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March
  • Article: "Fallout and the Strontium-90 Hazard," Science. [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Strontium-90, 1956-May 1959), Box #7.011, Folder #11.5]
  • Letter from Professor Kil Sang Lee, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Chosun Christian University to LP RE: Requests LP's thoughts on a version of the periodic table "based on the configuration of electrons," which he developed. Encloses a copy of the table and an explanation of it. [Letter from LP to Dr. Lee March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
  • Note from Dr. Alan M. Levy to LP RE: Comments that he enjoyed his talk at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital about a molecular approach to disease. States that he is interested in the idea of unifying the microcosmic and macrocosmic views of disease. Asks for any advice he might have on where to work to be able to do this. Requests reprints of his articles on molecular disease. [Letter from LP to Dr. Levy April 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
  • Notice of Research Project: "The Structure and Properties of Proteins and Synthetic Polypeptides," submitted by LP to the Bio-Sciences Information Exchange. [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Memoranda, Notes and Assorted Materials re: "The Structure and Properties of Proteins and Synthetic Polypeptides," Contract Nonr 220(05) (Chemistry 32), 1951-1963), Box #14.032, Folder #32.2]
  • Pamphlet: "Hereditary Spherocytosis in the Neonatal Period" by Charles M. Shapiro, Aaron H. Josephson, Simon Rozengvaig, and Avner Kauffman, reprinted Journal of Pediatrics. [Filed under LP Science: Box #6.009, Folder #9.2]

March 1
  • Check from LP to Beatrice J. Wulf for $200.00. [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 California Institute of Technology Bookstore for $27.35. [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 IUPAC Fund 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 Southern California Section, American Chemical Society for $3.00. [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 Dr. Richard W. Lippman to LP RE: Sends a bill of $37.91 for lab coats purchased by Miss Nakamura, and states if they won't pay because most technicians at Cal Tech by their own lab coats, he will cover the cost. Requests a parking spot behind the Church Laboratory for next fall, or if there is a waiting list, to be put on it. Bill for the lab coats included. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Lippman, Richard W., 1951-1961, 1980, 1982), #217.5]
  • Letter from Dr. Y. Fugimoto, Department of Physics, Tokyo University, to LP RE: Requests help for an appeal he and his fellow Japanese physicists are making in an effort to stop nuclear bomb testing and the planned bomb tests by the British over the Christmas Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Includes a copy of the list of physicists who signed. [Letter from LP to Dr. Fugimoto March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1957), #129.1]
  • Letter from Ethel Longstreet to LP RE: Explains that the lecture series that he is going to inaugurate, which is titled Viewpoints, has now been arranged and a program will be coming to him soon. Lists the goals of the series and informs him that there will be a moderator there to ask questions for the audience. Includes a copy of a letter from Mrs. Longstreet to the patrons of Viewpoints outlining the upcoming lecture events. [Letter from Mrs. Longstreet to LP February 18, 1957, Letter from Ms. Wulf to Mrs. Longstreet March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.8]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. M.L. Dhar RE: Explains that any negotiations about publishing General Chemistry and College Chemistry should be made between the publishing houses in India and W.H. Freeman, of the W.H. Freeman Company, the publishers of the English editions. Updates him on the most recent events of the lab. [Letter from Dr. Dhar to LP February 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: 1953b.2]
  • Letter from LP, to Dr. U.P. Basu, Director, Bengal Immunity Research Institute RE: Suggests that Dr. Basu write to USC about their department of Petroleum Engineering for his son. [Letter from Dr. Basu to LP February 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
  • Letter from Lore Henlein, Secretary, Archives of Biochemistry & Biophysics to LP RE: Requests to know when his review of "Synthetic Polypeptides" will be sent. [Letter from Ms. Henlein to LP January 21, 1957, Letter from LP to Ms. Henlein March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1957a.2]
  • Letter from Meyer W. Weisgal, The Weizmann Institute of Science, to LP, RE: Thanks LP for his quick reply to his Febraury 12th wire and informs LP that Niels Bohr, Ernst Chain, Solly Zuckerman, Fritz Lippman, Felix Bloch, and Sir Robert Robinson have also replied that they will attend the conference in New York. Tells LP that he is off to Rehovoth soon and before march 25th will meet with their Scientific Commitee to make a final decision on the New York conference. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Organizational Correspondence. (Wa - Wo)), Box #441, Folder #441.4]
  • Letter from Raymond L. Taylor, Associate Administrative Secretary, to Colleague, RE: Writes that the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science has decided to offer a one year trial subscription to Science and The Scientific Monthly at half price to graduate students in the sciences who are expected to complete their doctorate work this year, and requests the names of students who will receive their doctorate this year. [Letter from Executive Secretary to Taylor, March 22, 1957] [LP Science: Box 14.001, folder 1.4]
  • Letter from Walter Drost-Hansen, Research Engineer, to LP RE: Defends the paper sent to LP, gives references to other scientists to sustain his theories about water's structure. Clarifies some notations on the graphs sent with the paper to LP. [Letter from Dr. Drost-Hansen to LP April 16, 1956, Letter from LP to Dr. Drost-Hansen January 31, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1957), #98.22]
  • Memorandum from LP to Dr. Richard Lippman RE: LP has sent Dr. Olson a letter of appointment and has been speaking with Dan about the work Olson will do. LP asks Lippman to arrange a meeting between himself, LP, and Dan to lay plans for Olson's work. LP suggests that a Spadra conference should be schedules for discussion of congenital abnormalities with a special reference to possible serological mechanisms. [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 #89.11]
  • Research Notebook of LP RE: Note to himself to work on a list of problems to be solved, with an estimate of difficulty p. 99. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: 29R]

March 2
  • Letter from Arthur S. LaPine, Arthur S. La Pine and Company to LP RE: Requests acknowledgment of receipt of two sets of Atom models that were sent to him. [Letter from Dr. Dunkel to LP November 9, 1956, Letter from Mr. Miller to LP November 12, 1956, Letter from Mr. La Pine to LP November 15, 1956, Letter from LP to Mr. LaPine March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
  • Letter from Dr. Makio Murayama, Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania to LP RE: Thanks him for the correction that he made to his manuscript, comments that it has now been sent to the Journal of Biological Chemistry for review and possible publication. Explains some recent research he has done on hemoglobins and their binding patterns with certain elements. Includes a diagram depicting mercapto-groups constellations for four different hemoglobins at a temperature of 38 degrees C. [Letter from LP to Dr. Murayama March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]

March 3
  • Check from AHP to Defenders of Furbearers 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 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph for $27.58. [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]
  • Research Notebook of LP RE: Wonders if the utility of Pd-Pt can be estimated analytically, rather than the method he used in his previous notes on March 1, 1957. p. 99. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: 29R]

