Letter from Linus Pauling to Andreas B. Rechnitzer. November 17, 1955. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from AHP to Pacific Telephone and Telegraph for $11.20. [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 #75.5]
• Check from AHP to Quinton-Schooley [Pest Control Service] for $43.00. [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 #75.5]
• Check from AHP to Service League for California Institute of Technology for $2.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1954-February 1956), Box #4.023, Folder #23.1]
• Correspondence: from Vincent du Vigneaud, [re: congratulations for Nobel Prize] November 15, 1955. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1951-1955), Box #6.006, Folder #6.125]
• Letter from Dr. Andreas B. Rechnitzer, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, to LP RE: Disappointed to have missed the symposium on "Molecular Structure and Biological Specificity." The AIBS Bulletin, containing the announcement of the symposium, did not arrive until November. Wonders if the contents of the program will be published, and if so, wonders how he can obtain a copy. [Letter from LP to Rechnitzer November 17, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
• Letter from Dr. Crane Brinton, Chairman, Society of Fellows, Harvard University, to Sir RE: The Senior Fellows of the Society of Fellows will hold elections for Junior Fellowships early in 1956. Encloses a small leaflet which sets forth the scope and purpose of these fellowships. Requests nominations for Junior Fellows. In the margin, LP writes: "Carl, any suggestions?" and Carl answers: "I know of no one that I would care to recommend." [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1950-1955), #166.6]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Kendall Emerson, Jr., Assistant Dean, Harvard Medical School, RE: Writes at the request of Howard L. Rosenfeld, who is seeking admission to medical school. Does not know Rosenfeld well, but has interviewed him. Rosenfeld is a fine-looking young man, with the ability to speak clearly and fluently. Rosenfeld wishes to pursue a clinical career, rather than a research one. He possesses sound knowledge of elementary organic and inorganic chemistry, but has not taken calculus. LP believes Rosenfeld is well-qualified with respect to general intelligence and personality for admission to medical school. [Letter from LP to Rosenfeld October 25, 1955, Letter from LP to Entrance Counselor November 15, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
• Letter from LP to Entrance Counselor, University of Chicago, RE: Writes at the request of Howard L. Rosenfeld, who is seeking admission to medical school. Does not know Rosenfeld well, but has interviewed him. Rosenfeld is a fine-looking young man, with the ability to speak clearly and fluently. Rosenfeld wishes to pursue a clinical career, rather than a research one. He possesses sound knowledge of elementary organic and inorganic chemistry, but has not taken calculus. LP believes Rosenfeld is well-qualified with respect to general intelligence and personality for admission to medical school. [Letter from LP to Emerson, Jr. November 15, 1955, Letter from LP to Johnson November 15, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
• Letter from LP to Hazel B. Johnson, Admissions Office, University of California Medical Center, RE: Writes at the request of Howard L. Rosenfeld, who is seeking admission to medical school. Does not know Rosenfeld well, but has interviewed him. Rosenfeld is a fine-looking young man, with the ability to speak clearly and fluently. Rosenfeld wishes to pursue a clinical career, rather than a research one. He possesses sound knowledge of elementary organic and inorganic chemistry, but has not taken calculus. LP believes Rosenfeld is well-qualified with respect to general intelligence and personality for admission to medical school. [Letter from LP to Entrance Counselor November 15, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.1]
• Letter from Professor John Chipman, Metallurgy Dept., MIT, to LP RE: Invites LP to speak at MIT's Metallurgy colloquium on December 20. The audience consists of MIT graduate students in Metallurgy with a sprinkling of visitors from other departments and from Harvard. Requests that LP let him know the title of the talk, any equipment needed, and where he can reach LP after his arrival in Boston. [Letter from LP to Chipman November 26, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1921-1957), #74.23]
• Letter from Professor K.T. Rogers, Zoology Dept., Oberlin College, to LP RE: Invites LP to visit Oberlin in October 1956 and deliver a series of lectures under Meade Swing auspices. Offers $400 for the four lectures, which would be delivered over three days. Offers to cover travel expenses and provide an additional $100 if LP publishes the material. Suggests the second or third week of October for the lectures. [Letter from LP to Rogers November 21, 1955] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1956s.33]
• Letter from Professor William E. McEwen, Chemistry Dept., University of Kansas, to LP RE: The chemistry department is in the process of the reviewing the course requirements for the Ph.D. degree, particularly for the minor program. Describes their requirements. Requests that LP describe the requirements for the minor program for Ph.D. students in the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Caltech. [Letter from LP to McEwen November 21, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1950-1955), #256.6]
• Letter from Robert E.L. Crane, Division of International Education, Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, to LP RE: Has asked Aamund Salveson to write to LP directly concerning his visit to Caltech on December 12. [Letter from LP to Crane November 11, 1955] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1953-1956), #379.3]
• Newspaper Clipping: "Fight Communism by Open Debates Instead of Legal Bans, Probers Told," The Washington Post and Times Herald. [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer #2, Folder #2.006]
• Newspaper Clipping: "Prof. Pauling Tells of Switch on Passport," New York Times, November 15, 1955. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1955n.16]
• Newspaper Clipping: "Senators to Shift Federal Policy on Passports," Washington D.C. Evening Star, November 15, 1955. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1955n.17]
• Proposed Itinerary: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.1]