Letter from Linus Pauling to H.W. Florey. December 27, 1956. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from LP to A.C. S for $50.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
• Check from LP to ACS Building Division for $2.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
• Check from LP to American Institute of Physics for $50.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
• Check from LP to Beatrice Wulf for $200.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.074, Folder #75.3]
• Check from LP to D.C. Graham for $2.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
• Check from LP to D.C. Grahame for $2.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from LP to Society for S.R. in S. for $15.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
• Check from LP to Unitarian Service for $100.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.3]
• Letter from Dr. E. Jucker to LP RE: Notifies that the book commemorating the jubilee in honor of Professor Stoll is complete, that one will be given to Stoll on his birthday and the other copies will be sent out in late January. Thanks him for his contribution and help with the Stoll volume. [Letter from LP to Dr. Jucker January 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
• Letter from H. P. Malan, University of Stellenbosch, to LP RE: Describes his interest in the study of nuclear science and radiochemistry. Explains his plans to come to America to gain experience in these fields and requests to meet LP while in the US. Inquires about courses in nuclear science at Caltech. [Letter from LP to Malan January 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1956), #257.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Russell H. Brown, Acting-President, Whiting Science Club, RE: Looks forward to spending April 30 at the club. [Letter from Brown to LP December 19, 1956] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.16]
• Letter from LP to Dr. W.B. Castle, Boston City Hospital, RE: Says he is pleased with the draft and only makes a few changes and suggests that Dr. Puck might be able to recommend one of his students for appointment in the M.G.H. [Letters from Castle to LP December 19, 1956, January 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Massachusetts General Hospital—Scientific Advisory Committee, 1949-1957: Box #15.008, Folder #8.8]
• Letter from LP to Felix Marti-Ibanez, MD Publications, RE: Thanks Ibanez for the invitation to prepare a statement about the effect of atmospheric ions. Declines Ibanez's invitation. [Letter from Marti-Ibanez to LP December 21, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1956), #257.1]
• Letter from LP to Frederic A. Gibbs, Brain Research Foundation, RE: Regrets to decline the invitation to attend a conference held by the B.R.F. featuring Dr. Stig Akerfeldt. Explains that Dr. Richard W. Lippman will attend the meeting in his absence. [Telegram from Gibbs to LP December 18, 1956, Letter from LP to Gibbs December 28, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1956), #38.2]
• Letter from LP to H. W. Florey, University of Oxford, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology. [Letter from Florey to LP December 19, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1956), #128.21]

  27 December 1956

  Professor H. W. Florey

  Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

  University of Oxford

  Oxford

  England

  Dear Florey:

  I am pleased to have your letter of 19 December, in which you ask for my opinion about Dr. M.H.F. Wilkins, in relation to the possibility of his election to the Royal Society.

  It is my opinion that the recent extraordinary advances in our understanding of the structure and nature of the nucleic acids have been in large part the result of the contributions made by Wilkins. His work on the production of two different crystalline forms of deoxyribosenucleic acid and on the interpretation of the X-ray diagrams has been outstanding. I think that if this work had not been carried out by Dr. Wilkins we still would be deprived of the valuable and suggestive new ideas about nucleic acid structures.

  I have had the pleasure of talking with Wilkins about his work on a few occasions, and have been favorably impressed by him. He is a modest man, clear headed, and with confidence in his work.

  I believe that he is a suitable candidate for election.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:W

• Letter from LP to Hans Dieter Pflug and G. Lange RE: Discusses his book, General Chemistry, and its usefulness to students. Says he has no definite plans to visit Germany. [Letter from Pflug and Lange to LP December 20, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1956), #313.4]
• Letter from LP to Paul H. Carnell, Albion College, RE: Informs that Caltech is willing that the institution be named in the description of their program. Provides additional details about his questionnaire comments as requested by Carnell. [Letter from Carnell to LP December 19, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1956), #74.24]
• Letter from LP to Professor Laurence L. Quill, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, RE: Thanks him for the invitation but declines because he will be in Europe during the summer of 1957. Notifies him that the possibility has been raised that he might make some videos to be shown at summer institutes. Explains that he will probably make three on different scientific subjects. [Letters from Quill to LP December 19, 1956, January 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Q: Correspondence, 1957), #324.4]
• Letter from LP to S. T. Bowden, University College of South Wales, RE: Responds to Bowden's suggestion of replacing LP's terms, "canonical form" and "resonance hybrid" with "resonon" and "resonide." Says he does not agree with the suggestion and that different words would be more appropriate. [Letter from Bowden to LP December 17, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1956), #38.2]
• Letter from LP to W. H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Co., RE: Discusses his opinion of the Canadian book by Graham and Cragg. Is unsure of what to recommend regarding the book. [Letter from Freeman to LP December 13, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W.H. Freeman and Company, 1956), #439.14]
• Letter from LP to W. H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Co., RE: Recommends that Freeman's company not accept George H. Duffey's manuscript for publication. Explains his opinion of the manuscript. [Letter from Freeman to LP December 17, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W.H. Freeman and Company, 1956), #439.14]
• Letter from W. H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Co., RE: Sends drafts of lectures by Ted Geissman. Requests that LP read the drafts and discusses his opinion of them. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W.H. Freeman and Company, 1956), #439.14]