Letter from Linus Pauling to Dan Broida. July 27, 1967. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Letter from Academician Alexander I. Oparin, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, to LP RE: Thanks LP for the addition of an article to the memorial volume being written. Informs him that the article fits well with their program. (Response to letter dated May 12, 1967. [Filed under LP Correspondence Box 295 Folder 295.7]
• Letter from Alexander I. Oparin, Professor at the Bakh Institute of Biochemistry, to LP RE: Thanks LP for the article and notes the article will be translated into Russian and published at the beginning of 1968. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: Box 1967a, Folder 1967a.3]
• Letter from Dr. Edmond I Eger II, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, to LP RE: Encloses a manuscript with new data relating to the hydrate theory of anesthesia. Writes that he would appreciate LP's comments. [Filed under LP Correspondence Box 64 Folder 64.9]
• Letter from Jane Holmes to LP RE: Informs LP of receiving the photograph and letter which has been sent to President Felix Chayes. Barclay Kamb has been chosen to present the Roebling Medal. [Filed under LP Speeches: Box 1967s3, Folder 1967s3.9]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Dan Broida. [Filed under LP Correspondence Box 42 Folder 42.1]

  November 20, 1967

  Dr. Dan Broida

  Sigma Chemical Company

  3500 De Kalb Street

  St. Louis, Missouri 63118

  Dear Dr. Broida:

  I thank you for your help with respect to my order of L-ascorbic acid.

  I am writing now to ask you for help in connection with a discussion that I plan to carry on with the health authorities. The question relates to the cost of L~ascorbic acid, if it were to be made on a large scale. Although I have had training as a chemical engineer, I have not been involved in manufacturing to any extent, and cannot make an estimate on the basis of my own knowledge.

  Also, could you tell me how the ascorbic acid that you sell is made?

  The L-ascorbic acid listed in your catalog, with purity at least equivalent to USP, is priced at $18.00 for one kilogram. I surmise that in lots of 1,000 kilograms the price would be about one-half as great.

  I am interested to know what a reasonable estimate of the cost of manufacture of this substance would be, if it were to be required in amounts of about ten million kilograms per year, that is, about ko metric tons per day.

  I look forward to receiving your estimate. You understand, of course, that I am not asking for a quotation. My question is a hypothetical one.

  Sincerely,

  Linus Pauling

  LP: fkg

• Letter from LP to Elizabeth Mann Borgese Encyclopedia Britannica to LP RE: Accepts the invitation given in her previous letter dated July 8, 1967 to become a member of the International Committee of sponsors for the new Encyclopedia. Expresses is apologies that he will be unable to write the article on proteins to be placed in the encyclopedia, however. [Filed under LP Correspondence Box 28 Folder 28.15]
• Letter from LP to M. Keldish President of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR RE: Sends his regrets that he cannot visit the Soviet Union in October as Keldish's previous letter of July 14, 1967 had requested. [Filed under LP Correspondence Box 7 Folder 7.5
• Letter from LP to Pfarrer Gunther Heipp RE: Sends him a copy of his lecture "Science and World Peace" and several other speeches as requested in letter July 7, 1967. Requests a copy of the book Es geht Ums Leben!. [Filed under LP Correspondence Box 153 Folder 153.4]
• Letter from LP to Professor A.B. Biswas Indian Institute of Technology RE: Sends his wishes that Biswas might find it possible to develop his field of teaching and research as LP found that India's government was not making proper use of their scientists when last he visited. {Response to letter sent July 17, 1967]. [Filed under LP Correspondence Box 42 Folder 42.1]
• Letter from P. Michael Sinclair, Technical Editor of Industrial Research, to LP, cc: Owen Chamberlain, Professor in Physics at the University of California at Berkeley, RE: Sends a copy of the July issue containing LP's and Chamberlain's statement on civil defense. Informs of five additional copies being sent. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: Box 1967a, Folder 1967a.1]
• Letter from Professor Dorothy Hodgkin, Oxford University, to LP RE: Sends her signature as requested July 1, 1967for LP to place in its place in The Bomb Test Petition which she worked on but never signed.[Filed under LP Correspondence Box 159 Folder 159.12]
• Receipt from Miller Company to LP RE: Total of $484. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box 4.030, Folder 30.2]
• Receipt from Western Auto Associate Store to LP RE: Total of $1.50.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box 4.030, Folder 30.2]