March 4

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March 6

March 7
  • Check from AHP to A.S. Greene for $124.75. [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 Athenaeum for $11.61. [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 Brown and Welin for $5.20. [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]
  • Check from AHP to Committee for Carl M. Shafer 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 Cooley's Garden for $20.00. [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 Happy's Liquor Stores for $47.03. [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 Miller Tree Service for $26.00. [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 Mira Loma Mutual Water Company for $6.54. [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 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 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph for $8.09. [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 Richfield Oil Company for $13.59. [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 Southern California Edison Company for $35.87. [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 Southern Counties Gas Company for $16.78. [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 Company of California for $30.53. [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 Churchman for $11.00. [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 The New Republic for $12.00. [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 stub [deposited]: Reimbursement for travel expenses, $90.10 [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.3]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Asima Chatterjee, Department of Chemistry, University College of Science RE: Thanks her for tea she sent earlier and notifies her that both Dr. Koepfli and Dr. Zechmeister will send answers to the questions regarding two theses and their writers. [Letter from Mrs. Chatterjee to Mrs. Wulf February 22, 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 Ethel Longstreet RE: Notifies her about what time LP hopes to be at the hotel to present his lecture for their Viewpoints series. [Letter from Mrs. Longstreet to LP March 1, 1957, Note from Mrs. Longstreet to LP April 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.8]
  • Letter from C.R. Dodge to Drs. LP and Dan Campbell RE: Tells LP that he believes a certain red sweater he used to own caused him arthritis, possibly because someone put in a vial of a disease-causing agent. Offers to send LP his sweater for testing. [Letter from LP to Dodge March 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 Charles M. Carpenter, MD, Chairman, Research Advisory Committee, City of Hope Medical Center, to LP RE: Informs him when and where the next advisory committee is taking place and asks whether he will be there or not. Questions whether the advisory committee should be concerned with only the research program at the medical school or with the more broad development of the school as well. [Letter from LP to Dr. Carpenter March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (City of Hope Medical Center, 1955-9158), #70.9]
  • Letter from Dr. Louis Bogart, to LP RE: States he remembers lectures that LP gave on the structure of protein when he was a student at Cal Tech so is sending LP a copy of an abstract he wrote on protein structures and asks for any criticism LP has. Includes copy of abstract, A Possible Means of Mapping Complex Molecular Structures. [Letter from LP to Dr. Bogart, March 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
  • Letter from Dr. Paul E. Stewart, Associate Professor of Physical Science, San Diego State College to LP RE: Invites him to give a lecture during the San Diego State College Physical Science Lecture Series, held each summer. [Letter from LP to Dr. Stewart March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Raymond H. McEvoy, Assistant Professor of Economics, Montana State University to LP RE: Invites him to give a lecture sometime during the summer. Provides information on the university and its location. [Letter from LP to Dr. McEvoy March 13, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
  • Letter from Harlow W. Ades, University of Texas, to LP RE: Agrees with LP on which lectures sound the most suitable, although some were hoping for a lecture on mental deficiency. Mentions that the most general talk should be reserved for the A.O.A. dinner and that he should receive a letter from Goth soon. [Letter from LP to Ades February 27, 1957, Letter from Ades to LP March 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.20]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Kil Sang Lee, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Chosun Christian University RE: States that he thinks his version of the periodic table is interesting but that the accepted version is less confusing to students, and he thinks that the normal electron configuration state does not have much significance in chemistry. [Letter from Dr. Lee to LP March 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Lester Goldman, Director of Laboratories, Newark Beth Israel Hospital RE: Thanks him for the invitation to speak at the dedicatory ceremony of the Hospital's new research facilities but declines because his schedule requires him to be in Pasadena the week it happens. [Letter from Dr. Goldman to LP February 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Makio Murayama, Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania RE: Comments that he feels there is a relation between genetic structure and the type of hemoglobin produced which then determines the arrangement of sulfhydryl groups but wishes there was a more precise way to study it. Explains that he feels that the binding measurements do provide a more precise way for studying the relationship, but only to a certain extent. [Letter from Dr. Murayama to LP March 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Modesto Bargallo RE: Sends a picture of himself and states the death date of his colleague that Dr. Bargallo was looking for. [Letter from Dr. Bargallo to LP February 23, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. W. Foerst RE: Grants permission to do a second edition of the German translation of General Chemistry and states that he will keep in touch with Dr. Helfferich about making sure the corrections are done. Explains that a third edition of The Nature of the Chemical Bond will be published in 1958 and suggests doing a German translation of that as well. [Letter from Dr. Foerst to LP February 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: 1953b.2]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Y. Fugimoto, Department of Physics, Tokyo University RE: Agrees with the physicists' efforts to stop bomb tests, based on his belief that the long term effects will be detrimental. [Letter from Dr. Fugimoto to LP March 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1957), #129.1]
  • Letter from LP to Edouard Morot-Sir, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy RE: Notifies him that he and his colleagues will do anything in their power to help M. Pierre Morel, the new scientific attaché in the cultural office at the embassy, during his time in the US. [Letter from M. Morot-Sir to LP February 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]

March 8
  • Check from AHP to Chamber Music Society for $9.60. [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 $12.00. [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 L. Sharon for $23.18. [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 $28.60. [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 Safeway Stores for $10.84. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
  • Letter from Alexander Rich, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare of the National Institute of Health, to LP RE: Encloses notes on the structure of the synthetic polyribonucleotides. Discusses the work they have done concerning polyadenylic acid and polyuridylic acid, and its similarities to DNA. Discusses the speculation of DNA polymerizing a single stranded RNA molecule. Tells LP about his work on collagen and that he and Francis Crick are in the process of writing a paper on their collagen work. Tells LP that he would like the discuss the collagen problem with him in greater detail. [Letter from LP to Rich, March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Individual Correspondence, Reynolds-Riley), #329.3]
  • Letter from Andres Goth, Alpha Omega Delta, RE: Writes that he is sure the topic of "Molecular Medicine" will be very appropriate and interesting for the lecture at the Alpha Omega Alpha banquet and that it is customary for the speaker and member to wear dinner jackets. [Letter from LP to Goth February 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.20]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf to The National Bank of Commerce of Houston RE: Notifies them that she has been returning mail that they have sent to Charles M. Steese, Jr over the past year because he died in April of 1956. Provides the address for his father and requests that the bank no longer send mail to CIT for Mr. Steese. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957), #288.1]
  • Letter from LP to James A. Shannon, National Institutes of Health, RE: Writes that Wednesday, May 1 will be satisfactory for his lecture and he looks forward to seeing Shannon. [Letter from LP to Shannon February 7, 1957, Letter from Shannon to LP March 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.17]
  • Letter from LP to Paul H. Emmett, Johns Hopkins University, RE: Writes that he is very embarrassed to admit that he forgot about a conference on hemoglobin being conducted by the National Research Council on May 3, which he agreed to attend. Asks if it would be alright if they changed the schedule around a little bit, and that he would visit with people in the Johns Hopkins laboratory on May 4. [Letter from LP to Emmett March 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.18]
  • Letter from Margaret M. Riva to Dr. Richard W. Lippman RE: Thanks Lippman for his reply and his interest in her children's problems. She cannot provide much information to shed light on their problems but does include a letter from Dr. George Jervais. This letter provides results from certain tests and Jervais guesses that the children are suffering from some kind of unknown biochemical abnormality. [Letters from Lippman to Riva February 21, 1957, March 11, 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 Margaret M. Riva to LP RE: Thanks LP for referring her letter about her three retarded sons to Dr. Lippman. Hopes that LP and his associates will be able to find an answer that explains her problem. [Letter from LP to Riva February 7, 1957, Lippman to Riva February 21, 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 Mrs. Sam D. Blakely to LP RE: Asks LP if her daughter, who has three short fingers and a seizure tendency, will pass on the genes to her children. Provides possibilities for why her daughter has these conditions because she does not think they are genetic. [Letter from LP to Blakely March 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 Robert D. Wolf to LP RE: Asks LP how the biochemical cause of mental illness was related to alcoholics. [Letter from LP to Wolf April 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 89.7]
  • Memo from Lowell Peterson to Beatrice Wulf RE: Requests price information for either 200 or 300 reprints of one of LP and Robert Corey's articles, "Specific Hydrogen Bond Formation..." [Note on prices 3/19/57] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
  • Note form Mrs. Harry A. Lunblad to LP RE: Lundblad spoke to her son's doctor, Dr. Fish, who said that her son had phenylpyruvic acid oligophrenia. Dr. Fish also said that he thought LP's research only benefitted newborn babies. Asks LP for any help he can offer. [Letters from LP to Lundblad February 15, 1957, March 13, 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]

