but says it would not have been worth turning down the Nobel Prize for. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Individual Correspondence. (Polunin - Pritikin)), #309.7]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. L.L Whyte, RE: Sorry that he was not able to find Whyte during his short stay at Berkeley. Plans to leave on Sunday for the eastern U.S. and will return to Pasadena around May 10. Has thought about the structure of molecules during the course of chemical reactions. Does not understand what Whyte has in mind regarding a theory of structural pulsations. [Letter from Whyte to LP, March (general), Letter from LP to Whyte August 3, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #444.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Martin Karplus, Mathematical Institute, Oxford, England, RE: Pleased to hear of Karplus' plans for the coming year. Expects to be in Pasadena this summer. Will be able to work with Karplus on the book. Had hoped to begin work on some new problems, but will be delayed another month while he gives the Prather Lectures at Harvard. [Letter from Karplus to LP March 27, 1955, Letter from LP to Karplus May 20, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kamb - Kendrew)), #197.6]
  • Letter from LP to Elizabeth Green, News Bureau, Mount Holyoke College, RE: Has not yet written his address on Chemistry in Relation to Medicine, but will try to write it in the next few days and send a copy to Green. [Letter from LP to Pickett March 28, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.6]
  • Letter from LP to Gaby Brown RE: Encloses a release prepared for the media in connection with nuclear bomb testing statements, as well as a reprint of a paper by Dr. A.H. Sturtevant. Recommends that she subscribe to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, for they have printed many articles dealing with these issues in the recent months. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
  • Letter from LP to Helen Beardsley RE: Thanks Beardsley for her suggestion that a national movement be initiated to inform the public about the effects of atomic radiation. The Federation of American Scientists is working along these lines and individual scientists are also taking action. Encloses a copy of a statement he prepared, as well as a reprint of Professor Sturtevant's paper on this subject. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
  • Letter from LP to J.D. Haseman RE: LP does not have any significant comment regarding the question that Haseman raised in his letter. [Letter from Haseman to LP March 31, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1950-1955), #166.6]
  • Letter from LP to Joseph L. Fohner RE: Believes that Fohner's Periodic Table of the Elements is much less satisfactory than Mendeleef's original table. Cannot see any reason for placing copper, silver, gold, and terbium with the alkali metals. Magnesium is much more similar to calcium than to zinc. [Letter from Fohner to LP March 11, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1935-1956), #128.20]
  • Letter from LP to Paul D. Abrams RE: Encloses a news release LP prepared after his lecture at the F.D.R. Club. Also encloses a reprint of a paper by Dr. A.H. Sturtevant, upon which LP based some of his statements. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence), #12.21]
  • Letter from LP to Sgt. T. F. Birkenhead RE: Informs him that Pasadena is a city in California and is the site of Caltech. Encloses reprint of Professor A.H. Sturtevant's paper on the effects of radioactive materials. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
  • Letter from Lee G. Davy to LP RE: Sir Henry Tizard requested that Davy distribute copies of N. V. Sidgewick's obituary notice to his friends in the United States. Encloses a copy. Notice faithfully recalls the character and personality of Dr. Sidgewick. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Sidgewick, N. V., 1935-1951.), #364.1]
  • Letter from Professor Harald H. Nielsen, Chairman, Physics and Astronomy Dept., Ohio State University, to LP RE: When Nielsen wrote to invite LP to attend the Symposium on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy he was not aware that LP was absent from Pasadena. Realizes that LP is not able to accept the invitation and will make other arrangements accordingly. [Letter from Wulf to Nielsen April 4, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence), #287.22]
April 6
  • Check from LP to Linda Pauling for $400.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
  • Letter from Dr. Frederick C. Elliott, Executive Director, Texas Medical Center, Inc., to LP RE: Pleased to learn that it may be possible for LP to visit on May 9th. Dr. Houston was pleased to hear that LP and Elliott were discussing the idea of an Institute in Medical Chemistry. Requests that LP indicate the possible expense involved in his visit. [Letters from LP to Elliott March 28, 1955, April 9, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence)), #112.21]
  • Letter from Dr. H.S. Bloch, Chairman, Chicago Section, American Chemical Society, to LP RE: Invites LP and AHP to be honored guests at the presentation of the 44th Willard Gibbs Medal to Professor Farrington Daniels on May 20. The Award dinner will be held at the Furniture Club of America in Chicago. [Letter from LP to Bloch April 12, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1936-1956)), #140.19]
  • Letter from Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association, India, to LP RE: Thanks LP for talking with Dr. E.U. Condon about the Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA). Hopes that it will be possible for Condon to come to India and visit ATIRA. Realizes that Condon may prefer to work at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Encloses letter from E.U. Condon. [Letter from LP to Sarabhai March 18, 1955, Letter from Sarabhai to LP August 13, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1953-1956), #379.3]
  • Letter from LP to Al Rysticken, RE: Has not written any book regarding the danger of radioactive elements, but has prepared a statement. Encloses this statement. [Letter from Rysticken to LP March 22, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Ephraim Banks, Chemistry Dept., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, RE: Regrets to say that he cannot accept the invitation to speak at the symposium on valence theory in October. Would not like to be away from Caltech just after fall term has begun. Has so many other speaking engagements for the coming months, hesitates to accept another. Will be taking part in the celebration of Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
