Activity Listings
- Itinerary [handwritten]: Moscow; 250th Anniversary of the birth of Lomonosov [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.1]
- Letter from Dr. Fred Vaslo, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to LP, RE: Writes again concerning his manuscript, which has been rejected twice by the Journal of Physical Chemistry. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. [Letter from LP to Dr. Vaslow, September 26, 1961] [Letter from LP to Dr. Vaslow, December 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Organizational Correspondence. (Jo-Jo)), #191.11]
- Letter from Elizabeth Kidwell, Scientific Director, The Willcox Research Institute, Inc., to LP, RE: Briefly describes the work she has been doing on hemobiological systems. Attaches her paper “Theory and clinical use of modified immunotherapy developed at the Willcox Research Institute”. Asks if LP has any suggests that might be useful. [Letter from Allen to Whom It May Concern, June 10, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]
- Letter from Henry Allen Moe to LP, RE: The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has just received a request from Dr. John L.T. Waugh asking that they make reference to LP in the matter of Waugh's application for a Guggenheim Fellowship. Moe requests LP's opinion of Waugh's ability and promise. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]
- Letter from Hsieh Kuo Hsiang to LP, RE: Asks questions on material in LP’s book “General Chemistry” based on the following assumptions: the fundamental unit of living matter is porphyrin or another molecule similar in structure; the chlorophyll in a plant is also composed of a porphyrin ring and can produce either glucose or porphyrin; and the rate of synthesis of porphyrin is faster than the rate of decomposition. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]
- Letter from Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, to Michael J. Pikal, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, RE: LP is currently away in Europe. The unpublished research mentioned in the book is still unpublished, but she will send a reprint of Hydrogen Bonding. [Letter from Pikal to LP December 5, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]
- Letter from John Raeburn Green to A.L. Wirin RE: Explains that he has not heard anything from LP yet, but they will have to prepare their objections to the interrogatories and do the best they can if they do not hear from LP. Also mentions that he read a statement in which LP was quoted as saying that while he regretted Russia had resumed nuclear testing, he recognized the reasons why they did so. [Letter from Okrand to Green December 11, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2]
- Letter from Linda Hopkins to Mrs. Schwartz RE: Hopkins is sending Schwartz a copy of LP’s letter to The New York Times on Strontium-90 as well as Dr. Thomas Perry’s letter to his pediatric patients on the same topic. [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Strontium-90, 1961-1963: Box #7.014, Folder #14.8]
- Letter from Melvin C. Cannon, Utah State University, to LP. RE: Invites him to talk to staff and students of the Chemistry Department. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box #1962s Folder #1962s.4]
- Letter from Professor Hans Neurath, Editor, Biochemistry, to LP, RE: Neurath wrote to LP last summer inviting him to submit work to the new journal Biochemistry. He sends the Table of Contents for the initial issue, as well as a Notice to Authors, and invites LP to submit material. Attachments: “Notice to Authors” and the Table of Contents from Biochemistry, Volume 2, Number 1/January 1962. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Individual Correspondence. (Nader-Newbold)), #276.8]
- Newspaper Clipping: “Pauling Poses Pertinent Question on Bomb Tests”, Sacramento (California) Bee, December 8, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1961-1965), Box #6.008, Folder #8.147]
- Note from Dr. Neil Bartlett, Chemistry Department, University of British Columbia, to LP, RE: Discusses the oxyfluoride of platinum O2PtF6. Attachment: “Oxygenyl Hexafluoroplatinate (V) O2PtF6" by the Neil Bartlett and D. H. Lohmann. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]
- Note from Harvey Itano to LP, RE: Gives LP another update on his work in Osaka, and requests that a few reprint of their paper together be sent to his office in America. [Letter from Mrs. Hopkins to Dr. Itano, December 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Individual Correspondence. (Ibers-Itano)), #181.5]
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