March 9
  • Letter from Gr. James Gilluly, US Geological Survey, to LP RE: Thanks him for the notification of misprints in his book as well as for the suggestions for revising it. Defends his definition of a mineral and states that the way they cover crystallography is in an effort to keep the textbook closer to an introductory one rather than a more technical book. [Letters from LP to Gilluly to February 28, 1957, March 12, 1957, March 27, 1957, Letter from Gilluly to LP March 24, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]
  • Letter from Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to LP RE: Asks for LP's judgements of five requests for second Guggenheim Fellowships by Drs. Norman H. Cromwell, Roy Overstreet, Elwood V. Jensen, Rober W. Holley, and Ernest Borek. [Letter from LP to Moe March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.5]

March 10
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • Letter from Gilbert Bloemeke, to LP RE: Thanks LP for answering his earlier letters, states he has reworked some of his ideas and is now going to publish them but would like any criticism from LP. [Letter from Mr. Bloemeke to LP December 24, 1956, Letter from Mr. Bloemeke to LP January 13, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. Bloemeke January 21, 1957, Letter from Mr. Bloemeke to LP January 26, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. Bloemeke February 4, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. Bloemeke March 14, 1957, Letter from Mr. Bloemeke to LP September 15, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. Bloemeke October 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]

March 11

March 12

March 13
  • Check from AHP to Ralph's T.V. for $8.03. [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 Safeway Stores 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]
  • Check from AHP to Sinclair Paint Company for $33.92. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
  • Letter form LP to Dr. Evan Calkins, Massachusetts General Hospital RE: Thanks Calkins for his letter and tells him that Dr. Lippman is the one interested in the problem and will write Calkins shortly. [Filed under LP Science: Massachusetts General Hospital—Scientific Advisory Committee, 1949-1957: Box #15.008, Folder #8.9]
  • Letter from Bill Pate to LP RE: Outlines a science project he is working on and requests information on the 102nd element for his project. [Letter from Wulf to Pate March 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
  • Letter from LP to C.E. Cummings, The Texas Company RE: Recommends Mr. Edwin A. Matzner, stating that while at CIT he was not at the top of the class but he did show great ability, had a good personality, worked well with others. Comments that he has a "considerable amount of drive." [Letter from Mr. Cummings to LP March 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Raymond H. McEvoy, Assistant Professor of Economics, Montana State University RE: Declines his invitation to speak at Montana State during the summer because he and AHP will be in Europe from 8 June to 5 September. [Letter from Dr. McEvoy to LP March 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Harry A. Lundblad RE: LP informs her that they are working on a treatment that will help older people and not just newborn babies. The treatment would not improve the mental defect very much but might alleviate some of the other manifestations. LP will write if anything of value is discovered. [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 Ping-yao Cheng, The Rockefeller Foundation Virus Laboratories, to LP RE: Discusses problems he has with the hemoglobin molecular weights addressed in the article "the N-terminal amino acid residues of normal adult human hemoglobin" by Rhinesmith, Schroeder, and Pauling. [Letter from LP to Dr. Cheng May 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
  • Note from Anthony Floris to LP RE: Writes LP for a suggestion to help find the cure of mental illness (his son has a mental illness). Suggests comparing a dog with rabies to one without to find the chemical imbalance. Asks if there are any foods that would help his son besides the medicine he is already taking. [Letter from LP to Floris March 25, 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]

March 14
  • Check from AHP to Byron Hopper for $13.50. [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 Raymond J. Pfau for $39.60. [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. J.H. Bartlett, Esso Research & Engineering Company, to LP RE: Requests information on how to get literature on atomic materials as well as prices for atomic models that LP had developed. [Letter from Robert B. Corey to Dr. Bartlett April 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
  • Letter from Dr. Jerome Fisher, Veterans Administration Hospital to LP RE: Encloses a copy of the program for the 1957 California State Psychological Association meeting. Program included in the file. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.5]
  • Letter from F. M. Westheimer, Department of Chemistry at Harvard University, to LP, RE: Tells LP that in their conversation over the phone he forgot to mention several scientists that LP might want to consider. Tells LP that he thinks highly of Ken Wiberg, Andy Streitwieser, Ted Lewis, Derek Barton, Eshenmoser, and Afinsen. [Letter from LP to Westheimer, April 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Individual Correspondence. (Weichsel - White)), Box #434, Folder #434.6]
  • Letter from James A. Shannon, National Institutes of Health, to LP RE: Confirms LP's lecture for May 1 and asks for a photograph suitable for press use, a curriculum vitae, and a brief paragraph summarizing the subject matter he will be presenting. [Letter from LP to Shannon March 8, 1957, Letter from LP to Shannon March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.17]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Harold A. Abramson, Acting Chairman, Scientific Research Council RE: Thanks him for the invitation to join the council but declines on account of other time consuming commitments. [Letter from Dr. Abramson to LP March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1957) #12.23]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. John Kirkwood, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Yale University RE: Recommends Dr. Walter R. Thorson for the instructorship position at Yale. [Letter from Dr. Kirkwood to LP March 11, 1957, Letter from Dr. Kirkwood to LP April 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Kirkwood, John G., 1937-1941, 1948-1949, 1951-1953, 1955-1957), #198.11]
  • Letter from LP to Edith Shumaker RE: Thanks Shumaker for her letter and is hopeful, as she is, that his work will lead to a solution. Tells Shumaker that at the present time they are not working on schizophrenia since it seems to be such a difficult problem. Also lets her know that th e California State Department of Mental Hygiene would learn about any of his results without delay. [Note from Shumaker to LP March 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 Joe Golenternek, American Friends of the Hebrew University, RE: Writes that he is looking forward to his talk on May 29 and suggests that it be about Molecular Medicine. [Letter from Golenternek to LP March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.21]
  • Letter from LP to Professor Garrett Hardin, Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, RE: Tells Hardin that it would be fine to have a cocktail party after the seminar and also have dinner with him. Informs Hardin that AHP will come along with him. Handwritten note at top says, "Thurs Fri nite - here Wed." [Letter from Hardin to LP, March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Organizational Correspondence (Un - Un)), Box #420, Folder #420.10]
  • Letter from LP to W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Company Publishers RE: Explains that the text he used in one of his earlier classes was simply an earlier stage of his General Chemistry textbook and he always planned on adding more to it. Explains why he feels Freeman's earlier statement gave a wrong impression. [Letter from Mr. Freeman to LP March 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: 1953b.1]
  • Letter from LP, to Gilbert Bloemeke RE: Advises him not publish his ideas, that it would be a waste of money and states that his ideas are not consistent and not advantageous to the field of chemistry. [Letter from Mr. Bloemeke to LP December 24, 1956, Letter from Mr. Bloemeke to LP January 13, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. Bloemeke January 21, 1957, Letter from Mr. Bloemeke to LP January 26, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. Bloemeke February 4, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Dr. Pauling Forum," Los Angeles Free Press, March 14, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.25]