  • Letter from LP to Miss Mary D. Alexander RE: LP sends Alexander the manuscript "A Theory Concerning the Mechanism of Allergic Disease" by Richard W. Lippman for publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [Letter from Alexander to LP April 11, 1955] [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1955-1969), Box #14.021, Folder #21.1]
  • Letter from LP to Roger Corneliussen, RE: If Corneliussen wants additional training in chemistry, with the plan of teaching chemistry later on, LP would recommend another university. Notes that Corneliussen's mathematical training has not been extensive and Caltech tends to emphasize the mathematical aspects of chemistry. Also notes the extra expense incurred in coming to the west coast and the intense competition for graduate assistantship positions. Suggests that Corneliussen consider completing medical school, for with an M.D., he could obtain a job teaching chemistry. [Letter from Corneliussen to LP March 25, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1921-1957), #74.23]
  • Letter from Professor Dr. W. Lautsch, Director, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Free University of Berlin, to LP RE: Sorry that LP will not be able to visit Berlin in the summer of 1955. Will write again next year regarding LP's travel plans. [Letter from LP to Lautsch March 31, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1955-1960), #231.1]
  • Letter from Saul Bass to LP RE: Has just returned from a meeting of the Executive Board of the International Design Conference. The Board shared Bass' disappointment that LP will be unable to participate in the Conference this year. [Letter from Bass to LP March 16, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Correspondence, 1936-1973), #185.16]
April 7
  • Check from AHP To Frontier for $8.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from AHP to Consumers Union for $12.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from AHP to Poppy Cleaners and Dryers for $8.98. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from AHP to Robert Dawson Agency for $12.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Letter from A.O. Dekker, Aerojet-General Corporation, to LP RE: Confirms his invitation for LP to speak to the Aerojet Branch of RESA on July 13. LP may choose his own subject, bearing in mind the interests of a group composed of chemists, physicists, engineers, and their wives. In June, will inform LP of the meeting place. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.19]
  • Letter from Dr. Herman Lehmann, Pathology Dept., St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, to LP RE: Wonders if LP saw the article in Science, published March 18, which describes a new hemoglobin called H. Lehmann is suspicious of it. Gives updates regarding his study of hemoglobin in various peoples of the world. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1955-1960), #231.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Martin Kamen, Washington University, to Dr. Arthur H. Compton, RE: Describes details of the trial. Received unanimous verdict and an award of $7500 from the Washington Times-Herald. [Letter from Kamen to Compton April 22, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kamb - Kendrew)), #197.2]
  • Letter from LP to A.C. Parekh, India, RE: Explains that there is no one working toward a doctorate in biochemistry in Caltech's Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Some work in biochemistry is carried on in the Division of the Biological Sciences, under the direction of Professor Borsook. Suggests that Parekh obtain his advanced degree in an Indian institution or another American institution. Then perhaps Parekh could come to Caltech as a post-doctoral research man. [Letter from Parekh to LP March 16, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #313.3]
  • Letter from LP to Col. T.A. Clark RE: Does not know enough about meteorology to say whether the bomb explosions in Nevada influenced the off-season cold wave that damaged crops in the south. Does not think that anyone knows enough about meteorology to say confidently that atomic bomb explosions do not affect the weather. [Letter from Clark to LP April 1, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1921-1957), #74.23]
  • Letter from LP to David Resnick, President, United Inventors and Scientists of America, RE: Pleased to be invited to serve as a member of the United Inventors and Scientists of America's National Board of Directors. Regrets that he cannot accept the invitation because he is overburdened with other activities. Thanks Resnick for his congratulations regarding the Nobel Prize. [Letters from Resnick to LP April 1, 1955, April 12, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dean Frank R. Kille, Carleton College, RE: Regrets to say that he cannot accept the invitation for a semester's residence as a guest professor at Carleton College. Has already committed to spending a few months away from Pasadena in the coming academic years and believes that his teaching and research would suffer if he were to take any further periods of leave in the near future. [Letter from Kille to LP April 1, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1936-1956), #200.20]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Bernard Pullman, Faculty of Sciences, Institut du Radium, RE: Pleased to learn that Pullman and his wife plan to be in the U.S. in December and that they would like to visit Pasadena. Invites each of them to deliver a seminar talk. The talks could be given either before December 15 or after January 2. The Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering will pay for their room and board. Requests that Pullman write to Dr. E.W. Hughes, giving him the titles of the two talks. Pullman can discuss the time of the seminars with Hughes. [Letters from Pullman to LP March 30, 1955, April 20, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #313.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Fred Allen, Chemistry Dept., Purdue University. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Allen, Fred), #5.4]
    7 April 1955

    Professor Fred Allen

    Purdue University

    Lafayette, Indiana

    Dear Fred:

    I am pleased to have received your letter today. I shall hasten to answer it, because Ava Helen and I are leaving on Sunday, on a week's trip east. Perhaps I shall see you in June anyway - I am looking forward to being there at the dedication of your new building.

    We had a fine time on the trip around the world. I got back to find the galley proofs waiting for me, and now I shall have page proofs to read while we are back east. Also, Ava Helen will have to make out the index.

    I am pleased at the prospect of your being here next year, for part of the year.

