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• Article: "Nutrition Reviews" note at top: "Arthur suggests folic acid not be excluded from multi vitamin preparations. This paper does not suggest views of Food & Nutrition Board" [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.072, Folder 72.1]
• Itinerary [handwritten]: first week, American Academy of Allergy [?], Los Angeles [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.2]
• Newspaper: "Children Limited" [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.089, Folder #89.3]
• Note from Ellen Lundeen to LP RE: Writes to LP and tells him about her problems with her menstrual flow in her youth and that she believes it has a relation to insanity, in as much that there is a relation between physical condition and mental state. [Letter from LP to Lundeen February 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Pamphlet: "Haemoglobin and its Abnormalities" by Hermann Lehmann, Reprinted from the Practitioner symposium on Diseases of the Blood. [Filed under LP Science: Box #6.009, Folder #9.2]
• The N-terminal amino acid residues of normal adult hemoglobin: A quantitative study of certain aspects of Sanger's DNP-method. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 79 (February 1957): 609-615. [Herbert S. Rhinesmith, W. A. Schroeder, and Linus Pauling] [Filed under LP Publications: 1957p.1]

• Check from AHP to Paddies Inc. for $23.57. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Letter from Dr. George Goldfinger, Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute of Technology, to LP RE: Invites him to give an informal seminar at the institute while he is in Chicago. Invites him and AHP to tea or dinner with him and his wife. [Letter from LP to Goldfinger February 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.16]
• Letter from Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, Institute of Advanced Study, to LP RE: Informs that Curt Richter has come to the institute to continue his research. Provides background on the research he is doing. Asks whether LP is going to be in the East over the next few months and could talk to Richter about his work. [Letter from LP to Oppenheimer March 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oppenheimer, J. Robert: Correspondence, 1945-1946, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1962-1963), #296.1]
• Letter from Dr. William Bergren, Program Chairman, American Association of Clinical Chemists, to LP RE: Discusses the evening of the meeting at which LP has agreed to speak. Expresses happiness at the fact that LP is going to write something for the association's Journal. [Letter from LP to Bergren January 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.6]
• Letter from Frank L. Warren, Department of Chemistry, University of Natal, to LP RE: Thanks LP for sending the reprint of 'Moderne Strukturchemie.' [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
• Letter from George Tarjan, Superintendent and Medical Director, Pacific State Hospital, to LP Re: States he met with Dr. Leonard Duhl, Psychiatrist, Professional Services Branch, National Institute on Mental Health, who informed him LP was selected to be a lecturer. They also discusses the progress of the project and would like to have any records available. Dr. Ben Pasamanick also asked for a copy. [Letter from LP to Tarjan February 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.089, Folder #89.3]
• Letter from J. Hartley Murray, President, Winter Night Club, to LP RE: Thanks him for accepting his invitation and discusses the details of LP's visit and speech. [Letter from Pino to LP January 30, 1957, Letter from LP to Pino February 4, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.14]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Leon J. Epstein, Department of Mental Hygiene, RE: Thanks Epstein for the information bulletins and is pleased that he will continue to send the bulletins. Hopes that Epstein will be able to attend more of the monthly research conferences at Spadra. [Letter from Epstein to LP January 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966: Box #11.089, Folder #89.13]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Lester A. Michel, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Colorado College, RE: Notifies that he is sending a copy of the Caltech catalogue, which should answer most of their questions about improving their chemistry curriculum. Explicitly answers one question about grade average of most students accepted into the Caltech graduate program, stating that they are mostly A average students, but some have B averages if they have strong recommendations. [Letter from Michel to LP January 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
• Letter from Reverend Father F.J. Brogan, Professor of Chemistry, St. Patricks College, to LP RE: Asks three questions that he has and would like clarification on. First, why nitrogen doesn't form an orthonitrate ion; second, the concept of resonance and its relation to the concept of opposed spins; and third, the quantum theory suggestion that energy remains constant although if something is moving it requires energy. [Letter from LP to Brogan February 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B:Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
• Memo from American Association on Mental Deficiency to Members of Subcommittees on Research, Training of Personnel and Program Development RE: Encloses a plan for a study on effective working relations and a questionnaire submitted to hospitals and schools for information on the mentally handicapped. Copy [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.9]
• Memo from LP to W.B. Ray RE: States that Dr. Jardetzky has been trying to learn about structure of hydrated ions, so he and Peter Pauling have been working on the problem. Asks if he would be interested in making or verifying intensity calculations for the structures of ice II and ice III made by RL McFarlan. [Filed under LP Science: Box #1.002, Folder #2.15, also filed under LP Speeches: 1957a.1]
• Memorandum from LP to Carl Anderson RE: Encloses a statement about a proposed grant from the National Science Foundation to Caltech for the production of color motion picture films to be made of lectures in general chemistry for use in Summer Institutes. Requests that the proposal be considered without delay. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
• Statement: "Proposed Application to National Science Foundation for Grant to Permit Preparation of Color Films of Lectures in General Chemistry," submitted by LP. Asks for $35,000 to produce three 50 minutes films of lectures in general chemistry. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]

• Check from AHP to Pacific Coast Blind Products Co. for $11.68. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Itinerary and Program for the Pre-meeting postgraduate review (February 2 &3) and the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy (February 4,5&6) [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.4]
• Letter from Dr. Gunter Stachel to LP RE: Requests some information about two pictures that appear in the book Allgemeine und anorganische Chemie by Gerold Schwarzenbach. Letter in German. [Letter from LP to Stachel March 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
• Letter from Emil White to LP RE: Inquires if the service station will be open all year or just during the tourist season, and if LP could include the names of who will run the gas station. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Deer Flat Ranch: Correspondence, 1957-1995), Box #4.047, Folder #47.1]
• Letter from Emma L. Cassidy to LP RE: Says that she thinks LP will find the answer to his research on the chemical causes of mental deficiency before too long. Explains that she has a 46 year old daughter who is a schizophrenic and asks if he thinks that there is still no cure for it, and if not, if LP knows of a place where they could go for treatment. Encloses a letter from Dr. Spratt to the District Judge relating the condition of her daughter, Clara Elnora Atkins. [Letter from LP to Cassidy February 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Letter from Lu-Tse Chi, Taipei Workshop, Taiwan Railway Administration, to LP RE: Expresses his hope to enter Caltech as a research assistant. Encloses new pages of his essay on resonance. [Letters from LP to Lu-Tse Chi September 27, 1956, February 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1956), #74.24]
• Research Notebook of LP RE: Thoughts and calculations regarding cubic closest packing of dodecahedra, as well as several additional structures pp. 96-99. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: 20R]

• Check from AHP to Brooks Brothers for $1.05. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Dr. H.A. Whipple for $14.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Pasadena Independent for $2.20. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Itinerary [handwritten]: Los Angeles, American Academy of Allergy [?]; luncheon 12 noon, Hartford Room; 1 PM Statler Golden State Room [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.3]
• Letter from Dr. Robert M. Peck, Program Committee, West Pico Democratic Club, to LP RE: Invites him to speak on nuclear tests before the club, which supports his stance against them. [Letter from LP to Peck February 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]

• Check from AHP to Athenaeum for $5.94. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Auto Body Specialists for $100.00. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors for $5.00. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) for $5.00. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Crellin Pauling for $450.00. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Harry Levitt, M.D. 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 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Henry and Hodges for $20.16. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Mira Loma Mutual Water Company for $7.38. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Mrs. Pearl M. Jordan for $100.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Newlin's for $27.50. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Standard Oil Co. of California for $45.26. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Letter from Abraham Lederman, President, Teachers Union of the City of New York, to LP RE: Invites him, again, to attend and speak at their annual conference on April 6 because he fears that his prior letter did not reach him. Notifies that the board decided to award him this year's Annual Award for Outstanding Service to the Cause of Freedom in Education. Handwritten notes at the bottom of the page explain that LP can not rearrange his schedule to attend and states he thought that Mrs. Lazoya answered the letter. [Letter from Lederman to LP January 9, 1957, Letter from LP to Lederman February 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
• Letter from Cass Canfield, Chairman, Editorial Board, Harper & Brothers Publishers, to LP RE: Says that he was pleased to receive his letter. Agrees that progress in solving the difficult problems in the public health field may be slow. Says that he will write him soon about possibly arranging a meeting within the next month. [Letter from LP to Canfield January 31, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Szilard, Leo: Report Correspondence), Box #372, Folder #372.1]
• Letter from Dr. Max M. Friedman, National Secretary, American Association of Clinical Chemists, to LP RE: Lets LP know that he can send his manuscript of an article for the Association's journal, Clinical Chemistry, directly to Dr. Friedman. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1957), #12.23]
• Letter from LP to Choi Chang RE: Encourages him in continuing his study of viruses and explains that LP has not answered his letter for so long because he was trying to find a way that Mr. Chang could come to Caltech for his undergraduate work, which was unable to do. [Letter from Chang to LP February 28, 1954] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
• Letter from LP to Cornell University Press RE: Requests that a copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond be sent to Professor Giuseppe Oddo, provides his address, and asks that the charge be put on LP's royalty account. [Letter from Reynolds to LP February 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.2]
• Letter from LP to Dean Lewis N. Pino, Assistant Dean, Colorado College, RE: Thanks him for his invitation and suggesting his name to the Winter Night Club. Agrees to visit the college while on his trip. [Letter from Murray to LP February 1, 1957, Telegram from Pino to LP February 4, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.14]
• Letter from LP to Dr. A.H. Rosenfeld, Radiation Laboratory, University of California, RE: Tells Rosenfeld that he has been interested to see the announcement about the catalysis of nuclear reactions by negative mu mesons. Thanks Rosenfeld for his letter and enclosed report on the topic. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. John T. Edsall, Harvard University, Biological Laboratories RE: Gives a positive review of Alexander Rich to take over the Board of Tutors in Biochemical Sciences at Harvard. Recommends that he be in a university setting around students. [Letter from Edsall to LP January 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Edsall, John T., 1937-1939, 1941, 1945-1946, 1949-1951, 1953-1959, 1965-1968, 1971-1972, 1975, 1978-1979, 1987-1993), #106.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Martin Karplus, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, RE: Requests an update on how his revision of Introduction to Quantum Mechanics is going. Suggests a problem to be included from the book, which came from a letter from Art Rosenfeld. [Filed under LP Books: Unpb.7]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Merrill Noble, Department of Psychology, Kansas State College, RE: Comments that he is sorry he will not be able to come to Caltech next year. [Letter from Noble to LP January 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957), #288.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Oleg Jardetzky RE: Discusses water molecules. Outlines reasons why inferences cannot be made concerning hydration shells that are discovered during experiments in which the velocity of ions were measured. Gives equations and graphs to support his reasons. [Letters from LP to Jardetzky February 6, 1957, March 4, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Jardetzky, Oleg and Christine, 1956-1959, 1962-1964, 1967-1969, 1971-1975, 1977, 1979-1982, 1984-1985, 1990, 1993-1994), #188.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Zale Yanoff RE: Informs that the set of the 9th editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica has reached him. Says that he was also pleased to have the 10-volume edition of the Oxford Universal English Dictionary. Tells Yanoff that he is been keeping both in his office and expects to find them to be useful and a source of pleasure. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Y: Correspondence, 1938-1977.), Box #462, Folder #462.13]
• Letter from LP to Gilbert Bloemeke RE: Returns the article from the New York Herald Tribune and states that the article does not support Mr. Bloemeke's theory because he and the article are talking about two different types of electron arrangements. States that he is not going to address the issue of zinc any further because everything that has been found supports the current theory of electronic structure. [Letter from Mr. Bloemeke to LP January 26, 1957, Letter from Mr. Bloemeke to LP March 10, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B:Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
• Letter from LP to Professor Giuseppe Oddo, The University, Palermo, Italy, RE: Explains why it took so long to answer his letter, informs that a copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond has now been sent to him. [Letter from Oddo to LP March 27, 1954, Letter from Oddo to LP May 24, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1957), #300.19]
• Letter from LP to Professor R.A. McConnell, Department of Biophysics, University of Pittsburgh, RE: Comments that he had some personal issues to deal with at the time of his letter in 1953 but is now curious to find out what happened with his manuscript entitled "An Experiment with Dice." Explains that he thought it was an interesting idea and would like to read the paper. States that he has an interest in the psi phenomena but has so far been disappointed by the articles and books that he has read on it so has not studied it himself. [Letters from McConnell to LP May 15, 1953, February 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
• Letter from LP to W.B. Ray RE: Attaches some letters and a manuscript which he received from Francesco Sgarlata four years prior. Asks Ray to read the material and advise him about it. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Letter from Leo Szilard to LP RE: Corrects LP's misunderstanding of part of the memorandum, by explaining that the Institute for Problem Studies is meant to be just as permanent as the Research Institute for Fundamental Biology and Public Health. Explains that the only difference between the two is that the first will operate on the basis of donations since it does not give tenure and does not have an endowment. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Szilard, Leo: Report Correspondence), Box #372, Folder #372.1]
• Letter from Mrs. Ileen E. Stewart, Editor, American Institute of Biological Sciences, to LP RE: Thanks LP for sending back the corrected manuscript and thanks him for the other changes he made. Informs that the book might be published later than expected due to accidents at the publishing house. [Letter from Stewart to LP January 11, 1957, Letter from LP to Stewart January 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1956-1958, 1962) #10.3]
• Letter from Peter Pauling to Ava Helen Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.043, Folder #43.1]

