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Letter from J. T. Randall to Linus Pauling. August 28, 1951.
Randall writes to inform Pauling that, contrary to the impressions of Dr. Oster, Maurice Wilkins does intend to continue investigations... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to J. T. Randall. September 25, 1951.
Pauling writes to apologize for the misunderstanding concerning Maurice Wilkins' intent to study a series of x-ray photographs of desoxyribonucleic... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Ruth B. Shipley to Linus Pauling. February 14, 1952.
Shipley notes that Pauling's passport request has been denied as not being in the "best interest" of the United States.... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Charles M. Apt to Linus Pauling. March 1952.
Apt writes to inform Pauling that he has accepted a teaching position at Amherst College and that he remains interested... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Charles M. Apt. April 9, 1952.
Pauling writes to congratulate Apt on his new position at Amherst College and to invite Apt to spend a sabbatical... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Alexander Todd to Linus Pauling. May 6, 1952.
Todd writes to express his outrage at the witholding of Pauling's passport by the U. S. goverment. Todd also... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to John F. Tinker. May 6, 1952.
Pauling writes to thank Tinker for sending him a copy of his letter to Mr. Ronwin, regarding his paper on... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Alexander Todd. May 12, 1952.
Pauling writes to express his continuing disappointment at having his passport revoked by the United States government. Pauling also... Transcript. View all information. 

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Telegram from David K. Bruce to Linus Pauling. July 11, 1952.
Bruce writes to inform Pauling that he has been granted a limited passport for travel to England and France. Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Peter Pauling. October 22, 1952.
Linus writes to request that Peter send him the exact dimensions of a window for which Peter requires curtains. ... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Peter Pauling to Linus and Ava Helen Pauling. October 28, 1952.
Peter writes to discuss his financial affairs and desired expenditures. He also discusses his latest research on fibrous protein... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Jerry Donohue to Linus Pauling. November 9, 1952.
Donohue writes to provide Pauling with an update on the activities of those with whom he has been working in... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Jerry Donohue. November 19, 1952.
Pauilng writes to detail his understanding as to the provenance of the coiled-coils idea in relation to the structure of... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Alexander Rich. December 9, 1952.
Pauling writes to suggest that Rich try to make fibers of sodium thymonucleate by the use of plasticizers. Once done,... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from D. P. Riley to Linus Pauling. December 9, 1952.
Riley writes to thank Pauling for the information that he provided on punched-card computers being used at Caltech. Riley... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Jerry Donohue to Linus Pauling. December 15, 1952.
Donohue writes to provide Pauling with the details of "three more satisfactory helices" that Donohue has derived in his work... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Jerry Donohue to Linus Pauling. December 16, 1952.
Donohue writes to provide the radial distribution functions that he has developed for his protein structure work. In so... Transcript. View all information. 7 pages total.

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Alexander Todd. December 19, 1952.
Pauling writes that he is happy that Todd has succeeded in synthesizing three coenzymes. Pauling and Dr. Corey are determined... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Henry Allen Moe. December 19, 1952.
Pauling writes to detail his experiences with and high regard for Alexander Todd. In recounting the import of his... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Roger Hayward. December 22, 1952.
Pauling provides information to Hayward germane to his drawing of the Pauling-Corey model of the nucleic acids. Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Jerry Donohue. December 23, 1952.
Pauling writes to provide his detailed reaction to the protein structure helixes upon which Donohue has been working. Pauling... Transcript. View all information. 

