March 27, 1952
Mrs. Dorothy Hodgkin
Chemical Crystallography Laboratory
University Museum
Oxford
England
Dear Dorothy:
Thanks very much for your letter, with information about David Davies and other matters.
Helen and I hope to visit Oxford for a short while. We are staying in London for a
while after the Royal Society conference, and plan to stay in Cambridge, with the
Rothschilds, from May 14 to May 21. I had thought that on May 21 we would transfer
to Oxford for a visit, but because of some uncertainty about our plans, I have not
yet made any reservation at a hotel. We should be very pleased to accept your invitation
to visit you. If it fits with your plans, we should like to come to you on Wednesday,
May 21 – probably we shall take the slow train over from Cambridge. We would make
only a short visit.
As to my giving a talk on proteins, I have written Professor Peters that he should
not schedule it definitely because of an uncertainty that has arisen. I see no reason,
however, why the announcement could not be made after our arrival in London. I should
like very much to talk with you about protein structure. I think that our work is
moving along well, although not rapidly as I should like. There are many details that
I should like to have your advice about.
With beat regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
Linus Pauling:W