    Sincerely yours,

    Linus Pauling :W

  • Letter from LP to Dr. Gladys A. Anslow, Physics Dept., Smith College RE: Thanks Anslow for her invitation to visit Smith College laboratories. Regrets to say that he will be unable to attend, due to his busy lecture schedule at Harvard and the dedication of the chemistry building at Mount Holyoke. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence: 1931, 1936-1957), #12.21]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Seymour L. Shapiro, RE: Pleased to have read Shapiro's letter to Henry Luce. Seems that Shapiro's proposal to pay scientists to "Think About Cancer" is reasonable and might lead to worthwhile results. [Letter from Shapiro to LP March 26, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1953-1956), #379.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. W. Foerst, Heidelberg, Germany, RE: Pleased to learn that Helfferich has completed the translation of General Chemistry and that Foerst plans to send the galley proofs to LP. Sends Foerst's request list of original figures to Freeman. Willing for the book to be titled, "Chemie, eine Einfuhrung." Did not have a replacement made for Figure 30-4. Will write a preface for the German edition. [Letter from Foerst to LP March 30, 1955, Letter from LP to Freeman April 7, 1955] [Filed under LP Books: (General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, Second Edition), #1953b.2]
  • Letter from LP to Per Hallvard Nilsen, Chemical Engineer, Chemical Products Division, Sarpsborg, Norway, RE: Does not agree with Nilsen's values for the resonance energies of aldol and DHD. Believes there is no reason for them to have resonance energies at all. Nilsen's reaction A might indeed be more exothermic than it is as calculated from bond energies, since the hydroxyl group and the aldehydic oxygen atom would be expected to form a hydrogen bond. Agrees that the bond energies predict the reaction B should be endothermic. Bonds energies for double bonds are not very reliable, but LP is still surprised that Nilsen found such a great discrepancy. [Letter from Nilsen to LP March 30, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence), #287.22]
  • Letter from LP to Professor E.W. Pfeiffer, RE: Thanks Pfeiffer for the clipping that he sent. LP was also disturbed by the David Lawrence article and by an article about radioactivity that was published in U.S. News and World Report. Believes that either the writers or the publishers of that work were attempting to mislead the public. Encloses a copy of the release that he prepared for some television showings and a reprint of Professor Sturtevant's recent article. [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials, re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961), Box #7.007, Folder #7.1]
  • Letter from LP to Professor Hermann O. L. Fischer, Virus Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, RE: Continuing x-ray diffraction studies of crystalline peptides and other simple substances related to proteins. Requests small samples of specific peptides. [Letter from Fischer to LP April 20, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1935-1956), #128.20]
  • Letter from LP to W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Company, Publishers, RE: Requests that Freeman send Foerst the originals of the figures on the enclosed list. These figures are not needed for the new edition of College Chemistry. [Letter from LP to Foerst April 7, 1955, Letter from Foerst to LP June 20, 1955] [Filed under LP Books: (General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, Second Edition), #1953b.2]
  • Letter from Prof. G. Liljestrand, Karolinska Institutets, Nobelkommitté, Stockholm, to LP RE: Enclosed proofs of Nobel lecture, speech at Nobel banquet and curriculum vitae for "Les Prix Nobel en 1954," requesting corrections and inquiring number of reprints LP would like. [Filed under LP Awards: 1954h2.17]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Dr. Linus Pauling Returns from World Tour Following Nobel Prize Ceremony in Sweden," California Tech, April 7, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.150]
April 8
  • Check from AHP to A .A. U. N. Pasadena for $3.75. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
  • Check from LP to American Society of Naturalists, C.P. Swanson, Treasurer for $6.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
  • Check from LP to Bennett Travel Agency for $902.69. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
  • Check from LP to G.A. Jeffrey, Treasurer ACA for $8.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
  • Check from LP to Roland Maxwell for $26.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
  • Check from LP to United Airlines for $8.56. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Letter from Arthur B. Simon, W.H. Freeman and Company, Publishers, to Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, RE: The German publisher of General Chemistry has asked for the same originals that could not be located for the Spanish publisher in December. These originals, mostly electron micrographs, were returned at LP's request. Perhaps LP can be of some help in finding them. Sends the original figures for General Chemistry, Second Edition, to Foerst. [Letter from Wulf to Simon April 14, 1955] [Filed under LP Books: (General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, Second Edition), #1953b.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Caroline F. Ware, International Commission for a Scientific and Cultural History of Mankind, to LP RE: Appreciates LP's willingness to act as a consultant for the 20th century volume of "History of the Scientific and Cultural Development of Mankind." Encloses the preliminary plan for the volume, and notes for one section. Describes general plans for various sections. [Letter from LP to Corner March 31, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #444.3]
  • Letter from Dr. D.B. Clapp, Associated Ethyl Company Limited, to LP RE: Congratulates LP on receiving the Nobel Prize. Unable to visit the U.S. last year and has no plans for a trip soon. Greatly enjoyed browsing through LP's General Chemistry. Encloses a note regarding the work being carried out by Dr. Grove under Clapp's direction. Describes his own work. [Letter from LP to Clapp September 1, 1955] [Filed under LP Books: (General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, Second Edition), #1953b.5]
