Activity Listings
- Application for Leave of Absence by LP RE: Requests leave in order to attend the Indian Science Congress at the invitation of the Government of India. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #1.020, Folder #20.5]
- LP Note to Self RE: Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Discusses that Dr. Rosalind Franklin has shown LP her x-ray photographs of tactoids on tobacco mosaic virus and discusses them in relation to a helix. [Filed under LP Science: (Manuscript Notes by LP re: Chemical Bonds, 1948-1953), Box #3.005, Folder 5.28]
- LP writes cheque to: American Association for the Advancement of Science amount $6.50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.022, Folder #2]
- LP writes cheque to: Braun Corp. amount $11.74 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.022, Folder #2]
- LP writes cheque to: H. A. Jones amount $550.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.022, Folder #2]
- Letter from Herbert S. Bailey, Jr., Princeton University Press, to LP RE: Glad that he has decided to give them a manuscript of his speech. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1954s.19]
- Letter from Jacob Joseph Blum to LP RE: Request for a copy of a manuscript of LP's on the effect of electrostatic forces on the minimum energy configurations of the -helix. [Letter from Jacob Blum to LP October 6, 1954, reply from LP to Blum October 12, 1954] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.21, file: (B correspondence, 1954)]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Allen H. Levy, The Boston City Hospital RE: Accepting invitation to speak at the Hospital on "Abnormalities of Hemoglobin Molecules in Sickle Cell Anemia and Related Disease," but postponing the date into the spring. [Levy's letter September 29, 1954] [Filed under L: Correspondence 1954, Box #230.20]
- Letter from LP to F. Arndt. [Filed under A: Correspondence 1954, Box #12.20]
6 October 1954
Prof. F. Arndt
118 Muallim Naci Caddesi
Istanbul-OrtakÖy
Turkey
Dear Professor Arndt:
I am writing to say that I have had difficulty in arranging for the trip around the world that my wife and I had hoped to make this winter. I have accordingly abandoned the trip, with great regret, and we shall hence not see you in Istanbul.
It was a great pleasure to us to have you here. I may mention that Professor Serdaroglu visited us a couple of weeks ago.
With best regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
Linus Pauling:W
- Letter from LP to Hans-Joachim Bruchner RE: Acceptance of request to critique Bruchner's thesis. [Letter from Hans-Joachim Bruchner to LP September 28, 1954, reply from LP to Bruchner October 6, 1954] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.21, file: (B correspondence, 1954)]
- Letter from LP to Julian M. Sturtevant RE: LP is glad to serve as a reference for Sturtevant's Guggenheim Foundation application [Sturtevant's letter October 1, 1954] [Filed under S: Individual Correspondence, Box #370.5]
- Letter from LP to Prof. R. A. McConnell RE: Thanks for copy of Modern Experiments in Telepathy which LP does not seem to believe has any significant value. [McConnell's letter September 10, 1954; LP's next letter October 26, 1954] [Filed under M: Correspondence 1954, Box #256.5]
- Letter from Paul Zamecnik to LP RE: Thanking him for information on Itano, but Itano has informed he probably would not take the position. He thanks LP also, for recommending Dr. Allison, who most likely will take the position [LP's cable September 2, 1954] [Filed under Z: Individual Correspondence 1954, Box #464.3] AHP writes cheque to: Pearl M. Jordan amount $10.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.022, Folder #2]
- Letter from Richard S. Bear to LP RE: Harold Wyckoff will remain in Boston until summer 1955, but LP should contact him next spring if he is still interested in offering him a position. Bear also requests a set of reprints of LP's papers on polypeptide and polynucleotide structure [Letter from LP September 28, 1954] [Filed under W: Correspondence 1954, Box #444.2]
- Letter from William R. Bidner, American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, to LP RE: Lists several speaking engagements for LP to give on behalf of the Institute. [LP's reply October 12, 1954] [Filed under W: Organizational Correspondence, Box #441.4]
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