March 15
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Bill Pate RE: Explains that the staff at Cal Tech does not know of element 102 having been discovered, that the last element they know of is 101. [Letter from Mr. Pate to LP March 13, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
  • Letter from G.A. Garnes, Editor, Norelco Reporter, to LP RE: Informs him that the paper is devoting a whole issue to the International Congress of Crystallography and outlines the format of the planned issue. Invites him to write a short essay on the topic of "Influence of Crystallography on Chemistry." Attaches a list of what topics will be covered in the issue. [Letter from LP to Mr. Garnes March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]
  • Letter from Hall L. Hibbard, Senior Vice President, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation to LP RE: Invites him to be a judge at the Eighth National Science Fair that Los Angeles is in charge of hosting, to be held May 9-11. Includes a brochure about the Sixth Annual Souther California Science Fair, occurring in April. [Letter from LP to Mr. Hibbard March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H:Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]
  • Letter from Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to LP RE: Asks LP his opinion for two applications for Fellowships that arrived late from Drs. George Gamow and Jerome Weiss. [Letter from LP to Moe March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.5]
  • Letter from Margaret M. Riva to Dr. Richard Lippman RE: She was disappointed but not surprised when Lippman told her that he had no suggestions for her children. Asks if Lippman plans to do any research into the effect of paternal environment on the offspring. [Letters from Lippman to Riva March 11, 1957, March 26, 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 William A. Benjamin, Editor, College Department, McGraw-Hill Book Company to Professor Edgar B. Wilson, Jr, Department of Chemistry, Harvard University cc: LP RE: Requests that he sign a copy of the agreement that allows for a second edition of Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Application to Chemistry to be written and then send it to Professor Karplus for signatures, he will then return a copy to LP, the company, and Professor Wilson. [Filed under LP Books: Unpb.7]
  • Postcard from the Editors of Archives of Biochemistry & Biophysics to LP RE: Thanks him for his review of "Synthetic Polypeptides" by Bamford, et al. [Letter from LP to Henlein March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1957a.2]

March 17  (Chicago, IL)
  • Note from Peter J. Hoffman to LP RE: Tells LP that he is handicapped by an unusually short memory and unexplained headaches. Strongly believes that LP can help him somehow. [Memo from LP to Lippman March 25, 1957, Letter from LP to Hoffman April 17, 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]
  • Research Notebook of LP RE: Explores and discusses different possible models of collagen. pp. 63-65. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: 28R]

March 18
  • Flier, "The American Friends Service Committee presents...An Evening with Linus & Ava Pauling." Handwritten notes in left margin discuss the evening. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.7]
  • Letter from Alan T. Waterman, National Science Foundation to Dr. Lee A. DuBridge RE: Informs DuBridge of the NSF grant (NSF-G3623) for $20,275 to support the "Production of Sound-Color Films of Three Lectures" for six months under LP's direction. Discusses the conditions and administration of the grant. [Letter from Watson to Waterman March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
  • Letter from Edna Robbins, Sales, Edwards Brothers, Inc RE: Explains that the cost of reprints will depend on the trim size of the paper. Informs her that they are now printing books and large articles as well. Includes copies of pricing sheets for two different trim sizes. [Letter from Ms. Wulf to Edwards Brothers, Inc March 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
  • Letter from G.B. Olsen, Employment Supervisor, Shell Development Company to LP RE: Requests a recommendation for Russell M. Pitzer, who applied for a summer job with the company. Includes a copy of a candidate rating sheet. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Pitzer, Kenneth, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1953-1959, 1961, 1969-1970, 1976, 1983, 1989, 1996), #308.7]
  • Letter from Harry C. Kelly, National Science Foundation to LP RE: Forwards LP a copy of the grant NSF-G3623 for $20,275 for six months for the support of "Production of Sound-Color Films of Three Lectures." Outlines the guidelines applying to the grant. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
  • Letter from J.A. Campbell, National Science Foundation to LP RE: Acknowledges receipt of the proposal to prepare a set of three filmed lectures. [Letter from Ponedel to Campbell March 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
  • Letter from Mrs. Ileen E. Stewart, Editor, American Institute of Biological Sciences, to LP RE: Notifies him that the Institute's symposium on Molecular Structure and Biological Specificity, which he contributed to, has gone to the printer and if he wants reprints he needs to let the Institute know how many. Handwritten note under the letter says 200 and is circled. [Letter from Mrs. Wulf to Mrs. Stewart March 27, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1956-1958, 1962) #10.3]
  • Letter from Professor P.P. Ewald, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn to LP RE: Sends him a copy of the statement on LP by Geller, which has been accepted for publication. Includes a copy of the statement, entitled, "Comments on Pauling's Paper on Effective Metallic Radii for Use in ß-Wolfram Structure." [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1957a.4]
  • Memorandum from Dora E. Young, The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation to Members, Scientific Advisory Committee RE: Discusses the decision of the Scientific Advisory Committee to not consider per-doctoral fellowship support which was transmitted to the Board of Trustees as a recommendation in which no real objection was raised. Encloses material on the matter. [Filed under LP Science: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation—Scientific Advisory Committee: Correspondence 1954-1959: Box #15.002, Folder #2.3]
  • Memorandum from R.P. Sharp to LP RE: They will be willing to have Barclay Ray take over the supervision of this ONR contract (N6onr-24432) while Gunnar Bergman is away. Says that Dr. Kempster looks like a good man for the position LP has in mind and hopes he is successful in obtaining him. [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Contract Status Reports and Project Status Reports, 1947-1962), Box #14.031, Folder #31.20]

