Letter from Linus Pauling to Edwin F. Spangler. April 7, 1969. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from AHP to Huntridge Hair Styles for $9.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Check from LP to "Yourselves" for $200.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Check from LP to Franchise Tax Board for $396.53. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Check from LP to University Travel for $579.15. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Check from LP to Wells Fargo Bank (for deposit) for $55,000.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Deposit ticket from Bank of La Jolla for LP and AHP for $1,104.27. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Letter from Art Robinson to Dr. Robert Carrel RE: Requests that he obtain samples of blood from a phenylketonuric patient before and after the patient is placed on a low phenylalanine diet. Dr. Carrel had previously agreed to take a sample from his patients in a letter dated December 9, 1968. [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and mental health: Correspondence concerning orthomolecular psychiatry) Box # 11.079, Folder # 79.4]
• Letter from Art Robinson to Henry Conway RE: Tells Conway that he has looked for the polygraph tracings that were sent to them, but has been unable to find them. Notes that they may possibly at LP's home in northern California and that he will send them to Conway whenever they are found. Mentions that Conway's work is interesting, but that he is not qualified to evaluate it. [Letter from Conway to Robinson, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Robinson, Arthur B.), Box #331, Folder #331.1]
• Letter from LP to Alexander M. Poniatoff, Ampex Corporation, RE: Informs him that he & AHP plan on bringing their own car when they come to the Bay Area and that he will notify Poniatoff if they need transportation. [Letter from Poniatoff to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1964-1969), Box #315, Folder #315.6]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Alejandro Zaffaroni, President, Director of Research, ALZA Corporation, RE: Apologizes for not answering Zaffaroni's letter sooner since he was on the East Coast during the second half of March. Tells him that he and AHP will be visiting Stanford University sometime during the beginning of May and asks if Zaffaroni could meet with him while they are at Stanford. [Letter from LP to Zaffaroni, 9, 1969] [Letters from Zaffaroni to LP, 1969, 1, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Z: Individual Correspondence (Zachariasen - Ziferstein)), Box #464, Folder #464.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Arthur Cherkin, Chief, Psychobiology Research, Sepulveda Veterans Administration Hospital, RE: Tells him that he believes the manuscript is ready for submission to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; gives further suggestions for revision of the manuscript, especially regarding the justifications of some of his statements/claims. [Letter from LP to Cherkin, 7, 1969] [Letter from Cherkin to LP, 1969] [Letter from LP to Cherkin, 5, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Individual Correspondence (Chamberlain - Cherkin)), Box #64, Folder #64.9]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Herbert S. Kaufman RE: Recalls that he has told the story about discovering the alpha helix multiple times and believes that it has been published, though he could not find any reprints with it. Tells Kaufman that he was Eastman Professor at Oxford and was sick in 1948 with a cold, during which he read novels and then contemplated the problem of the coiling of polypeptide chains. Notes that he used an ordinary piece of paper on which he drew a projection of the unfolded polypeptide chain and then creased the paper along parallel lines. [Letter from LP to Kaufman, 7, 1969] [Letter from Kaufman to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1967-1971), Box #203, Folder #203.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Ian Keaveny RE: Mentions that the value for the index of refraction of fluorine is 1.00195, which he found in the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, though he does not know whether this value is for 0°C or 20°C. [Letter from Keaveny to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence (Kamb - Kendrew)), Box #197, Folder #197.12]
• Letter from LP to Dr. J. A. Hatrick, Senior Medical Officer, St. Andrew's Hospital, RE: Promises to send a copy of "Orthomolecular Psychiatry". Tells Hatrick that he believes there are many kinds of schizophrenia since it cannot be ruled out that viruses may be implicated in some cases, and because of this, does not have a strong opinion. [Letter from LP to Hatrick, 5, 1969] [Letter from Hatrick to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1967-1969), Box #170, Folder #170.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. O. L. Gericke Patton State Hospital RE: Thanks him for his letter and the photograph Dr. Gericke sent March 17, 1969. Tells him that the analysis of the samples taken from patients at the hospital is underway and that he will share the results when they are completed. [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and mental health: Correspondence concerning orthomolecular psychiatry) Box # 11.079, Folder # 79.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Otto L. Gericke, Superintendent and Medical Director, Patton State Hospital, RE: Notes that the analysis of the samples taken at Patton State Hospital is in progress and that he will notify Gericke about the results once they are completed in several weeks. [Letter from Gericke to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1966-1969), Box #143, Folder #143.4]
• Letter from LP to E. A. Zickler RE: Promises to send a copy of "Orthomolecular Psychiatry", though admits that he cannot say more about Zickler's situation or his response to taking Instantine. [Letter from LP to Zickler, 1, 1969] [Letter from Zickler to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980), Box #468, Folder #468.25]
• Letter from LP to Edwin F. Spangler. [Letter from LP to Spangler, 0, 1969] [Letter from Spangler to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1968-1969), Box #385, Folder #385.2]

  April 7, 1969

  Mr. Edwin F. Spangler

  100 West Green Street

  Mechanicsburg, Penn.

