November 24, 1954 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

AHP writes cheque to: Safeway Stores amount $12.16 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.022, Folder #2]

AHP writes cheque to: Walter Fritts amount $12.50 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.022, Folder #2]

Letter from A. C. Allison to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel prize, paper re: erythrocytes [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.132]

Letter from Betty Ann Vogt to LP RE: Requests biographical information for chemistry class report on LP [Filed under V: Correspondence 1954, Box #427.14]

Letter from George M. Abbot of the American Embassy in Sweden to LP RE: Congratulating LP on behalf of Ambassador Cabot (temporarily absent from Stockholm) and inviting him and his family to a reception for American Nobel Laureates on December 13, 1953 from 5-7 p. m. [Reply from LP November 20, 1954] [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.13]

Letter from Ingvar Lindqvist of the Institute of Chemistry at the University of Uppsala to LP RE: accepting LP's lecture topic for his visit to Uppsala in accordance with Prof. Tiselius's wishes. [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.13]

Letter from Johanna Sommerfeld, Mit Ernst to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel prize (in Swedish) [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.142]

Letter from Karl Paul Link to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel prize [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.126]

Letter from LP to Alfred Stern RE: Congratulating him on his receipt of the insignia of a Knight of the Legion of Honor [Filed under S: Individual Correspondence, Box #368.1]

Letter from LP to Arne Westgren RE: reply to notification of Nobel award (November 3, 1954), thanking the Swedish Royal Academy and confirming attendance of himself and family at reception. Also accepts Westgren's dinner invitation and discusses details of LP's Nobel address, titled "Modern Structural Chemistry." [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.5]

Letter from LP to Charles C. Thomas RE: Thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.19]

Letter from LP to Charles E. Saltzman, Under Secretary of State for Administration RE: Thanking Saltzman for the notification of LP's passport validation [Saltzman's letter November 19, 1954] [LP Biographical: Box 2.003, Folder 3.4]

Letter from LP to Dr. A. O. Beckman, President of Beckman Instruments, Inc. RE: thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.2]

Letter from LP to Dr. Andrew A. Recsei, The Recsei Laboratories RE: Thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.17]

Letter from LP to Dr. F.B. Isakson, Office of Naval Research RE: Thanks Isakson for his letter containing information about the renewal of contract N6onr-24432, NR 017-411.[Letter from Isakson to LP November 15, 1954] [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Contract Status Reports and Project Status Reports, 1947-1962), Box #14.031, Folder 31.17]

Letter from LP to Dr. George G. Laties, University of Michigan RE: Thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.12]

Letter from LP to Dr. James F. Corwin, Chairman of the Dept. of Chemistry, Antioch College RE: thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.3]

Letter from LP to Dr. John A. Leighty, Associate Director of Research, The Lilly Research Laboratories RE: Thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.12]

Letter from LP to Dr. L. L. Thurstone, Director of the Psychometric Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill RE: Thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.19]

Letter from LP to Dr. Randolph T. Major, Merck and Co., Inc. RE: Thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.13]

Letter from LP to Dr. Richard Lippman RE: LP instructs Lippman to contact Beatrice Wulf about reimbursing him for cost of vaccines and also for planning a date for the Nephrosis Foundation dinner. [Filed under L: Individual Correspondence, Box #217.5]

Letter from LP to Dr. W. V. Houston, President of The Rice Institute RE: thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.8]

Letter from LP to Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Wheland, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Chicago RE: Thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.22]

Letter from LP to George Griswald, Jr., Public Relations, Newsweek RE: thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize; thanks for copy of 11-15 issue of Newsweek containing story of LP winning Nobel Prize: "I thought that the story was very good. May I say, however, that I wish that you had used a better photograph of me. It seems to me that I detect in this photograph a resemblance, only apparent, to a political character for whom I have little respect." [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.7]

Letter from LP to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bittker RE: thanking them for their hospitality during their short stay in Tucson [Filed under Correspondence: W. H. Freeman and Company 1954, Box #439.12]

Letter from LP to Prof. George R. Harrison, Cambridge, Mass. RE: thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.8]

Letter from LP to W. A. Mars, W. P. and R. S. Mars Company RE: Thanks for letter of congratulations on Nobel Prize. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.13]

Letter from LP to the Secretary of the Nobel Foundation RE: trip to Stockholm information, list of LP's published papers most relating to "research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances." [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.5]

Letter from Lester Kieft to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel prize [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.138]

Letter from Loschka J. Michel to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel Prize [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.81]

Letter from Nami Serdarooglu to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel Prize [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.81]

Letter from Paul C. Zamecnik to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel prize [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.133]

Letter from Peter Pauling to AHP RE: Thanks AHP for the package and requests a few things for her to bring when they come to Europe. [LP Biographical: Box 5.042, Folder 42.1]

24 November 1954

Dearest Mamma,

Thank you for all your letters. I am getting ready. How would you like to bring me some little pearl studs and links? They would be very nice, but not necessary. Perhaps I shall take my dinner jacket I can mail it back.

A wonderful big package came today, and Linda the little squirt had to open everything. You are a wonderful mamma. It is just full of wonderful things. You must have worked terribly hard for weeks on it and the other big package full of lovely cookies and honey that we got. We don't deserve them.

You might bring me some ordinary cotton shirts. 16-33 or 15-33, possibly the larger. Cotton is very expensive here, the cheapest shirt I have bought was $4:50 or so, and the nicest shirt about $6.

Please ask Daddy to pay on charge the lab for some paper I asked Bea to send us. It's for John Kendrew and me to do our work on. I hope Daddy does not mind.

I am glad you are having such a good time! Don't jazz around too much and get too tired.

I am considering buying an overcoat. I suppose I really need one. We should see.

Much love,

XXXOOO Peter

[From Linda: Mama. Are you going to wear your crystal long earrings ? a bracelet. I don't know what jewelry to wear- Bring a can of minced clams.]

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