  24, Whitehall Lodge

  Pages Lane, Muswell Hill

  London N. 10

  4 February 1957

  Dear Mamma,

  I thought I would write and thank you for the wonderful Christmas we had with you, and for bringing us to California so that we could visit you. It was certainly wonderful to be with you. I hope you have now recovered and are well again.

  We are moved as you know. It is much nicer, but rather far out. Not many people will come to see us I think. Bookshelves are really all I need, and I expect to get some fairly soon. Thomas and Julia are well and kicking. We left our double boiler in the toy closet; perhaps we shall get one here. We live in a nest of Americans and perhaps we can arrange some shopping.

  Thank you again.

  love from

  Peter

• Letter from T.R. Robie, M.D. to LP RE: Invites LP to appear at the American Psychiatric Association's meeting in 1958 in San Francisco. [Letter from LP to Robie February 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Memo from LP to R. W. Lippman. [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.13]

  To: R.W. Lippman

  From: Linus Pauling

  4 Feb. 1957

  Subject: Phenylalanine in the differentiation of neutral crest cells

  Professor Campbell has pointed out to me that there is a paper “The Role of Phenylalanine in the Differentiation of Neural Crest Cells,” by Charles E. Wilde, Jr., in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 60, 1015 (1955), that may be of interest to us.

  Wilde has carried out tissue culture studies of cells of salamander embryos, in the presence of various substances related to phenylalanine. A number of phenylalanine analogs were found to exert an inhibitory effect on the differentiation of neuroepithelium and somite cells. One inhibitor, orthofluorophenylalanine, was found to be competitive with phenylalanine, in that the inhibition was found to be removed by the presence in the medium of an equimolal amount of phenylalanine. The author concludes that phenylalanine is essential for neural crest differentiations.

  Linus Pauling:W

• Memo from Oleg Jardetzky to LP RE: Discusses considerations of possible structures of hydrated ions and mentions the crucial problem of finding a rational basis for assigning the number of nearest neighbors to an atomic cation. Note at top: "Dr. Pauling, this part was written before I had the opportunity to discuss the problem with you." [Memos from LP to Jardetzky December 3, 1956, February 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Box #1.002, Folder #2.15]
• Newspaper Clipping: "Doctors Link Arthritis and Rheumatism to Allergies," Los Angeles Times, February 4, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.26]
• Newspaper Clipping: "Experts Exploring New Allergy Theory," Los Angeles Examiner, February 4, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.25]
• Research Notebook of LP RE: Calculations regarding cubic closest packing for H2O-H2O bonds pp. 100. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: 20R]
• Telegram from Dean Lewis N. Pino, Assistant Dean, Colorado College, to LP RE: Invites him to speak on molecular medicine to the student body on April 23. Handwritten note in right margin, "I am willing to speak 11 AM Tuesday LP." [Letter from LP to Pino February 4, 1957, Memo from LP to Pino February 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.14]

• Check from AHP to A.C. Vroman for $13.52. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Adohr Milk Farms for $8.57. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Artistic Quilt Company for $10.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to C.E. Ward Company for $5.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Coast Disposal Company for $4.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Crown City Mattress Company for $32.76. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Friends Committee on Legislation for $10.00. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Poppy Cleaners and Dryers for $15.45. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to The Wilderness Society 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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Letter from Beatrice J. Wulf, Secretary to LP, to Dora E. Young, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, RE: Encloses information about LP expenses for his trip to New York. [Letter from Young to Wulf January 31, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation—Scientific Advisory Committee: Correspondence 1954-1959: Box #15.002, Folder #2.3]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Dr. Albert E. Sobel, Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn, RE: Notifies that she has sent LP's biography, but because he has only recently started researching mental health, it is not included in the sketch. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Sobel, Albert), #365.10]
• Letter from Cass Canfield to LP RE: Tells LP that he has received several responses in favor of the proposal for the two institutes. Asks LP if he would be able to attend a meeting for a few days in Pasadena within the next month. Asks LP to let him know what time would be convenient for him. [Letter from LP to Canfield February 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Szilard, Leo: Report Correspondence), Box #372, Folder #372.1]
• Letter from E.C. Watson, Acting President, Caltech, to Professor Gilbert J. Stork, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, cc: LP, RE: Offers him the position as an organic chemist at Caltech, outlines policies of the Institute regarding retirement funds and insurance, and requests that he notify them of whether he is going to accept or not. [Letter from LP to Stork January 11, 1957, Letter from Stork to LP February 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Stork, Gilbert), #369.4]
• Letter from Harrison Brown to Mr. Cass Canfield, Harper & Brothers Publishers, cc: Leo Szilard and LP, RE: Explains that he has spoken with Szilard regarding the proposed institutes. Says that he liked the idea but can foresee a number of difficulties and that he would be able to arrange facilities for a meeting at Caltech to further discuss the matter. Suggests that the meeting be on March 1 and 2 or the weekend of March 8. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Szilard, Leo: Report Correspondence), Box #372, Folder #372.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. C.J. Lapp, National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, RE: Sends the departmental ordering of 16 applicants (in rated order) for National Science Foundation Fellowships from the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of the California Institute of Technology. [Letters from Lapp to LP January 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1955-1969), Box #14.021, Folder #21.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. C.L. Agre, Chairman, Chemistry Department, St. Olaf College, RE: In answer to Dr. Agre's letter, says that he will meet with the two chemistry students visiting from St. Olaf College. [Letter from Agre to LP January 30, 1957, Note from LP to Hultgren February 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1957), #12.23]
• Letter from LP to Dr. James J. Waring, Colorado Foundation for Research in Tuberculosis, RE: Mentions the dinner that Waring has planned in his honor on Wednesday and seeks to clarify if AHP is invited as well. [Letter from LP to Reeve January 18, 1957, Note from Chapin to LP March 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.15]
• Letter from LP to Dr. John C. Sowden, Acting Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Washington University, RE: Recommends Lindsay Helmholz for a promotion to professor. States his teaching abilities are high and his research is good and interesting, and that he is a good person. [Letter from Sowden to LP January 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Helmholz, Lindsay, 1937-1939, 1941, 1947-1948, 1952, 1956-1958, 1961, 1964, 1978), #156.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Robert C. Brasted, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, RE: Informs that he has a policy of not writing secondary letters because he feels that the nominating committee does not consider them of great value. [Letter from Brasted to LP January 31, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. William S. Wilson, Department of Chemistry, College of Alaska, RE: Informs that he has high opinion of Claus and that he would like to succeed in getting Claus to come help him in Alaska. Says he will not be able to attend a Science Institute for the teacher of the Territory that summer. Says that he might be able to get movies of his lectures that were suggested by the NSF that were filmed for Science Institutes that summer. Says that he is pleased that Wilson is optimistic about the freshman course and that the 2nd edition of College Chemistry seems to be pretty popular. [Note from Wilson to LP January 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
• Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Memorial Foundation, RE: Regrets that he cannot accept the invitation to be on the Committee of Fellows. [Letters from Moe to LP January 30, 1957, February 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.5]
• Letter from LP to J. Hartley Murray, President, Winter Night Club, RE: Requests a lantern to be able to show slides during his speech, notifies him that they will be arriving a day earlier and that he plans to visit the Colorado College . [Memo from LP to Pino February 5, 1957, Letter from Pino to LP February 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.14]
• Letter from LP to Jose Garcia Palad RE: Applauds him for trying to use his chemical knowledge to use his country's resources to help raise the standard of living in the Philippines and suggests that he take a job at a firm so that he can provide for himself but do research on the side. Sends a copy of College Chemistry in a hopes that there might be something in it that can help him in his endeavor. [Letter from Palad to LP January 26, 1957, Note from Palad to LP March 31, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Dale Beals [Virginia L.] RE: Sys he is pleased to learn of Jeffrey's progress and hopes that she will continue to keep him informed of his progress. LP will let her know if he learns about any new discovery. [Note from Beals to LP January 30, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Letter from LP to Peter Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.043, Folder #43.1]

  5 February 1957

  Mr. Peter Pauling

  Flat 24, Whitehall Lodge Pages Lane,

  Maswell Hill London N. 10, England

  Dear Peter:

  I am glad to learn about your new flat. I hope that it turns out to be thoroughly satisfactory.

  I have continued to work on the water problem, and I hope that I can settle down this afternoon to writing a preliminary draft of the paper - I think that almost everything that can be done effectively at the present time on the problem has been done. I have formulated another face-centered close-packed structure of dodecahedra with density 1.00, and with a number of contacts at 3.6 Å. It involves some deformation of the dodecahedra, probably not un-reasonably large. I shall send you a copy of the rough draft of the paper when it is ready, in order that you may send comments and advice.

