Letter from Linus Pauling to Roderick Heffron. Page 1. April 27, 1964
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Activity Listings

  • Bank Book Entry: Phil Cullom.  “Ranch hand, Sol. for Ap.” $80.00.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.039, Folder #39.1]
  • Check from AHP to Henry and Hodges RE: $14.00.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP May 19, 1964] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.028, Folder #281.]
  • Check from AHP to Roess Market RE: $100.00.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP May 19, 1964] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.028, Folder #281.]
  • Check from LP to Phil Cullom RE: $80.00.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP May 19, 1964] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.028, Folder #281.]
  • Counter Check from LP RE: $300.00.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP May 19, 1964] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.028, Folder #281.]
  • Handwritten note from Arthur Cherkin to LP RE: Explains that the name “Rhodanese” was coined by Konrad Lang and lists the two reaction that this enzyme catalyzes. Notes that Wood and Fiedler give reference to reports on “Rhodanese” and that Saunders and Heinrich called the enzyme “transsulfurase.” Asks if LP would like to have xerox copies of any papers on this enzyme. Notes that Boyer, Sandy, and Myrbäck do not show either of these names for the enzyme in their index. [Also filed under LP Correspondence (C: Individual Correspondence, Chamberlain-Cherkin), #64.8] 
  • Handwritten note from Shirley Bruck to LP RE: Explains to LP that she is a sculptor and is going to show various media of her art work at a “One Man Show” in the galleries of the University of Judaism in September. Asks if she could take LP’s picture from several angles so that she can include a sculpture of LP’s head in the show. [Letter from LP to Bruck April 30, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (B: Correspondence, 1962-1964), #40.3] 
  • Inter-office memo from Florence to LP RE: Florence reminds LP that his contribution to a volume for Dr. Albert Schweitzer’s 90th birthday needs to be sent before May 1. [Letters from LP to Gerald Götting March 13, 196464, May 20, 1964] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1964), Box #1964a, Folder #1964a.11]
  • Letter from Florence Dick, Secretary to LP, to Miguel Jimenez, Congreso del Centenario de la Academia Nacional de Medicina. RE: Informs them that a refund is due from Western Airlines for the ticket for LP’s trip to Mexico. [Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1964: Box #1964s Folder #1964s.17] 
  • Letter from Frank L. Havel to LP RE: Havel has read all three editions of The Nature of the Chemical Bond and has found them valuable as background material for the study of Quantum Chemistry.  However, Havel believes that the three electron bond is inconsistent with current beliefs on electron spin.  Havel asks if there will be modifications made to encompass the spin factor. [Letter from LP to Havel April 30, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: P: Correspondence 1964-1969: Box #315 Folder #315.1]
  • Letter from Harold E. Gibson to LP RE: Gibson asks for a copy of LP’s lecture on “Joint UN-USSR Control of Soviet Weapons and Joint UN-US Control of US Weapons.”  [Letter from LP to Gibson May 19, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: M: Correspondence, 1962-1964: Box #259 Folder #259.3]
  • Letter from Joseph Wender, Chairman Lectureship-Fellowship Committee, Northwestern University to LP RE: The Interfraternity Council at Northwestern has created a Lectureship-Fellowship program and invites LP to come and speak on campus.  Wender offers LP several dates which are available and notes that LP will receive a stipend of $300 per day and all other expenses will be covered. [Letter from LP to Wender May 11, 1964]  [Filed under LP Correspondence: N: Correspondence, 1957-1964: Box #288 Folder #288.8]
  • Letter from LP to Alois Stoff. RE: Has received a telegram from Pfarrer Riedel, informs him of its contents. Asks him to communicate with Riedel on the matter. [Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1964: Box #1964s Folder #1964s.25] 
  • Letter from LP to Dana McLean Greeley, Unitarian Universalist Association. RE: Accepts the invitation to join them at the luncheon before his address on May 12. [Letter from Greeley April 28, 1964] [Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1964: Box #1964s Folder #1964s.20]       
  • Letter from LP to Diana Diehl, Vice President John Muir Chemistry Club RE: LP is not able to accept the invitation to speak to chemistry students and John Muir.  LP is in the process of moving from Pasadena to Santa Barbara and his schedule is already too full.   [Letter from Diehl to LP April 22, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: J: Correspondence, 1933-1934, 1936-1964: Box #192 Folder #192.30]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Alton Ochsner RE: LP encloses a copy of a letter he received from Professor Blokhin.  LP notes that Blokhin does not accept the invitation to become a member of the Board of Directors of the International Congress on Smoking and Health. [Letter from Ochsner to LP May 5, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: I: Organizational Correspondence (In-In): Box #184 Folder #184.2]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. F. Arasa RE: Tells Arasa that he found two errors in the manuscript Science and Peace that LP sent to him.  Hopes that Arasa can correct the errors before publishing the lecture. Handwritten note at the top says, “errata - manuscript for publication.” [Filed under LP Correspondence (A: Correspondence, 1962-1965), #14.3]       
  • Letter from LP to Dr. W.A. Scharffenberg, Executive Secretary International Congress on Smoking and Health, RE: LP encloses a copy of a letter he received from Professor Blokhin.  LP notes that Blokhin does not accept the invitation to become a member of the Board of Directors of the International Congress on Smoking and Health.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: I: Individual Correspondence (In-In): Box #184 Folder #184.2]
