Handwritten note from Linus Pauling to R. Hobart Ellis. September 1, 1969. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

<   September  1969   > S M T W T F S   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30         Travel: Oslo, Norway

Activity Listings

• Airline ticket: Scandinavian Airlines System, Copenhagen to Oslo [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.004, Folder 4.5]
• Letter from Dr. Hans H. Zinsser, Associate Professor, Department of Urology, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, to LP RE: Describes a paper in the Symposium on Electronic Aspects of Biochemistry edited by Philip Feigelson in the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 158, p. 20, regarding the arrangements of iron in porphyrin complexes and asks for LP's comments. [Letter from LP to Zinsser, 1969] [Letter from Zinsser to LP, 9, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980), Box #468, Folder #468.25]
• Letter from Dr. Hugo Boyko, President, World Academy of Art and Science, to LP RE: Encloses the informative letter that was sent to all members of the Board of the World Academy and the Council of the World University that describes the organization's latest activities. Invites LP and AHP to attend the next Plenary Meeting of the World Academy in April 1970 in New York, regarding the conference on "Environment and Society in Transition: Scientific Development: Social Consequences: Policy Implications". Mentions that they could also discuss the progress of the World University with Professor Lasswell and the other Council Members. [Letter from LP to Boyko, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Organizational Correspondence (Wa - Wo)), Box #441, Folder #441.7]
• Letter from Hans C. Freeman, Reader in Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, to LP RE: Humbly asks if LP would be willing to serve as a reference for him if he decides to apply for the position of Chair of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney. Encloses an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a publications list, and a copy of a 1967 review article largely based on his laboratory work, which focuses heavily on the structures of the transition metal complexes of amino acids and peptides. Also mentions the issues that may arise upon applying for the position: the fact that he is a local, that he is a crystallographer, whether his past work has been sufficiently inorganic, and whether he has branched out beyond his specialty. [Letter from LP to Freeman, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Individual Correspondence (Franklin - Fulton)), Box #121, Folder #121.2]
• Letter from Henry Fletcher to LP RE: Thanks LP for reading his book Five Years, which is in the negotiating phase prior to being published. Discusses his success in treating schizophrenia by taking 3 grams of vitamin C and 3 grams of niacin daily, though he has had to cut down the niacin to 1.5 grams because of his ulcer. Mentions that he has only been hospitalized due to mental illness for four months out of the past five years, which he believes is a good sign that the treatment has helped. Encloses a photo of himself, along with a postcard. [Letter from LP to Fletcher, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1967-1975), Box #130, Folder #130.3]
• Renewal Invoice from American Institute of Physics for LP for six journals plus fellow dues, totaling $178.00 ["Pd" handwritten near the bottom]. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.063, Folder #63.1].