Letter from Linus Pauling to Gordon M. Harris. February 3, 1965. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Award received by LP: Academia Reipublicae Popularis Dacoromanae, [Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania] Membership Card and Pin. [Filed under LP Awards: Box #1965h, Folder #1965h.1]
• Letter from E. J. Kirby, E. J. Kirby and Company, to LP RE: Discusses letters between Kirby and attorneys Allen, Allen & Hemsley regarding security fees and requests for particulars.  Kirby lists the items most recently received from LP and discusses his schedule in regard to the LP case. [Letter from LP to Kirby, January 28, 1965, Letter from LP to Kirby, February 5, 1965] [Filed under LP Biographical: Pauling v. Australian Consolidated Press, Ltd., 1964-1966: Box #3.022, Folder #22.7]
• Letter from J. F. Catchpool, University of California, to LP. RE: Informs him of a bill from the Medical Illustration Department. Encloses a copy of the shrimp paper with comments. [Letter from LP February 9, 1965] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Catchpool, John Francis, 1959-1994: Box #62 Folder #62.7] 
• Letter from LP to Calvin A. Smith, Baldwin-Wallace College. RE: Had decided not to plan to come to Baldwin-Wallace College during the coming academic year. [Letter from Smith January 28, 1965] [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence (1965): Box #383 Folder #383.2] 
• Letter from LP to Carol A. Sampson, Industrial Research. RE: Thanks her for the issue of Industrial Research. Points out a serious error. [Letter from Sampson January 29, 1965] [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence (1965): Box #383 Folder #383.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Jay E. Green McGraw-Hill Book Company Encyclopedia Division RE: He is too busy to prepare a 700 word biographical article about himself and suggests he ask Dr. and Mrs. Victor Goertzel because they are already writing a biography of him. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal and Family: Box #5.009, Folder #9.1]
• Letter from LP to Edward Biberman. RE: Is pleased that the Westside Jewish Community Center has purchased his portrait for their permanent art collection. Would be able to attend the dedication ceremony if it was between March 1 and 7. [Letter from Biberman January 27, 1965] [Filed under LP Correspondence: B: Correspondence, 1965-1966: Box #41 Folder #41.1] 
• Letter from LP to Gordon M. Harris, State University of New York at Buffalo. [Letter from Harris January 19, 1965] [Filed under LP Correspondence: H: Correspondence, 1963-1965 Box #169 Folder #169.3] 

  February 3, 1965

  Professor Gordon M. Harris

  Department of Chemistry

  State University of New York at Buffalo

  Buffalo, New York 14214

  Dear Professor Harris:

  I am happy to learn that the Committee of the Western New York Section of the American Chemical Society is considering the possibility of giving the 1965 Schoellkopf Medal to Dave Pressman. I think that he would he an admirable recipient of this medal.

  I was pleased that the first award of the Schoellkopf Medal was made at the same time as the first award of the Lang Prize (the ACS award in pure chemistry), and that I was on the program together with Mr. Cone when he received the first Schoellkopf Medal.

  I have a very high opinion of Dr. Pressman. I worked in close cooperation with him for about eight years. During much of this time we wars working together on the development of a theory of the structure of antibodies and the nature of serological reactions and the execution of experiments to test the theory. The experimental work on artificial antigens and haptens and their interaction with antibodies was carried out very effectively by Dr. Pressman, who contributed a great deal in the way of ideas as well as of techniques. He was, in fact, essentially in charge of this work, which was carried out with a rather large number of collaborators, about ten graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

  Since that time Dr. Pressman has continued work in this field and has carried on work in other fields. I shall not discuss his later work, because no doubt you have full information about it. I may only say that I have helped him by submitting some papers to the proceedings of the national Academy of Sciences, with my responsibility for their high caliber. These papers are not subjected to any editorial consideration, but are published as received.

  With the repeated statement that I consider Dr. Pressman to be fully worthy of the Schoellkopf Medal, I am,

  Sincerely yours,

  mjh Linus Pauling

• Letter from LP to Tom Stribling, University of New Mexico. RE: Is unable to accept the invitation to participate in the series of lectures during the coming academic year. [Letter from Stribling undated] [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence (1965): Box #383 Folder #383.2] 
• Letter from M. S. Arnoni, The Minority of One, to LP. RE: Explains why he used his name in promotional brochures. [Filed under LP Correspondence: A: Individual Correspondence: Box #6 Folder #6.16]
• Letter from Marcelia J. Hill, Secretary to LP, to Manfred H. Volz, Institut fur Organische Chemie der Universitat. RE: Informs him that the article entitled “The Architecture of Molecules” is not available at the present.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: V: Correspondence (1965): Box #427 Folder #427.25]       
• Statement from Montecito County Water District to LP RE: Total of $5.50.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.061, Folder #61.2]
• Statement from Southern Counties Gas Company to LP RE: Total of $8.71.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.061, Folder #61.2]