  • Letter from LP to Edward Reed RE: Lists a few errors that he has found in the proof of his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, and asks that they be corrected. [Letter from Reed to LP April 28, 1964] [Filed under LP Awards & Honors: (Materials re: Nobel Peace Prize, 1963), Box #1963h2, Folder #1963h2.7]
  • Letter from LP to Fred Wall, RE: LP is looking forward to association with Wall at UCSB, and is eager to hear about Wall's decision regarding LP's appointment. LP and AHP want to buy a house somewhere between the Center and the University. They have made an offer on a house closer to the Center, but it will probably not be accepted. LP has continued to do a little work on the problem of nuclear structure, but not much, because of being kept so busy in making plans for moving. [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer #2, Folder #2.006]
  • Letter from LP to Gisela Roizen RE: LP does not think that any increase in fungal diseases in man are related to radioactive fallout.  LP doubts that leukemia is started by a fungus. [Letter from Roizen to LP April 28, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: R: Correspondence, 1964-1969: Box #343 Folder #343.1]
  • Letter from LP to Gunnar Jahn, Director, Norges Bank RE: Points out two errors in the manuscript of his Nobel Lecture. Hopes that it is possible to make the corresponding corrections before the Nobel Volume for 1963 is published. [Filed under LP Awards & Honors: (Materials re: Nobel Peace Prize, 1963), Box #1963h2, Folder #1963h2.7]
  • Letter from LP to Helen Ginsburg RE: LP is too involved in various activities to accept the invitation to discuss the interesting ideas that Ginsburg and Dr. Ornati have about redirection of engineering and scientific manpower.  LP suggests that Ginsburg read his latest statement on the Triple Revolution.  [Letter from Ginsburg to LP March 24, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: N: Correspondence, 1957-1964: Box #288 Folder #288.8]
  • Letter from LP to Michael Levi Matar, Counsellor at Law, RE: States his interest in further information regarding the LP v. National Review case.  Mentions he is sorry his examination before trial was not completed. [Letter from Matar to LP, April 22, 1964, Letter from Matar to LP, July 14, 1964] [LP Biographical: Legal: Pauling v. National Review, Buckley, et al., 1961-1969: Box #3.016, Folder #16.1]
  • Letter from LP to Mr. Wayne L. Phillips, President of Chapter 25 of the California State Employees Association, RE: Declines Phillips’ invitation to attend the dinner meeting of Chapter 25 of the California State Employees Association, because he will be in Europe during that time. Thanks Phillips for sending him a card of honorary membership in Phillips’ chapter of the association. [Letter from Phillips to LP April 23, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (C: Correspondence, 1963-1965), #77.2] 
  • Letter from LP to Percy L. Julian, RE: LP congratulates Julian on his retirement from active management of his two companies, and on the beginning of Julian's period of intensive research. LP looks forward to learning about Julian's new program. Julian knows that LP resigned from Caltech. LP is now a staff member of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, where he is continuing his research in science and medicine, but essentially only on theoretical work. LP's new address is Big Sur, California. [Filed under AHP Correspondence: (General Correspondence, Personal, A-M), #1.3]
  • Letter from LP to Professor Ivan Rosenquist, University of Oslo, RE: Informs Rosenquist that he has a list of things from his mother’s house LP was going to buy. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.061, Folder #61.1]  
  • Letter from LP to Professor Ivan Rosenquist, University of Oslo, RE: Informs Rosenquist that he has a list of things from his mother’s house LP was going to buy.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Box # 4.047 Folder # 47.1]
  • Letter from LP to Rune Johansson RE: LP does not want to become engaged in taking part in action for the benefit of physically handicapped people around the world.  LP is already heavily involved in his work on research of mental diseases as well as research of molecular biology.   [Letter from Johansson to LP April 21, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: J: Correspondence, 1933-1934, 1936-1964: Box #192 Folder #192.30]
  • Letter from LP to William Consolazio RE: LP explains what research he will be carrying out with the applied for grant because the card he received from the Foundation said that he would be studying “activities related to...democratic institutions.” Rather, the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions is asking for support for LP’s research, which is mainly scientific in nature. [Postcard from National Science Foundation to LP April 22, 1964] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Correspondence, 1947, 1951-1989), Box #14.029, Folder #29.7] 
  • Letter from R. Thomsen to LP RE: Thomsen discusses her thoughts on the Triple Revolution and thanks LP for his work in these matters.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: T: Correspondence, 1964-1969: Box #412 Folder #412.1]       
  • Letter from Ritchie Chalder to Dr. Hugo N. Boyko RE: Chalder congratulates Boyko as the Secretary General of the W.A.A.S. [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Organizational Correspondence: (Wa-Wo): Box #441 Folder #441.7] 
  • Letter from Roderick Heffron, M.D., the Commonwealth Fund, to LP RE: Thanks LP for his April 27th letter regarding Dr. Featherstone, which will be helpful in making a decision about his request for fellowship assistance. [Letter from LP to Heffron April 27, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (H: Correspondence, 1963-1966), #169.2]
  • Letter from Victor Druskin to LP RE: Druskin is writing to ask LP if he could be available to give an evening lecture to the student body and faculty of San Diego State College in the Spring of 1965, or in October or November of 1964, on a topic of his choice. [Letter from LP to Druskin: May 11, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1964-1965: Box #383 Folder #383.1]