April 6, 1959 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Check from AHP to American Foundation for the Blind for $10.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.6]

Check from AHP to American Veterans Committee for $5.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.6]

Check from AHP to Athenaeum for $6.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.6]

Check from AHP to Mr. Lewis A. McGee for $5.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.6]

Check from AHP to National Audubon Society for $5.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.6]

Letter from C. A. Lockhart, Alpha Chi Sigma, to LP RE: Invites LP to attend a dinner with the Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity. [Letter from Harris to Lockhart April 10, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.16]

Letter from Ford Bell, Joe West Company to LP RE: Tells LP that his soon as epilepsy and that it has something to do with the chemistry of the body or of the brain. Asks LP if he is doing research along these lines of if there are any developments along these lines? [Letter from LP to Bell April 10, 1959] [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 #89.9]

Letter from Harry Grundfest, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, to LP RE: Says he is sending the two enclosed reprints for LP, hopes he will glance at the papers even though their approaches to the problem of the nervous system are different, says he is ignorant in this subject and perhaps LP will give it some thought, and says he would like to drop by sometime while he's there for a Symposium. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1959), #141.3]

Letter from J. C. F. Tedrow, Rutgers, State University, to LP. RE: Invites him to speak at their Sigma Xi meeting on November 10th. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959) #341. 4]

Letter from Jay S. Roth, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, to LP RE: Discusses LP's itinerary and arrangements for his visit to New Jersey to give a talk at the Haddonfield Conference. [Letter from Roth to LP December 8, 1958, Letter from LP to Roth April 8, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.19]

Letter from Jeanette Laurin, J. Laurin and Associates, Public Relations Counsel, to LP RE: Says she is one of his staunchest admirers, says he has probably received and read her 32 pages condensation of the "Writings of the Writers," the "MID" brochure and the "Letter of Supplication of the Mother of the Sons and the Prophets," says his name has been selected as the "Educational Fountain Head" along with a list of names that includes Eleanor Roosevelt and General Douglas MacArthur, says a further study will be forthcoming, tells him not to make a final decision until he has thoroughly investigated it all, quotes verses from Revelations in the Bible, quotes an article from the San Francisco News, and quotes ore verses from Revelations. (Attached: copies of letters from Laurin to all the other "Fountain Heads," the packet of the "Writings of the Writers," the "MID" brochure, and the "Letter of Supplication of the Mother of the Sons of the Prophets") [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1959), #192.25]

Letter from John Schaerli to LP RE: Requests that LP send information to assist in a term paper he is writing on "The Effect of Thermonuclear Explosions on Man and his Environment." [Letter from Harris to Schaerli April 9, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S:Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]

Letter from LP to Arnold Thaw RE: Says he will be unable to come to Boston during his upcoming trip to the eastern United States. [Telegram from Harris to Thaw March 30, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1959), #411.4]

Letter from LP to Canon Lewis John Collins RE: Says he was pleased to read in the papers about the continued effective action of the campaign for nuclear disarmament, says he is coming to England, offers to help if he can, and tells his schedule for his Europe trip. [Letter from Collins to LP April 30, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Collins, L. John and Diana, 1958-1959, 1961-1963, 1968), #66.11]

Letter from LP to Carmelita Hinton, Jane Addams Centennial. RE: Shall be pleased to be a member of the sponsoring committee for the Jane Addams Centennial. [Letters from Hinton to LP March 25, 1959, April 16, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1960) Box #1960s Folder #1960s.17]

Letter from LP to Dr. Kanti Pada Chatterjee, Presidency College RE: Says he is sorry that Cal Tech did not award him the Noyes Fellowship, says it is not possible for him to arrange for the award of another fellowship for him for the year, thanks him for his regards, and says that there seems to be no possibility of him and AHP coming to India in the near future. [Letter from Chatterjee to LP March 27, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1959), #75.2]

Letter from LP to Eric Langkjaer, RE: LP does not have any free time on his eastern trip to speak for the Scarsdale Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. [Langjkaer's telegram 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: (SANE, 1958-1966, 1982), Box #4.003, Folder #3.2]

Letter from LP to Gordon Pritham, Pennsylvania State University, RE: Says he would be pleased to participate in an interview for the radio program, "Headlines in Chemistry," during his visit to the Penn State campus. [Letter from Pritham to LP March 31, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.17]

Letter from LP to James Aronson, National Guardian, RE: Explains statements he made in his interview with Joe Hyams about atomic tests and the effects of nuclear fallout. [Letter from Aronson to LP April 2, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (National Guardian), #283.6]

Letter from LP to Kenneth S. MacLean RE: Comments on MacLeans question about the effect of magnetic fields on animals. [Letter from MacLean to LP March 24, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959), #258.1]

Letter from LP to Leon Svirsky, Basic Books, Inc., RE: Declines the invitation to prepare an autobiographical volume for publication by Basic Books, Inc. [Letter from Svirsky to LP April 2, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S:Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]

Letter from LP to Lytt I. Gardner. RE: Thanks him for sending the program of the Symposium on Molecular Genetics and Human Disease. Accepts the invitation to write an introduction to the book. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1960a2.1]

Letter from LP to M. L. Hill, Pergamon Press, RE: Says that the proof Hill sent was lost. Requests 200 reprints of the paper. [Letters from Hill to LP March 25, 1959, April 10, 1959] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a2.9]

Letter from LP to Merritt A. Williamson, Pennsylvania State University, RE: Says he looks forward to seeing Williamson in April. [Letter from Williamson to LP March 24, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.17]

Letter from LP to Mordecai Roshwald, University of Minnesota, RE: Says he sent Roshwald his own manuscript because the London publisher sent LP two copies. [Letter from Roshwald to LP March 28, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1959), #411.4]