March 19
  • Letter from Dr. M. Neeman, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin to LP RE: Outlines the results from a recent study on the reaction of thiophene with a diene. Requests any comments he might have on the information provided him. [Letter from LP to Neeman April 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957), #288.1]
  • Letter from G. Dupouy, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, to LP RE: Written in French. Expresses his pleasure that LP will be visiting France and asks if LP has any preferences for the reservation of a hotel room. [Letter from LP to Dupouy March 5, 1957, Letter from LP to Dupouy April 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.23]
  • Letter from G. Dupouy, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, to LP [in French] RE: accepting LP's suggestion to come to France from June 15, 1957 to the end of July. Also asks if LP has any hotel preferences. [Letter from LP to Dupoy dated March 5, 1957; April 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.3]
  • Letter from Lindsay Helmholz, Washington University, to LP RE: Invites LP to stay in their home during his visit to Washington University. Mentions that he is still interested in inorganic chemistry and has some interesting paramagnetic resonance data. [Letter from LP to Helmholz April 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.19]
  • Letter from Professor A.L. Greenbaum, Department of Biochemistry, University College London, to LP RE: Invites him to give a public lecture to graduate students at the college if he has time during his trip to Europe over the summer. [Letter from LP to Greenbaum April 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]
  • Letter from Ralph Friedman to LP RE: Requests in interview because he is a freelance writer and would like to do some scientific pieces regarding mental illness, long range problems facing the world, liberating fusion, and school attendance. [Letter from LP to Friedman March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Friedman, Ralph, 1957-1962), #121.9]
  • Letter from W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Company Publishers to LP RE: Notifies him that they are trying to publish a textbook in organic chemistry that would influence the field like General Chemistry influenced its field. Explains that there were a pair of authors that were going to collaborate on one but that did not work out, so now they are trying to find a new manuscript. Mentions that many organic chemists are working on manuscripts but there are only three that the company feels fits its goals. States what the three are and why they would or would not work. Requests his opinion. [Letter from LP to Freeman March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: 1953b.1]
  • Note fro Nicholas G. Lauris to LP RE: Encloses a letter from himself to Dr. Ivy which is self-explanatory and tells LP he hopes that LP will conduct the tests. The letter outlines a phase to approach the therapy of cancer. [Letter from LP to Lauris March 25, 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]
  • Note outlines prices and numbers of reprints of LP and Robert Corey's work specific hydrogen bonds. [Memos from Peterson to Wulf March 8, 1957, April 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]

March 20
  • Letter from Dr. Nathan O. Kaplan, McCollum-Pratt Institute, The Johns Hopkins University to LP RE: Informs him that he was just named the head of the new biochemistry department at Brandeis University. Notifies him that they are putting an advisory committee together to help with the new department. Invites him to join the committee. [Letter from LP to Dr. Kaplan March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Kaplan, Nathan O., 1957, 1964-1965, 1969, 1977), #197.5]
  • Letter from Edward Weeks, Editor of the Atlantic Monthly, to LP, RE: Tells LP that Hartley Howe, who is helping him to prepare an Atlantic Supplement on Science and Industry, says there is a chance that they could get LP to write an article of about 4000 words for the Supplement on his studies on the molecular origins of disease and mental illness. Tells LP that they would pay him $500 and would like the manuscript before the end of May. [Letter from LP to Weeks, April 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
  • Letter from H.E. Fiehler, Chairman, Speakers Committee, Unitarian Fellowship, Columbia, Missouri, to LP RE: Invites him to speak to the Fellowship when he comes to visit Washington University in St. Louis in May, and suggests which flight he take so that he would have a stopover in Columbia and could come visit during that time. [Letter from LP to Mr. Fiehler March 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1957), #129.1]
  • Letter from Ida Morton to LP, RE: Morton would like to verify with LP is it is that 5 radiation units a year is how much people are exposed to and if the decrease in life expectancy is 2 years for each 1 unit. Her mother, who heard LP speak at the Pasadena Baptist Church is very interested in this matter. Also if possible Morton would like to have a copy of this talk. [LP's reply March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials, re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961), Box #7.007, Folder #7.1]
  • Letter from J. Salvinien, Faculté des Sciences de Montpellier, to LP RE: Written in French. Asks LP to deliver a lecture on abnormal human hemoglobin molecules in relation to disease at the university in Montpellier sometime during the second half of June. [Letter from Salvinien to LP March 5, 1957, Letter from LP to Salvinien April 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.24]
  • Letter from Kurt Jacoby, Academic Press Inc to Beatrice Wulf RE: Grants permission to reprint an article by LP and Robert Corey that originally appeared in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
  • Newspaper clipping: "Clues Show Chemical Upset Could Cause Mental Illness" printed in The Sacramento Union. [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.089, Folder #89.3]
  • Note from Llewellyn James to LP RE: Sends a copy of the book The Shackles of the Supernatural written by William J. Fielding. States it is an interesting book and that he thinks LP will enjoy it. [Letter from LP to Mr. James April 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]

March 21
  • Letter from Dr. F.R.N. Nabarro, Head, Department of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg to LP RE: Invites him to visit the university if he has time. [Letter from LP to Dr. Nabarro March 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957), #288.1]
  • Letter from Dr. James H. Jandl, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, The Boston City Hospital to LP RE: Thanks him for the offer of a position in his lab. Declines because of a desire to continue to study clinical and physical phenomena in an effort to close "the gap of knowledge of these subjects." [Letter from LP to Dr. Jandl March 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
  • Letter from George F. Roskie to LP: Attaches a copy of the Waiver of Grazing Privileges from W. Ray Evans for the grazing of five head of cattle on the Salmon Creek Allotment of Los Padres Forest. Informs him that they are granting non-use privileges for the period of April first to Sept. 30th since LP will not purchase or run stock on the National Forest during that time. [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer 2 Folder 2.032]
  • Letter from L.H. La Montagne to LP RE: Informs him that while testing free milling gold, he has gotten results that "are a great deal beyond the results shown by either fire assays or wet analysis." Requests help in determining a test that would show the true content of ores like gold. [Letter from LP to Mr. La Montagne March 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
  • Letter from W.B. Castle, MD, Boston City Hospital, to LP RE: Thanks him for extending a fellowship at Cal Tech to a doctor at the Hospital and notifies him that the doctor will most likely be turning it down due to different interests than working in a research lab. [Letter from LP to Dr. Castle March 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Dr. Pauling Due on Child Panel," Pasadena (California) Star-News, March 21, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.25]
  • Waiver of Grazing Privileges: W. Ray Evans gives up his right to graze cattle upon the Los Padres National Forest to LP after selling him the land. [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer 2 Folder 2.032]