  I should like to have you buy a microscope for me, of the sort discussed in your letter. I have thought for some time that I should have a microscope of my own, for use in some phases of my work, later on, and I am willing to have you get one now, and to use it during the remainder of your stay in England. I enclose my check for $300. Please let me know the exact cost of the microscope, after you have bought it.

  Mama and I spent four days at Deer Flat Ranch a couple of weeks ago. We are planning to go up again in another week and to stay for about ten days.

  Love from

  [Linus Pauling]

• Letter from LP to Professor A.E. Stearn, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, RE: Declines his invitation because he will be in Europe in the summer but notifies that he is planning on making three National Science Foundation sponsored films of his lectures concerning valence and electronic structures of molecules. [Letter from Stearn to LP January 31, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
• Letter from LP to Roger W. Straus and Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, RE: Says he is pleased to learn that the Board of Trustees will be discussing this issue but he declines the invitation to be involved due to illness. Hopes he can help even though he will be unable to serve on the Committee of Fellows. [Letter from Straus and Moe to LP January 30, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.5]
• Letter from LP to W.H. Freeman & Co. RE: Requests that a copy of College Chemistry be sent to Jose Garcia Palad. [Filed under LP Books: 1955b.3]
• Letter from LP, to Ralph W. Burhoe, Secretary, Institute on Religion in an Age of Science, RE: Thanks him for his invitation to be part of a meeting on the relationship between science and religion but declines due to a busy schedule. [Letter from Burhoe January 30, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
• Letter from Paul H. Emmett, Johns Hopkins University, to LP RE: Asks if LP would be willing to present a couple of lectures during April or May for Johns Hopkins University. [Letter from LP to Emmett February 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.18]
• Letter from Professor Arthur Stoll to LP RE: Thanks LP for the contribution he made to the jubilee volume that was given to him to commemorate his 70th birthday. Comments that it was the best gift he could have gotten and that he believes it will not only be good for him to read but for other scientists because of the research information it contains. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
• Letter from Professor Gilbert Stork, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, to LP RE: Thanks him for the job offer and his confidence in him but declines. [Letter from Watson to Stork February 5, 1957, Letter from LP to Stork February 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Stork, Gilbert), #369.4]
• Memo from LP to Dean Lewis N. Pino, Assistant Dean, Colorado College, RE: "I am willing to speak 11 AM Tuesday." [Telegram from Pino February 4, 1957, Letter from LP to Murray February 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.14]
• Note form Mrs. and Mr. Harry A. Lunblad to California School of Technology RE: Explains the condition of her son who has been diagnosed as having been born with a protein deficiency. Asks for any information on the progress of their work studying mental deficiencies. [Letter from LP to Lundblad February 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966: Box #11.089, Folder #89.8]
• Note from LP to Neilen Hultgren RE: Asks him to spend time showing the lab to two students from St. Olaf College. [Letter from Agre to LP January 30, 1957, Letter from LP to Agre February 5, 1927] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1957), #12.23]
• Research Notebook of LP RE: A suggestion for a structure with 41 H20 molecules per simple cubic unit that is capable of easy distortion p. 101. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: 20R]

• Check from AHP to Good Foods for $23.64. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences for $12.50. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• First Western Bank and Trust Company Miscellaneous Debit for AHP for Deluxe Checks for $3.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Letter from Doris Dreyfuss to LP RE: Thanks him for his kindness for lunch and for listening to the problems with Westridge's science program. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1957), #98.22]
• Letter from Dr. J.C. Small to LP RE: Thanks him for reading and commenting on his manuscript. Explains that he has been treating rheumatic diseases for 30 years and is interested in finding a way to discover their origins. [Letter from LP to Small January 30, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. J.A. Campbell, National Science Foundation, RE: Informs that he and the California Institute are ready to go ahead with making the sets of three films, each 50 minutes long. Inquires if they should make an application to the NSF for a grant and lists the budget that he would submit. Discusses that Caltech should each keep two sets of the films. [Letters from Campbell to LP January 23, 1957, February 13, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Oleg Jardetzky RE: Continues his discussion of water molecules, especially the apparent volumes of ions and how the volumes compare with what he found. [Letter from LP to Dr. Jardetzky February 4, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Jardetzky March 4, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Jardetzky, Oleg and Christine, 1956-1959, 1962-1964, 1967-1969, 1971-1975, 1977, 1979-1982, 1984-1985, 1990, 1993-1994), #188.3]
• Letter from LP to Emma L. Cassidy RE: Cannot offer Cassidy any advice because he is working almost entirely on the study of mental deficiency and not schizophrenia. His investigators are now working on the problem of schizophrenia and tells Cassidy that there may be some hope for significant discoveries made during the next few years. [Letter from Cassidy to LP February 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Letter from W. H. Freeman to LP RE: Explains that he and Bill Kaufmann will be co-editors from then on. Explains that there will be no noticeable changes in their manner of operation and that he wants LP to feel free to talk with Kaufmann about anything that has to do with their publishing in chemistry. [Letter from LP to Freeman February 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]
• Letter from World Peace Foundation to Unknown Recipient RE: New ideas represent one of the foundation's most prized possessions. The Foundation urges its members to face the prospect of a solution to the abolition of war and to work vigorously and sincerely on this major project. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Wo-Yo), Box #4.017, Folder #17.6]
• Memo from LP to Oleg Jardetzky RE: States ideas regarding hydrated ions. Thinks it may be possible to divide ions into a few special classes characterized by different types of hydration — different structrues for the hydrated ion. [Filed under LP Science: Box #1.002, Folder #2.15]
• Memorandum from C.D. Anderson to L.A. DuBridge RE: States that the attached proposal from LP to the NSF for a grant to prepare color films of lectures in general chemistry has the approval of the Committee on Sponsored Research. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]

• Check from LP to G.F. Sprague for $6.50. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, folder #76.1]
• Check from LP to Gerald B. Evans for $27.25. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from LP to National Academy of Sciences for $10.00. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from LP to Peter Pauling for $300.00. [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, 1957-19623), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Letter from Anna Shotwell, Chairman, American Association on Mental Deficiency, to LP RE: Notifies him of when he will be receiving a program for the spring meeting and requests that he send a short summary of his speech so that a report can be sent to the national association. Explains that he will receive an honorarium. [Letter from LP to Shotwell December 31, 1956, Letter from Coffin to LP February 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.9]
• Letter from California Institute Research Foundation to LP RE: Payment of Foundation check resulting from royalties received from A.O. Beckman License. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Tax Records, 1930-1956), Box #4.001, Folder #1.10]
• Letter from Dr. Arthur Galston, Yale University, to LP RE: Notifies him that he is working on a new grant application for the US Public Health Service and that he is coming to Stanford in August for a conference and hopes to see him. Congratulates him on Crellin's marriage and Peter's baby. [Letter from LP to Dr. Galston January 30, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Galston February 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Galston, Arthur W., 1956-1960, 1966, 1968, 1975, 1981, 1991), #136.2]
• Letter from LP to Andres Goth, University of Texas, RE: Encloses the letter that he just sent Harlow W. Ades, that he will give an address at the National Institutes of Health on May 1, but a date later in the month might work better for the banquet. Asks if he should wear his dinner jacket at the banquet. [Letter from Goth to LP January 24, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.20]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Dean A. Clark, Massachusetts General Hospital, RE: Expresses his appreciation at having the privilege of serving on the Scientific Advisory Board. [Filed under LP Science: Massachusetts General Hospital—Scientific Advisory Committee, 1949-1957: Box #15.008, Folder #8.9]
• Letter from LP to Dr. R.A. Pasternak, Stanford Research Institute, RE: Encourages him to continue his study of azides since not much research has been done on them. Comments that Dr. Hughes has also been experimenting with azides. Warns him to be careful with cuprous azide because it is a dangerous compound. [Letter from Pasternak to LP January 24, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Walter Bauer, Massachusetts General Hospital RE: Tells Bauer that Dr. Lippman has developed a theory of the pathogenesis of amyloidosis. Asks Bauer who at MGH has been working along these lines and what results they have obtained. [Letter from LP to Bauer February 27, 1958] [Filed under LP Science: Massachusetts General Hospital—Scientific Advisory Committee, 1949-1957: Box #15.008, Folder #8.9]
• Letter from LP to Fred Osborn RE: Updates information about his family, the number of children and grandchildren they have, as well as who is married and what they are doing. Wishes that they could meet again sometime and see each other. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1957), #300.19]
• Letter from LP to Harlow W. Ades, University of Texas, RE: Apologizes and writes that he has been invited to speak before the National Institutes of Health on May 1 and feels obligated to do so. Asks if he could instead arrive on May 4 and stay until May 8. [Letters from Ades to LP January 21, 1957, February 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.20]
• Letter from LP to James A. Shannon, National Institutes fo Health, RE: Accepts Shannon's invitation to speak at the National Institutes of Health and proposes a date of May 1. Suggests his lecture be titled, "The Nature of Molecular Disease," and mentions that he does have a conflicting appointment, but he will try to resolve it. [Letter from Shannon to LP January 29, 1957, Letter from LP to Shannon March 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.17]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Frank R. Riva [Margaret M.] RE: Says he was interested to read her letter on the discussion of lead poisoning. He has asked Dr. Lippman to consider her question and write to her since Lippman has more experience in this field. [Letters from Riva to LP January 30, 1957, March 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Letter from LP to Professor Godfrey Hoerner, Kasetsart Agricultural University, RE: Congratulates him on spending a year in Bangkok. Comments on how much he and AHP enjoyed their visit to Bangkok. Notifies him of recent changes in their family, marriages, and grandchildren. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H:Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]
• Memorandum from Office of the President to LP RE: Informs LP that the Committee on Sponsored Research has approved his proposal to the NSF for a grant to prepare color films of lectures in General Chemistry. The President's Office has also approved the proposal and has authorized its release. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
• Note from Dr. Carl E. Arbesman, President, American Academy of Allergy, to LP RE: Thanks LP for appearing on the Immunology of Allergy panel discussion at the Academy. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1957), #12.23]

