March 16, 1959 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Invoice: Graphic Arts Facilities, $166.98 Invoice No. 8521 Received by Joan Harris. [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.3]

Letter (undated, but reply is dated March 16, 1959) from Dr. Stephen P. Hatchett, Research Fellowships Review Branch, Division of Research Grants, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, to LP RE: Says Thomas Bergeman has listed LP as a reference for his application for a pre-doctoral Research Fellowship, encloses a two-page evaluation form to be completed in all details, and says they would appreciate early receipt. (Following: copy of reply on evaluation sheet, talks about Bergeman's qualities and recommends him) [Letter from LP to Bergeman March 16, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Bergeman, Thomas H., 1956-1961), #27.11]

Letter from Elmer Hutchisson, American Institute of Physics to LP RE: Says he wrote to him recently concerning the gallery of Nobel laureates they are putting in, says they have photographs from all but a few winners including LP, asks for a picture if he wants a more recent one than one that Sam Goudsmit has come up with, and tells him the size of photo and placement of the autograph for if he wishes to send a new picture. [Letter from LP to Hutchisson March 19, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (American Institute of Physics, 1938-1990), #10.5]

Letter from Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to LP RE: Asks LP for his advice for applicants for second Fellowships contained in the Extra Chemistry-Biochemistry digest enclosed. Thanks LP for his advice about Dr. Leary. [Letters from LP to Moe March 13, 1959, March 19, 1959] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1935-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.7]

Letter from Jay S. Bulmash, Program Committee Chairman, Morningside High School, to LP RE: Invites LP to speak at the Morningside High School Scholarship Society annual Banquet on May 22. [Letter from LP to Jay S. Bulmash March 18, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959), #258.1]

Letter from Joan Harris, to Gabriele Wunderlich. RE: Regrets that the reply is so long delayed. Encloses a glossy print of the alpha helix. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1958) #444.6]

Letter from LP (Signed by Joan Harris) to Mr. Stephen H. Fritchman RE: apologizes that he had to decline pulpit editorial as he has to work weekends to finish the manuscript of his book before going East. [Letter from Fritchman to LP March 2, 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: Box 4.001, Folder 1.1]

Letter from LP to Addie Weber, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, RE: Suggests a title for his talk in Trenton, "The Effect of Nuclear Weapons on Civilization." Encloses pictures and a biographical sketch of himself. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.18]

Letter from LP to Carl Fenichel, Director, League School, RE: Expresses disappointment that he is not able to accept the invitation to speak at the Sixth Annual Luncheon of the League School for Seriously Disturbed Children. Asks him to express appreciation for the honor of the invitation. [Telegram from LP to Carl Fenichel March 13, 1959] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.14]

Letter from LP to Charles Nord, Director, Community Mental Health Services, Nassau County Mental Health Board. [Letter from Charles Nord to LP March 11, 1959] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.14]

16 March 1959

Dr. Charles L. Nord, Director

Community Mental Health Services

Nassau County Mental Health Board

1565 Franklin Avenue

Mineola, New York

Dear Dr. Nord:

I have been interested to read your letter of 11 March, and to consider your question about biochemical and physiological differences in new-born children as compared with the adult population.

First, let me say that the biochemical differences reported between schizophrenic patients and other people are not very specific, and there is some question as to how significant they are.

Second, there are, of course, biochemical differences between new-born children and adults. One difference is the presence of fetal hemoglobin in the blood of new-born children. There may well be many other differences, but so far as I know they have not been subjected to thorough study.

One difficulty, of course, is that the methods for study of biochemical differences are difficult and in general laborious, and we have to expect that progress will be rather slow.