  Dear Mr. Spangler:

  I thank you for your letter.

  The question that you ask about a chemical to remove surface hair from the face is not one that I have thought very much about-I am pretty sure that those preparations used by women to remove hair from their legs would also work on the facial hair of men. You might find it worthwhile to try one of these preparations. Possibly daily use would not be required.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling

  LP: jj

• Letter from LP to Larry Moss, Acting News Director, Pacifica Radio, RE: Tells him that he is unable to accept the offer to be a guest commentator during the months of June, July, and August because he already has a large number of commitments. [Letter from LP to Moss, 8, 1969] [Letter from Moss to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1968-1971), Box #261, Folder #261.2]
• Letter from LP to Mitsuko Takiguchi, Iwanami Sboten Publishers, RE: Tells Takiguchi that he has sent his letter from April 4^th, regarding the third edition of LP's General Chemistry, to W. H. Freeman and Company so that they may take action. [Letter from Takiguchi to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1964-1969), Box #412, Folder #412.6]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Paul Martinson RE: thanks him for his letter, would like the files of his court case mailed to him, also the transcript of his testimony. Will be moving to Stanford University soon. [Series April 3, April 14]. [Filed under LP Biographical: Legal Issues. Box #3.016, Folder #16.2].
• Letter from LP to Professor Carl Djerassi, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, RE: Apologizes for being unable to accept the invitation to participate in the Industrial Affiliates Program at Stanford University and give a speech; mentions that he has already agreed to give the opening address at the Symposium on Sulfide Minerals, arranged by the Mineralogical Society of America. [Letter from LP to Djerassi, 7, 1969] [Letters from Djerassi to LP, 1969, 8, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Individual Correspondence (Dil - Dyson)), Box #96, Folder #96.3]
• Letter from LP to Professor Carl Djerassi, Stanford, RE: regrets that he is unable to participate in the Industrial Affiliates Program at Stanford on November 7 and 8, due to an engagement to speak in Atlantic City. Asks if there is any way to change the date of the Stanford Industrial Affiliates Symposium [series March 17]. [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia. Box #1.038, Folder #38.4]
• Letter from LP to Professor Horace E. Rogers, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Dickinson College, RE: Thanks Rogers for his letter. [Letter from LP to Rogers, 1969] [Letter from Rogers to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1969), Box #1969s, Folder #1969s.4]
• Letter from LP to Professor John E. Benson, Department of Chemistry, Dickinson College, RE: Thanks Benson for returning the car for him. [Letter from LP to Benson, 1969] [Letter from Benson to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1969), Box #1969s, Folder #1969s.4]
• Letter from LP to Richard L. Panock RE: Tells Panock that it isn't possible to distinguish rigorously between a liquid and a gas under high pressure and temperature. [Letter from Panock to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1964-1969), Box #315, Folder #315.6]
• Letter from LP to William J. Brett RE: Gives his opinion on the suggestions made by Brett regarding injecting a substance that would condense in a cancerous tumor and activating calcium with x-rays. [Letter from LP to Brett, 0, 1969] [Letter from Brett to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1969-1971), Box #43, Folder #43.1]
• Letter from Paul J. Shlichta, Research Scientist, Douglas Advanced Research Laboratories, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, to LP RE: Discusses calculating the sphere-packing envelope volume of a specific configuration and tells LP that he has a computer program called "POLPRO-B" for the calculation of this. Tells LP that he will be in San Diego next week, though he assumes LP will be away on vacation. [Letter from LP to Shlichta, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1968-1969), Box #385, Folder #385.2]
• Letter from Professor Arthur B. Robinson, University of California, San Diego, to Dr. Milton Winitz, Vivonex & Company, RE: Thanks Winitz for loaning him the book Biological Psychiatry, which is enclosed. Mentions that they will be moving LP's mental illness laboratory to Stanford University sometime during the end of May. [Letter from Winitz to Robinson, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1966-1970), Box #447, Folder #447.4]
• Letter from Professor Arthur Robinson to Professor Bernard James, University of Wisconsin, RE: Tells him that he has talked to LP about participating in James' program in September and that LP has decided Robinson should participate. Mentions that he will only be talking about LP's ideas and that he has not yet received a schedule of the program announcing the days in which he should come. [Letters from James to Robinson, 5, 1969, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1965-1978), Box #193, Folder #193.5]