Letter from Linus Pauling to Benjamin Linsky. November 20, 1956. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Check from AHP to Kirkham's for $91.53. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.1]
• Invoice from Boyle Lumber Company to LP for $60.70. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Tax Documents, 1930-1956), Box #4.001, Folder #1.9]
• Letter from Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, American Chemical Society, to LP, RE: Writes that the number of student members in the American Chemical Society is at an all time high thanks to the work of LP and his colleagues in encouraging student membership. Encloses copies of "What Are Your Interests?" an application for membership, and a student discount form in hopes that such information can be made available to every eligible student. [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964) Box #14.006, Folder #6.4]
• Letter from Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, to LP RE: Moe would like LP's opinion on Dr. Paul S. Farrington who has referenced LP in his Fellowship application. Handwritten note on the bottom from Beatrice Wulf telling LP that she told Farrington she was sure LP would be willing to be a reference. [Letter from LP to Moe November 28, 1956] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.4]
• Letter from John M. Russel, Markle Foundation, to Dora E. Young, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation RE: Sends the copies of the documents Young requested and asks that she does not widely distribute them. Handwritten "Dr. Pauling" in the top right corner. [Filed under LP Science: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation—Scientific Advisory Committee: Correspondence 1954-1959: Box #15.002, Folder #2.2]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Wm. K. Jordan, University of Arkansas Medical Center, RE: Declines Jordan's invitation to submit a paper for presentation at a meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. [Letter from Jordan to LP November 6, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1956), #192.22]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Allan Hernelius, Svenska Dagbladet, RE: Plans to have his article for Svenska Dagbladet newspaper completed soon. [Letters from Hernelius to LP November 3, 1956, January 29, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1956), #379.4]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Alvin Gilbert Henry RE: Briefly comments on Henry's manuscript. Says he thinks there would be no worthwhile result from a consultation between Henry and him regarding the manuscript. [Letter from Henry to LP November 3, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1956), #167.1]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Benjamin Linsky, Bay Area Air Pollution Control District. [Letter from Linsky to LP November 7, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence), #231.2]

  20 November 1956

  Dr. Benjamin Linsky

  Air Pollution Control District

  World Trade Center, The Ferry Building

  San Francisco 6, California

  Dear Dr. Linsky:

  In answer to your letter of 7 November, I may say that I do not have any copy of my remarks which led to the Associated Press story. In fact my statement to a reporter consisted of only one or two sentences. After I had been interviewed on another subject, someone asked me about smog, and I said that medical statistics (I was quoting Professor Hardin Jones of the University of California in Berkeley) show that people who live in cities have five years less life expectancy than those who live in the country, and that I felt that air pollution was in considerable part responsible for this difference in life expectancy of five years, and that smog such as we have in Los Angeles might well be responsible for a decrease in life expenctancy [sic] of the order of magnitude of a few years.

  Sincerely yours,

  [Linus Pauling]

  Dictated by Linus Pauling

  Signed in his absence:W

• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. E. O. Fischer, Technical University of Munich, RE: Thanks Fischer for his November 11 letter and for the reprints of his work that he sent. [Letter from Fischer to LP November 11, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1956), #128.21]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. Hoylande D. Young, Chairman, Chicago Section American Chemical Society, RE: Accepts the section's invitation to speak in April and believes that nothing should come up to prevent it. [Letter from Feinstein to LP November 2, 1956, Letter from LP to Feinstein November 20, 1956] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.16]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. Robert Feinstein, Chairman, Program Committee, Chicago Section American Chemical Society, RE: Accepts his invitation to speak and explains that April 29 is the date that works best for him. Plans on speaking to the Whiting Science Club as well. [Letter from LP to Young November 20, 1956, Letter from Dr. Feinstein to LP November 26, 1956] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.16]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to E. C. Dodds, Courtauld Institute of Biochemistry, RE: Discusses his plans to visit Europe next summer. Regrets to decline Dodds' invitation to visit his laboratories. [Letter from Dodds to LP November 1, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1956), #98.21]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Jack A. Morrisson, Porro Biological Laboratories, RE: Says it was his pleasure to give his November 8 talk in Seattle and looks forward to visiting Tacoma. [Letter from Morrisson to LP October 11, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1956), #257.1]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Orval L. Petersen, Chief Kamiakin Jr. High, RE: Thanks Petersen and his students for attending his November 5 lecture. Says he can provide no special ideas about stimulating students to take an interest in science. [Letter from Petersen to LP November 8, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1956), #313.4]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Samuel J. Prigal RE: Says Lord Russell is still working for peace and LP is helping in the effort. Welcomes Prigal to come visit while he is in Los Angeles. [Letter from Prigal to LP November 13, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1956), #313.4]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Wilbert A. Sandstrom, student at St. Olaf College, RE: Provides advice and discusses educational options for Sandstrom's future and research goals. [Notes from Sandstrom to LP November 10, 1956, November 30, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1956), #379.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Glade M. Wilson, Inland Empire Section, American Chemical Society, RE: Hopes that it will not be another ten years before he visits Spokane. Thanks Wilson for the clippings. Pleased to have met Wilson and the other members of the Inland Empire Section. [Letter from Wilson to LP November 12, 1956] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1956s.34]
• Letter from LP to Workers on the mental health program RE: Informs that a conference in Spadra has been scheduled for November 29 and that they need to all plan to attend. The main topic for discussion will be phenylketonuria. [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966: Box #11.089, Folder #89.1]
• Letter from M. J. Buerger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to LP RE: A paper on the structure of diglycine hydrochloride submitted to the Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. Discusses the use of image-seeking function methods. [Letter from LP to Buerger December 6, 1956] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Buerger, M. J.), #33.4]
• Letter from Morris A. Lipton, Veterans Administration Research Hospital, to LP RE: Mentions LP's Ford Foundation grant for the study of biochemical processes in relation to mental functioning. Asks if he might join LP's research group. Describes his credentials and encloses his curriculum vitae. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence), #231.2]
• Letter from R. Daudel, Center of Theoretical Chemistry, France, to LP RE: Written in French. Invites LP to take part in the international conference on the calculation of molecular wave functions in September 1957. [Letter from LP to Daudel March 28, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Daudel, Raymond and Pascaline), #89.6]
• Letter from Ralph S. Gray, Head, Chemistry Dept., Weber College, to Peter Caswell, W.H. Freeman and Company, RE: Provides a list of the units of study taken from LP's College Chemistry which Gray presents to his general chemistry students. [Filed under LP Books: (College Chemistry: An Introductory Textbook of General Chemistry, Second Edition), #1955b.3]
• Route Slip from Doran Young, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, to LP RE: Hopes that this description of the order followed in all folders will be helpful for LP. [Filed under LP Science: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation—Scientific Advisory Committee: Correspondence 1954-1959: Box #15.002, Folder #2.2]