• Article: "Strontium-90 in Man," Science. [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Strontium-90, 1956-May 1959), Box #7.011, Folder #11.4]
• Check from AHP to Artistic Quilt Company for $52.40. [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 & AHP to Guardian's Bond, Roland Maxwell for $26.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Letter from Bertrand Russell to LP RE: Informs LP that the international meeting to consider the hazards associated with the development of nuclear weapons will be held July 8th -11th in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. Hopes that LP will be able to attend the meeting. Welcomes any further suggestions from LP concerning the Agenda for the meeting. Tells LP that, if possible, he should look to alternate sources to cover his cost for traveling. [Letter from LP to Russell March 4, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Russell, Bertrand, 1955-1967), #337.2]
• Letter from Dean Lewis N. Pino, Assistant Dean of the College, The Colorado College to LP RE: Notifies him that the Winter Night Club will pay any expenses for LP's visit to the college, expresses excitement that LP will be visiting. [Letter from LP to Murray February 5, 1957, Letter from Murray to LP February 13, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.14]
• Letter from Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to LP RE: Moe is sorry that LP cannot accept, but he understands and approves LP's decision. Moe will still seek LP's advice. [Letter from LP to Moe February 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Robert Peck, Program Committee, West Pico Democratic Club, RE: Declines his invitation because of an already full spring schedule. Recommends Dr. James C. Warf from USC to speak to the club about controlling nuclear bomb tests. [Letter from Peck to LP February 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
• Letter from LP to Lu-Tse Chi, Taipei Workshop, Taiwan Railway Administration, RE: Explains that he does not understand Chi's ideas in his essay on resonance. Inquires about ideas Chi presents in his essay. [Letter from Chi to LP February 2, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1956), #74.24]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Louis Cohen RE: States it is hard for him to recommend anyone in New York because the field is a new one but names Dr. Joseph Wartis of Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn. [Note from Cohen to LP January 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.13]
• Letter from LP to Pvt. James Wyatt RE: Says that most of his papers to which Wyatt refers are in the Journal of Chemical Physics and provides Wyatt which the principle reference numbers. [Note from Wyatt to LP, No Date] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
• Letter from LP to Reverend Father F.J. Brogan, Professor of Chemistry, St. Patricks College, RE: Answers his three questions on different elements of chemistry, orthonitrate bonds, covalent bonding and opposing spins, and radiating or not radiating energy while moving. [Letter from Brogan to LP February 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B:Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
• Letter from Louis Zeitz to LP RE: Reminds LP of the time when he and Dr. William C. Nixon visited him. Tells LP that he would appreciate seeing LP again to discuss a problem of academic freedom at the University of Redlands. He hopes that discussing this with LP would help him to determine some type of action that would educate other about what is going on in the U.S. Tells LP that he feels it would be wrong to allow this to go to its logical conclusion, which would be dismissal without any publicity. [Letter from LP to Zeitz February 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980.), Box #468, Folder #468.13]
• Letter from P.P. Ewald, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, to Dr. R.C. Evans, Cavendish Laboratory, cc: Edward Hughes, RE: Comments on a paper by Seymour Geller which refutes theories of LP on Crystallography. Recommends holding LP's manuscript back by one issue until Geller submits his so that the two can be published together. Handwritten note to Mr. Hughes expresses empathy for the back problems he is having lately. [Letter from Geller to Fankuchen January 16, 1957, Letter from Hughes to Ewald February 13, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Ewald, Paul, 1931, 1935-1936, 1938-1939, 1941, 1947-1948, 1951-1955, 1957, 1959, 1961-1962, 1970, 1977), #110.4]
• Letter from Victor Reynolds, Cornell University Press to LP RE: Explains that they are out of copies of The Nature of the Chemical Bond but expect to get more in March so when those come in, they will send Professor Oddo a copy. [Letter from LP to Cornell University Press February 4, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.2]

• Letter from Gene M. Nordby, National Science Foundation to LP RE: Asks LP to review the enclosed proposal, P-3153. [Letter from LP to Nordby February 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Correspondence, 1947, 1951-1989), Box #14.029, Folder #29.4]

• Note from J.W. MacLean to LP RE: Thanks him for his letter and the information he obtained from reading it. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]

• Check from AHP to American Civil Liberties Union for $25.00. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Berlitz School for $295.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Handwritten note from Ludwik Rajchman to LP RE: Refers to LP's April 15th letter in which he indicates that he is willing to contribute to a paper on abnormal molecules in relation to disease for the monograph in Science and Health on behalf of the World's Federation of Scientific Workers. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Letter from Andrew A. Cochran to LP RE: Requests LP's criticism of his paper called "The Quantum Physical Basis of Life," in which he attempts to explain mysteries of life using quantum physics and mysteries of quantum physics in terms of life, especially using the concept of entropy to life as his basis. [Letter from LP to Mr. Cochran February 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
• Letter from Barry Commoner, Washington University, to LP RE: Invites LP to speak at Washington University, either to the new members of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi in the evening, or to all the students in the morning of May 1 or May 15. Mentions that the university will pay for the expenses incurred and an additional honorarium of $500. [Letter from LP to Commoner February 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.19]
• Letter from Edward Hughes to Professor Carl Cori, Washington University School of Medicine, cc: LP, RE: Discusses the schedule for the two days that Dr. H.H. Weber will speak at seminars at Cal Tech. Gives titles of the lectures and times that they will be given. [Letter from Mr. Hughes to Professor Cori January 3, 1957, Letter from LP to Professor Cori February 13, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
• Letter from Frank Victor to LP RE: Asks for information concerning the work on idea to treat many diseases chemically or bio-chemically for a Swiss friend. Would appreciate titles of books, articles or reprints. [Letter from LP to Frank Victor February 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.13]
• Letter from George Tarjan, Superintendent and Medical Director, Pacific State Hospital, to LP RE: Discusses approach of investigating the possibility that some types of mental deficiency may be cause by the fetus acting as an antigen. Thinks it would be worthwhile to follow up on this lead and possibly apply to NIMH if additional funds are needed. [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.089, Folder #89.3]
• Letter from LP to Dora E. Young, The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation RE: LP will be able to attend both meetings. Tells Young his schedule and asks about the connective tissue conference and the annual meeting of the Fellows. [Letters from Young to LP January 29, 1957, February 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation—Scientific Advisory Committee: Correspondence 1954-1959: Box #15.002, Folder #2.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Arthur Galston, Yale University RE: Recommends he put his new application in for a fellowship. Notifies him that he and AHP will be in Europe over the summer but hope to see him if he is still at Stanford for a conference when they get back. [Letter from Dr. Galston to LP November 21, 1956, Letter from Dr. Galston to LP December 7, 1956, Letter from LP to Dr. Galston January 30, 1957, Letter from Dr. Galston to LP February 7, 1957, Letter from Dr. Galston to LP September 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Galston, Arthur W., 1956-1960, 1966, 1968, 1975, 1981, 1991), #136.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. George Goldfinger, Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology RE: Explains that his trip to Chicago will not be very long and so declines his invitation to visit the institute. Hopes that he and AHP will be able to see him and his wife during their visit. [Letter from Dr. Goldfinger to LP February 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.16]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Louis Zeitz, REL Tells Zeitz that he would be glad to talk with him and that he would be available that week on Wednesday or Thursday, or sometime after February 26th. Says that he is not sure if there is any advice that he could give, but he would be glad to try. [Letter from Zeitz to LP, February 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980.), Box #468, Folder #468.13]
• Letter from LP to Dr. T.R. Robie RE: Tells Robie that he is doubtful about accepting his invitation to speak in San Francisco in 1958, because he is not sure if he will have anything new to say. Hopes Robie will be able to wait awhile before hearing LP's final answer. [Letter from Robie to LP, February 4, 1957] [Letter from Robie to LP, September 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Letter from LP to Mr. W. H. Freeman, RE: Says that he is pleased that Freeman has decided to give Bill Kaufmann more editorial responsibility and that he looks forward to visits with Freeman and Bill. [Letter from Freeman to LP, February 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]
• Letter from LP to Peter Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.043, Folder #43.1]

  11 February 1957

  Dear Peter:

  I enclose a rough draft of a part of our proposed manuscript on a theory of the structure of water, in order that you may continue to think about the matter. There have been a couple of developments. I have made some calculations about van der Waals contact distances between water molecules, given in the manuscript. Also, I have ran across a neat way of packing complexes of 41 molecules together, so that 12 of them are only in van der Waals contact with their neighbors (each is held by a single hydrogen bond within its complex). This structure, which has 8 of the 41 complexes in a cubic unit, gives too big a peak at around 3.6 Å, and I have accordingly given it equal weight with two other structures in making the radial distribution calculation.

  Also, I have talked with Professor Badger about the possibility for the existence in water of water molecules that are not attached by hydrogen bonds at all, and are free to rotate. He is checking up on the matter.

  Are you planning to attend the International Congress for Pure and Applied Chemistry in Paris? It is to be held on 18 to 24 July 1957. You can get a circular about it by writing to Sixteenth International Congress for Pure and Applied Chemistry, Secretary General, 28 rue Saint Dominique, Paris 7[c?], France. Do you have a paper that you might present? You can see what the subjects are when you get the circular. In organic chemistry they include the solid compounds of transition metals, except complex compounds; combinations of boron with hydrogen and non-metallic elements; etc. In physical chemistry one topic is water in chemical compounds.

  It seems to me that a possibility would be for you and me to present a short paper in this session on the structure of water. I would propose to attend the congress, but I would not submit a paper myself. Probably, if you are interested in doing this, it would be better for you to submit the paper alone. You could present the material that is in the manuscript that we are now writing.

  I do not know whether or not I told you that Mama and I were invited to go to Yugoslavia, to a symposium on the hydrogen bond, which is to be held for a few days around 1 August. I am to give the opening address, which is, I think, to be on 29 July. I do not know whether or not it would be worth while for you to go to this congress also. There is a symposium on proteins in between. If you do come to Paris, on this professional trip, I would pay your expenses. By the way, I am thinking that my opening address in Jubulana would be in considerable part about our work on the structure of water - that is the only thing new relating to the hydrogen bond that I know to talk about.

  Linda started work for Professor Corey today. She is working under the supervision of Dr. Leung on the crystallization of proteins and heavy metal complexes. The last paragraph of our manuscript is on the structure of the high-pressure forms of ice. I have suggested structures for two of them, and Barclay Ray is going to make some intensity calculations to see how they come out. I have written to McFarlan who took the x-ray photographs, to see if we can get his films - his work was done 21 years ago. Barclay may try to make some x-ray photographs of his own.

