1 December 1959

Mr. Henry Allen Moe

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

551 Fifth Avenue

New York 17, New York

Dear Mr. Moe:

I would like to acknowledge your request for a confidential report from Professor Pauling, who is away from Pasadena until 7 December. When he returns, I shall call it to his attention.

Sincerely yours,

(Mrs.) Joan R. Harris

Secretary to Professor Pauling

1 December, 1959

Dear Crellin and Lucy,

Many thanks for your two letters. I apologise for not answering. I have been trying to get something done. I am pleased you are settled well in Seattle. I still do not understand exactly what it is you are studying and perhaps you would explain.

We are moving in three or four weeks. Our rent has gone up and we are tired of the place. Chiefly the rent has gone up.

Your proposed study of methemeglobinemia sounds good to me. I think that in fact it is an Ingram fingerprint. I think this technique of peptide digestion and combined chromatography and electrophoresis was first used by a fellow named Vernon Ingram.

I do want to sell the Merc, though the plans that I had for buying a house have now fallen through, and I am not in desperate need. When I last wrote you I was smack in the middle of negotiating a house and my expected source of money suddenly disappeared. Consequently there was a short period of panic. Now, however, that house has gone and I do not feel capable of buying one just now. Still, I could use a little of the money.

Mamma wrote and asked if I wanted to sell. Evidently someone has asked her. I am fairly sure my friend Art Locanthi would arrange the sale to a friend of his, and I think you should inform him of your intentions to sell and for what.

I have to give a rag lecture Friday week. I think it will be difficult. There is a lot of work involved in the preparation of the demonstrations. I do not know really what to say. There is a fine looking Hungarian girl in our first year crowd this year. A definite decorative addition. Female chemists seem in general to be indifferent to good looking.

We are moving I think to 62 Elgin Crescent, London W. 11. We should go in three weeks I hope.

I would like to have that Porsche too. I am afraid it is not really mine any longer, though I refuse to give up moral right to it.

The boy is fine. He goes to school and has a good time. We all began the winter long colds early. He coughs a good deal. Julia's sinus' are badly infected. I read in the Times that 60 people per 100,000 die annually in this country from perpetually infected bronchae, compared to 1.8 per 100,000 in the U.S. Most of it is due to coal smoke and sulphuric acid. I think I shall get the hell out of here.

Love from

[Peter Pauling]

1 December, 1959

Dear Parents,

Many thanks for your letter from Ithaca. I hear from my friends who read the newspapers that you are in Australia.

How about sending me that relief map of Europe please? The air freight rates are about $3 a kilo. Minimum of about $10, SAS LAX to LON. It is printed matter and there is no duty.

Yes please I want to sell the Merc. How much is he offering? Our price is $3000 and we might take $2500. Crellin has things more or less under control. We are moving in about three weeks. Our new address— I do not remember what it is. I shall write and let you know.

Things are going quite well. We are all rather sick with the usual cold and upper infection. The boy is better. Julia's sinus' are badly infected. They will not give antibiotic for some reason involving waiting until the baby is born and see if it is needed. The boy enjoys his school very much. He will move to another school. It is cheaper and perhaps not so good, but we hope he will get into a very good school in the new district soon.

Matt Meselson is on the TV tonight. He did not come see us. I saw Jeffries Wyman the other day in Cambridge and we had a long chat. I like him.

Much love from P

[Peter Pauling]