Memorandum from Linus Pauling to Jesse DuMond. May 15, 1950. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Article: “Research on Vitamin B12” by Karl Folkers. Printed in Chemical and Engineering News. [Filed under LP Science: (Research on Biological Specificity, 1973-1996), Box #8.002, Folder #2.6]
• Check from AHP to Maud Steffens for $8.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1948-November 1950; 1960-1962), Box #4.019, Folder #19.2]
• Check from AHP to Sue Perry for $7.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1948-November 1950; 1960-1962), Box #4.019, Folder #19.2]
• Check from F.C. Nash and Company for $29.44. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1948-November 1950; 1960-1962), Box #4.019, Folder #19.2]
• Letter from John Howard Lawson, Committee of the 25 Victims of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, to LP, RE: Thanks LP for his signature on the petition presented to the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations and informs him that over 50 distinguished people have signed it. Discusses the publicity that they have been receiving as a result of the petition and tells LP that Mr. Stone made some last-minute changes in the style of the petition. [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: (Civil Liberties – House Un-American Activities Committee, 1963-1965. (House Committee on Un-American Activities)), Box #2.043, Folder #43.11]
• Letter from LP to Alden H. Emery, American Chemical Society, RE: Writes that he approves of the procedures described in his last letter. [Letter from Emery to Work, April 27, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.1]
• Letter from LP to Alfred Mirsky RE: LP suggests Dr. Ralph Spitzer as a candidate to conduct a survey for bringing science to lay people. [Letter from Dubos, Mirsky, and Mayer to LP, March 27, 1950] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Political Issues: Ralph Spitzer: Academic Freedom and Passport Issues, 1942-1994), Box #2.034, Folder #34.2]
• Letter from LP to British Housewife RE: States that she can be of assistance in the struggle to achieve peace. Suggests that she join an organization in her neighborhood like the United Nations Association or the Parliamentary Committee for World Government. Encloses a copy of his speech. [Note from British Housewife to LP, March 14, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1950), #37.17]
• Letter from LP to Brother Edward Collignon, S. M., St. Mary’s University, RE: Thanks him for his kind letter and writes that LP and AHP both enjoyed their visit and also wish it was longer. [Letter from Collignon to LP, May 8, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. E. M. Corson, RE: Concerns the Corson’s passport troubles. LP offers his assistance and suggests that it might be worthwhile to bring the issue to the President of the National Academy of Sciences. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Political Issues: LP Passport Problems 1945-1952), Box #2.002, Folder #2.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. H. D. Wilde, Humble Oil and Refining Company, RE: Accepts his invitation to give a series of lectures on nature of chemical bonds in Humble Oil & Refining Company. [Letters from Wilde to LP, April 7, 1950 and May 24, 1950] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.19]
• Letter from LP to Dr. T. S. McDonald, The Proctor and Gamble Manufacturing Co., RE: Thanks him for the kind letter. Writes that LP and AHP both enjoyed their visit very much. [Letter from McDonald to LP, May 8, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.2]
• Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation RE: Supports the idea of naming John Edsall to the Advisory Board. [Letter from Moe to LP April 15, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1952), Box #14.014, Folder #14.5]
• Letter from LP to J. A. Sherred, Monsanto Chemical Company, RE: Thanks him for the letter and states that he hopes they meet again. [Letter from Sherred to LP, May 8, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1950), #378.4]
• Letter from LP to Leo Szilard, Institute of Radiobiology and Biophysics, University of Chicago, RE: At the suggestion of Dr. Earnest Caldecott, a Minister of the Unitarian Church in Santa Monica, proposes they start a peace conference. States that Dr. Caldecott has connections to local people who would support the project. [Letters from Szilard to LP, March 30, 1950 and December 22, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Szilard, Leo: Correspondence), #372.1]
• Letter from LP to President Henry G. Bennett RE: In response to Bennett’s letter to President DuBridge, informs him that they will not be able to send any representatives from their institution to the workshop. [Letter from Bennett to DuBridge, May 3, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1950), #300.12]
• Letter from LP to Professor DuMond, cc. Professors Bacher and Sturdivant. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (DuMond, Jesse W.M.), #96.18]

  Professor DuMond

  Point-focus X-ray monochrometer

  During recent years we have been thinking about the use of low angle X-ray diffraction as a means of studying the detailed structural characteristics of alloys. I have been especially interested to read your paper on this subject in the February issue of Scientific Instruments.

  My collaborators and I have been working for some time on the problem of determining the crystal structure of intermetallic compounds and searching for fundamental principles relating to the substances, and especially to the dependence of physical properties on structure and chemical constitution. I believe that it is likely that some of the properties of alloys are determined by aspects of the atomic arrangements that are not discovered by the usual simple methods of X-ray diffraction - such aspects as long-range order and the isomorphous replacement of groups of atoms in a simple structure by other groups, containing a smaller or larger number of atoms of different size, these replacing groups appearing in the crystal with greater or less degrees of order. The investigations of Guinier and others along these lines have provided interesting and suggestive information.

  It seems to be probable that an apparatus such as you describe in your Figure 1 would be very valuable in connection with investigations of this sort. In case that an apparatus of this kind were to be built, and could be made available for our use, we would plan to investigate the structure of a number of alloys with its aid. I feel that it could be safely predicted that very valuable information of the nature of alloys would result from such investigations.

  At the present time we do not have in our budget any funds that would permit us to subsidize the construction of such an apparatus. I might mention, however, the possibility that we could make some contribution to the construction of an apparatus in a later year.

  Linus Pauling:ph

  cc: Prof. Bacher

  Prof. Sturdivant

• Letter from LP to W. H. Freeman RE: Explains that he could see Olsen’s manuscript as a monograph instead of an elementary text. [Letter from Freeman to LP, April 14, 1950] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1950), #439.8]
• Letter from Wendell H. Griffith, Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, the University of Galveston, Medical Branch, to LP RE: Thanks him for his visit to Galveston and stimulating lecture. [Letter from LP to Griffith, May 18, 1950] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.2]
• Receipt from Anthony Brothers, Inc. to AHP for $92.14. Handwritten note indicates that it was paid. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: (Assorted Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1945-1950.), Box #4.059, Folder #59.3]
• Telegram from Dr. Carlton B. Goodlet to LP RE: Requests that he send a wire stating his topic for the peace meeting. Requests that he mail his flight number and time of arrival. [Letter from LP to Goodlet, May 17, 1950] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1950s.14]