Letter from Linus Pauling to D. F. C. Morris. August 16, 1966. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Letter from LP to Paul Martinson, RE: LP feels strongly about the Globe-Democrat matter, and is willing to pay the cost of printing documents for certiorari. [Filed under LP Biographical: Legal, Box 3.003, Folder 3.9]
• Bill from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, RE: $111.19. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.061, Folder 61.2]
• Letter from E.J. Kirby, E.J. Kirby & Company, to LP . RE: Consolidated Press has just submitted a bill for taxation. [Filed under LP Biographical: Legal, Box 3.022, Folder 22.7]
• Letter from Florence K. Givens Secretary to Dr. Linus Pauling to The Charge d'Affaires a.i. and Mrs. Ion Baschiru of the socialist Republic of Romania RE: LP and his wife will not be able to accept the invitation to a reception in Washington, D.C. due to an accident to LP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: R: Organizational Correspondence. (Ra - Ro): Box #339, Folder #339.6]
• Letter from Florence K. Givens Secretary to LP to Dr. Bruno H. Zimm Revelle College RE: Enclosed is a copy of LP's bibliography of publications. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980: Box #468, Folder #468.22]
• Letter from Florence K. Givens, Secretary to LP, to Dr. Bruno H. Zimm, University of California, San Diego, RE: Encloses a copy of LP's Bibliography of Publications, together with additions. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia, Box 1.036, Folder 36.5]
• Letter from Florence K. Givens, Secretary to LP, to Dr. D. Hunks, Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition, RE: Encloses a short biography of LP and his travel plans. [Filed under LP Speeches, Box 1967s3.5]
• Letter from Florence K. Givens, Secretary to LP, to The Charge d’Affaires a.i. and Mrs. Ion Baschiru, Socialist Republic of Romania, RE: Informs that AHP and LP will not be able to accept their reception invitation due to LP’s accident. [Filed under LP Correspondence: B: Correspondence, 1966: Box #41, Folder #41.2] 
• Letter from LP to B.R. Stanerson, American Chemical Society, RE: Thanks the Society for honoring him as the first recipient of the Pauling Medal. [Filed under LP Awards, 1966h.9]
• Letter from LP to Chivu Stoica, President of the Council of State of the Romanian Socialist Republic, RE: As a humanitarian, LP writes on behalf of J. Flechner, who has been denied permission to marry his fiancée. LP asks that Stoica give favorable consideration to their application. [Filed under LP Peace Section, Box 6.016, Folder 16.7]
• Letter from LP to Dr. And Mrs. E. W. Hughes RE: Thanks them for sending him a book to cheer him up while he is inactive with a broken leg. [Filed under LP Correspondence: H: Individual Correspondence (Hughes, Edward): Box #163, Folder #163.1] 
• Letter from LP to Dr. Gary D. Zintgraff Department of Chemical Engineering Rice University RE: In response to his letter LP says that he thinks that dissolved oxygen has essentially the same structure as atmospheric oxygen. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980: Box #468, Folder #468.22]
• Letter from LP to Dr. H.C. Miller RE: Thanks him for sending the bottles of penicillin and ascorbic acid. Informs that he is hard at work on problems connected with chemical bonding and nuclear structure.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: E: Individual Correspondence (Eli Lilly and Company): Box #111, Folder #111.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. William H. Gauvin, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, RE: Congratulates him for receiving the Medal of the Chemical Institute of Canada. Looks forward to seeing him at York University. [Filed under LP Correspondence: G: Correspondence, 1966: Box #143, Folder #143.1] 
• Letter from LP to Gustav Albrecht RE: Informs that he has found a reference on the variability of the angles of graphite from those corresponding to a hexagonal crystal. Asks him to check the references. [Filed under LP Correspondence: A: Individual Correspondence (Albrecht, Gustav): Box #4, Folder #4.2]  
• Letter from LP to J. Flechner, Hadassah Medical School, RE: LP encloses a copy of his letter to Chivu Stoica. [Filed under LP Peace Section, Box 6.016, Folder 16.7]
• Letter from LP to M. M. Marois Faculty of Medicine of Paris Laboratory of Histology RE: Says that he won't be able to participate in the conference on theoretical physics and biology in Versailles on June 26-30 1967, but he would like to take part in a discussion of the subject Science and Responsibility for Radiodiffusion Television Francaise. [Filed under LP Correspondence: U: Organizational Correspondence. (Un - Un): Box #420, Folder #420.2]
• Letter from LP to Miss Mary Sandoval Cultural Committee Student Chairman St. Mary's University RE: Declines the invitation to lecture at St. Mary's University in the coming academic year. [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1966-1967: Box #384, Folder #384.1]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Civu Stoica The President of the Council of State Strada Principatele Unite RE: Asks that the application for Mr. Flechner and Miss Maria-Minordora Danulescu to marry be given favorable consideration. [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1966-1967: Box #384, Folder #384.1]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Gerard Piel, Publisher Scientific American RE: LP says that he doesn't think his criticism has been taken seriously enough and further explains his criticism of the illustrations. [Filed under LP Correspondence: P: Individual Correspondence. (Pettyjohn - Polanyi): Box #308, Folder #308.3]
• Letter from LP to Mr. J. Flechner Hadassah Medical School Department of Bacteriology RE: Enclosed a copy of his letter to Mr. Chivu Stoica. [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1966-1967: Box #384, Folder #384.1]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Beatrice Wulf RE: Explains that he received a cable saying "Please answer Lepsius Medal" and had no signature, but was noted as originating in Baden-Baden, Germany. He asks if she will look through his mail at the Institute for a letter from Germany. [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Correspondence, 1966-1970: Box #447, Folder #447.1]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Martha Stevenson Sickle Cell Disease Research Foundation RE: Informs her that he is not currently carrying on any research in the field of hemoglobin anemia and refers her to one of his former associates Dr. Harvey Itano. [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1966-1967: Box #384, Folder #384.1]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. S. Leonard Wadler Marriage Museum RE: Says that he doesn't have the article published in the Medical Tribune and goes on to explain his idea that heterozygotes of the gene should not have children together because the disease is so serious. [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Correspondence, 1966-1970: Box #447, Folder #447.1]
• Letter from LP to Peter Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 5.044, Folder 44.8]

