Letter from Linus Pauling to J. Polonsky Page 1. March 24, 1959
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Activity Listings

  • Letter from Antoinette Pirie to AHP, RE: Tells AHP that she hopes her and LP can come visit Oxford when they come to England in the summer. Inquires what the trip is about. She defends Beadle as a spokesman about bombs in response to AHP's criticism. Talks about the preparations for a demonstration. Then updates AHP on certain families and her own. Continues to talk about demonstrations and protests against bombs. [Filed under AHP: Individual Correspondence (Personal) Box #1.003 Folder 3.14]
  • Letter from Carmelita Hinton, Jane Addams Centennial, to LP. RE: Invites him to be a sponsor of the Jane Addams Centennial Sponsor Committee. Writes about Jane Addams. [Letter from LP April 6, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1960) Box #1960s, Folder #1960s.17]
  • Letter from G. Sutherland, National Physical Laboratory, to LP RE: Expresses his delight that LP has accepted the invitation to the International Conference on Biophysics in Cambridge in July. [Letter from LP to Sutherland February 27, 1959, Letter from Sutherland to LP April 28, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s2.4]
  • Letter from LP to Abraham Lederman, Teachers Union of the City of New York, RE: Sends a statement of greeting to be presented at the 23rd Annual Education Conference of the Teachers Union. [Letter from Lederman to LP March 20, 1959] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a.4]
  • Letter from LP to Belle Meyers, Hollywood Los Feliz Jewish Community Center, RE: Confirms the date for his talk before the Community Center. Suggests the title, "Molecules and Disease," for his talk. [Letter from Meyers to LP March 23, 1959, Letter from Wiener to LP August 17, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s3.16]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Henry W. Kumm, Director of Research, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, RE: Writes to describe some of the exciting developments in their structural investigations of compounds related to nucleic acids. Dr. Hoogsteen wishes to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Crystallographic Association at Ithaca, NY, to present his findings. LP requests permission to charge Dr. Hoogsteen's transportation and living expenses to Grant CVRE No. 121. [Letter from Henry W. Kumm to LP March 30, 1959] [Filed under LP Science: (The National Foundation, 1958-1962), Box #14.024, Folder #24.1]
  • Letter from LP to Martin Karplus, University of Illinois, RE: Makes comments and suggestions on Karplus's Chapter 4. Suggests moving much of the material into an appendix. [Letter from Corey to Karplus March 25, 1959, Letter from Karplus to LP April 6, 1959] [Filed under LP Books: Unpb.8]
  • Letter from LP to Mary Jane Bragg RE: Says he was pleased to receive her letter, says it is encouraging to him that the Pasadena Star-News invited him to prepare a guest editorial, and thinks it is a sign that changes are taking place in the world. [Note from Bragg to LP March 23, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1959), #39.2]
  • Letter from LP to William Parrish, Philips Laboratories, RE: Informs that he will be unable to go to Leningrad. [Letter from Parrish to Wyart March 19, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence) #313.7]
  • Letter from M. L. Hill, Pergamon Press Limited, to LP RE: Informs that Professor Hadzi has advised that no corrections to LP's paper are necessary. Requests that LP return an order form if he requires reprints. [Letter from Harris to Hill March 4, 1959, Letter from LP to Hill April 6, 1959] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a2.9]
  • Letter from Richard W. Lippman to Workers on mental health program RE: The next meeting of the mental health group will be held at Spadra on April 7, 1959 where Dr. W. Eugene Knox will speak on his work with various genetically determined metabolic diseases. [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 #89.1]
  • Letter from Robert Corey to Martin Karplus, University of Illinois, cc: LP, RE: Sends copies of drawings of nucleic acid models and a reprint of a paper on purines and pyrimidines. Briefly discusses the molecular models about which Karplus inquired. [Memo from LP to Corey March 25, 1959, Letter from LP to Karplus March 25, 1959] [Filed under LP Books: Unpb.8]
  • Letter from Robert H. Sollen, The Press Courier, to LP RE: Returns the copy of LP's guest editorial in the Pasadena Independent Star News. Thanks LP for his time and for his book, No More War! [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S:Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]
  • Memo from LP to Professor Swift RE: Requests that the appointment of Richard Stanford, Jr. as Research Fellow in Chemistry be extended for one year. Describes Stanford's exceptional training and ability. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]
  • Memo from LP to Professor Swift, RE: Requests that the salary of Dr. Karst Hoogsteen, Research Fellow in Chemistry, be increased starting July 1, 1959 from $6000 to $6500 per year, to be paid from the funds of Grant No. CVRE 121. [Filed under LP Science: (The National Foundation, 1958-1962), Box #14.024, Folder #24.1]
  • Telegram from LP to Marvin Gewirtz, New York Sane Nuclear Policy Committee, RE: Says his only free time in New York is on April 27. Briefly outlines his itinerary for his trip. [Telegram from Gewirtz to LP No Date, Telegram from Gewirtz to LP No Date] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.20]