  Much love from

  Linus Pauling

• Letter from LP to Professor Gilbert Stork, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University RE: States he is sorry that Professor Stork declined the job offer, feels that he would have soon felt at home at CIT but also feels that he will be just as good a chemist at Columbia. [Letter from Professor Stork to LP February 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Stork, Gilbert), #369.4]
• Letter from Professor Lars Gunnar Sillén, The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden to LP RE: Notifies him that between February and May he will be at MIT as the Arthur D. Little visiting professor but is coming to the west coast in March to give some lectures. Explains that he would like to visit CIT and asks if LP will be available on either March 21, 22, or 23. Handwritten notes in left margin discuss whether it will be possible for him to visit. [Letter from LP to Professor Sillén April 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]

• Check from AHP to Dr. L.G. Hunnicutt for $10.00. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Letter from Clyde A. Hutchinson, Jr., The Journal of Chemical Physics, to LP, RE: Encloses a copy of the manuscript "Towards the Placing of Amino Acid Residues on the Cage Model for Insulin" by D. Wrinch and also encloses a copy of Francis Crick's comments on the manuscript. Asks for LP's advice on the suitability of this manuscript for publication in the Journal of Chemical Physics. Calls LP's attention to the announcement concerning Letters to the Editor currently appearing in the journal. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Individual Correspondence. (Williams, J. W. - Wyman)), Box #438, Folder #438.12]
• Letter from Curt P. Richter, The Institute for Advanced Study, to LP RE: Sends LP a copy of a paper called "Hormones and Rhythms in Animals and Man," at the request of Dr. Oppenheimer. Asks if LP would read the manuscript and provide Richter with suggestions for further work on this problem from LP's angle. [Letter from LP to Richter, March 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Letter from Dr. A. Hoffer, Director, Psychiatric Research, Department of Public Health, University Hospital, Saskatchewan, to LP RE: Requests an opportunity to visit his lab while in LA March 12-14. Expresses an interest in psychiatric research from a biochemical viewpoint. [Letter from Mrs. Wulf to Dr. Hoffer February 22, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Hoffer February 28, 1957, Letter from Dr. Hoffer to LP March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Hoffer, Abram, 1957), #160.1]
• Letter from Dr. D.C. Bradley, Department of Chemistry, Birkbeck College, to LP RE: Asks if he will be able to visit LP and his staff during a planned visit to the Los Angeles area. [Letter from LP to Dr. Bradley February 27, 1957, Letter from Dr. Bradley to LP March 22, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B:Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
• Letter from Dr. R.A. McConnell, Department of Biophysics, University of Pittsburgh to LP RE: Encloses a copy of his article "An Experiment With Dice" which was published in a shorter form under the title, "Wishing With Dice." Notifies him that the April issue of American Scientist is publishing one of his articles, which addresses the Psi phenomena and will offer reasons to justify LP's feelings that he should not spend time researching it, but also will offer reasons that other scientists should. [Letter from Dr. McConnell to LP May 15, 1953, Letter from LP to Dr. McConnell February 4, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
• Letter from E.C. Watson, Acting President, California Institute of Technology to Dr. C. Lalor Burdick, Director, The Lalor Foundation, cc: LP RE: Acknowledges receipt of the Foundation's $1000 gift to the institute and thanks them for it. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Lalor Foundation, 1956-1957, 1979), #219.1]
• Letter from Harlow W. Ades, University of Texas, to LP RE: Regretfully informs LP that the Department of Medicine is leaving on May 4 or 5, so LP's proposed dates for visiting would not work very well. Give several other time periods that would work fine and asks if any of those would suit LP's schedule. [Letters from LP to Ades February 7, 1957, February 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.20]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Corliss Lamont. [Letter from Dr. Lamont to LP October 31, 1956, Letter from Dr. Lamont to LP May 13, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Lamont, Corliss, 1956-1957, 1960-1962, 1966, 1980, 1984, 1987), #212.5]

  12 February 1957

  Dr. Corliss Lamont

  450 Riverside Drive

  New York 27, N.Y.

  Dear Dr. Lamont:

  I apologize for having waited so long since your letter of 31 October arrived, before answering it. I think that I put it to one side in order that I might see if my feeling about it changed with time; it has not done so.

  I suppose that I am not interested in metaphysics. At any rate, I find it hard to see any significance to the discussion on the ultimates of existence that you have sent me. Whenever I try to pin one of your statements down, its meaning begins to elude me.

  First, I judge that you use the word substance in a much broader way than I do - to include not only matter but also radiant energy.

  I am not sure that it is justified to say that all substance has spatial extension, or whether the statement has any meaning. We know as a matter of experience that we can describe points in space by giving values of three coordinates, relative to some sort of axes. An electron interacts with other electrons or particles of different sorts in its neighborhood, the interaction depending upon the relative positions assigned to these particles. Whether the electron is to be considered as having spatial extension or not I do not know. If two electrons come very close to one another, within a million millionth of an inch, their interaction is not simply given by the coulomb law. The electron cannot be described, however, as being a small sphere with a certain radius.

  You say that substance is always in movement, in flux. It is dynamically active. I do not know what this statement means. An electron in interstellar space, far from any other matter, may perhaps be described as not in movement - at any rate, it might be taken as the center of a coordinate system, with other particles in movement relative to it.

  In your discussion of form you mention as examples a stone, a tree, a man, or something else. I suppose that you are thinking of what I would describe as structure - the way that atoms arrange themselves, or that electrons and atomic nuclei arrange themselves, or that nucleons inside of a nucleus arrange themselves. I would then ask whether you feel that it would be proper to say that an electron itself has form or pattern. So far as we are aware, it does not have any structure.

  Does it mean anything to say that all objects and events have temporal duration? Time is clearly a part of the world. If we accept this as a fact, then does your statement have additional meaning? I don't understand potentiality or power.

  Under causality, I might quibble by saying that sometimes a sample of water can be lowered to temperatures far below 32° F without freezing. It is customary to say that such a sample of water is free of nuclei of ice crystals. It is pretty difficult to find scientific laws that are completely deterministic for actual systems. I am not sure, however, that there is room for human freedom in this lack of causality.

  I suppose that you must conclude that my inability to understand metaphysics makes it not worth while for you to continue to write to me about it. I can't get my feet on the ground, in my effort to discuss your essay. The words do not mean enough to me. Please let me know if you want me to expand on any points mentioned above.

  I was talking with Max Mason a few months ago about philosophy. It turned out that both he and I have been unable to understand philosophy at all. It seemed to him, as to me, that it was based upon undefined words, which we were not able to accept as significant.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:W

• Letter from LP to Dr. Joseph R. Royce, Department of Psychology at the University of Redlands, RE: Returns Royce's manuscript on Factor Theory and Genetics. Discusses how it is difficult for him to be interested in the topic because the systems which Royce is interested in are so complicated that it is hard to test his ideas. Tells Royce that the progress which can be made regarding the field of genetic constitution of intelligence will be a result of the study of large effects determined by a single gene, instead of trying to analyze the mass effects of many genes. Points out an error Royce made in his manuscript about the effect phenylpyruvic oligophrenia has on urine. [Letter from Royce to LP, December 10, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Zhivko Angeluscheff RE: Response to Dr. Angeluscheff request that LP look review one of his articles, LP is declining because of a lack of experience in the field of Otolaryngology. [Letter from Dr Angeluscheff to LP November 6, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1957), #12.23]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Cass Canfield, Harper and Brothers, RE: Tells Canfield that he will be available for a meeting in Pasadena from February 26th to Match 10th. [Letter from Canfield to LP, February 5, 1957] [Letter from Canfield to LP, February 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Szilard, Leo: Report Correspondence), Box #372, Folder #372.1]
• Letter from LP to Professor Arthur Stoll RE: Wishes him a happy birthday and expresses his happiness at being able to have a part in the celebrations by writing an article for the Jubilee Volume. Reiterates that the article is only speculative but hopes someday it will become experimental. Thanks him for the volumes of his collected papers and looks forward to reading them again. [Letter from Professor Stoll to LP February 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
• Letter from LP to The Registrar, The University of Chicago RE: Requests information on a Mr. George H. Fisher, whether he received a degree from the University in Mechanical Engineering in 1915 and whether he received any other degree from them. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
• Letter from LP to the Registrar at the University of Chicago, RE: Informs them that he has a statement saying that Mr. George H. Fisher, now in Los Angeles, received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Chicago in 1915. Says that he was a member of the staff of the University of Chicago in 1941 and remember that the University has never given degrees in engineering. Asks if they can tell him if Fisher received a degree in mechanical engineering, or any degree at all, from the University of Chicago in 1915. [Letter from the Registrar at the University of Chicago to LP, February 22, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
• Letter from Ludwik Rajchman to LP RE: Tells LP that Professor P. Biquard has suggested that two special issues of the Journal of the World Federation of Scientific Workers be published under the title of Science and Mankind. Encloses a draft plan of one of the journals dealing with science and health. Asks for LP's opinion on the draft and his suggestions for authors to be invited. [Letter from LP to Rajchman, March 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Memo from LP to Robert Nathan RE: Requests that he get his research on veatchine ready to publish as soon as possible. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957), #288.1]
• Memorandum from Dr. Richard W. Lippman to LP RE: Discusses Armstong's data on phneylketonuria and tells LP that he thinks it is worthwhile to determine the serum phenylalanine level in patients at Pacific State Hospital. [Memorandum from LP to Lippman February 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder #89.14]
• Note from Mrs. Edwin O. Grahn to LP RE: Writes LP to provide her family data and the case history of her son who has been diagnosed with various mental conditions, chronic encephalopathy the latest diagnosis. [Letter from LP to Grahn February 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Telegram from Herman Mark Meyer Weisgal to LP, RE: Tells LP that the Weizmann Institute in considering having a conference in New York on June 14th for 2-3 days, which would be similar to the London meeting the previous July. Asks LP to reply by telegram to New York to let them know if he would be able to attend. Informs LP that all expenses will be paid. Handwritten note at bottom by LP says, "Present plans would permit my attending conference 14 to 16 June." [Telegram from LP to the Weizmann Institute, February 13, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Organizational Correspondence. (Wa - Wo)), Box #441, Folder #441.4]

• Check from LP to Collector of Internal Revenue for $9,049.47. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Letter from Ben May to LP RE: Encloses an article from the Lancet dealing with homozygous hemoglobin-E disease in India. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (May, Ben, 1950-1958, 1960-1961, 1963, 1967-1968, 1970-1971), #244.5]
• Letter from Edward Hughes, California Institute of Technology, to P.P. Ewald, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, cc: LP, RE: Upholds LP's paper about beta-wolfram structures, suggests that Geller is wrong in the aspects of L-12 radii and his disuse of A-A distances, and recommends publishing LP's paper without waiting for Geller's. [Letter from Mr. Geller to I. Fankuchen January 16, 1957, Letter from Dr. Ewald to Dr. Evans February 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Ewald, Paul, 1931, 1935-1936, 1938-1939, 1941, 1947-1948, 1951-1955, 1957, 1959, 1961-1962, 1970, 1977), #110.4]
• Letter from Ethel Longstreet to LP RE: Invites him to be the inaugural speaker of a program to gather community leaders of the westside together to listen to talks on current issues. Informs him that the topic is "What is Atomic Energy." Includes a copy of a letter from Dr. Harrison Brown to Mrs. Longstreet which suggests different topics for the lecture series. [Letter from LP to Mrs. Longstreet February 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.8]
• Letter from G.F. Cartland, The Upjohn Company, to LP RE: Requests a meeting with LP to discuss research at Cal Tech and at Upjohn. Handwritten Note in middle margin states: "Tuesday -10 am appointment." [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
• Letter from J. Hartley Murray, President, The Winter Night Club to LP RE: Thanks him for the biographical information, notifies him that hotel reservations have been made, and that a slide camera will be there for his use. Offers his services while LP and AHP are in Colorado Springs. [Letter from Dean Pino to LP February 8, 1957, Letter from Dean Pino to LP March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.14]
• Letter from J.A. Campbell, National Science Foundation to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter outlining his suggestions for proceeding with the filmed lecture project. Tells LP that the next step would be for him to present a formal proposal through the California Institute of Technology to the NSF. Discusses what the proposal should include. [Letter from LP to Campbell February 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
• Letter from LP to K. Venkataraman of The University, Bombay RE: Invites Mr. and Mrs. Venkataraman to dinner with him and AHP. [Letter from Edward W. Hughes to K. Venkataraman January 31, 1957, Letter from K. Venkataraman to LP March 22, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (V: Correspondence, 1956), #427.16]
• Letter from LP to Professor Carl Cori, Washington University School of Medicine RE: Encloses a letter for Dr. H.H. Weber in which LP invites him for dinner after he speaks at the Chemistry seminar at Cal Tech. [Letter from Edward Hughes to Professor Cori January 31, 1957, Letter from Mr. Hughes to Professor Cori February 11, 1957]
• Letter from LP to Professor H. H. Weber, cc: Prof. Horowitz and Doctor Hughes, RE: Says that they are looking forward to his visit to Pasadena in April and asks if Weber could have dinner with him and AHP on April 3rd. Says that he plans to pick him up after his lecture at the Chemistry Seminar to take him to their house. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
• Telegram from LP to the Weizmann Institute, RE: Says that present plans would permit him to attend the conference from the 14th -16th of June. [Telegram from Weisgal to LP, February 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Organizational Correspondence. (Wa - Wo)), Box #441, Folder #441.4]

