Activity Listings
- Letter from Charles D. Coryell to LP, RE: Asks for reprints of LP's articles on nuclear structure for himself and a friend, Ronald A. Brightsen. Writes that he will be at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey in mid-May, but will be back in time to visit with LP and AHP in Putney, Vermont. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box# 68, Folder# 68.2]
- Letter from Dr. Robert B. Livingston to LP, RE: Dr. Livingston writes to LP regarding Dr. Dorothy and Donald Garwood to say that there is no place for the Garwoods at this time and that their proposal seems very ambitious for their levels of experience. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box# 143, Folder# 143.3]
- Letter from Dr. Walter Garey to LP, RE: Garey invites LP and AHP to join field research on spawning salmon at Tweedsmuir Provincial Park in British Columbia that will include physiological and biochemical studies. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box# 143, Folder# 143.3]
- Letter from Dr. William J. Kuhns and Dr. Merrill Chase to LP, RE: LP is invited to present a paper at The New York Academy of Sciences conference devoted to Karl Landsteiner. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box# 212, Folder# 212.7]
- Letter from H. Hunter Hill to LP, RE: Writes about how much he enjoyed LP's talk on "Crest
and Trough Superconductors" and comments on the talk. He mentions an article he read by
Professor Matthias describing the Fröhlich-Bardeen theory of superconductivity. [Filed under LP
Correspondence: Box# 261, Folder# 261.1]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Galzigna and Robinson, RE: Objective Diagnosis of Schizophrenia. LP writes that they should investigate the pink spots and similar controversial tests. He suggests going through the literature on the pink spot and on the Hoffer-Osmond mauve factor, and draft a proposal on the steps to take. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box# 136, Folder# 136.3]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Galzigna and Robinson. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box# 136, Folder# 136.3]
March 27, 1968
TO: Drs. Galzigna and Robinson
FROM: Linus Pauling
SUBJECT: Loading Tests of Vital Substances
Dr. Galzigna in his memorandum of 25 March 1968 suggested that some studies be made of the rate of absorption of a vitamin by the brain and the rate of elimination with urine, as well as of rates of transmission through the blood-brain barrier.
I suggest that you two discuss with one another the details of experiments that might be carried out along these lines, so that we can make plans for the future.
I was impressed by the results reported by Roger J. Williams on variations from individual to individual guinea pigs in requirements for ascorbic acid. It may be that a worthwhile investigation would be the study of ascorbic acid in guinea pigs, to see whether the ratio of concentration in the cerebral spinal fluid to that in the blood shows similar variation, both under steady-state conditions and after injection of a large dose. I doubt that we should plan to work with animals larger than guinea pigs, during the coming year, and we would have to look at the matter of use of an animal room, if we do any animal work.
Another comment in the memorandum by Dr. Galzigna of 25 March 1968 is that we should investigate the matter of the pink spot and similar controversial tests. I suggest that you go through the literature on the pink spot and on the Hoffer-Osmond mauve factor, and make a proposal about steps that we might take in this direction.
Linus Pauling
- Letter from LP to Dr. Trevor Jones, RE: LP writes that he does not know about a table of values for the radii of hydrated ions, but makes a suggestion on how to approximate the radii. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box# 193, Folder# 193.4]
- Letter from LP to Professor Martin Karplus, RE: LP writes that he is pleased to see Professor Karplus speaking at CIT for the dedication of the Arthur Amos Noyes Laboratory on molecular superconductors. LP sends a copy of his first paper on superconductors. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box# 197, Folder# 197.6]
- Letter from M. R. Gopalan to LP, RE: Gopalan sends an introductory essay on a systems approach in molecular biology. He asks for LP's comments and remarks. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box# 143, Folder# 143.3]
- Newspaper Clipping: "Pentagon Studies Improvements in Sentinel" New York Times by William Beecher, RE: There is a dispute between two renown physicists, Bethe and Garwin, and the Pentagon over the practicalities of the new missile defense system. Handwritten at the top of the page, LP notes "How to spend (waste) more money, Sci. Am. March 1968. BETHE + GARWIN". [Filed under LP Peace Section: Pauling Peace Research Notes, Box # 6.012, Folder # 12.3, Assorted Pauling Peace Research Notes, 1960's.]
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