March 22
  • Bill for Collection for grazing fees of $13.20 for 20 cattle on the Salmon Creek Allotment from 10/1/57 - 3/31/58. [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer 2 Folder 2.032]
  • Letter from Arthur Rosenthal, President of The Library of Science, to LP RE: Tells LP that he has been wanting to meet with a number of leading scientists to talk about The Library of Science and their program for exceptional high school students who have interests in science. Asks LP if he would be willing to meet and talk with him on April 10th. Asks LP to suggest a time and place to meet. [Letter from LP to Rosenthal, March 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
  • Letter from Dr. D.C. Bradley, Chemistry Department, Birkbeck College, to LP RE: Confirms his plan to visit LP and LP's staff in April, during his visit to the United States. [Letter from Dr. Bradley to LP February 12, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Bradley February 27, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
  • Letter from Executive Secretary, Gates and Crellin Laboratories, to Raymond L. Taylor, Associate Administrative Secretary, American Association for the Advancement of Science, RE: Encloses a list of the names of the students in chemistry at the California Institute who will probably receive their Ph.D degree by next September as requested. [Letter from Taylor to Colleague, March 1, 1957] [LP Science: Box 14.001, folder 1.4]
  • Letter from Gladys Peterson, Headmistress, Westridge School to LP RE: Notifies him that the school has hired a chemistry and physics teacher for next school year. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
  • Letter from S.R. Cooper, Chairman, Committee on Language Requirements, Department of Chemistry, Howard University to LP RE: Explains they are trying to improve the Language Requirements for graduate students so are wondering if it would be better for them to take a test based on fictional literature or chemical literature. Requests that he fill out a questionnaire on the subject. Handwritten note in left margin: "Questionnaire returned April 18, PB." [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]
  • Letter from Tom Jones, National Science Foundation to LP RE: Thanks LP for discussing the upcoming exhibit on the chemical bond for the Brussels Exposition. Briefly discusses the progress of filming a good teaching films and would like to hear any ideas LP has. [Letter from LP to Jones April 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Correspondence, 1947, 1951-1989), Box #14.029, Folder #29.4]
  • Letter from W. H. Freeman to LP, RE: Says that he has talked with George Pimentel about the conference on hydrogen bonding in Yugoslavia that coming summer, who said that he was invited and has asked for a N.S.F. grant for traveling expenses, without which he would not be able to make the trip. Believes that Pimentel fears that the N.S.F. will consider this meeting less important than others. Gives this information to LP in case there is a chance that he could recommend to the N.S.F. that they grant Pimentel's request. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]

March 23
  • Check from AHP to Good Foods for $16.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
  • Letter from Dr. Henry Bent, Dean of the Graduate School, University of Missouri Columbia, to LP RE: Invites LP to speak to the local Unitarian group of the chemistry faculty and local chapter of the American Chemical Society, if he has time during his trip to the St. Louis area. [Letter from LP to Dr. Bent March 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]

March 24
  • Letter from Dr. James Gilluly, US Geological Survey, to LP RE: Notifies him that all depictions of earthquake waves in his book seem right to him, wonders what picture made LP think they were not. [Letter from LP to Dr. Gilluly February 28, 1957, Letter from Dr. Gilluly to LP March 9, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Gilluly March 12, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Gilluly March 27, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]
  • Letter from Forrest L. Carter, Research Laboratories, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, to LP RE: Requests that five of Dr. Carter's workbooks concerning the crystal structures of cuprous chloride complexes be sent to him at his new address. Suggests LP put a formula index in The Nature of the Chemical Bond to heighten its value. [Letter from LP to Dr. Carter April 17, 1957, Letter from Dr. Carter to LP June 1, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Carter June 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]