• Check from AHP to Carol Brown for $31.12. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Fodler #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Friends Committee on Legislation for $27.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Happy's Liquor Store for $27.70. [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, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from AHP to Mrs. Elizabeth Gillette for $10.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Check from AHP to Scandinavian Art Metal Work for $50.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Confidential Memorandum by LP, RE: Discusses the talk he had with Mr. Louis Zeitz about his situation at the University of Redlands. Explains that Zeitz was apponited Reseach Fellow to work on an electron micrscopy project with Dr. Baez in December 1955. In September 1956, President Armacost told Dr. Baez that Zeitz had some black marks on his record, but Zeitz prepared a statement saying that he was not a member of the Communist Party even though he refused to testify before the Burns Committee. Explains that Zeitz has continued on a month to month basis without a letter of appointment at Redlands, but that he is supported by Dr. Baez who thinks he should finish the work he is doing. Says that it was reported to Armacost that Zeitz was recently seen at a subversive meeting, which Zeitz denies. Says that Zeitz is worried that this situation still exists in California and that he asked LP if the ACLU might take interest in this matter. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980.), Box #468, Folder #468.13]
• Letter from Dora E. Young, The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation to LP RE: Asks LP to let her know if there is anything she can do in arranging travel or accommodations. March 14, 2007iscusses the meetings of the connective tissue conference and the first meeting of the Whitney Fellows. [Letter from LP to Young February 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation—Scientific Advisory Committee: Correspondence 1954-1959: Box #15.002, Folder #2.3]
• Letter from Gary Felsenfeld to LP RE: Thanks him for his recommendation to Dr. Pressman and states he is interested in finding an academic position beginning in 1958. Notifies him of the new studies he is working on, including polyuridylic and polyadenylic acid. Comments on finding what looks like a second chain of poly-U wrapped around the two-stranded structure. Includes a diagram with an explanation of what he is finding with his fellow researchers. [Letter from LP to Dr. Felsenfeld March 6, 1957] [Filed in LP Correspondence: (Felsenfeld, Gary, 1954-1957, 1960-1964, 1981, 1984, 1986), #119.3]
• Letter from George Tarjan, Superintendent and Medical Director, Pacific State Hospital, to LP RE: Calls to his attention the article "A Note on the Future of Phenylketonuria" in the Journal of Mental Science. [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.089, Folder #89.3]
• Letter from LP to Abraham Lederman, President, Teachers Union of the City of New York RE: Thanks him for the invitation and for the award. States that it pleases him to know that the Teachers board thinks his contributions to the freedom of education are great enough to receive the award. Regrets that he can not accept the invitation to come to the meeting because he already scheduled two lectures and a conference the same weekend as the Teachers' Conference. [Letter from Mr. Lederman to LP January 9, 1957, Letter from Mr. Lederman to LP February 4, 1957, Telegram from LP to Mr. Lederman February 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Bernd Matthias, Bell Telephone Laboratories RE: Thanks him for his letter with the reprints and preprint. Comments that he feels his information represents "a significant contribution," but he feels he does not personally have a great understanding of super-conductivity to be able to judge the articles properly. [Note from Dr. Matthias to LP January 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Matthias, Bernd, 1957, 1966-1969, 1974-1975), #244.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. George Tarjan, Pacific State Hospital RE: LP noticed he had never made a formal reply to Tarjan's letter of August 30, 1956 and writes to give a formal acceptance of his appointment as Voluntary Research Consultant to Pacific State Hospital. [Letter from Tarjan to LP August 30, 1956] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966: Box #11.089, Folder #89.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. W. Foerst RE: Notifies him that there are two published editions of College Chemistry and that the third is not planned to come out until 1959. Explains that while it is not his decision to make concerning publication of the German translation, it is his understanding that Foerst will continue to do it. Comments that both he and the American publisher, W.H. Freeman and Company, are pleased with Foerst's handling of the German translation. [Letter from Dr. Foerst to LP January 8, 1957]
• Letter from LP to George Tarjan, Pacific State Hospital, RE: States he came across a letter about appointment as Voluntary Research Consultant and realized he had not written a reply. This letter is is official acceptance of the appointment. [Letter from George Tarjan to LP August 30, 1956] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.089, Folder #89.2]
• Letter from LP to George Tarjan, Pacific State Hospital, RE: States he has received a letter of invitation to give the lecture. Also states that it would be alright to send copies of the reports and will have it done when the meeting of January 24 is included. [Letter from George Tarjan to LP February 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.089, Folder #89.3]
• Letter from LP to Paul H. Emmett, Johns Hopkins University, RE: Accept the invitation to speak at Johns Hopkins University and suggests May 2 and 3 as possible dates to give the lectures. Mentions that he does currently have a conflict with those times, but is working to resolve it, and will write again within two weeks to let Emmett know if those dates will work for him. [Letter from Emmett to LP February 5, 1957, Letter from Emmett to LP February 23, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.18]
• Letter from Nelson C. Jackson, Associate Director, National Urban League, Inc to LP RE: Requests a recommendation for Amos Murphy, who applied for a job with the Urban League or one of its affiliates. Clarifies what should be included in the recommendation, such as personality traits and work abilities. [Letter from LP to Mr. Jackson March 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
• Letter from Paul D. Foote to LP RE: Asks for his assistance in appraising the scientific merits of a research proposal submitted from Henry Eyring. [Letter from LP to Foote February 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Science:(National Research Council, 1950-1992), Box#14.028, Folder#28.1]
• Letter from Professor R.S. Nyholm, Department of Chemistry, University of London to LP RE: Accepts his invitation to speak at CIT and explains that a Monday or a Friday in May would be the best time for him. Informs him that Peter has been doing well in his department. [Letter from LP to Professor Nyholm January 17, 1957, Letter from LP to Professor Nyholm March 27, 1957, Note from Professor Nyholm to LP April 3, 1957, Note from Professor Nyholm to LP April 11, 1957, Letter from LP to Professor Nyholm April 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Nyholm, Ronald Sydney, 1948, 1957-1958, 1960-1961, 1968), #279.7]
• Memorandum from C. Newton to LP RE: Discusses the question LP had in his February 6, 1957 letter to Dr. Campbell about the disposition for the negatives. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
• Note from Dr. Charles G. Miller, Department of Physical Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara to LP RE: Notifies him he is on sabbatical from Santa Barbara and is currently researching the ionization cross-section of polyatomic gases in an attempt to determining the light absorption coefficient of ozone gas. Comments that he knows LP developed a device for figuring out the percentage of oxygen in air. Questions if he thinks that device would be a good thing to use in his current research. [Letter from LP to Dr. Miller March 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
• Note from Suzanne Provost to Sir RE: Explains she is doing a project on the structure of proteins for her school's science fair. Requests any articles or information on the subject that he could send to her. [Letter from Ms. Wulf to Miss Provost February 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]

• Check from AHP to Linda Pauling for $10.00. [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 San Luis Butane Distributors for $22.45. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Andrew Cochran RE: Returns Mr. Cochran's manuscript, "The Quantum Physical Basis of Life," and states that while he read it with pleasure he did not feel that Mr. Cochran proved the essential point of his thesis. [Letter from Mr. Cochran to LP February 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Ethel Longstreet RE: Accepts her invitation to speak on "What is Atomic Energy" and suggests the afternoon of March 27. Handwritten note in right margin lists dates that LP has already agreed to speak on. [Letter from Mrs. Longstreet to LP February 13, 1957, Letter from Mrs. Longstreet to LP February 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.8]
• Letter from LP [dictated by LP and signed by Wulf] tp Mrs. Harry A. Lundblad RE: LP explains that at the time they are studying two kinds of mental disease; phenylketonuria and galactosemia. Suggests that her son's doctor write to LP if her son's condition involves the two diseases he is studying. He will let Lundblad know if a discovery is made that could help her son. [Note from Lundblad to California School of Technology February 5, 1957, Note from Lundblad to LP March 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966: Box #11.089, Folder #89.8]
• Letter from LP [dictated by LP and signed in his absence by Wulf] to Gene M. Nordby, National Science Foundation RE: In answer to Nordby's letter of February 9, 1957, LP does not feel he knows enough about the field to rate the application by E.E. Litkenhous (P-3153) to submit a rating. Suggests that Bruce H. Sage of CIT might be able to review it. [Letter from Nordby to LP February 9, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Correspondence, 1947, 1951-1989), Box #14.029, Folder #29.4]
• Letter from LP to Barry Commoner, Washington University, RE: Tentatively accepts Commoner's invitation to give two lectures at Washington University on May 15 and writes that he expects his plans to finalize in about ten days, at which time he will write again to let Commoner know his final plans. [Letter from Commoner to LP February 11, 1957, Letter from Commoner to LP February 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.19]
• Letter from LP to Harlow W. Ades, University of Texas, RE: Asks if May 16-18 would work as dates for visiting the University of Texas. [Letter from Ades to LP February 12, 1957, Letter from Ades to LP February 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.20]
• Memorandum from LP to Dr. R.W. Lippman RE: LP thinks it is an excellent idea and says that Lippman should talk with Drs. Wright and Trajan to put the proposal into effect. [Memorandum from Lippman to LP February 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder #89.14]
• Telegram from LP to Abraham Lederman, President, Teachers Union of the City of New York RE: "Greatly regret inability to rearrange my engagements to permit New York Trip. Letter follows." [Letter from Mr. Lederman to LP January 9, 1957, Letter from Mr. Lederman to LP February 4, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. Lederman February 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]

• Journal Article: "Freud," Letter to the Editor of Journal of the American Medical Association, February 16, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.26]
• Letter from Dr. U.P. Basu, Director, Bengal Immunity Research Institute, to LP RE: Requests LP's help in finding a place for Dr. Basu's son to receive additional training in the areas of technology of the treatment of hydrocarbons and cracking of oils. [Letter from LP to Dr. Basu March 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]

• Check from LP to Woodby Evans for $391.15. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Letter from Gunnar Bergman to Office of Naval Research RE: Submits a Periodic Status Report for October 1956 through January 1957 for Contract No. N6onr-24432. [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Contract Status Reports and Project Status Reports, 1947-1962), Box #14.031, Folder #31.20]
• Letter from Peter Pauling to Ava Helen Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.043, Folder #43.1]

  17-2-57

  Dear Mamma,

  Thank you for the Scientific American, the first two issues have come. I like to read it very much and it keeps me in some contact with the big wide world.