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Receipt notice from Nature to Linus Pauling. January 6, 1953.
Notice from the journal "Nature" acknowledging receipt of Pauling and Corey's communication titled "The Structure of the Nucleic Acids." Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to D. P. Riley. January 8, 1953.
Pauling writes to solicit Riley's opinion of Dr. U.W. Arndt, as Pauling and Robert Corey are considering offering Arndt an... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to D.P. Riley. January 9, 1953.
Pauling writes to inform Riley that he has found an error in the radial distribution functions of the alpha-helix, and... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Peter Pauling to Linus, Ava Helen and Crellin Pauling. January 13, 1953.
Peter writes to report on his recent travels through Belgium and Germany. He also writes of the most recent... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Herbert Kahler. January 15, 1953.
Pauling writes in reference to a letter from Dr. Rowen suggesting that Kahler has diameter values of 20 angstroms for... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from H. D. Springall to Linus Pauling. January 19, 1953.
Springall writes to congratulate Pauling and Corey on their recently-published three-stranded and seven-stranded cable postulates for alpha-proteins. Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Jerry Donohue. January 20, 1953.
Pauling informs Donohue that he asked Yakel to check the radial distribution function calculations for the alpha helix, and provides... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Nature to Linus Pauling. January 20, 1953.
Letter from the journal "Nature" informing Pauling that his and Corey's communication titled "The Structure of the Nucleic Acids" will... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Herbert Kahler to Linus Pauling. January 21, 1953.
Kahler writes to provide Pauling with data from a recent manuscript that includes measurements of the diameter of DNA. ... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Peter Pauling to Linus and Ava Helen Pauling. January 23, 1953.
Peter writes to briefly discuss his latest research and personal activities. In particular he notes that "it is rather... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Gerald Oster to Linus Pauling. January 26, 1953.
Oster writes to share his and D. P. Riley's equatorial intensity calculations for the cable model protein structure recently proposed... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Herbert Kahler. January 27, 1953.
Pauling writes to thank Kahler for providing his data on the diameter of DNA and to insure Kahler that a... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Gerald Oster. January 29, 1953.
Pauling writes to discuss the details of his and Oster's respective work on alpha-keratin structures and DNA. Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to H.D. Springall. January 29, 1953.
Pauling writes to thank Springall for his approval regarding the three- and seven-chain alpha-helix structure that was recently published in... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Gerald Oster to Linus Pauling. February 3, 1953.
Oster writes to further explain his and D. P. Riley's calculations on the form factors for the seven-strand cable proteins... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Peter Pauling to Linus and Ava Helen Pauling. February 3, 1953.
Peter writes in anticipation of his parents' arrival in England, discussing several details that need arranging for their stay, including... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Peter Pauling. February 4, 1953.
Linus writes to inform Peter of adjustments that he and Robert Corey are making to their DNA model. Linus... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Alexander Todd. February 10, 1953.
Pauling sends a brief note in which he congratulates Todd on his work, remarking that "it looks like the outstanding... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Alexander Todd to Linus Pauling. February 10, 1953.
Todd writes to congratulate Pauling on the DNA structure that he and Corey have developed. He also discusses those... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Jerry Donohue. February 10, 1953.
Pauling thanks Dr. Donohue for the list of interatomic distances and further discusses the subject. He mentions that he is... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Gerald Oster. February 16, 1953.
Pauling writes to address an apparent contradiction between the form factors for the helical protein structures developed by he and... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Peter Pauling. February 18, 1953.
Linus writes to further his defense of the Pauling-Corey DNA model from objections by "the Cambridge people" as relayed previously... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Alexander Todd. February 19, 1953.
Pauling writes in reference to Bragg and Cochran's support for his and Robert Corey's desire to research the structure of... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Peter Pauling to Linus and Ava Helen Pauling. February 28, 1953.
Peter writes to wish Linus a happy birthday and to update his parents on his life and recent work. ... Transcript. View all information. 6 pages total.

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Letter from Peter Pauling to Linus and Ava Helen Pauling. March 1, 1953.
Peter writes to inform his parents of those individuals who will or will not be available to visit during Linus... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Alexander Todd to Linus Pauling. March 4, 1953.
Todd writes to clarify the properties of the three samples of pure deoxyribonucelotides that he has enclosed with the letter.... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Peter Pauling. March 10, 1953.
Linus first discusses financial matters with Peter in regards to travel, before conveying his flight details to London. He writes... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Daniel Mazia to Linus Pauling. March 11, 1953.
Mazia writes to complement Pauling on his DNA model and to solicit Pauling's feedback on a paper that Mazia is... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from James Watson to Max Delbrück. March 12, 1953.
Watson writes to provide Delbrück with a detailed overview of his and Francis Crick's unpublished structure for DNA. In... Transcript. View all information. 6 pages total.