  • Letter from Dr. G. Stein, The Hebrew University, Israel, to LP RE: Hopes that LP and AHP have recovered from their strenuous visit to Stein's home. Encloses a print which Dr. Henisch sent from England to be forwarded to LP. [Letter from LP to Stein May 25, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1953-1956), #379.3]
  • Letter from H.B. Travel Agency, Pasadena, California, to Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, RE: Lists fares for LP's flights from New York to San Juan via Miami, San Juan to Miami, and Miami to Los Angeles. [Letter from de Cruz to LP April 5, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.9]
  • Letter from Joy Belden to LP RE: Thanks LP for expanding her horizons through his recent speech at the Women's City Club. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Charles A. Thomas, Jr., RE: Dr. Beadle has talked with LP about the possibility of Thomas working at Caltech. Would be pleased to have Thomas in the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Dr. Vinogard is interested in the size and shape of DNA molecules. Dr. Corey and LP are interested in the molecular structure of the molecule, concentrating on the precise structures of the structural units, phosphate esters, and nucleotides. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Organizational Correspondence. (Ea - Ex)), #111.4]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Charles L. Beckel, Physics Dept., Georgetown University, RE: Responds to request for advice on the importance of performing vibrational analyses of several potential curves for the ground state of the hydrogen molecule. A student named Bruchner is performing a similar study on the nitrogen molecule. Results have not been very encouraging so far, and do not indicate the rapid convergence of vibrational levels that LP had expected. LP does not think that the hydrogen molecule would be a good one to investigate because the normal state of the hydrogen atom is essentially the valence state of the atom in the molecule. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Auge, RE: Peter Gentzel, who plans to apply for a graduate assistantship in chemistry next year, is primarily interested in organic chemistry, though he has not yet taken a course in physical chemistry. LP believes that Gentzel would be an excellent teacher. If his grades justify it, he should be given an assistantship. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1936-1956)), #140.19]
April 9
  • Check from AHP to Director of Internal Revenue for $12.56. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from LP to Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Treasury Department for $1,355.74. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Letter from Edwin L. Wolski, Jr. to LP RE: Wolski, a high school senior, has been chosen to speak at graduation on the topic of Nobel Prizes. Requests information about LP receiving the Nobel Prize. Wonders where he might find articles on LP and his work. [Letter from LP to Wolski, Jr. May 31, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #444.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Frederick C. Elliott, Executive Director, Texas Medical Center, Inc., RE: Says there would be no additional cost involved in stopping in Houston. Has reached the conclusion that he has little to say about the matter of an institute of medical chemistry beyond the statements made in the publications that he already sent. In addition, he is so busy with his own work, including plans for moving into the new Norman Church Laboratory, that he would rather not stop in Houston unless it is absolutely necessary. Gives address where he can be reached during the next two weeks while he will be delivering the Prather lectures at Harvard University. [Letter from Elliott to LP April 6, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence)), #112.21]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. S. David Bailey, Chief, Pioneering Research Division, Headquarters Quartermaster Research and Development Command, RE: Looking forward to seeing Bailey on April 14. Has a conference scheduled at Harvard in the afternoon on that day. [Letter from Bailey to LP April 4, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Q: Correspondence), #324.3]
April 10  (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Check from AHP To Mrs. Elizabeth Gillette for $10.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from AHP to Authentic Aircraft Models for $2.30. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Itinerary: leave Los Angeles, arrive in New York at 7:15 PM; Biltmore Hotel [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
April 11  (Brooklyn, NY)
April 12  (Boston, MA)
  • Check from LP to Harvard Trust Company for $100.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Check from LP to Internal Tax Collector, State of California for $250.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Itinerary: Leave New York at 12:30 AM, arrive in Boston; Dana-Palmer House, Cambridge. [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Amy Hiland to Gentlemen, Chemistry Laboratory, Caltech, RE: Has been informed that Caltech prepared a mixture, containing lanolin and other ingredients, which was used by Florence Chadwick as a body covering during her swim across the Catalina Channel. Hiland plans to make the Channel swim herself. Requests the names of the ingredients contained in the solution or where she may obtain the solution already prepared. [Letter from Wulf to Hiland April 19, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1950-1955), #166.6]
  • Letter from David Resnick, President, United Inventors and Scientists of America, to LP RE: Informs LP that he would have no time or financial commitment as a member of the United Inventors and Scientists of America's National Board of Directors. Would only want to place LP's name on their stationery for moral support. [Letter from LP to Resnick April 7, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Robert B. Corey, Caltech, to Dr. E. Ritchie, Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford, England, RE: Sorry to hear of Dr. Hughes' death. Reviewed the manuscript on the evolidine work. Made some minor notations in the chemical portion. Requests that Caltech's x-ray studies on evolidine be published as part of the paper. Lists names to be added to the list of authors and encloses a section to be included entitled, "X-Ray Investigation of Evolidine." Pleased to have the article published in the Australian Journal of Chemistry. Requests 100 reprints for Caltech. Requests that he be kept informed on the progress of this matter. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Individual Correspondence. (Condon - Cornforth)), #67.5]
