Letter from Linus Pauling to Gustav Albrecht. May 12, 1969. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from LP for Brown and Welin pharmacy for $5.35. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Check from LP for Vance McClure for $366.46. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Check from LP to Lyon, Van and Storage Co. for $58.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Check from LP to Macmillan (Journals) Ltd for $48.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].Bank statement from Southern California First National Bank for LP RE: current balance: $2,211.46. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].
• Letter from Art Robinson to Dr. Victor J. Hurby, Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, RE: Suggests that Hurby write a work order on the shaker to the Main Machine Shop of UCSD, c/o Neil Powers, which should be completed in around one week. Tells him that if that does not work, they will trade chemicals for $275. Also mentions that he is interested to learn about the possibility of the Japanese making lysozyme. [Letter from Hurby to Robinson, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1967-1969), Box #170, Folder #170.3]
• Letter from LP to Doris Schilling RE: Promises to send her a copy of "Orthomolecular Psychiatry", along with some information about vitamins. Tells her that it is his opinion that an abnormality in vitamin metabolism may be responsible for schizophrenia. Says that some people are benefited significantly by taking 3 grams of ascorbic acid per day and notes that Dr. Hoffer recommends large doses of either form of vitamin B3. [Letter from LP to Schilling, 1969] [Letter from Schilling to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1968-1969), Box #385, Folder #385.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. A. G. Alias, Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, Trivandrum, RE: Thanks him for the copy of his article on schizophrenia and tells him that he doesn't have any special comments to make about it. [Letter from Alias to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1966-1969), Box #15, Folder #15.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Bodo Manstein RE: Agrees that the work of Mary Weik is not necessarily reliable, though there may be some truth in what she says. Tells him that Professor E. J. Sternglass has been making statistical studies of incidence of leukemia and of fetal/infant mortality in relation to fallout radioactivity, which is described in his article published in the March 1969 issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist. [Letter from LP to Manstein, 4, 1969] [Letter from Manstein to LP, 2, 1969] [Letter from LP to Manstein, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1968-1971), Box #261, Folder #261.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Frank L. Siegel, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Physiological Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Medical Center, RE: Thanks Siegel for the manuscript about the nature of the lesion in phenylketonuria and requests that Siegel inform him about the further progress of his work. [Letter from LP to Siegel, 9, 1969] [Letter from Siegel to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1968-1969), Box #385, Folder #385.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Gustav Albrecht. [Letter from Albrecht to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Albrecht, Gustav, 1939-1981, 1983, 1988, 1993), Box #4, Folder #4.2]

  May 12, 1969

  Dr. Gustav Albrecht

  271 East Loma Alta Drive

  Altadena, Calif. 91001

  Dear Gus:

  In connection with a lecture that I am to give, I should like to have some statistical information about distribution of income in different countries.

  I have a good bit of information about the United States. I remember also that when we were in Chile I learned (possibly not reliably) that 10 percent of the national income is distributed among 90 perceat of the people, who accordingly receive only 11 percent of the amount that would result from equal distribution.

  I have not been able to find any information about the distribution of income among people of different occupations or situations in the Soviet Union. I remember that the president of the Academy of Sciences was described as having the largest income, corresponding to $40,000 per year (perhaps on an incorrect evaluation of the old ruble). Would you see if you could get information of this sort for me, hopefully within the next two weeks? I should like to know something about Thailand, also—how much of the gross national product does the major group of citizens receive?

  Best regards.

  Sincerely,

  LP:JJ

• Letter from LP to Dr. Ned C. Webb, Miami Valley Labs, RE: Thanks Webb for the clipping about Dr. Brodie and says that he remembers being impressed by Brodie's way of teaching general chemistry, though he doubts that Brodie would remember him. [Letter from Webb to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1966-1970), Box #447, Folder #447.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. S. P. Keller, Director of Physical Sciences, IBM, RE: Apologizes for not answering Keller's letter last year, which he thought he had answered. Declines the invitation to visit the IBM laboratory and give a seminar since he has been overloaded with work during the past year and would like to avoid that during the coming year. [Letter from LP to Keller, 4, 1969] [Letter from Keller to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1967-1971), Box #203, Folder #203.3]
• Letter from LP to Hayes Slaughter, Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, RE: Thanks him for sending two copies of his book. Apologizes for being unable to increase the amount of people in his group at Stanford. [Letter from LP to Slaughter, 1969] [Letter from Slaughter to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Individual Correspondence ("Basic Scientists" - Bay)), Box #24, Folder #24.1]
• Letter from LP to Professor & Mrs. Charles Coryell RE: Wishes them happiness in their marriage and extends an invitation for them to visit whenever they are near Stanford or Big Sur. [Letter from Coryell to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Individual Correspondence (Corns - Cushing)), Box #68, Folder #68.2]
• Letter from LP to Professor Arthur B. Robinson, University of California, San Diego, RE: Requests that Robinson plan to be in Palo Alto the afternoon of May 24^th. Mentions that they are scheduled to meet Dr. Thomas Williams and Dr. Katz of the National Institute of Mental Health at 1PM at the Hyatt House for lunch to discuss the problems associated with moving their grant to Stanford University. [Letter from Robinson to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Robinson, Arthur B.), Box #331, Folder #331.1]
• Letter from LP to Virginia L. Foley RE: Tells her that it is unlikely that he will be doing much tissue culture work at Stanford University and is not currently looking to increase the size of his research staff. [Letter from LP to Foley, 1969] [Letter from Foley to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1967-1975), Box #130, Folder #130.3]
• Letter from LP to Vivian D. Ringold RE: Informs her that he and AHP have now purchased a house in Stanford a couple of weeks ago. [Letter from Ringold to LP, 2, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1964-1969), Box #343, Folder #343.6]
• Letter from Professor Arthur Robinson, University of California, San Diego, to Dr. Curt P. Richter, Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, RE: Tells him that he works with LP on research related to the possible orthomolecular basis of mental illness and that they are interested in the periodic changes mentioned in Richter's papers published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Asks if he has any further publications or data that might be helpful to them, especially about correlations between periodic changes in mental state and periodic changes in physical characteristics. [Letter from Richter to Robinson, 2, 1969] [Letter from Robinson to Richter, 4, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1964-1969), Box #343, Folder #343.6]