Letter from Linus Pauling to A.M. Ewing Page 1. October 15, 1957
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Activity Listings

  • Letter from Charles M. Carpenter, Chairman, Research Advisory Committee, City of Hope Medical Center, to LP RE: Sends copies of two manuscripts submitted for publication to have them reviewed as per the policy of the Research Advisory Committee, that the committee members must review articles submitted for publication by the City of Hope Medical Center. Summaries of the manuscript enclosed. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (City of Hope Medical Center, 1955-9158), #70.9]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Hans Neurath, Chairman, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington RE: Thanks him for the invitation to the conference and would like to go because it sounds interesting to him but declines because he is already making a trip east in December and feels he can not make another one in January. [Letter from Dr. Neurath et. al to LP September 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Neurath, Hans, 1938-1939, 1942, 1944-1989, 1992), #276.8]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Oscar Janiger, Coordinator of Mental Health Training, College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons RE: States he would still like to present a speech before the College but doesn't want to set a date because their current research has not yet reached a point where it can be discussed and he is tired of talking about mental illness as it relates to molecular disease. [Letter from Dr. Janiger to LP May 7, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Janiger May 20, 1957, Letter from Dr. Janiger to LP September 24, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Samuel K. Allison, The Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies, the University of Chicago RE: Replies to his request about the merit of a paper written by Herbert Jehle, stating that the work does not answer the questions that it needs to concerning biological specificity. Believes that although Jehle is a good man, the members of the American Physical Society would get little out of the paper. [Letter from Dr. Allison to LP September 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Jehle, Herbert, 1957-1965, 1967-2970, 1972, 1976-1977, 1979-1983.), #189.3]
  • Letter from LP to Helen Lee RE: LP says his statement that one-fourth of the children would be born with serious physical or mental defects, not necessarily leukemia. LP tells Lee that it is not possible to have one's gene pattern determined and briefly discusses the causes of leukemia. Says that if she had had a child that was mentally deficient due to phenylketonuria then he would not have further children but leukemia doesn't fall into this category. [Letter from Lee to LP September 18, 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 Mr. Wendell Weed, News Editor of MODERN MEDICINE, RE: Replies that he is not sure about his plans for the summer of 1958, so he can not schedule an appointment for that time, but says there is a good chance that he will be available then. [Letter from Weed to LP, July 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
  • Letter from LP to R.E. Rundle, RE: LP has decided to continue gathering signatures until December 1st. [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 Professor Ken Hedberg, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State College to LP RE: Returns a copy of the appeal with a few signatures. Comments that he would like to take his family back to Norway next summer. Notifies him of his new apparatus and how far he has gotten in developing it. [Letter from LP to Professor Hedberg November 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Hedberg, Kenneth, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1956-1957, 1961-1963, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1975-1977, 1981, 1983-1987, 1991-1994), #153.1]
  • Letter from Walter E. Batchelder, American Cancer Society, to LP RE: Thanks LP for his participation in the radiation discussion panel during the annual American Cancer Society meeting and mentions that he has heard nothing but praise about it. [Letter from Batchelder to LP September 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s2.4]
  • Memo from Dr Richard W. Lippman to LP RE: Notifies him that Miss Nakamura from Spadra recommended looking at rat liver slices to help them study the metabolism of phenylalanine. [Memo from Dr. Lippman to LP November 5, 1957, Memo from Dr. Lippman to LP November 19, 1957, Memo from Dr. Lippman to LP December 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Lippman, Richard W., 1951-1961, 1980, 1982), #217.5]
  • Memorandum from J.B. Olson to Dr. Lippman RE: Discusses repeating the Glecksohn-Waelsch Experiment but with rate and hybrid offspring. [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder #89.14]
  • Memorandum from J.B. Olson to Dr. Lippman RE: Discusses the passage of labeled rabbit gamma globulin from the mother to the foetus in the rat. [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder #89.14]
  • Memorandum from R.M. Badger to LP RE: Updates LP on the status of the film on molecular vibrations which is that the Sloan Foundation wants assurance that 500 copies of the film will be sold before they back it but the NSF cannot make this guarantee. The Eyring film is in a similar situation. Badger states that the film will not be able to be shown at Brussels unless something is done soon. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.6]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Pauling Justifies Strong Hope for Man's Ultimate Salvation," Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) Sun, October 16, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.61]
  • Telegram from LP to the President of Hobart College RE: "Greatly regret that full program prevents my visiting Hobart College." [Telegram from Gentlemen at Hobart College to LP October 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]
  • Telegram from the Gentlemen at Hobart College to LP RE: Requests he give the lecture he is giving at Hamilton to the students at Hobart. Handwritten note in right margin: "Greatly regret that full program prevents my visiting Hobart College." [Telegram from LP to the President October 16, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]