Letter from Linus Pauling to Bernard F. O'Hara. January 6, 1969. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from LP to "Yourselves" for $300.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Letter from Dr. Bernard Rimland, Institute for Child Behavior Research, to LP RE: Encloses a copy of Rimland's letter to Psychology Today mentioning the XYY syndrome and orthomolecular psychiatry, along with material on Mary Bazelon's work with SHTP on Mongol children, a letter from Henry Turkel on his diet for mongoloids, and a Time magazine article. Mentions that they have been receiving flavored vitamins from Kirkman Labs and believes that the study will begin at the beginning of February. Includes handwritten note by Rimland in bottom margin of page: "P.S. Any ideas on whether you want to pursue Styrofoam & dry ice mail return of urine samples?" and handwritten note by LP in top margin of page: "To Art for advice". [Letter from LP to Rimland, 1969] [Letter from Rimland to LP, 4, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Organizational Correspondence (In - In)), Box #182, Folder #182.5]
• Letter from Dr. James J. Flynn, Consulting Psychologist, to LP RE: Describes one of his patients, a twenty-three year old male with schizophrenia; notes that he is contacting LP because the patient's parents heard about megavitamin therapy and were interested in trying it with their son. Asks for further details about the treatment since he is unfamiliar with it. [Letter from LP to Flynn, 1969] [Letter from Flynn to LP, 3, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1967-1975), Box #130, Folder #130.3]
• Letter from Dr. John Stromberg to LP RE: Tells LP that he is working as an economist at the RAND Corporation and that he received his B.S. in Physics from Cal Tech. Sends LP two RAND working papers that he may find interesting, "Science as a Consensus System: Five Fragments and a Dialogue" by Sid Winter and "D-Minus Meets the Creature from the Black Lagoon" by Stromberg. Invites LP to participate in a seminar called "The Ways of Knowing Seminar". [Letter from LP to Stromberg, 1969] [Letter from Stromberg to LP, 0, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1968-1969), Box #385, Folder #385.2]
• Letter from Dr. Werner Forβmann (Forssmann) to LP RE: Written in German. Elaborates on being accused of slander by the N.P.D (National Democratic Party) of Germany; requests that LP make it known to the press that a Nobel laureate has been charged by the N.P.D. [Letter from LP to Forβmann, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Individual Correspondence (Fieser - Frank)), Box #120, Folder #120.8]
• Letter from Paul Squibb to LP RE: Tells LP that he has been sending a question (enclosed) to clergymen that profess a "clear Christian duty" to withdraw from Vietnam. Mentions that their outlook is shared by many members of the intellectual community, refusing to believe in the ruthless nature of major dictatorships. Requests that LP give his opinion, but only if he can provide words of consolation. [Letter from LP to Squibb, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1968-1969), Box #385, Folder #385.2]
• Southern California First National Bank savings withdrawal slip for LP showing a withdrawal: "Purchase Price 100 shares Xerox Corporation." [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].