Letter from Linus Pauling to Walter W. Strong. Page 1. May 15, 1957
Letter from Linus Pauling to Walter W. Strong. May 15, 1957. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

Travel: Los Angeles, CA

Activity Listings

  • Itinerary [handwritten]: St. Louis, Washington University [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.3]
  • Itinerary: leave Los Angeles, arrive in St. Louis at 3:31 PM [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.3]
  • Letter from C.P. Ballard to LP RE: Writes to LP for any help he can provide for his 10year old daughter who is incapable of speech and has a lack of depth in her mental processes both possibly due to brain damage or deficient mental capacity. [Letter from LP to Ballard May 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]
  • Letter from Dorothy P. Horlander, National Institutes of Health, to LP RE: Asks LP to fill out an additional form and send a copy of his plane tickets so the National Institutes of Health can reimburse him. [Letter from LP to Horlander May 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.17]
  • Letter from Dr. Corliss Lamont to LP RE: Notifies LP that he has been revising his latest writing since the last time they corresponded with each other. Outlines what details he changed and why. [Letter from Dr. Lamont to LP October 31, 1956, Letter from LP to Dr. Lamont February 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Lamont, Corliss, 1956-1957, 1960-1962, 1966, 1980, 1984, 1987), #212.5]
  • Letter from Dr. Herman E. Hilleboe, Commissioner of Health, New York Department of Health to LP RE: Expresses sorrow that he can't join the advisory board at Roswell Park Memorial Institute but understands not being able to commit to two extra trips to the Eastern United States a year. [Letter from Dr. Hilleboe to LP April 25, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Hilleboe May 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]
  • Letter from Dr. J. Kaplan, Department of Physics, University of California to LP RE: Thanks him for the articles that he sent and states he is "reading them with great pleasure." [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957), #201.1]
  • Letter from Edward Mosk to LP, RE: Tells LP that he greatly appreciated the interview between LP and Mr. Stout and that he thinks LP is doing a great service to humanity. [Letter from the Executive Secretary at Gates and Crellin Laboratories to Edward Mosk July 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Personal Safe, Drawer 2 Folder 2.030]
  • Letter from Elva Dittman to LP RE: Questions whether an annual chest X-ray required by her employer is harmful to her health. [Letter from Mrs. Wulf to Miss Dittman July 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1957), #98.22]
  • Letter from H.S. Rogers, President of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, to LP RE: Invites LP to the Corporation of Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn's annual Corporation dinner on June 11th at the University Club in Manhattan. Tells LP several men that the dinner will honor and that the guests will include leaders in industry, finance, engineering, science, and education. [Letter from LP to Rogers, May 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R:Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
  • Letter from Helen and Nathan Ginsburg to LP, RE: Thanks LP for his recent statement about Great Britain's scheduled hydrogen bomb tests. Expresses that they feel very strongly about the consequences of the tests and that it is the responsibility of all citizens to try to influence the heads of government. Encloses a copy of a letter they sent to President Eisenhower that mentions LP and asks for any suggestions of what they could do to help further his aims. [Letter from the Executive Secretary at Gates and Crellin Laboratories to Helen and Nathan Ginsburg July 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Safe Contents Drawer 2, Folder 2.030]
  • Letter from John Beckman, Chemical Engineer, to LP RE: Thanks him for being outspoken on the problem of radioactive materials. Notifies LP of another problem, the free sulfuric acid that is dumped into the air by oil refineries. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. W.W. Akers, Chairman, Chemical Engineering Department, The Rice Institute RE: Acknowledges that a copy of the report on staff publications was sent to Dr. Akers. Also states that in regards to the quantitative analysis class he should speak with a Professor Waser who learned about the class while visiting Cal Tech. [Letter from Dr. Akers to LP May 3, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1957), #12.23]
  • Letter from Leonard Engel to LP RE: Thanks for his letter and would like to meet with him in New York and then come visit the laboratory during August. September or October would be too late to print the brochure. Mentions possible meeting times both in New York and Pasadena. [Letter from LP to Leonard Engel May 8, 1957] [Letter from LP to Leonard Engel May 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.3]
  • Letter from Max Rudolph Lemberg, Religious Society of Friends, to the Prime Minister of Australia RE: Urge the Prime Minister to hasten an agreement on disarmament and to support an international agreement on banning atomic weapons and persuade the British Government to abandon the hydrogen bomb test at Christmas Island. [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]
  • Letter from Patricia MacManus Publicity Director to LP, RE: MacManus is sending LP an advance copy of a book to be published this week by Ralph Lapp and Jack Schubert. MacManus hopes that if LP has any comments on "Radiation: What it is and How it Affects You" that he will send them to The Viking Press. [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials, re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961), Box #7.007, Folder #7.1]
  • Letter outline from Martin Ray to Barclay, RE: Contains some sort of protests to the marriage between Linda and Barclay. Seems to be hand-written by LP in the form of quotes. Includes a heading for May 15 with similar quotes. Also includes a hand-written note on the back by Linda thanking someone for a lovely weekend and relating that she saw Barclay's family and home. [Filed under Linus Pauling Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.013]
  • Note from Dr. Joseph W. Still to LP RE: Discusses his research on aging and requests suggestions on how to move forward. Encloses a copy of a paper he recently published entitled "Amino Acid Turnover in Brain Compared With Turnover in Other Tissues." [Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Dr. Still July 8, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
  • State Department Press Release RE: Responds to a complaint from the Soviet Government about restricting Russians traveling in the US. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R., 1955-1967, 1970, 1977-1979, 1984, 1986-1988), #7.5]