  I received a magnificent Valentine. A.H. admirerers in Pasadena. Sort of rainy.

  Please, please get to me a copy of your new record with oboe and horn on other side by Vivald. Please get another one from Concert Hall Society. You had better not just mail it, because of the duty.

  Jack and Barbara Dunitz came to my birthday party. We had a good time. They will leave in October so. They liked Paddies very much. Did I leave one black Paddaboot there?

  John Kendrew has received some SA to and has probably all ready written to you.

  love from

  (XXXX)(OOOO) Peter

• Letter from Ethel Longstreet and Agnes O'Malley Marx to LP RE: Confirms that he will be speaking on March 27 on "What is Atomic Energy." Notifies him where the meeting will take place and what time his talk is scheduled for. Requests biographical information. Handwritten notes in the margin explain when the biographical information was sent, what room LP needs to go to, and other information. [Letter from LP to Mrs. Longstreet February 15, 1957, Letter from Mrs. Longstreet to LP March 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.8]
• Letter from Harlow W. Ades, University of Texas, to LP RE: Agrees that May 16-18 would work well and proposes a tentative schedule for the three lectures. Apologizes that it is condensed so uncomfortably, but hopes LP can find something soothing for his throat between lectures. Asks for the arrival and flight number, so he can meet his plane. [Letter from LP to Ades February 15, 1957, Letter from LP to Ades February 27, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.20]
• Letter from Lina Litinskaya Weinbaum to LP RE: Requests LP's assistance in contacting Natan Kramer to retrieve personal items of hers. Encloses a poem, "Vacationing in Antiquity," and an excerpt with the note, "Anthropology is history of human ignorance." [Letter from Lina Litinskaya Weinbaum to LP November 16, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Litinskaya (Weinbaum), Lina, 1956), #433.9]
• Letter from William McPeak, Vice President, The Ford Foundation, to LP, RE: Thanks for the time LP gave during his visit to CIT. [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.3]
• Memo from Herschel W. Nisonger, Director, American Association on Mental Deficiency, to LP and other members of the Subcommittee on Research RE: Reports that the plans for all three subcommittees meeting together are going well and it will take place on March 4 and 5 and discusses when reservations will be made for the people arriving from out of town. Also notifies of documents that will be discussed when the committees meet together. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD), 1956-1957, 1959, 1962), #9.4]
• Newsletter: Federation of American Scientists. [Filed under LP Peace: [Federation of American Scientists, 1948-1993), Box #4.007, Folder #7.2]
• Note from Dr. R.A. Pasternak, Stanford Research Institute to Beatrice Wulf RE: Requests reprints of the article "Ultracentrifuge Method" that appeared in the magazine Nature. Updates her on his life since his move. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]

• Check rom AHP to Ralph's T.V. for $80.85. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Letter from Barry Commoner, Washington University, to LP RE: Writes that he is delighted to hear that LP has agreed to speak at Washington University on May 15 and that it is perfectly alright if LP lets them know his final decision in about ten days. [Letter from LP to Commoner February 15, 1957, Letter from LP to Commoner March 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.19]
• Letter from Cass Canfield, Chairman of the Editorial Board of Harper & Brothers Publishers, to LP, RE: Tells LP that they have decided to postpone the meeting of the scientists interested in the Doering-Szilard projects. [Letter from LP to Canfield, January 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Szilard, Leo: Report Correspondence), Box #372, Folder #372.1]
• Letter from Dr. James L. Johnson, Head, Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, The Upjohn Company to LP RE: Requests information about the men that he told Dr. R.S. Schreiber he might be able to recommend for a job with the company this year. [Letter from Dr. Schreiber to LP April 6, 1956, Letter from LP to Dr. Schreiber May 10, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
• Letter from Dr. Joseph S. Fruton, Department of Biochemistry, Yale University, to LP RE: Requests permission to use some of his papers in a new textbook. [Letter from LP to Dr. Fruton February 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1957), #129.1]
• Letter from Walt A. Raitt, Director, Peace Education Program, American Friends Service Committee to LP RE: Thanks him for participating in the Santa Barbara World Affairs Institute program on "atomic realities." Explains what his broad topic is and who will be participating with him. [Letter from Mr. Raitt to LP March 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.10]
• Royalty Advance from W.H. Freeman and Company to LP for $7,500.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Royalty Statements, 1938-1995), Box #4.045, Folder #45.1]

• Letter from Dr. W Foerst to LP RE: Thanks him for his letter and the confidence that the publishers have in his ability to publish a German translation of General Chemistry. Explains that a second edition in German will have to be published because the first is sold-out, notifies him they have sent it to Dr. Helfferich to correct any errors. Requests he answer his earlier question about "The Nature of the Chemical Bond." Letter in German, includes copy of translated letter. [Letter from LP to Dr. Foerst March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: 1953b.2]
• Letter from Edouard Morot-Sir, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy to LP RE: Announces the appointment of Mr. Pierre Morel as the Scientific Attaché for the Cultural Services. Requests that he be given any assistance possible while he is in the US. [Letter from LP to M. Morot-Sir March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
• Letter from Helma B. Coffin, American Association on Mental Deficiency Regional Secretary to LP RE: Explains that the Hospitality Committee wants to invite him and AHP to a luncheon on the day of the spring meeting and requests that he notify if he will attend or not. Requests biographical information. [Letter from Dr. Shotwell to LP February 7, 1957, Letter from LP to Ms. Coffin February 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.9]
• Memo from Dan Piper-English to LP RE: Questions whether there are any collections of material on the history of chemistry in the west. Handwritten note from BW asks ERB if they know of any such collections. Handwritten note from ERB suggests asking mathematicians that are interested in the history of science. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]

• Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Dr. Harold Jeskey, Professor of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University RE: Apologizes for misplacing his letter requesting a photograph of LP. Sends one in case it is not to late to be included in the newest edition of Textbook of Organic Chemistry. [Letter from Dr. Jeskey to LP October 24, 1956, Letter from Dr. Jeskey to Mrs. Wulf February 27, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Suzanne Provost RE: Sends her an article on fibrous proteins that appeared in Scientific American and was written by LP to help with her science fair project. [Note from Miss Provost to Sir February 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
• Letter from David B. Tyler, Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, to LP, RE: Tells LP that he wishes to come back to the states and has been considering applying for a senior research fellowship. Informs LP that he is interested in continuing research regarding chemical and metabolic changes in experimentally produced psychoses and related problems. Asks if LP would be willing to sponsor his activities in his laboratory. [Letter from LP to Tyler, March 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Individual Correspondence. (Topchiev - Tyler)), Box #408, Folder #408.11]
• Letter from David Tyler of University of Puerto Rico to LP RE: Considers the possibility of getting a senior research fellowship in the U.S. Requests that LP support his proposed research in his laboratory. [Letter from LP to Harry Pennes October 8, 1956, Letter from LP to David Tyler March 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Tyler, David), #408.11]
• Letter from Dr. M.L. Dhar to LP RE: Discusses the possibility of publishing General Chemistry and College Chemistry in India. Requests three copies of each book be sent to him so that they can be shown to prospective publishers. [Letter from LP to Dr. Dhar March 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: 1953b.2]
• Letter from Dr. Richard W. Lippman to Edith R_ty RE: Informs R_ty that her letter to LP has been referred to him and that they have no special research concerning "periodic-divergent-squint." If any information comes to their attention they will be glad to forward it to her. [Letter from R_ty to LP January 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Letter from Dr. Richard W. Lippman to Mrs. Frank R. Riva [Margaret M.] RE: Lets Riva know that they cannot help much because they are dealing with a virgin field of investigation but if she sends a detailed medical history of her three children he will send any suggestions about further investigation in their particular cases. [Letter from Riva to LP January 30, 1957, March 8, 1957, Letter from Riva to Lippman March 8, 1957 ] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Letter from Dr. Samuel J. Prigal to LP RE: Encloses some papers on mental illness that he had previously told him about. Questions if there is a "common denominator" between allergies and mental illness. [Letter from LP to Dr. Prigal March 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
• Letter from W. H. Freeman to LP, RE: Encloses 3 statements about their editorial purposes, chemistry series, and the organic chemistry course. Tells LP to feel free to note any errors in the margins. [Letter from LP to Freeman, March 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]
• Letter from the Executive Secretary of Gates and Crellin Laboratories to Dr. A. Rinecker, Syndikus RE: Tells Rinecker that LP received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the California Institute of Technology on June 12, 1925. [Letter from Rinecker to LP, December 7, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]

• Letter from Asima Chatterjee, Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, to Beatrice Wulf RE: Requests Dr. Koepfli and Professor Zechmeister send notification on whether they think two graduate students can be exempted from certain exams based on their theses that were reviewed by the two professors. [Letter from Mrs. Wulf to Mrs. Chatterjee March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Chatterjee, Asima, 1953, 1955-1958, 1961-1962, 1964-1965, 1967, 1973-1974, 1977), #64.6]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf to American Association on Mental Deficiency RE: States that the Association has LP's address wrong, Cal Tech is in Pasadena, not Los Angeles, and asks them to change it. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD), 1956-1957, 1959, 1962), #9.4]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Dr. A. Hoffer, Director, Psychiatric Research, Department of Public Health, University Hospital, Saskatchewan RE: Notifies him LP is out of town but will be back by March 12-14 when he is visiting LA and would be glad to have him visit the Cal Tech Labs. Requests notification of when he would like to come. [Letter from Dr. Hoffer to LP February 12, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Hoffer February 28, 1957, Letter from Dr. Hoffer to LP March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Hoffer, Abram, 1957), #160.1]
• Letter from K. Venkataraman of The University, Bombay to LP RE: Accepts LP's dinner invitation. [Letter from LP to K. Venkataraman February 13, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (V: Correspondence, 1956), #427.16]
• Letter from the Registrar at the University of Chicago to LP, RE: Indicates that George H. Fisher was never enrolled at the University of Chicago and that they will recheck their records if LP sends any more information. [Letter from LP to the Registrar at the University of Chicago, February 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]

• Letter from Dr. Modesto Bargallo to LP RE: Requests a picture of LP for a book that is being published in Mexico. Also asks the date of death of another chemistry professor. [Letter from LP to Dr. Bargallo March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
• Letter from Paul H. Emmett, Johns Hopkins University, to LP RE: Writes that he is very happy to hear that LP will accept the invitation to speak at Johns Hopkins University and that May 2 and 3 would work well for him. [Letter from LP to Emmett February 14, 1957, Letter from LP to Emmett March 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.18]

• Handwritten note from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ryback and Son to LP RE: Wish LP a happy birthday and hope that he and the rest of his family are in the best of health. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]