March 25
  • Agreement between LP, George W. Green the VP of Cal Tech, and Robert F. Chapin the Producer RE: Confirms the verbal agreements made concerning the production of three sound-color motion pictures reproducing LP's lectures in chemistry. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
  • Check from AHP to Sears Roebuck Com. for $4.83. [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 Robert Degeills 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]
  • Letter from Dean Lewis N. Pino, Assistant Dean of the College, The Colorado College to LP RE: Explains that a group of faculty are working together on the relation between art and science and invites him to come to their next meeting, held while he is visiting Colorado, to participate in the discussion. [Letter from Mr. Murray to LP February 13, 1957, Letter from LP to Dean Pino March 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.14]
  • Letter from Dr. A. Hoffer, Director, Psychiatric Research, Department of Public Health, University Hospital, Saskatchewan, to LP RE: Apologizes for not being able to visit the labs, states he had forgotten how large LA was and three days was not enough to accomplish all that he wanted to get done. Expresses a wish to come to LA again and be able to set a whole day aside to visit the Cal Tech labs. [Letter from Dr. Hoffer to LP February 12, 1957, Letter from Mrs. Wulf to Dr. Hoffer February 22, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Hoffer February 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Hoffer, Abram, 1957), #160.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Leonard Kurland to LP RE: Suggests the idea of the two of them collaborating on a piece about disordered brain functioning. Provides his background information i.e. where he went to school, what sort of work he has done, and the kind of work he is doing now. [Letter from LP to Dr. Kurland March 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957), #201.1]
  • Letter from E.C. Watson to Dr. Alan T. Waterman, National Science Foundation, cc: LP RE: Due to DuBridge's absence Watson thanks the NSF for their grant of $20,275 (NSF-G3623). [Letter from Waterman to DuBridge March 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
  • Letter from James A. Shannon, National Institutes of Health, to LP RE: Encloses a photograph, a biographical sketch, and a brief summary of his talk, as Shannon requested. [Letter from Shannon to LP March 14, 1957, Letter from LP to Shannon April 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.17]
  • Letter from LP to Anthony Floris RE: Thanks Floris for his suggestion and tells him that rabies has been found to be caused by a virus. LP does not think that a virus is an important cause of mental illness and that the most probable cause is a chemical abnormality that affects the functioning of the brain. [Note from Floris to LP March 13, 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 Dr. Nathan O. Kaplan, McCollum-Pratt Institute, The Johns Hopkins University RE: Expresses pleasure at the news that he was named head of the biochemistry department at Brandeis University. Declines the invitation to be on the advisory committee because he already has too many commitments to keep up with them all, but thanks him for the invitation. [Letter from Dr. Kaplan to LP March 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Kaplan, Nathan O., 1957, 1964-1965, 1969, 1977), #197.5]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Ping-yao Cheng, The Rockefeller Foundation Virus Laboratories, RE: Thanks him for his earlier letter and notifies him that the molecular weights of hemoglobin have been looked at again and the problems with them fixed. [Letter from Dr. Cheng to LP March 13, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
  • Letter from LP to G.A. Garnes, Editor, Norelco Reporter RE: Declines the invitation to write for an essay for the special issue that is covering Crystallography. Suggests J.L. Hoard, a professor at Cornell be asked instead. [Letter from Mr. Garnes to LP March 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]
  • Letter from LP to Hall L. Hibbard, Senior Vice President, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation RE: Notifies him that he has already agreed to be part of a conference occurring the same weekend as the National Science Fair and so can't be a judge at it. [Letter from Mr. Hibbard to LP March 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H:Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]
  • Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation RE: Apologizes for his delayed answer but recommends that both Weiss and Gamow do not receive Fellowships. [Letter from Moe to LP March 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.5]
  • Letter from LP to Ida Morton, RE: LP does not yet have a copy of the talk that was made at the Pasadena Baptist Church, however he hopes that a copy will become available within a month or so. LP notes that one radiation unit will decrease life expectancy by two weeks. The amount of radiation units given at one time to cause death is about 500. [Morton's letter March 20, 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 Nicholas G. Lauris RE: Thanks Lauris for his letter and informs him that the tests he suggests are not of a sort for which their experience and facilities are suitable. [Letter from Lauris to LP March 19, 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 Ralph Friedman RE: Expresses an interest in being interviewed and recommends that he contact him in October because of a full schedule and the trip to Europe he and his wife are taking over the summer. [Letter from Mr. Friedman to LP March 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Friedman, Ralph, 1957-1962), #121.9]
  • Letter from LP to W.B. Castle, MD, Boston City Hospital RE: Thanks him for notifying LP that his offer of a fellowship at Cal Tech would be turned down. Extends an invitation for Dr. Castle to come to Cal Tech sometime. [Letter from Dr. Castle to LP March 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
  • Letter from LP to W.H. Freeman, W.H. Freeman and Company Publishers RE: Responds to his question of what manuscript to publish for an organic chemistry textbook by stating that it would be a good idea to publish two. Supports the idea of publishing the Roberts-Lucas and the Westheimer-Urry manuscripts and gives his reasons why. Handwritten notes in side margins act to clarify some of his arguments. [Letter from Mr. Freeman to LP March 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Books: 1953b.1]
  • Letter from LP to the Office of Reports, The Ford Foundation, RE: Sends a copy of a manuscript called "A Comparison of the Phenylalanine Content of the Hemoglobin of Normal and Phenylketonuric Individuals: Determination by Ion Exchange Chromatography" by David W. Allen and W. A. Schroeder. asks permission for publication because work described in the paper was supported by the grant from the Ford Foundation. [Letter from Louis Breglio to LP April 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.3]
  • Letter from Leslie Fingarette, Chairman, World Affaris Institute to LP and AHP RE: Invites them to dinner with the other institute members before LP's speech. Handwritten note explains who to respond to. [Letter from Mr. Raitt to LP March 11, 1957, Letter from LP to Mrs. Fingarette March 27, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.10]
  • Letter from Professor Paul Day, University of Arkansas, Medical School, to LP RE: Sends a new picture to be autographed so it can hang in the new Biochemistry conference rooms because they never received the first photo back. [Letter from Professor Day to LP November 19, 1956, Letter from LP to Professor Day March 29, 1957, Letter from Professor Day to LP April 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1957), #98.22]
  • Magazine Article: "Linus Pauling...," [re: honorary membership in American Association of Clinical Chemists] Chemical and Engineering News, March 25, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.25]
  • Magazine Article: "Understanding the Creative Process," Chemical and Engineering News, March 25, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.26]
  • Memorandum from LP to Dr. Richard W. Lippman RE: Asks Lippman would he should say to answer the letter from Hoffman. Also asks if his abnormality is a recognized one. Lippmans' written reply on the bottom says that he doesn't think they can help him and he thinks that Hoffman's problem is a psychoneurotic manifestation so he should see a psychiatrist. [Letter from Hoffman to LP March 17, 1957, Letter from LP to Hoffman April 17, 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]

March 26

March 27  (Westside, Beverly HIlls, CA)
  • Check from AHP to F.C. Nash and Co. for $16.53. [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 Lucy Pauling 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]
  • Check from AHP to Sears Roebuck Co. for $11.82. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
  • Itinerary: Los Angeles, Viewpoints - Beverly - Hilton Hotel 12 Noon [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.3]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Gentlemen at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Ohio State University RE: Requests that they take Charles M. Steese off of their mailing list because he died a year ago. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1957), #300.19]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Mrs. Ileen E. Stewart, Editor, American Institute of Biological Sciences RE: Asks for 200 reprints of LP's contribution to the Institute's symposium, Molecular Structure and Biological Specificity. [Letter from Mrs. Stewart to LP March 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1956-1958, 1962]
  • Letter from Dr. Gabriel Chuchani, Secretary of Correspondence, Venezuelan Association for the Advancement of Science, to LP RE: Invites him to give a general lecture and two seminars to the Association or, if it would work out, to speak at the Association's annual convention in May on either the philosophical or general implications of scientific development. [Letter from LP to Dr. Chuchani April 17, 1957, Letter from Dr. Chuchani to LP August 27, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Chuchani September 10, 1957, Letter from Dr. Chuchani to LP October 23, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Chuchani March 6, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
  • Letter from Dr. Wilbur Sprain, Director, Summer Science Institute, San Jose State College to LP RE: Invites him to participate in the school's summer institute program for high school general science teachers. Informs him who else will be participating, what they are speaking on, and suggests possible topics for him. [Letter from LP to Dr. Sprain April 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
  • Letter from Dr. Wolfgang Büchel, to LP: Requests permission to reproduce some of LP's figures in a book he is publishing. [Letter from LP to Dr. Büchel April 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. James Gilluly, US Geological Survey RE: Notifies him which depiction of earthquake waves seems wrong, because it lacks symmetry. Explains how the picture deviates from lines of symmetry. [Letter from LP to Dr. Gilluly February 28, 1957, 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] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957), #141.1]
  • Letter from LP to Leslie Fingarette, Chairman, World Affairs Institute RE: Accepts her invitation to dinner before the institute meeting. [Letter from Mrs. Fingarette to LP March 25, 1957, Letter from Mrs. Fingarette to LP April 7, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.10]
  • Letter from LP to Professor R.S. Nyholm, Department of Chemistry, University of London RE: Admits they are having a hard time picking a weekend that would fit into Professor Nyholm's tight schedule. Regrets that he will not be able to see the countryside in California since his visit will be so short. Recommends three dates in May but strongly supports the idea of him giving his talk on Monday May 27. Explains they will reimburse him for his travel expenses. Attached is an inter-office memo explaining what dates will not work to have Professor Nyholm give a seminar. [Letter from LP to Professor Nyholm January 17, 1957, Letter from Professor Nyholm to LP February 14, 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]