  • Letter from James A. Rosoff to LP and AHP RE: Enjoying Cal. Inquires about the possibilities of obtaining a summer job in the chemistry department. Wonders if Dr. Marsh will need a computer. The Registrar's office gave him credit for some work he completed in high school so Rosoff is now a low junior. Rosoff's parents have some prints at the house that he will pick up he comes home. They are shots of LP's son and grandsons in Hawaii last summer. [Letter from LP to Rosoff May 25, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
  • Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. Detlev W. Bronk, President, National Academy of Sciences, RE: Asks that Bronk appoint someone else as chairman of the Committee on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, possibly someone who is a member of the Council so they can be more effective in solving the problems of the Proceedings. [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1955-1969), Box #14.021, Folder #21.1]
  • Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. H.S. Bloch, Chairman, Chicago Section, American Chemical Society, RE: Regrets to say that he and AHP will not be able to attend the presentation of the 44th Willard Gibbs Medal to Farrington Daniels. [Letter from Bloch to LP April 6, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1936-1956)), #140.19]
  • Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. Khwaja A. Hamied, Bombay, India, RE: Under separate cover, sends Hamied the reprint of a paper on Oxypolygelatin. There has been additional work done on the substance in the last few years, but LP does not have extra copies of reports dealing with this work. [Letter from Hamied to LP March 17, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1950-1955), #166.6]
  • Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Ted Zanker, Co-Chairman, Science Club, Bard College, RE: Regrets that he cannot accept the invitation to speak at Bard College, as his schedule for the coming months and for the fall semester is already full. [Letter from Zanker to LP February 3, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980), #468.11]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Ivor Jenkins, Chairman, Executive Committee, Metallurgical Reviews, Institute of Metals, RE: Regrets that he is unable to accept the invitation to prepare a review on the subject "Bonding in Metals" for publication in Metallurgical Reviews. [Letters from Jenkins to LP February 23, 1955, April 21, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1950-1955), #256.6]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. R. Rajagopalan, Society of Biological Chemists, India, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, RE: Regrets that he is unable to accept the invitation to contribute an article for the Jubilee Souvenir of the Society of Biological Chemists. Too busy to accept another obligation. [Letter from Rajagopalan to LP March 15, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
  • Letter from LP to Ford Drexel RE: Says Drexel's letter arrived while LP was abroad. Agrees that work in molecular structure should be described with the use of many illustrations. In his letter, Drexel mentions LP's association with Dr. S. Goudsmit and other hard-core communists. LP did write a book together with Goudsmit. If Goudsmit, who works for the Atomic Energy Commission, knew about Drexel's statement, he would resent it and perhaps try to take legal action. [Letter from Drexel to LP January 8, 1954] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1936-1959)), #98.20]
  • Letter from LP to Wilfred Boykin RE: In response to Boykin's request for assistance on a college research paper, suggests that Boykin refer to chapter three of LP's textbook General Chemistry. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
April 13  (Cambridge, MA)
  • Itinerary: Chemistry Department, Harvard, Talk at 4 PM; "A Theory of Ferromagnetism." [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Dr. Kurt Mislow, Chemistry Dept., New York University, RE: Plans for the Sigma Xi meeting sound fine and LP has all the details. LP will use standard size slides. LP and AHP will reach New York on April 29 and will stay at the Biltmore Hotel. LP will telephone Mislow to say where to pick him up. Mislow can write to LP at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C. on April 26 and 27. [Letter from Mislow to Wulf March 28, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.8]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Joe K. Adams, Secretary-Treasurer, Society of the Sigma Xi, Bryn Mawr College, RE: LP will use standard size slides at his Bryn Mawr lecture. LP and AHP will drive to Bryn Mawr from Washington, D.C. If Adams needs to contact LP, he will be at the Hotel Washington on April 26-27. Until April 25, LP can be reached at the Dana-Palmer House in Cambridge. [Letter from Adams to Wulf April 1, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.7]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Miami Airport Hotel, RE: Requests a reservation for LP and AHP for the night of May 8. They will be flying from Puerto Rico to Miami on Eastern Airlines Flight 124, arriving at 10:55 PM. Requests confirmation of this reservation. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.9]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Rose Lowell, John Marshall High School, RE: LP has left for a month in the east. Neal de Gaston sounds like a promising young man and LP will be glad to see Lowell's recommendation of him. [Letter from Lowell to LP, April (general)] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1955-1960), #231.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Charles A. Thomas, Jr., Lilly Research Laboratories, to LP RE: Thanks LP for his invitation to work with his group at Caltech. The group's work sounds interesting. Thomas has accepted a position with Dr. Levinthal in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the coming fall. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Organizational Correspondence. (Ea - Ex)), #111.4]
April 14  (Cambridge, MA)
  • Check from AHP to Internal Revenue Service for $16.34. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Financial Notebooks, 1956-1982), Box #4.080, Folder #80.1]
