Letter from Linus Pauling to Arne Engström December 21, 1959. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Check from AHP to Crellin Pauling for $150.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.1]
• Check from AHP to Pacific Telephone and Telegraph for $21.40. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.6]
• Letter from Dr. Irvin Fuhr, Executive Secretary, Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Study Section, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, to G. Matsuda, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CIT, cc: LP RE: Early review of application RG-4276(C5) suggests that questions may be raised about the completeness of the application. Suggests providing additional material by Jan. 15th. [Filed under LP Science: (United States Public Health Service: Assorted Grants, 1954-1964), Box #14.042, Folder #42.1]
• Letter from Gunnar Jahn, Norges Bank, Valutakontoret, to LP, RE: Asks if LP is proceeding in plans with the World Academy of Sciences. The political and military circles in U.S. may again start subterranean assays with atomic bombs, which will give the Russians an excuse to continue their experiments. Reminds LP not to lose the confidence in the future. [Letter from LP to Jahn January 26, 1960] [Filed under LP Science: (World Academy of Sciences, 1958-1963), Box #14.043, Folder #43.1]
• Letter from Herman Bush, President, Mid-West Jewish Council, to LP RE: Thanks him for his invitation to speak at the commemoration of the Warsaw uprisings, and says he is sorry that his schedule does not permit him to come to Chicago at that time and so can not accept. [Letter from Bush to LP December 3, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1959), #39.2]
• Letter from LP to Alex Natan RE: Responds to Natan's inquiry about the role that sports have played in his life. [Letter from Natan to HarrisNovember 11, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1959), #288.3]
• Letter from LP to Charles Humboldt, Mainstream. RE: Glad to have him print his Carnegie Hall speech. Asks for the verbatim report so he can correct any slips of tongue. [Letter from Humbolt December 9, 1960] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1960a.2]
• Letter from LP to Jim Gardner, The British Peace Committee RE: Says he was pleased to have his invitation to take part in the National Disarmament Conference in Britain, and says it is not possible for him to come because of other engagements he has made. [Letter from Gardner to LP December 3, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1959), #141.3]
• Letter from LP to Philip Pollack RE: Informs that he has been out of the country and therefore unable to answer his Nov. 10 letter. [Letter from Pollack to LP November 10, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence) #313.7]
• Letter from LP to Professor Arne Engström, Institutionen för Medicinsk Fysik, Karolinska Instituet. [Letter from Engström to LP November 27, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1959), #112.25]

  21 December 1959

  Professor Arne Engström

  Institutionen för Medicinsk Fysik

  Karolinska Institutet

  Stockholm 60, SWEDEN

  Dear Professor Engström:

  I am very sorry that I did not succeed in getting to you my opinion of the thesis "Macromolecular Organization of Epidermal Keratin" by Dr. Gunnar Swanbeck before 12 December.

  I have read this thesis with much interest. It seems to me to represent an excellent investigation. I have no criticisms to make of it, and I am glad to congratulate Dr. Swanbeck on his successful prosecution of this interesting research.

  I have an electron micrograph of a bacterial flagellum, made some years ago by Professor Robley Williams of the University of California. This flagellum clearly has the form of a three-strand helix. Each of these strands has diameter about 90 Å and the diameter of the flagellum is about 160 Å. I have suggested in lectures, and possibly in a published paper, although I am not sure, that each strand is a seven-strand cable of seven-strand cables of alpha-helixes. It seems to me possible that the structure is the same as that of ichthyotic keratin found by Dr. Swanbeck to have diameter 160 Å. Moreover, a seven-strand cable of seven-strand cables of seven-strand cables of alpha helixes would have a diameter 250 Å, and might represent the structure of the protein fibril of the horny layer from normal skin. The protein fibril of the psoriatic scales, with diameter 70 to 100 Å seems to be a seven-strand cable of seven-strand cables of alpha helixes.

  With best wishes to you for the New Year, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:jh

• Letter from LP to Professor Milton T. Edelman, Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University RE: Says he has given careful consideration to his invitation, says he has been forced to decide that he can't accept for this year, says as he didn't do any teaching during this fall he has a considerable amount of teaching to do second and third term, says he has made a number of speaking engagements but they don't require him to be away from Pasadena for a week, and asks him to express his regret and thanks to the other members of the University Lecture Committee. [Letter from Edelman to LP November 9, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1959), #112.25]
• Letter from LP to S. J. Singer, University of California, Berkeley, RE: Declines the invitation to attend a meeting on antibody synthesis and structure at Stanford University. [Letter from Singer to LP November 20, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]
• Letter from Robert H. Carleton, National Science Teachers Association, to LP. RE: Pleased that he is able to be with them at the Eighth Annual Convention of the Association. Sends a copy of The Science Teacher. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1960) Box #1960s, Folder #1960s.12]
• Letter from William A. Benjamin, Editor, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., to LP RE: Plans to visit Cal Tech on January 15th and 18th, says he would like to stop by and see LP, asks if there is a particular time LP would find convenient, and says if not he will just try and catch LP between classes. [Letter from LP to Benjamin December 28, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (McGraw-Hill and Co., 1959-1960), #253.9]
• Letter from William A. Benjamin, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., to LP. RE: Informs him that he intends to visit CIT on the 15th and 18th of January and would like to see him. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (McGraw-Hill and Co., 1959-1960) #253.9]
• Telegram from Globus Masarykova to LP RE: Inquires how LP would define the present decade. Asks what scientific achievements of the decade have impressed him and what he expects in the next decade. [Telegram from LP to Masarykova December 21, 1959] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a2.4]
• Telegram from LP to Globus Masarykova RE: Replies to Masarykova's inquiries about his thoughts on and predictions for the current and forthcoming decades. [Telegram from Masarykova to LP December 21, 1959] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a2.4]
• Telegram from LP to Helen C. Biehle RE: Regrets he cannot include Cleveland in his tour. [Telegram from Biehle to LP November 30, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1959), #39.2]
• Typescript: No Title, [re: greatest scientific achievements of the 1959s and hopes for the 1960s] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a2.5]