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling:jh

Letter from LP to Charles Sandron, Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolecules, RE: Discusses the prospect of establishing a Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry in the College of France. [Letter from Sandron to LP March 9, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Sandron, Charles), #355.2]

Letter from LP to Dr. Herschel W. Nisonger, Directors, American Association on Mental Deficiency RE: States he will be in Europe all summer and won't be able to attend the meeting in June. [Memo from Herschel W. Nisonger to Members February 26, 1959] [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #88.14]

Letter from LP to E. J. Workman, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, RE: Declines the invitation to speak at the Institute's annual Science Fair in April. [Letter from Workman to LP March 9, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1959), #288.3]

Letter from LP to Ellwood Griest, Brooklyn Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, RE: Says he looks forward to coming to Brooklyn in April. Suggests the title, "World Peace or Nuclear Destruction - Which?," for his speech. [Letter from Griest to LP March 2, 1959, Letter from Harris to Griest March 20, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.20]

Letter from LP to Graham DuShane, Science, RE: Informs that he finds R.A. Horne's manuscipt on "The Role of Water in the Problem of the Stability of Oxyhemoglobin" to have little value. Suggests that DuShane consult R. W. Dodson about the paper before rejecting it for publication. [Letter from DuShane to LP March 3, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Science) #374.6]

Letter from LP to Joe Feinblatt RE: Says he wishes he could give him an interview, explains that he's leaving on a trip and isn't going to have much free time, and suggests that he get in touch with someone else from the Institute. [Letter from Feinblatt to LP February 23, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1959), #129.3]

Letter from LP to Kurt Rosenwald RE: Addresses Rosenwald's inquiries about the subject of radioisotopes and genetic material. [Letter from Rosenwald March 2, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1959), #341.5]

Letter from LP to Marii Hasegawa, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, RE: Confirms travel arrangements for his upcoming visit to Philadelphia and New Jersey. Encloses a letter he wrote to Addie Weber: see below. [Letter from Hasegawa to LP March 6, 1959, Letter from Harris to Hasegawa April 14, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.18]

Letter from LP to Mrs. Charles E. Ide RE: LP cannot offer her a position in his laboratory because they are studying the application of some delicate and powerful chemical techniques which requires people trained throughly in chemistry. [Letter from Ide to LP March 3, 1959] [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 #89.11]

Letter from LP to Mrs. Manorame Sarabhai RE: Suggests American several institutions to which her son should apply. Discusses several professors with whom her son might work if he were to pursue his interest in biochemical genetics in the U.S. [Notes from Mrs. Sarabhai to LP March 6, 1959, March 26, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]

Letter from LP to Phyllis N. Smith, Jefferson Medical College, RE: Informs that noone from his laboratory would be interested in carrying on Smith's investigation on carbohydrates. [Letter from Smith to LP March 16, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]

Letter from LP to President Paul H. Giddens, Hamline University RE: Appreciates his invitation to speak at their convocation, explains that he had to change his plans for his eastern trip and so couldn't accept, hopes he can visit Hamline and speak at convocation at Macalester and Augsburg at some later time, and says he got a good report about Hamline from Professor Visscher. [Letter from LP to Giddens March 13, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1959), #167.4]

Letter from LP to Professor L. O. Brockway, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan RE: Says the schedule of his talk at 12 and lunch at 1 is fine, and says he and AHP are looking forward to seeing them. [Letter from Brockway to LP March 3, 1959, letter from LP to Brockway March 24, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Brockway, Lawrence O., 1936-1942, 1944, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1965, 1979), #31.11]

Letter from LP to Professor Robert L. Wild, Division of Physical Sciences, University of California in Riverside RE: Tells how long he has known La Force and how, tells about his undergraduate research and what he knows of his graduate work, tells about his family, and feels he will be unusually successful as a teacher and in independent research. [Letter from Wild to LP March 9, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (La Force, Richard C.), #212.2]

Letter from LP to R. A. Javitch, President, Math.-Physics Society, Sir George Williams College RE: Says he has been interested to read his letter about the studies of hemoglobin he wants to undertake, says he hasn't had any experience with NMR work and so hasn't published anything in the field, and says his work done on the magnetic properties of hemoglobin was over twenty years ago, though he tells where it was published. [Letter from Javitch to LP February 24, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1959), #192.25]