• Check from AHP to George Miller for $50.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Joseph S. Fruton, Department of Biochemistry, Yale University RE: Grants permission to use information in some of his papers in a new textbook. [Letter from Dr. Fruton to LP February 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1957), #129.1]
• Letter from LP to Frank Victor RE: States they are just getting started on some biochemical problems dealing with mental deficiency and have not published any results. Encloses reprint on molecular basis of genetics which may be of interest. [Letter from Frank Victor February 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.13]
• Letter from Patrick Armstrong, Clerk to the Group, Parliamentary Group for World Government to H. Koefoed Jespersen RE: Thanks him for his encouraging letter, states he will keep him informed on the progress of the group. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
• Letter from Peter J. Stupin, Chairman, Committee of Awards, American Institute of Chemists, Western Chapter, to LP RE: Invites him to submit a senior chemistry student's name for an award by the Western Chapter of the institute. Handwritten note at top of page states Dir. Meeting 1pm Wed. Handwritten note in right margin lists different names for the award with the name of Jordan at the top and boxed. Handwritten note in the left lower margin gives the place and date that the awards ceremony will take place. [Letter from LP to Mr. Stupin March 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (American Institute of Chemists, 1945, 1952-1958, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1977-1987) #10.4]
• Letter from Walter Thorson, Harvard University Department of Chemistry, to LP, RE: Asks LP to write a letter on his behalf to Professor Arthur W. Davidson, Chairman of the Chemistry Department at Kansas University, because he is applying for a position there to teach either physical chemistry or general chemistry the next fall. Tells LP that he still hopes to go to Israel some day to teach and do research. Explains to LP his work with Professor Moffitt regarding "The Jahn-Teller effect." [Letter from LP to Thorson, March 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), Box #411, Folder #411.2]
• Note from David Seidman to LP RE: Thanks him for telling the truth about bomb tests. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
• Summary Report: Conference on Gargoylism and Tay-Sachs Disease, Pacific State Hospital, Pomona, California, February 25, 1957. [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.083, Folder #83.5]

• Check from AHP to Good Foods for $23.12. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
• Itinerary [handwritten]: YWCA, UCLA [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.2] [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.3]
• Letter from J. Salvinien, Faculté des Sciences de Montpellier, to LP RE: Written in French. Invites LP to the University in Montpellier, on behalf of the Societé de Chimie-Physique. [Letter from LP to Salvinien March 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.24]
• Letter from LP to Henry Levy, RE: LP asks is Mr. Levy would be willing to do a job for him in the next few days. LP can not find Tom Underwood, who was due back to the ranch a week ago, and is asking for Mr. Levy to try to find him. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Deer Flat Ranch: Correspondence, 1957-1995), Box #4.047, Folder #47.1]
• Letter from Leland G. Hunnicutt, M.D. to Dr. Lippman RE: Talks of seeing AHP January 30, 1957 for a humming in her left ear. Talks of the results of the examination and what was prescribed. Also reports calling her on February 5, 1957 and February 26, 1957 and that AHP was feeling better. [Filed under LP Safe Contents Drawer 2, Folder 2.025]
• Letter from Ritta Halperin, Fresno League of Women Voters to LP RE: Requests his thoughts on the Federal-Loyalty Security Program and its affects on scientific progress because the League has decided to study it. [Letter from LP to Miss Halperin April 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H:Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]
• Letter from the Right Reverend Walter Mitchell to LP RE: Invites him to be a sponsor at a conference dealing with the work of the Los Angeles Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born. Comments that they recently had Hearings by the UnAmerican Committee in regards to protecting the Foreign Born. Includes copies of correspondence between himself and The Honorable Clyde Doyle concerning the Hearings, as well as statements made to the press about the protection of foreigners and the UnAmerican Committee hearings. [Letter from LP to Right Reverend Mitchell March 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]

• Handwritten note from Ray Yaller, Section Legislative Chairman, NCJW, to LP, RE: Invites LP to be the principal speaker at the Los Angeles Section of the National Council of Jewish Women's short conference "On Peaceful Alternatives to Atom Warfare" on April 18th. Tells LP that they expect more than 100 of the members and leaders to participate and that they would like him to speak for about 45 minutes and would leave ample time for questions and discussion. Says that they will let him know later where the conference will be held and that Catherine Cory of the Friend's Service will call him shortly to find out whether LP is available. [Letter from LP to Yaller March 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Y: Correspondence, 1938-1977.), Box #462, Folder #462.13]
• Letter form LP to Dr. Walter Bauer, Massachusetts General Hospital RE: Thanks Bauer for his letter in which Bauer told him that Dr. Evan Calkins is the physician who is concerned with the experimental production of amyloidoses. [Letter from LP to Bauer February 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Massachusetts General Hospital—Scientific Advisory Committee, 1949-1957: Box #15.008, Folder #8.9]
• Letter from Dr. Harold Jeskey, Professor of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University to Beatrice Wulf RE: Thanks her for the photograph of LP and states it will be included in Textbook of Organic Chemistry. [Letter from Dr. Jeskey to LP October 24, 1956, Letter from Mrs. Wulf to Dr. Jeskey February 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
• Letter from LP to Dr. E. Jucker RE: States he is pleased to sign a copy of the paper that he contributed to the Professor Stoll commemorative book. Thanks Jucker for all the work that he did editing the book. [Letter from Dr. Jucker to LP December 27, 1956, Letter from LP to Dr. Jucker January 3, 1957, Letter from Dr. Jucker to LP January 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
• Letter from LP to Harlow W. Ades, University of Texas, RE: Writes that the schedule is satisfactory and he will write again when he knows the plane information. Proposes several possible lectures entitled "The Structure of Antibodies and the Nature of Serological Reactions," "Abnormal Human Hemoglobin Molecules in Relation to Disease," "The Molecular Structure of Protein," or "Molecular Medicine." [Letters from Ades to LP February 18, 1957, March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.20]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Philip Stevenson, RE: LP is enclosing a transcript of his remarks at the forum with his corrections. [Stevenson's letter January 28, 1957] [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 Dr. D.C. Bradley, Department of Chemistry, Birkbeck College RE: Invites Dr. Bradley to come and see LP and his staff during his upcoming visit to the area. [Letter from Dr. Bradley to LP February 12, 1957, Letter from Dr. Bradley to LP March 22, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B:Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]

• Contract Status Report: Contract N6onr-24423, Chemistry 25, Acct. 23607, Directors of Research: LP and Dr. Verner Schomaker, February 28, 1957. [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Contract Status Reports and Project Status Reports, 1947-1962), Box #14.031, Folder #31.9]
• Letter Hideo Murakami, Faculty of Science, Osaka University to LP RE: Sends two manuscripts that he wrote. Requests that if he thinks they are worthwhile that he send them to the National Academy of Science for publication. Notifies him that he will also be sending a third manuscript for review. [Letter from LP to Dr. Wendell Stanley April 2, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. John Kirkwood April 2, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Murakami April 2, 1957, Letter from Dr. Stanley to Dr. Murakami May 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
• Letter from Dr. Lester M. Goldman, Director of Laboratories, Newark Beth Israel Hospital, to LP RE: Invites him to speak at the dedication of their new facility on the topics of research, human genetics, and molecular diseases. [Letter from LP to Dr. Goldman March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. A. Hoffer, Director, Psychiatric Research, Department of Public Health, University Hospital, Saskatchewan RE: Invites him to visit the Cal Tech Labs on March 14, while he is in LA, and then join the faculty for a luncheon and a discussion. [Letter from Dr. Hoffer to LP February 12, 1957, Letter from Mrs. Wulf to Dr. Hoffer February 22, 1957, Letter from Dr. Hoffer to LP March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Hoffer, Abram, 1957), #160.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. James Gilluly, US Geological Survey RE: Expresses pleasure in reading a book he wrote with two other scientists. Notifies him of a list he made while reading of some misprints as well as suggestions for possible revisions, and encloses a copy of the list. Includes the list of suggestions. [Letter from Dr. Gilluly to LP March 9, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Gilluly March 12, 1957, Letter from Dr. Gilluly to LP March 24, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Gilluly March 27, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Lowell G. Wayne, Air Pollution Control District, RE: Tells Wayne that he has received a communication from the Office of the Registrar at the University of Chicago saying that no person by the name of George H. Fisher ever matriculated in the University of Chicago. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Michael Cohen. [Letter from Dr. Cohen to LP March 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]

  28 February 1957

  Dr. Michael Cohen

  California Institute of Technology

  Dear Mike:

  Linda has told me that you have said that atomic bomb testing produces no damage whatever to human beings, that scientists should not talk in public about these matters, and that the whole question is a political one.

  Here are some statements for you to think about:

  1. The so-called "allowed limit" for radiation exposure is the amount that on the average decreases life expectancy by ten years.

  2. The radiation damage caused by bomb testing so far is roughly one thousandth of this limit. Since the effects are pretty much hit or miss, physiologically, we may say that one thousandth of the people on earth, that is three million, may expect ten years to be taken off their lives by this damage.

  3. The testing that has been done so far will in the course of time, after the materials now in the upper atmosphere have fallen down, cause radiation damage amounting to one hundredth of the allowed limit. That is, approximately thirty million people might expect to have ten years off life expectancy.

  4. The bomb tests carried out so far will cause in each future generation something like one million additional seriously defective children (feeble minded, etc.) to be born.

  5. I judge, from the statement made by Linda and attributed to you, that you do not know these facts. This seems to me to be an argument for scientists to talk.

  6. I do not see why injury to human beings is a political question.

  I should be glad to talk with you about these matters, or to answer your questions.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:W

• Letter from LP to Dr. Michael Szwarc, Chemistry Department at the State University of New York, RE: Tells Szwarc that he is pleased to have his letter and the reprint from NATURE. Explains that they are going through confusing changes at the California Institute of Technology and so there are no openings in which Szwarc would be interested. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Szwarc, Michael: Correspondence), Box #373, Folder #373.1]
• Letter from LP to Helma Coffin, American Association on Mental Deficiency Regional Secretary RE: Accepts the luncheon invitation and notifies her that he will soon send the requested background information. [Letter from Ms. Coffin to LP February 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.9]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Bert [Ellen] Lundeen RE: Thanks Lundeen for her letter and agrees that there is a relation between physical condition and mental state. [Note from Lundeen to LP February 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Edwin O. Grahn RE: Thanks Grahn for her letter and information. Tells her that he cannot include her son and family in his study at the present time since his research is too specialized. In the future if he begins research in her son's area of disease he will contact her. [Note from Grahn to LP February 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
• Letter from LP to Paul D. Foote RE: Shares that the proposal by Henry Eyring for research on fundamental chemical reactions is in his opinion a good one. [Letter from Foote to LP February 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Science:(National Research Council, 1950-1992), Box#14.028, Folder #28.1]
• Note from LP to Self RE: Comments on the response received from his appearance with Dr. A.H. Sturtavant on the Paul Coates program in regards to atomic testing. States that the response was 100 to one in favor of stopping atomic tests. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]