Activity Listings
- AHP writes cheque to "Buelock's," $3.56. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.015, Folder 3]
- AHP writes cheque to "Clarence S. Hearn," $10.92. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.015, Folder 3]
- AHP writes cheque to "Polytechnics Elementary School," $200.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.015, Folder 3]
- AHP writes cheque to "Richfield Oil Corporation," $8.83. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.015, Folder 3]
- AHP writes cheque to "Southern Calif. Tel. Co.," $12.83. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.015, Folder 3]
- AHP writes cheque to "T.W. Mather Co.," $10.72. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.015, Folder 3]
- Letter from Robert Corey to LP [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #67, Folder #67.5].
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
January 22, 1940
Dr. Linus Pauling California Institute
Dear Professor Pauling:
As you know, we are beginning a rather comprehensive study of the problem of spinning various native proteins from coagulating baths so as to obtain fibers of these materials of maximum orientation for our x-ray investigations. The techniques will be similar to those employed in the manufacture of rayon and other artificial fibers, but the characteristic properties of each individual protein will doubtless require modifications which must be determined by experiment. I hope that one of the results of our studies may be a correlation between the physical and chemical properties of these substances and the conditions best suited to the production of highly oriented fibers.
It seems evident that a solution of our problems will entail a rather comprehensive program of work upon the methods and apparatus of spinning and their relation to molecular orientation in a great variety of substances. The suggestion has been made that the prosecution of this work might best be furthered by active cooperation with one of the industrial laboratories concerned with the study and development of these techniques. I am therefore bringing this matter to your attention in case you may consider it worthwhile to look into the subject of the establishment of a fellowship or other form of participation by an industrial laboratory interested in this line of investigation.
Very Sincerely,
Robert B. Coreyg
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January
22, 1940