  • Itinerary: Prather Conference [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Itinerary: Visit Quartermaster Research and Development Laboratories, Natick. Dr. S. David Bailey will arrange transportation. [in pen] 9:30 AM? [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Arthur B. Simon, W.H. Freeman and Company, Publishers, RE: Describes what she has found with regard to the missing figures for General Chemistry. Will contact LP if necessary and ask him if he remembers where they might be. In a postscript: Dr. Clark might be able to supply even better photos of some of the figures. Clark will let Wulf know for certain soon. [Letters from Simon to Wulf April 8, 1955, April 15, 1955] [Filed under LP Books: (General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, Second Edition), #1953b.1]
  • Letter from I. Rigs to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter and for the enclosures. Requests that LP's secretary send the letters to several people. Gives names and addresses. [Letter from LP to Rigs April 11, 1955, Letter from Wulf to Porter May 4, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
April 15  (Cambridge, MA)
April 16  (Cambridge, MA)
  • Letter from B.K. Sharma, New Delhi, India, to LP RE: Professor R.P. Mitra says that Sharma should be able to submit his thesis by October 1955. Sharma will then have to wait for a Viva Voce, which would be held after the reports of the examiners are obtained. Hopes to be able to come to the U.S. by early next year. Requests that LP suggest a few subjects for his post-doctoral work so that he can start some preliminary reading. [Letter from LP to Sharma April 1, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1953-1956), #379.3]
  • Letter from Dr. Richard W. Lippman to Miss Mary D. Alexander RE: Lippman would be glad to assume financial responsibility and would also like 200 reprints. Lippman believes the paper should be classified as "physiology" unless they would like to classify it as "immunology." [Letter from Alexander to LP April 11, 1955] [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1955-1969), Box #14.021, Folder #21.1]
April 17  (Cambridge, MA)
  • Letter from Professor Syuzo Seki, Chemistry Dept., Osaka University, to LP RE: Pleased to have met LP in Kyoto on LP's birthday, traveled with LP to Nara, and seen LP off at the station. Enjoyed LP's lectures. Impressed by LP's wide range of knowledge. At LP's suggestion, now translating the second edition of LP's General Chemistry. Received encouraging letter from Professor J.G. Aston regarding the possibility of Seki studying at Pennsylvania State University. Requests that LP advise him on which laboratories to visit in the U.S. Under separate cover, sends photos taken at Osaka and Nara of LP and AHP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1953-1956), #379.3]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "'A-Blast Fallout' — Peril or Harmless?" Los Angeles Examiner, April 17, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.148]
April 18  (Cambridge, MA)
April 19  (Cambridge, MA)
April 20  (Cambridge, MA)
  • Itinerary: Prather Lecture, 5 PM Burr Hall B [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Bernard Pullman, Faculty of Sciences, Institut du Radium, France, to LP RE: Thanks LP for his invitation to lecture at Caltech. As soon as the details of their journey are settled, Pullman will write to Dr. E.W. Hughes regarding the titles of the projected lectures and the date at which they plan to arrive in Pasadena. [Letter from LP to Pullman April 7, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #313.3]
  • Letter from Dr. Charles L. Beckel, Physics Dept., Georgetown University, to LP RE: Thanks LP for his advice concerning Beckel's research on the vibrational analyses of potential curves for the ground state of the hydrogen molecule. Curious about Bruchner's work on the nitrogen molecule. Explains that he had chosen hydrogen because the existing information on the vibrational energy levels and potential curves is more complete for the hydrogen molecule than any other molecule. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1955-1957), #38.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Ralph Connor, Rohm and Haas Company, to LP RE: Sorry that he will be unable to attend LP's lecture on April 28 at Bryn Mawr. If LP is interested in visiting the Rohm and Haas Company on April 28, he can call John Kincaid. If he would like to visit on April 29, Connor would be able to host him. [Letter from LP to Connor June 24, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1921-1957), #74.23]
  • Letter from Professor A.N.J. Heyn, Natural and Synthetic Fibers, School of Textiles, Clemson Agricultural College, to LP RE: At the American Crystallographic Association's meeting, during the discussion of Professor Schmitt's paper, Heyn referred to the theories by Crick and Wilkins regarding the lateral arrangement and pairing of two helical DNA chains of opposite direction. He did so in connection with the evidence for the helical structure of the collagen molecule. Requests reprints of LP's latest papers on the structure of protein fibers, including silk. Requests to be put on the mailing list. Note in the margin says that the reprints were sent. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1950-1955), #166.6]
  • Letter from Professor H. Schwiegk, Klinische Wochensschrift, Germany, to LP RE: The Klinische Wochensschrift, a medical journal widely read by European doctors interested in clinical research, plans to arrange a regular section of summaries by international authorities on the leading problems of modern medical science. Has read LP's papers and requests that LP write a summary on the mechanism of antibody formation. Schwiegk will take care of translating the article into German. [Letter from LP to Schwiegk July 26, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1953-1956), #379.3]
  • Letter from Professor Hermann O. L. Fischer, Virus Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, to LP RE: Has located all of the peptides which LP requested. Some of these peptides are available only in quantities below LP's suggested 50 mg; wonders if LP is still interested in the smaller quantities. Wonders if prolonged x-ray radiation will destroy the material. [Letter from LP to Fischer April 7, 1955, Letter from Fischer to Corey May 31, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1935-1956), #128.20]