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Alexander Todd. March 12, 1953.
Pauling writes to thank Todd for the samples of deoxyribonucleotides that Todd provided. Pauling also notes that he has... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Peter Pauling to Linus and Ava Helen Pauling. March 14, 1953.
Peter writes to make a few final arrangements in anticipation of Linus and Ava Helen's arrival in England. Peter... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Alexander L. Dounce to Linus Pauling. March 18, 1953.
Dounce writes in reaction to Pauling and Corey's recent publication of their DNA structure in the Proceedings of the National... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Jerry Donohue to Linus Pauling. March 20, 1953.
Donohue writes to pass along a copy of his revised helical protein structures paper and to note the background behind... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from James Watson and Francis Crick to Linus Pauling. March 21, 1953.
Watson and Crick write to forward a copy of their unpublished letter to Nature which describes the DNA structure that... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Alexander L. Dounce. March 23, 1953.
Pauling writes in response to Dounce's concerns regarding his model for nucleic acids by explaining the recent structural change he's... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Peter Pauling. March 27, 1953.
Linus writes to discuss logistical arrangements for his and Ava Helen's forthcoming trip to Europe, and also to provide his... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to James Watson and Francis Crick. March 27, 1953.
Pauling writes to thank Watson and Crick for providing him with a pre-publication copy of their Nature letter and to... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Max Perutz. March 29, 1953.
Pauling writes to clarify a misunderstanding as to the provenance of the idea of coiled-coils in protein structures. Pauling... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Daniel Mazia. April 1, 1953.
Pauling writes to discuss Mazia's data on the surface films of DNA. In urging Mazia to continue his line... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Peter Pauling. April 1, 1953.
Pauling writes to forward a check and to express his excitement at soon being able to discuss with Peter "the... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Ava Helen Pauling. April 6, 1953.
Linus writes Ava Helen to let her know that he has just arrived in Brussels. He summarizes his time in... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Ava Helen Pauling. April 7, 1953.
Linus writes to update Ava Helen on his stay in Brussels, including a variety of sight-seeing expeditions taken during his... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Francis Crick to Linus Pauling. April 14, 1953.
Crick writes to clarify his understanding of the provenance of the coiled-coils idea as it relates to his and Pauling's... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Max Delbrück. April 20, 1953.
Pauling writes to discuss Watson's upcoming trip to Caltech for a virus symposium. Pauling feels that the work Watson is... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from D. P. Riley to Linus Pauling. May 2, 1953.
Riley writes that, due to budget restraints, he is being compelled to apply for a position at Queen's University in... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Peter Pauling, Albert Tyler, Betty Tyler and Stevie Tyler to Linus and Ava Helen Pauling. May 15, 1953.
Peter and the Tylers writes to wish Linus and Ava Helen well, and to share a few details of recent... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to the Principal of Queen's University. May 21, 1953.
Pauling writes to strongly recommend D. P. Riley for an open position at Queen's University. Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to D.P. Riley. May 21, 1953.
Pauling writes to assure Riley of his support in Riley's search for a new academic position. Pauling also briefly... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from George Gamow to Linus Pauling. October 22, 1953.
Gamow writes to share his thoughts on the implications of the Watson-Crick DNA model as it relates to the study... Transcript. View all information. 5 pages total.

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Letter from Linus Pauling to George Gamow. December 9, 1953.
Pauling writes to share his insight on the developing notions of amino acid arrangements as they relate to the Watson-Crick... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Francis Crick. September 13, 1957.
Pauling writes to express his dissatisfaction with the representation of the bonding between guanine and cytosine in a recent Scientific... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Francis Crick to Linus Pauling. September 24, 1957.
Crick writes to apologize for the flaws and omissions that made their way into his recent Scientific American article, and... Transcript. View all information. 

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Telegram from Konrad Bloch, Paul Doty and Frank Westheimer to Linus Pauling. approx. February 19, 1959.
Bloch, Doty and Westheimer write to request Pauling's feedback on the potential candidacy of Francis Crick for an open position... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Konrad Bloch, Paul Doty and Frank Westheimer. February 19, 1959.
Pauling writes to offer his opinion on the potential candidacy of Francis Crick for an open position at Harvard University.... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Konrad Bloch to Linus Pauling. March 20, 1959.
Bloch writes to thank Pauling for the insightful recommendation of Francis Crick that Pauling sent to Bloch and his colleagues... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to W.L. Bragg. December 15, 1959.
Pauling writes that he feels that the nomination of Perutz and Kendrew for a Nobel Prize is premature because much... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. March 15, 1960.
Pauling writes to offer his opinion of W. L. Bragg's nomination of James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Francis Crick. October 18, 1962.
Pauling writes to offer his congratulations to Crick following his, James Watson's and Maurice Wilkins' receipt of the 1962 Nobel... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Francis Crick to Linus Pauling. October 24, 1962.
Crick writes to thank Pauling for his congratulatory letter following the announcement of Crick's receipt of the Nobel Prize. ... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Linus Pauling to Francis Crick. February 18, 1963.
Pauling writes to seek clarification concerning Crick's thoughts on the number of hydrogen bonds formed between guanine and cytosine within... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from James Watson to Linus Pauling. March 4, 1963.
Watson writes to explain the background behind his and Crick's earlier assumption of the existence of two hydrogen bonds linking... Transcript. View all information. 

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Letter from Jerry Donohue to Linus Pauling. September 14, 1968.
Donohue writes to thank Pauling for his comments on Donohue's Fourier-DNA manuscript and to mention that he is working hard... Transcript. View all information. 

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