Letter from LP to N. Gayle Gitterman, Desilu Productions RE: LP explains that he has been researching the chemical basis of mental deficiency and not mental illness itself. LP also says that his knowledge in this field is not very broad so he doesn't think it justified that Gitterman come speak with him. LP is willing to help if there is anything he could do. Handwritten note on top saying that Gitterman will be in to see LP at 3 p.m. on Friday. [Note from Gitterman to LP March 31, 1959] [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 #89.9]

Letter from LP to Nancy Peine and David Marks RE: Sends a flier of his book, No More War! Suggests that Peine and Marks contact the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. [Letter from Peine and Marks March 28, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence) #313.7]

Letter from LP to Patricia Murphy, Graduate Student, Stanford University, RE: Encloses reprints of two papers on effects of radiation and references his book, No More War! [Letter from Murphy to LP April 4, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959), #258.1]

Letter from LP to S. A. Szurek, Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute, RE: Says he was very pleased with how the Presidential Session of the American Orthopsychiatric Association turned out. Says he hopes to send a manuscript of his talk shortly. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.11]

Letter from LP to Thomas Wartik, Pennsylvania State University, RE: Says he plans to use lantern slides in his lecture. Thinks a cocktail period after his chemistry talk would be fine. [Letter from Wartik to LP March 26, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.17]

Letter from LP to Victor Reynolds, Cornell University Press, RE: Reports on the progress of his manuscript. Inquires whether he could send part of the manuscript to Chemie Verlag to have a translator work on it. [Letters from LP to Reynolds February 27, 1959, April 14, 1959] [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.3]

Letter from M. Karplus, University of Illinois, to LP RE: Sends LP additional chapters and reprints. Says he was interested and agrees with LP's suggestions for Chapter 4. Thanks LP for his attention to Karplus's inquiry about molecular models. [Letter from LP to Karplus March 25, 1959, Letter from Karplus to LP May 11, 1959] [Filed under LP Books: Unpb.8]

Letter from Professor J. D. Bernal to LP RE: Writes in respect to the action which will be taken by the World Federation of Scientific Workers, explains how they sent invitations to the heads of three States offering to send a small international deputation of scientists to explain their point of view, says the Prime Minister refused and the President didn't respond but Khrushchev accepted, tells about who they want to include in the delegation, asks for suggestions for someone from the U. S., asks if LP has time, gives the date, and says in answer to AHP's request he will write to Picasso to see if he can send something but feels the appeal directly from LP would have more weight. (Attached: "Letter to Heads of State") [Letter from LP to Bernal April 14, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Bernal, J. D., 1940, 1948-1971, 1981), #27.14]

Letter from Theodora Peck, National Guardian, to LP RE: Expresses disappointment that the available dates for the National Guardian Dinner are inopportune for LP. Suggests the option of moving the dinner to another day. [Letter from LP to Peck March 18, 1959, Letter from LP to Peck May 25, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (National Guardian), #283.6]

Letter from Wilbur Sprain, San Jose State College, to LP RE: Requests that LP present a lecture before the Summer Science Institute for High School General Science teachers. [Letter from LP to Sprain April 8, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]

Memo from LP to self RE: Says Pardridge has requested a manuscript of LP's talk in Haddonfield. Says Pardridge requests that LP ask Harold Urey to telephone him collect. [Letter from LP to Pardridge April 8, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence) #313.7]

Memorandum from LP to Dan Campbell. [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]

6 April 1959

To: Dan Campbell

From: Linus Pauling

Subject: Experimental work proposed by Professor Campbell

I have been thinking about the work that you suggested in your talk with me today. It seems to me that your idea is an extremely good one, and that it would be well worth while to carry out an experimental investigation. Possibly the experiments could be devised in such a way that some were carried out by the Ford Foundation group, and others carried out by you, in your laboratory.

Let me summarize the argument, as you presented it to me. You said that it might well be that an embryo manufactures proteins that are different from those manufactured by the adult of the same species, and that in case that some protein from the mother passed the placental membrane, it could affect the developing embryo in such a way as to cause an abnormality in the growth of some organ. You also pointed out that it might not be necessary to assume that the embryo manufactures different proteins from the adult organism. Development of an organ in the embryo might depend upon having the various proteins that are being manufactured by the growing embryo present in certain relative concentrations, such that if the relative concentrations were seriously disturbed there would be an abnormality in development. The increase in concentration of one protein that might result from passage of that protein through the barrier separating the embryo from the mother might then lead to abnormalities in development.

You suggested that it would be worth while to see whether brain protein, for example, injected into the developing embryo would cause an abnormality in development of the brain.

If I remember correctly, you said that Ebert had shown that the injection of proteins of an adult frog into the developing frog embryo caused abnormalities in development of the embryo. I do not know how specific the abnormalities were - that is, whether the organ affected was the one from which the adult protein had been obtained.

I believe that you said that the frog experiment is the only one of this sort that had been carried out.

I look forward to talking with you more about this possible field of research.

Linus Pauling:jh

cc: Dr. Lippman, Dr. Perry

Note from Bruce Watkins to LP RE: Encloses clippings which he thinks will interest LP. Encourages LP to keep up his good work. [Letter from LP to Watkins April 10, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1959), #444.7]

Telegram from Church Peace Mission to LP RE: Asks if he would address a public gathering in Toronto with message of No More War after his Detroit meeting, and asks him to send a collect telegram with preferred dates so that arrangements can be made immediately. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1959), #75.2]

Telegram from Sofronov, Moscow Illustrated Magazine, to LP RE: Requests that LP provide some words about his hopes for peace to be included in the May edition of Moscow Illustrated Magazine. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S:Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]

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