  • Letter from Professor Hugo Theorell, Medicinska Nobelinstitutet, Biokemiska Avdelningen, to LP RE: Attaches paper sent to Nature, which used the peptide model that LP gave them. Finds it interesting that for a peptide chain which is restricted by not less than three covalent bonds to a rigid structure like the hemin, certain rather definite conclusions concerning the hydrogen bond structure can be made without the aid of x-ray crystallography. Wonders if and where LP has published his new peptide model. Would like to make a quotation in the paper for Acta Chemica Scandinavica. Wonders if LP intends to travel to Europe this summer so that Theorell can see him. [Letter from LP to Theorell July 25, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Individual Correspondence. (Thant - Toole)), #407.2]
April 21  (Cambridge, MA)
April 22  (South Hadley, MA)
April 23  (South Hadley, MA)
  • Itinerary: Mt. Holyoke dedication, afternoon; "Chemistry in Relation to Medicine" 2:45 PM [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Professor Silvio Ranzi, Istituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere, Milano, Italy, to LP RE: Learned from Dr. Robert B. Corey that LP wishes to attend the "Antonio Baselli Conference on the Macromolecules of Organisms' in Pallanza on July 28-30. Offers to pay travel expenses from and to the landing port in Europe. [Letter from Corey to Ranzi April 28, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Mt. Holyoke Dedicates Chemistry Building," Holyoke (Massachusetts) Daily Transcript, April 23, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.152]
  • Press Release: "Chemistry in Relation to Medicine," [re: summary of talk by LP] April 23, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.154]
  • Program: Dedication of the Newcomb Cleveland Hall and the Chemistry Laboratories, Mount Holyoke College, April 23, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.154]
  • Speech: "Chemistry in Relation to Medicine," Dedication of Cleveland Hall and the Chemistry Laboratories, Mount Holyoke College. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1955s.6]
April 24  (Boston, MA)
  • Magazine Article: "Nobel Prize Winner to be Feted," Childhood Nephrosis News, Vol. 1, No. 1, (April 1955):1. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1955n.9]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Mt. Holyoke Dedicates New Chemistry Labs," Boston Sunday Globe, April 24, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.152]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "New Era in Medicine Predicted by Dr. Pauling at Mount Holyoke," New York Times, April 24, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.152]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "New Era in Medicine Predicted by Dr. Pauling at Mount Holyoke," New York Times, April 24, 1955. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1955n.8]
April 25  (Boston, MA)
  • Check from AHP to Harvard Trust Company for $100.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Itinerary: Prather Lecture, 5 PM Burr Hall B [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Itinerary: leave Boston at 11 PM [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Friedrich Helfferich, Max Planck Insitute for Physical Chemistry, Germany, to LP RE: Finished revising his translation of LP's General Chemistry. Sends an additional list of the changes he intends to make. Hopes that LP or one of his collaborators might go through the list. Wonders about the German translation of the word "orbital." [Letter from Helfferich to LP June 12, 1955] [Filed under LP Books: (General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory, Second Edition), #1953b.2]
  • Letter from Dr. James A. Ibers to LP RE: Ibers has accepted a position in the Chemical Physics Section of Shell Development Company, Emeryville, California, under Dr. D. P. Stevenson. Will set up research in high-resolution electron diffraction there. Ibers and his wife will return to the U.S. via New Zealand, Fiji, and Hawaii. Expect to arrive in Los Angeles in the last week of August. [Letter from Ibers to LP January 28, 1955, Letter from LP to Ibers May 10, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Individual Correspondence. (Ibers - Itano)), #181.1]
  • Letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Florence, Italy, to LP RE: Sends LP a copy of the pilot issue of Common Cause, A Journal of One World. In the second issue, contributors will include Bertrand Russell and Thomas Mann. Topics will include atomic control and disarmament, the U.N. Bill of Rights, and the British "Neptuno Plan." Hopes that LP will contribute to the publication with an article on the world community, world organization, or science and the community. Requests LP's comments on the pilot issue. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Individual Correspondence. (Bjorksten - Borgese), #28.14]
  • Letter from Mrs. J. F. Clayton to LP RE: Encloses two clippings from The Lancet on sickle cell anemia. Mr. May sent them from New York to be forwarded to LP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Individual Correspondence. (Mark, Herman - Mayer)), #244.5]
  • Letter from Peter Pauling to Linus and Ava Helen Pauling RE: Peter writes to update his parents on Linda's visit.
  • Letter from Professor Saul G. Cohen, Chairman, School of Science, Brandeis University, to LP RE: Appreciated LP's visit to Brandeis last week. Wonders whether LP would consider spending a term at Brandeis as a Visiting Professor sometime during the next few years. Brandeis plans to develop several areas of graduate study and research. LP's assistance in recommending appointments would be invaluable. [Letter from LP to Cohen June 24, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1921-1957), #74.23]
April 26  (Washington, D.C.)
  • Itinerary: National Academy of Sciences [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Itinerary: arrive in Washington DC, Hotel Washington [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from David Harker, Director of the Protein Structure Project, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, to LP RE: Encloses a copy of the Progress Report of the Protein Structure Project for the year ending February 28, 1955. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Individual Correspondence. (Haaland - Harned)), #151.10]
  • Letter from John Wharton, Director of Research, Courtaulds Inc., to LP RE: Encloses four publications sent to them from Maidenhead which might interest LP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #444.3]
  • Letter from Peter Pauling to Linus and Ava Helen Pauling: Peter writes to update his parents on Linda's visit. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.042, Folder #42.2]
  • Petty Cash Voucher for duty on a package for $11.95. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Tax Documents, 1930-1956), Box #4.001, Folder #1.10]
April 27  (Washington, D.C.)