March 28
  • Letter from Douglas C. Mackenzie, City Engineer Superintendent of Streets, Pasadena to Don C. McMillan, City Manager, Pasadena RE: Explains the improvements made to Fairpoint Street and that LP had filed a complaint about drainage problems because of those improvements. Concludes that the changes were made in accordance with proper engineering practices and so the city is not responsible for damage to the property. [Letter from LP to Mr. McMillan December 17, 1957, Letter from Mr. McMillan to LP December 19, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. McMillan December 23, 1957, Memo from LP to Barclay Ray December 23, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
  • Letter from LP to Bernard Berelson, Directors, Behavioral Sciences Program, The Ford Foundation, RE: Thanks for his letter and looks forward to seeing Mr. Engel and working with him. [Letter from Bernard Berelson to LP March 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. James H. Jandl, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, The Boston City Hospital RE: Expresses sadness that he decided to decline the invitation to spend a year at Cal Tech but understands his reasons for the decision. [Letter from Dr. Jandl to LP March 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
  • Letter from LP to H.E. Fiehler, Chairman, Speakers Committee, Unitarian Fellowship, Columbia Missouri RE: Thanks him for the invitation to speak to the Fellowship during his visit to Washington University but declines because he is on a tight schedule that week since he is also going to Texas. [Letter from Mr. Fiehler to LP March 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1957), #129.1]
  • Letter from LP to Mr. Arthur Rosenthal, President of The Library of Science, RE: Tells Rosenthal that he has an engagement on April 10th concerning the making of some of his lectures into movies and will not be able to meet with him. [Letter from Rosenthal to LP, March 22, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
  • Letter from LP to R. Daudel, Institut de Mécanique Ondulatoire Appliquée RE: Informs him he will be in Paris this summer but has to leave to start the fall term at Cal Tech before the international conference on the calculation of molecular wave functions and so won't be able to attend. [Letter from Dr. Daudel November 20, 1956, Letter from Dr. Daudel to LP May 2, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Daudel May 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Daudel, Raymond and Pascaline, 1945-1948, 1950-1952, 1956-1958, 1967-1968, 1972), #89.6]
  • Letter from LP, to Dr. Henry Bent, Dean of the Graduate School, University of Missouri Columbia RE: Thanks him for the invitation to visit Columbia, states he wishes he could, but that he and AHP are continuing on to Dallas from St. Louis and then have to get back to Pasadena to prepare for their trip to Europe. [Letter from Dr. Bent March 23, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
  • Letter from Maurice Wilkins, Biophysics Research Unit at King's College, to Dr. Robert B. Corey, California Institute of Technology, RE: Thanks Corey for his letter about their coordinates for dna and apologizes for the mistakes in their table. Says that they will soon finish an improved model and will let them have those coordinates. Tells Corey that there are interested in his paper with LP on hydrogen-bond formation in dna, but are not completely clear about it. Explains the figures that they have constructed using Corey and LP's distances and angles between the glycosidic bonds. Tells Corey that Dr. A. R. Peacocke told him that titration data supports an unbonded gaunine amino group, but that it is possible that his data be interpreted another way. Asks if he could spare a few reprints of their paper. [Letter from Corey to Wilkins, April 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Individual Correspondence. (Whitney - Wilkins)), Box #435, Folder #435.7]
  • Letter from Normal Goldberg to LP, RE: Goldberg agrees that it is urgent to find an international agreement on nuclear testing. Goldberg would prefer a statement that is patterned after the FAS petition. Goldberg is enclosing the FAS statement and a report of the committee on the question of fallout. [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
  • Letter from W. H. Freeman to Dr, Harry Sisler, Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida, cc: LP, RE: Says that he will not be able to get Gainesville for the visit with Sisler. Indicates that he has heard from Mr. Caswell that Sisler wishes to write an advanced inorganic chemistry book with LP writing the introductory portion on theory. Says that he will ask LP about the possibility. Says that although he thinks this would be a good idea, he doesn't think LP would commit to it, because the last few years have been stressful for him and he has already committed to other things. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]
  • Letter from Walter Thorson to LP, RE: Thanks Lpfor his letter of March 6th and asks if he will also write once more for him to Professor Stanley J. Cristol of the University of Colorado. Tells LP that he has not yet heard from Professor Davidson but may go there for an interview in a few weeks. [Letter from LP to Thorson, March 6, 1957] [Letter from LP to Throson, April 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), Box #411, Folder #411.2]
  • Letter from William V. Consolazio, National Science Foundation to LP RE: Asks LP to submit a short, informal progress report at the end of each year for grant NSF-G1189. Also requests reprints of publications made under this grant. [Letter from LP to Consolazio May 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.4]
  • Memo from LP to Foster Strong RE: Notifies him that Robert J. Kurland's mother sent a copy of his thesis to have Mr. Strong look over it. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
  • Note from Jane Bennett to LP RE: Asks LP for any new information on Huntington's chorea since she has exhausted the materials available at the University of California Medical Library. [Letter from LP to Bennett April 2, 1957, Letter from Lippman to Bennett April 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]
  • Purchase Requisition RE: Requested by I.M. Ponedel for LP. Requests that the partial payment check be issued to Robert F. Chapin for $4,333, 1/3 of the amount due under agreement dated March 25, 1957 between C.I.T. and Mr. Chapin. The total amount of the contract is $13,000. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]

March 29

March 30  (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Check from AHP to Raymond J. Pfau for $82.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]
  • Itinerary [handwritten]: American Association of Mental Deficiency 1:30 PM, Los Angeles [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.2] [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.3]
  • Letter from Frank Cross to LP RE: Tells LP that he has kept notes on what he has ate, how he has felt, and what he did and has decided that his problems are related to his stomach. Prays that LP will find the answer to his research on mental illness soon. [Letter from LP to Cross April 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]
  • Program from the Spring Meeting of American Association on Mental Deficiency, "Research on Mental Retardation." [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.9]
  • Program: California State Psychological Association, Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, March 30-31, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.26]
  • Program: Research on Mental Retardation, Spring Meeting of American Association of Mental Deficiency, Southern California Region, March 30, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.27]

March 31  (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Bound Report: Protein Structure Group Report No. 5, California Institute of Technology, March 31, 1957. [Filed under LP Science: Box #6.013, Folder #13.5]
  • Contract Status Report: Contract N6onr-24423, Chemistry 25, Acct. 23607, Directors of Research: LP and Dr. Verner Schomaker, March 31, 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]
  • Itinerary [handwritten]: American Psychology Association, Los Angeles; 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM "Concept of Molecular Disease" [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.2] [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.3]
  • Letter from Don Peters to LP RE: Requests a clarification of his arguments against the book Human Destiny. Provides information on his background. Asks if he agrees that a scientist would like to not have to be an agnostic. [Letter from LP to Mr. Peters April 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
  • Note from Jose Garcia Palad to LP RE: Thanks him for his letter and hopes that the major issue that LP is working on is successful. Thanks him for his book and states that he will study it thoroughly in hopes that it might be useful to his cause. [Letter from LP to Mr. Palad February 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
  • Research Notebook of LP RE: List of literature regarding the structure of hydrogen bonds in polypeptides. pp. 66-67. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: 28R]