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

  • Check from AHP to Lotti Soonberg for $29.06. [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 Bennett Travel Agency for $858.78. [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]
  • Handwritten note from Ludwik Rajchman to LP RE: Asks LP when they should expect his paper on abnormal molecules in relation to disease which he said he would write from the monograph in Science and Health to be published in 1958 by the World's Federation of Scientific Workers. Tells LP that Professor Edward B. Lewis will not be able to write a chapter on genetic effects of radiation and asks LP if he could suggest another scientists who might be willing to contribute. [Letter from LP to Rajchman, April 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf to M. Delfendahl, Head of Science Department, Norte del Rio High School RE: Suggests that the science department look at the Journal of Chemical Education for lab experiments. [Letter from Mr. Delfendahl to LP October 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1957), #98.22]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf, Secretary to LP to Dora E. Young, The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation RE: Informs Young that LP will be at Haverford College for a couple days and that he is willing to interview two candidates. Provides information on how to get in touch with LP. [Letter from Young to Wulf October 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation—Scientific Advisory Committee: Correspondence 1954-1959: Box #15.002, Folder #2.3]
  • Letter from F.C. Horwood to LP RE: Requests the name of the physician who cured him of Bright's Disease for a colleague who has been inflicted with it, and who they hope to cure. Suggests that the physician get in touch with a Dr. Hubble, who is responsible for the care of his colleague. [Letter from Dr. Lippman to Dr. Hubble October 25, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. Horwood November 22, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]
  • Letter from Herbert Shapiro to LP, RE: Asks him to add his name to the petition for an international agreement to stop the testing of nuclear bombs. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.030]
  • Letter from LP to Beatrice Blacker RE: LP wishes he could but he cannot provide any help because he has no experience at all with Niemann-Picks disease. Briefly discusses that he thinks it will be many years before a great understanding of diseases like this will be discovered. [Note from Blacker to LP October 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 C.J. Birkett Clews, Department of Physics, The University of Western Australia RE: Informs him that he is welcome to come visit LP's laboratory at Cal Tech while in Los Angeles on sabbatical. [Letter from Dr. Birkett to LP September 23, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]
  • Letter from LP to Charles Spezia RE: Discusses what is lacking in his undergraduate training to be accepted into the chemistry graduate program. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Leo Szilard, The Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies, cc: Mr. Canfield, Dr, Doering, Dr. Brown, Dr. Lippman, and Dr. Muller, RE: Tells Szilard that he does not like his proposals in his October 2nd letter and that he feels that although it is difficult to raise a large sum of money, he thinks that there is no reason that Szilard should feels that they can not raise the money in the U.S. Also, he says that he doubts that money could be obtained from China, Russia, and India. Suggests that the Institute should start in a more modest way than they have been considering. [Letter from Szilard to LP, October 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Szilard, Leo: Report Correspondence), Box #372, Folder #372.1]
  • Letter from LP to Howard Bierman, MD, Medical & Scientific Director, City of Hope Medical Center RE: Informs him that the grant-in-aid application looks good and he has no suggestions or criticism for it. [Letter from Dr. Bierman to LP October 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (City of Hope Medical Center, 1955-9158), #70.9]
  • Letter from LP to Mr. W. H. Freeman, RE: Says that he is looking forward to visiting Hamilton College. Discusses the honorarium that Hamilton College mentioned paying to LP and that expenses won't be too much. Says that his evening lecture will be on Science in the Modern World and that the subject of the lecture will be related to science as a cultural subject. Footnote by Beatrice Wulf says that President McEwen did not mention the amount of the honorarium. [Letter from Freeman to LP, October 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]
  • Letter from LP to Ralph L. Shriner, State University of Iowa RE: LP has prepared a sketch for the exhibit on the structure of proteins and will mail it early next week. Briefly describes the proposed sketch and apologizes for the delay. [Letters from Shriner to LP October 1, 1957, October 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.6]
  • Letter from Louis Philip Levine to LP RE: Informs him he did try and find a job at the University of Washington but was not able to. Complains about Seattle's discrimination and lack of jobs because there are too many qualified scientists. [Letter from Mr. Levine to LP October 11, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. Levine October 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
  • Letter from Professor N.D. Sokolov, Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow to LP RE: Sends him a copy of his manuscript "On Conjugation Energy," which he spoke about in Ljubljana over the summer, requests LP's thoughts on it. Sends a copy of his definition of "molecule" which was included in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Includes translated copy of the definition of molecule and a copy of his manuscript (in Russian) and a copy of his conclusions (in English) [Letter from LP to Professor Sokolov June 12, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Nobel Prize Winner to Speak in Chem. Auditorium, October 21st," University of New Brunswick Brunswickian, October 18, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.51]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "To Lecture Here," New Brunswick (New Jersey) Brunswickan, October 18, 1957. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1957n.41]
  • Telegram from LP to Ralph L. Shriner, State University of Iowa RE: Will mail the sketch of the exhibit on the structure of proteins early next week. [Letter from Shriner to LP October 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.6]