January 31, 1958 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Check from LP to Ingham, Coates, and Payne for $26.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]

Check from LP to Sears for $121.85. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.1]

Letter from Dr. H. A. Scheigant, President, Internationale Gesellschaft Fur Nahrungund Vitalstogg-Forschung, to LP. RE: Informs him that he has been nominated for membership. Asks if it is possible for him to be present at a banquet. Asks him to answer certain questions. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (International Society for Research on Nutrition and Vital Substances) #184.7]

Letter from Edward L. Nestingen, The Intercollegian, to LP RE: Asks LP to write an article about his position on nuclear weapons experiments for their magazine, The Intercollegian. Explains that they are obtaining articles from several different standpoints. Asks that it be submitted by February 15 and be approximately 1500 words. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1958a.2]

Letter from Herman E. Ries, Standard Oil Company, to LP. RE: Invites him to present at a symposium on "Chemistry of Friction and Wear" in September. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1958) #341.4]

Letter from Ivan M. Ponedel, Contract Administrator, CIT, to Gentlemen, Division of Research Grants, National Institutes of Health, cc: LP RE: Encloses application, dated 28 Jan. 1958, for renewal of Grant-in-aid No. H-3136(C1) for the period 1May 1959 through 30 April 1960 in the amount of $49,999. Supporting documents included. [Memo from LP to I. Ponedal January 30, 1958] [Filed under LP Science: (United States Public Health Service: Assorted Grants, 1954-1964), Box #14.042, Folder #42.2]

Letter from J. D. McCullough, University of California, to LP. RE: Would like him to confirm that the paper quotes him correctly. Encloses that portion of his paper. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (McCullough, J. D.), #245.4]

Letter from J. E. H. Hancock, Assistant Professor in Chemistry, Reed College, to LP RE: Thanks him for his letter. Responds to his questions. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1958) #167.3]

Letter from LP to Janith Henshaw, RE: LP is not sure if Henshaw wants him to answer her letter as he did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize, rather he won the prize for Chemistry. LP does think however, that Albert Schweitzer, who won the Peace Prize some years ago, in giving an address in Oslo did have some significant effect on the world. And if do reach an agreement on stopping bomb tests, Dr. Schweitzer can take credit for that. [Henshaw's letter January 22, 1958] [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials, re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961), Box #7.007, Folder #7.1]

Letter from LP to Mr. Frederick T. Merrill, Director, East-West Contacts Staff, Dept. of State, cc: Ambassador Lacy. [Letters from Frederick T. Merrill to LP January 16, 1958, February 4, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R), #7.5]

31 January 1958

Mr. Frederick Merrill, Director Refer: P:EWC

East-West Contacts Staff 511.613/12-2757

Department of State

Washington 25, D.C.

Dear Mr. Merrill:

I thank you for your letter of 16 January.

I do not think that there is anything in your letter that justifies the discriminatory action of the State Department in preventing visits of Soviet biologists to the California Institute of Technology, when they are allowed to visit other similar institutions.

It was my understanding from my telephone conversation with Mr. Lawrence Mitchell that the inclusion of the California Institute of Technology in a closed zone had no logical justification, but was purely arbitrary.

There is an erroneous statement in the last paragraph in your letter. The only telephone calls that I made in connection with the visit of Professor Orekhovich were to Mr. Mitchell of the State Department and to Dr. Jerome Gross of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. I have not had any telephone conversation or any other contact with Ambassador Zaroubin or with anyone else in the U.S.S.R. Embassy.

I have been told by Dr. Gross that Professor Orekhovich was keenly disappointed at not being able to visit our laboratory, where such basic work on collagen and other proteins has been done; I surmise that the telephone calls to Ambassador Zaroubin were made by Professor Orekhovich, which would be a reasonable thing for him to do. In any case, I did not have any contact with Ambassador Zaroubin, and I trust that you will correct your records accordingly, and not repeat this erroneous statement. Also, I trust that you will give me an explanation of the error.

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling:w

cc: Ambassador Lacy

Letter from LP to Professor J.I. Fernandez Alonso, RE: LP thanks Alonso for his letter of January 24 and for the photograph taken at the Centra de Chimie Theorique de France. LP is also glad to have Alonso's signature on the appeal to stop bomb tests. LP is still working on the phosphorus pentachloride molecule and is sorry that it has been delayed for so long. [Alonso's letter of January 24, 1958] [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal to the Governments and People of the World), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]

Letter from LP to Ralph L. Shriner, State University of Iowa RE: Would like reassurance that the molecular models of the alpha helix and the pleated sheet will be in the correct scale and dimensions. LP provides the scales for these models. [Letter from Shriner to LP February 10, 1958] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.6]

Letter from Professor Arthur W. Adamson, Chemistry Dept., University of Southern California, to LP RE: March 7 would be fine for LP's talk at the Research Conference. They usually meet for refreshments at 4 PM and then the talk begins at 4:15 PM. Invites LP to come as early as he can; they have their regular faculty luncheons on Fridays at noon. [Letter from LP to Adamson January 28, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s.6]

Letter from United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service to LP, RE: form for LP's 1958 grazing application needs to be filed before February 10, 1958. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Deer Flat Ranch: Correspondence, 1958-1995), Box #4.047, Folder #47.1]

Manuscript by J. D. McCullough. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (McCullough, J. D.), #245.4]

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