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Letter from Linus Pauling to W. Walker. Page 1. April 15, 1957
Letter from Linus Pauling to W. Walker. April 15, 1957. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

Activity Listings

  • Check from AHP to American Veterans Committee 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 Brown and Welin for $2.08. [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 Crippled Children's 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]
  • Check from AHP to Dr. C. Wrobel 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 Dr. Harry Levitt for $6.00. [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 Emergency Civil Liberties Committee 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 Internal Revenue Service for $27.00. [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 N.A.A.C.P. Allan Knight Chalmers, Chairman 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 Save The Redwoods League 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 Southern Conference Educational Fund 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]
  • Letter from Dr. Robert B. Livingston, Director of Basic Research, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Diseases and Blindness to LP RE: Invites him to lead a NIMH seminar, which consists of a small group of mental health professionals at a small supper party, during his upcoming visit to Washington as an NIH lecturer. Suggests topics that he could lead a discussion on and states that the NIH looks forward to his visit. Handwritten note "ans'd." [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
  • Letter from Dr. Sigismund Peller to LP RE: States that he read on article by LP that reminded him of one of his own papers, which discusses the heredity of mental qualities. Encloses a reprint of the article. Handwritten note in top right corner: "Ans'd." [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
  • Letter from LP to Ahlean Masters McClung RE: Comments that the statements she attributed to him, based on an interview he gave her, are not acceptable to him. Recommends that she read certain sources about Atomic fallout, including reports from the Atomic Energy Commission, and then write her article and include a statement from him at that point. Suggests she then write a rough draft based on her notes from her interview with him and submit it to him for verification. [Letter from Ms. McClung to LP May 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
  • Letter from LP to Ben May RE: Thanks him for his letters which included different news clippings, as well as the letter written by Dr. Castle. Informs him of the news at Cal Tech, especially that his group has moved into the Norman Church Lab and their study of mental illness is going well. [Letter from Mr. May to LP March 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (May, Ben, 1950-1958, 1960-1961, 1963, 1967-1968, 1970-1971), #244.5]
  • Letter from LP to Dean Watson, RE: Returns the two manuscripts of the book that Mrs. Watson is writing. Suggests 5 possible subjects in chemistry, including electron diffraction and the structure of molecules, X-ray diffraction and the structure of crystals, chemical methods of studying the molecules that make up the human body and other organisms, physical methods of studying very large molecules, and abnormal molecules and their relation to disease. Provides several names of scientists who are doing work related to those topics. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Fern Wood Mitchell, Jr., Grace Chemical Research & Development Company RE: Congratulates him on being named manager of the Research Services Group of Grace & Company. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Gabriel Chuchani, Secretary of Correspondence, Venezuelan Association for the Advancement of Science RE: Thanks him for the invitation to come to Venezuela in May but declines because he has already accepted invitations to speak in the US but asks that he be invited back in 1958 because he would like to be able to speak to the Association. [Letter from Dr. Chuchani to LP March 27, 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, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. M. Neeman, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin RE: Expresses an interest in his research but explains that his experience in organic chemistry is limited so he feels he cannot make a comment on the research. [Letter from Dr. Neeman to LP March 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957), #288.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. S.K. McIlvanie, Rockwood Clinic RE: Comments that he feels he does not have enough clinical background to answer his letter. Notifies him that he sent the letter and the slides to Dr. Harvey Itano at NIH. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
  • Letter from LP to Forrest L. Carter, Research Laboratories, Westinghouse Electric Corporation RE: Notifies him that one of the secretaries will send him notebooks with his work in crystal structures and when he is done with those he can send them back and she will send him other ones. Thanks him for the suggestion of having a formula index in The Nature of The Chemical Bond. [Letter from Dr. Carter to LP March 24, 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]
  • Letter from LP to J. Salvinien, Faculté des Sciences de Montpellier, RE: Accepts the invitation to speak at the university in Montpellier on abnormal human hemoglobin molecules in relation to disease. Also mentions that he has had the lectures translated into French and is looking forward to delivering them in French. [Letters from Salvinien to LP March 20, 1957, May 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.24]
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. E.A. Mallett RE: LP is sure that donating blood is not the cause of either schizophrenia of sickle cell anemia. LP is not researching schizophrenia and suggest that Dr. Howard Lewis of the University of Oregon Medical School could give her good advice about her son. Also suggests the possible use of tranquilizing drugs. [Note from Mallett to LP March 29, 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 J. Hoffman, Jr. RE: LP tells him that there is nothing they can do to help him for they are only researching mental deficiency. Suggests that he might be examined by a psychiatrist. [Letter from Hoffman to LP March 17, 1957, Memo from LP to Lippman 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]
  • Letter from LP to Professor Lars Gunnar Sillén, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden RE: Regrets not having been able to see him when he lectured at USC, comments that he is going to need to accept less speaking engagements, they are making him to busy during the academic year, hopes to see him in Paris during the International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry. [Letter from Professor Sillén to LP February 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
  • Letter from Lela A. McFarland to LP RE: Provides LP with information about her handicapped daughter and asks LP if the diet discussed by Dr. Wright might help her. Also asks about what investigative action they should take about their daughter and wants to know if she could be a patient for LP to study. Note by LP on the top saying that this wen to Lippman for advice on how to answer. Includes pictures of her daughter. [Letter from LP to McFarland May 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]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Unsere Forschungen waren für den Frieden bestimmt," Westdeutsche Allgemeine, April 17, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.27]
  • Note from Ruth Egeland to Dr. Pauling [LP's son] RE: Informs him that she has multiple sclerosis and believes that it is inborn since her grandmother had syphilis at the time when he farther was born. [Letter from LP to Egeland June 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]