June 14, 1966 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Bank Book Entry: Emma Weill. “2 Heads.” $500.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.2]

Check from LP to Erma Weill, RE: $500.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Financial, Box 4.029, Folder 29.1]

Letter from A. Russell Buchanan Vice-Chancellor, Academic Affairs, University of California to LP RE: Asks for an evaluation of the quality of Dr. Harbury's research publications and his opinion as to whether his stature in the field warrants an appointment at this level with the University of California. [Filed under LP Correspondence: U: Organizational Correspondence. (Un - Un): Box #420, Folder #420.10]

Letter from F. S. Winslow to LP RE: Explains her belief that separation of church and state is wrong and that religion should be taught in high schools. [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Correspondence, 1966-1970: Box #447, Folder #447.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. William L. Simpson Detroit Institute of Cancer Research RE: Recommends Dr. R. C. La Force for an appointment. [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1966-1967: Box #384, Folder #384.1]

Letter from LP to G.E. Burch, Tulane University, School of Medicine, RE: Shares that AHP and he are in good health. Informs that he devotes the largest part of his time to science, working on the structure of atomic nuclei. [Letter from Burch to LP June 8, 1966] [Filed under LP Correspondence: B: Individual Correspondence (Burch, George E.): Box #33, Folder #33.8] and [Filed under LP Correspondence: B: Correspondence 1966, Box #41, Folder #41.2]

Letter from LP to Marvin L. Chachere, University of California Extension, RE: Invites him to give a lecture in University Extension during Winter term 1967. [Letter from LP to Chachere June 15, 1966][Filed under LP Correspondence: C: Correspondence, 1966: Box #78, Folder #78.1]

Letter from LP to Peter Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 5.044, Folder 44.8]

July 14, 1966

Dr. Peter J. Pauling

Chemistry Department

University College London

Gower Street W.C.1

London, England

Dear Peter:

I thought that I should write to you, in case that you heard from someone that I had broken my leg, to let you know that it is not a bad break. I have been spending most of my time in bed during the last two weeks, because I have a cast extending from my right foot to above the knee. I was along the hillside, not far from the house in Salmon Creek, when I slipped on some dry grass, I think, and fell in such a way that I put my weight on my lower leg, and broke the tibia - a break extending longitudinally for about five inches. Fortunately, there was no displacement of the bone.

Tomorrow I hope to have the cast extending above my knee removed, and a short cast put on, with a rocker, so that I can get around more easily and be more comfortable.*

I have written another paper on the structure of nuclei, dealing especially with the number of excess neutrons in stable nuclei. It is to be published in the Rumanian Journal of Physics, in a Festschrift. I am thinking about another paper on the same general subject, or perhaps on the magnitude of the discontinuities in energy associated with the magic numbers. Also, I have been trying to develop a simple theory of melting of monatomic substances, such as the metals and the noble gases.

I look forward to learning more about the cholinergic substances that you mentioned in your last letter. I hope that you are getting something ready for publication, so that I can read an account of this work in the course of time.

Mamma and I are looking forward to seeing you and the family in October.

Love from

Dear Dr. Peter Pauling: I am your father's "new" secretary and thought I would bring you up to date about your father's accident. (We are communicating via Dictabelt.) The large cast was not removed, but cut away from his knee so that he can bend it (I don't know if a rocker was put on or not). He is to see the doctor again on Aug. 5 and may have to remain a few more days at Salmon Creek after that. Your mother is, of course, with him, and they seem to be getting along all right.

(Mrs.) Florence K. Givens

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