Letter from LP to Richard K. Darr, Chairman, Concerts and Lectures Committee, Wisconsin State College. RE: Informs him that he will not be able to visit Minnesota in the spring. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1958) #98.23]

Letter from LP to Thomas H. Bergeman RE: Says he has filled out the form for the Public Health Service and sent it back to them, and thinks it is a good idea for Bergeman to work in Woods Hole this summer. [Letter from Bergeman to LP March 1, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Bergeman, Thomas H., 1956-1961), #27.11]

Letter from M. J. Buerger, Zeitschrift Für Kristallographie, to LP RE: Says the editors of Zeitschrift Für Kristallographie look forward to receiving LP's contribution to the Laue Festschrift. [Letter from LP to Buerger February 27, 1959, Letter from Buerger to LP June 5, 1959] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a.9]

Letter from Otto Bastiansen to LP, RE: Suggests a few Norwegian and Danish scientists for membership in the World Academy of Sciences, including Professor Hassel and Dr. Paul A. Owen. Looks forward to seeing LP again in the summer. [Letters from LP to Bastiansen February 16, 1959, March 20, 1959] [Filed under LP Science: (Wold Academy of Sciences, 1958-1963), Box #14.043, Folder #43.1]

Letter from Secretary to LP to L.R. Lohr, Museum of Science and Industry RE: Informs Lohr that LP will not be able to be present at the opening of the display on April 3, 1959. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.6]

Letter from Theodora Peck, National Guardian, to LP RE: Requests confirmation of dates for LP's trip to attend the National Guardian Dinner in November. [Letter from LP to Peck March 18, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (National Guardian), #283.6]

Letter from Wallace Broecker and Alan Walton, Department of Geology, Columbia University, to LP RE: Encloses a paper summarizing their work on the effect of bomb testing on the radiocarbon concentrations in various parts of the dynamic carbon reservoir, and says his comments and criticisms would be appreciated. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1959), #39.2]

Memo from D. Ridgeway to LP RE: Expresses confusion about whether his application to the Institute will be maintained or withdrawn. Requests a statement from LP on the chance that it is to be withdrawn. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1959), #341.5]

Memo from LP to Matt Meselson RE: Says he has written to Mrs. Sarabhai recommending that her son apply for admission as a graduate student at Cal Tech, says he suggested that the boy might work with Meselson as he is interested in genetic chemistry, says the boy's uncle is a leading Indian physicist and doesn't remember anything about the boy. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Meselson, Matthew), #246.8]

Memo from R. B. Corey to LP, RE: Informs LP that he is too much occupied with other commitments to justify even formal association of his name with USPHS Grant No. H-3136, and therefore suggests that his name be withdrawn from the grant and notification be given to the Public Health Service of this action. [Filed under LP Science: (United States Public Health Service: Assorted Grants, 1954-1964), Box #14.042, Folder #42.2]

Memorandum from Dr. K. Shaw to Dr. R.W. Lippman, cc: LP RE: Discusses the current testing for the determination of phenylalanine and its fall backs. Encloses a list of the points within the procedure checked for error as well as a copy of the procedure which seems to work the best. [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 #89.14]

Newsletter Article: "Brooklyn 'Sane' to Hear Pauling"; "Calls Sr.-90 'Safe'", Survival, March 16, 1959. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1959n.7]

Newspaper Clipping: "Brooklyn 'sane' to hear Pauling", New York Survival, March 16, 1959. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.284]

Note from J. Polonsky to LP RE: Written in French. Encloses a reprint of his paper on the functioning of living cells. Discusses the topic of the interaction of electromagnetic vibrations with molecules of a living organism. Explains that he will be in Los Angeles next February. [Letter from LP to Polonsky March 24, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence) #313.7]

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