  August 15, 1966

  Dr. Peter Pauling

  Chemical Department

  University of London

  Gower Street

  London, England

  Dear Peter:

  Thanks very much for your letter. I look forward to learning more about your experiences in Moscow and on the Mediterranean.

  I don't remember whether or not I have told you about breaking my leg. About two months ago I slipped on some dry grass or perhaps a round pebble on the hillside at the ranch, just above China Camp. I fell with my leg bent under me, in such a way that my full weight came on the middle of the lower right leg, which was, I judge, supported by the ground at its ends. This situation produced a shear stress in a plane parallel to the length of the tibia, and resulted in a break extending along the middle plane of the tibia from its lower end, reaching about half way to the knee, I Judge, and swinging over to the side there. Fortunately the bones were not displaced from one another. The cast was taken off about ten days ago, but I have been told not to put weight on that leg yet, so I shall be going around on crutches for a while longer.

  Mamma and I have stayed during this whole period in the new house at Big Sur. We have had rather cold and foggy weather along the coast, although it has been quite in the Valley in California.

  I enclose my check for Five Hundred Seventy-Seven dollars for the books. Would you arrange to have the Penguin News Sheet sent to me regularly at Big Sur?

  Much love from

• Letter from LP to Professor Adolph Pabst University of California RE: A congratulatory letter for Pabst receiving the Roedling Medal and for mentioning the square planar coordination of iron in gillespite. [Filed under LP Correspondence: P: Correspondence, 1964-1969: Box #315, Folder #315.3]
• Letter from LP to Professor Bernd Matthais RE: Informs that he has been working on the structure of graphite. States he has also been thinking about the high-pressure, metallic forms of carbon and other group four elements. [Filed under LP Correspondence: M: Individual Correspondence (Matthias, Bernd): Box #244, Folder #244.4] 
• Letter from LP to Professor Stephen L. Razniak East Texas State University Chemistry Department RE: Declines the invitation to speak in the Forum Arts Program series next spring. [Filed under LP Correspondence : R: Correspondence, 1964-1969: Box #343, Folder #343.3]
• Letter from LP to Raymond F. Dasmann, The Conservation Foundation, RE: Pleased to learn about the plans of The Conservation Foundation and National Education Television to prepare programs on The Environmental Revolution. Discusses possible dates to meet. [Letter from Dasmann to LP August 26, 1966, August 15, 1966, July 7, 1966][Filed under LP Correspondence: D: Correspondence: Box #99, Folder #99.7] 
• Letter from LP to Richard Morford, Executive Director, National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, Inc., RE: Apologizes and informs that he will be out of town for his dinner. [Letter from Morford to LP August 4, 1966][Filed under LP Correspondence: M: Correspondence, 1966: Box #260, Folder #260.2] 
• Letter from LP to Western Union Santa Barbara, California RE: He received a telegram with no signature. He wants to reply so he asks if they can send him the sender's information. [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Correspondence, 1966-1970: Box #447, Folder #447.1]
• Letter from Paul A. Giguère , Dept. of Chemistry, University Laval, to LP RE: Invites him to give a lecture at University Laval. [Letter from LP to Giguère August 29, 1966] [Filed under LP Correspondence: G: Individual Correspondence (Giguère, Paul A.): Box #136, Folder #136.9] 
• Letter from Robert Ludwig, Non-Smokers’ Association of Canada, to LP RE: Asks for a one or two line statement of his position in regards to smoking. [Letter from LP to Ludwig September 15, 1966][Filed under LP Correspondence: L: Correspondence, 1966: Box #233, Folder #233.3] 
• Letter from Roger Howley, University Publisher, Cornell University Press to LP RE: Thanks LP for the information regarding the next edition of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. Informs LP about the progress of the brief edition.  [Letter from LP to Howley June 13, 1966] [Filed under LP Books: (The Chemical Bond, by LP), Box #1967b, Folder #1967b.1]
• Receipt from First Western Bank to LP and AHP RE: Deposit receipt for $843.17.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.2]       
• Receipt from Harbor Supply Co. to LP RE: $23.16.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.2]       
• Schedule: California Association of Chemistry Teachers; Asilomar State Park [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.004, Folder 4.2] 
• Schedule: First Unitarian Church Conference; Asilomar, California [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.004, Folder 4.2] 
• Statement from The Fund for the Republic to LP RE: Net pay of $843.17.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.2]