  • Itinerary: National Academy of Sciences [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Ben Shulman, RE: Has inquired about the possibility of Shulman getting instruction in the use of a Beckman spectrophotometer. Robert Jaross, a Caltech graduate student, is willing to do this. Suggests that Shulman telephone or write to Jaross at Caltech to make the necessary arrangements. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1953-1956), #379.3]
  • Letter from Dr. Percy L. Julian, President, The Julian Laboratories, Inc., to LP RE: Congratulates LP on receiving the Nobel Prize. Describes the year's difficulties and hopes with regard to the establishment of the new Julian Laboratories. Describes the situation which prompted him to leave the Glidden Company. [Letter from LP to Julian November 30, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1933-1934, 1936-1964), #192.21]
  • Letter from Dr. Th. Foerster, Physics Dept., University of Chicago, to LP RE: Being in the U.S. for some months, intends to visit some of the institutions on the Pacific Coast. Would like to visit Caltech during July or the last days of June. LP can write to Foerster care of Professor R. Livingston. [Letter from LP to Foerster May 10, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1935-1956), #128.20]
  • Letter from Professor Frederic Joliot-Curie, University of Paris, Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Nuclear Physics, RE: The World Assembly for Peace has been postponesd until June 22-29 as requested by several important organizations and public figures who will be in attendance. [Letter from Laffitte to LP April 28, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Individual Correspondence. (Johnson - Jukes), #190.3]
  • Letter from Robert H. Pare to LP RE: Congratulates and supports LP on his stand against the detonation of atomic and hydrogen bombs. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #313.3]
April 28  (Bryn Mawr, PA)
  • Itinerary: Byrn Mawr College, Sigma Xi; The Deanery, dinner at 6:30 PM; talk "The Structure of Porteins" [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Cannon C. Hearne, Director, Foreign Training Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, to LP RE: Mrs. Marta Vargas, a pharmaceutical chemist at the Veterinary Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture in Chile, plans to come to the U.S. Encloses copies of the proposed program for Vargas. Wonders if it might be possible for Vargas to study recent developments in chromatography at Caltech during May 14-18. [Letter from LP to Hearne May 26, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Organizational Correspondence. (Un -Un)), #420.4]
  • Letter from Allan Perlman to LP RE: Encloses a self-explanatory clipping. Discusses the benefits of consuming wheat germ oil. Wonders why doctors and pharmacists are not encouraging people to consume it. Wonders if anyone at Caltech might be able to test the value of wheat germ oil. [Letter from LP to Perlman May 10, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1953-1959), #313.3]
  • Letter from Dr. Robert B. Corey, Gates and Crellin Laboratories, Caltech, to Professor Silvio Ranzi, Istituto di Zoologia, Milano, Italy, RE: As LP is away from Pasadena, Ranzi's letter has been referred to Corey for immediate reply. Corey is afraid that his letter left the wrong impression on Ranzi. LP would like to attend the conference, but is unable to do so because of other engagements. When LP returns to Pasadena, he will answer Ranzi's letter personally. [Letter from Ranzi to LP April 23, 1955, Letter from LP to Ranzi May 25, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Roger Revelle, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, to LP RE: Considering the appointment of Dr. Gustaf Arrhenius as Associate Professor on the faculty of Scripps. Describes the procedure for such appointments. Requests that LP write a letter containing his appraisal of Arrhenius' scientific achievements, as well as his promise as a researcher and teacher. Encloses copies of his bibliography and curriculum vitae. [Letter from LP to Revelle May 26, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
  • Letter from Jean Laffitte, General Secretary, Secretariat of the World Council of Peace, to LP RE: Invites LP to attend a World Assembly for Peace in Helsinki during June 22-29. The Assembly will examine the questions of atomic weapons and general disarmament, cooperation among the nations, and the maintenance of peace. Representatives from many different countries and walks of life will be in attendance. Attendees will be divided into smaller homogeneous groups to foster more effective work. [Letter from Joliot-Curie April 27, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Individual Correspondence. (Johnson - Jukes), #190.3]
  • Letter from Jean Laffitte, General Secretary, World Council of Peace, to LP RE: Invites LP to attend the World Assembly for Peace in Helsinki on June 22 through June 29. The Assembly will examine the questions of atomic weapons and disarmament. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Wo-Yo), Box #4.017, Folder #17.1]
  • Letter from N. N. Gupta, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, to LP RE: Enjoyed speaking with LP recently in India. Found that experimental work by Henke and Dumond at Caltech corresponded with his own theoretical work. Requests that LP review Gupta's experimental work. After finishing his doctoral thesis, plans to review his experimental work in the sp2d quantization of carbon. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1936-1956)), #140.19]
April 29  (New York City, NY)
  • Hotel receipt: The Biltmore [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Itinerary: New York City, Biltmore Hotel; Dinner and initiation, 7:30 PM, Gould Student Center, NYU University Heights [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Itinerary: New York University, Sigma Xi lecture 8:45 PM [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Elvin A. Kabat, Chairman, Michael Heidelberger Lectureship Fund, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, to LP RE: Columbia University has created a Michael Heidelberger Lectureship. Requests donations. [Letter from LP to Kabat June 1, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1936-1956), #200.20]
  • Letter from Dr. S.G. Tomlin, Physics Dept., University of Adelaide, Australia, to LP RE: Encloses a manuscript entitled "On the Structure of Collagen Fibres." Requests that LP read it and contact the National Academy of Science if LP believes it is fit for publication in the Proceedings. Requests LP's comments. [Letter from LP to Tomlin June 15, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1936-1955), #410.20]
  • Letter from Esther Everett Lape, Member in Charge, The American Foundation Studies, to LP RE: The revised chapter on The Nature of Viruses and of Virus Infections is ready and in a form of pages rather than galleys. Will send them now or later. The Committee of Consultants has been completed. Dr. Austin M. Brues is the twenty-fifth member. Includes a postscript: an excerpt of Oppenheimer's speech which will be printed on the fly leaf pages of the volume. [Letter from Lape to Wulf February 24, 1955, Letter from LP to Lape July 26, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Organizational Correspondence. (Am - Am)), #10.1]
April 30  (New York City, NY)
  • Check from LP TO Biltmore Hotel for $100.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
  • Contract Status Report: Contract N6onr-24423, Chemistry 25, Acct. 23607, Directors of Research: LP and Dr. Verner Schomaker, April 30, 1955. [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Contract Status Reports and Project Status Reports, 1947-1962), Box #14.031, Folder #31.7]
  • Hotel receipt: The Biltmore [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Itinerary: New York [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Detlev W. Bronk, President, National Academy of Sciences, to LP RE: Bronk is grateful for LP's effort put into his part of the symposium on Biochemial Pathways of Evnergy Transfer. [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1955-1969), Box #14.021, Folder #21.1]