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March 20, 1953
 
LP to Dean E.C. Watson
LP to Dean E.C. Watson. Click to enlarge.
 
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  • Letter from Jerry Donohue, Cavendish Laboratory, to LP RE: Enclosed is his paper on a second alpha-helical structure for polypeptides. Also notes that Watson and Crick have developed an ingenious model for DNA. He says that they will send LP a copy next week, but want to wait until Bragg recovers from a sickness and can review it. [Filed under LP Science: 9.001].
  • Letter from Theodore McClintock, W.H. Freeman and Company, to LP RE: inquiring about the usage of various units and "molal" vs "Molar" usage in LP's manuscript for the revised edition of General Chemistry. [Reply from LP to McClintock 3-27-53].
  • Letter from LP [signed in his absence by Beatrice Wulf] to Mr. Cyril Craig RE: Writes that he doubts that the ideas about photosynthesis that Mr. Craig suggested in his letter are really correct and sets about to describe why. [letter from Mr. Craig to LP 3-14-53].
  • Letter from [?] to LP RE: news clipping entitled "News Guild Lists Page One Awards." Lists LP as outstanding in Science due to his research in the structure of protein molecules. [note in pen at top: "Dir. Mail to D. Pauling, N.Y. Times: March 20. 1953"].
  • Letter from Tomoji Tanaka to LP RE: sends a copy of the same letter he sent 3-8-53, with the assumption that his first letter did not reach LP. [previous letter from Tomoji Tanaka to LP 3-8-53, letter of response from LP to Mr. Tanaka 3-19-53].
  • Letter from LP to Dean Watson RE: Does not wish to accept Dr. I. E. Keszler as a post-doctoral fellow on the basis that she wishes to work out practical problems and not basic research. [Letter from LP to Dean Watson 3-13-53, Memo from L. Zechmeister to LP
  • Letter from Percy L. Julian to LP RE: Responds to LP's invitation to Caltech's upcoming conference on protein structure. Wishes to send Dr. Sidney J. Circle in his place, and Percy will likely be unable to attend. Also wishes to know more about Caltech's industrial associates. [LP invitation to Percy L. Julian 2-9-53]
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