Letter from Linus Pauling to Linus Pauling, Jr. November 26, 1954. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• AHP writes cheque to: Mrs. Louise Brown amount $45.00 [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #4.022, Folder #2]
• Letter from A. M. Zarem to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel prize [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.138]
• Letter from Arne Tiselius to LP RE: reply to LP's letter of November 26, 1954, suggesting that the date of LP's visit to Uppsala be set when he arrives in Stockholm. [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.13]
• Letter from Arthur C. Cope, Head of the Dept. of Chemistry, MIT to LP RE: Invitation to LP to be the Arthur D. Little Visiting Professor during the 1955 Fall semester. [LP's reply December 4, 1954] {Filed under C: Individual Correspondence, Box #67.3]
• Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Dr. H. M. Power, Mayo Clinic RE: Declining invitation to speak at the symposium on biochemistry of disease at the time of the Federated Societies meeting in April on behalf of LP, who has a prior engagement. [Telegram from Power November 19, 1954] [Filed under P: Correspondence 1954, Box #313.2]
• Letter from Benjamin W. Shipman to LP RE: Will send LP some slides from his trip as discussed in previous correspondence [Letter from LP November 5, 1954] [Filed under S: Correspondence 1954, Box #379.2]
• Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel prize, Presidency of American Association for the Advancement of Science [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.132]
• Letter from G. Baalsrud of Oslo to LP RE: Thanking LP for his letter of November 17, 1954; expressing doubt that December 20, 1954 is an acceptable date for lecture by LP in Oslo because of its proximity to Christmas, suggesting earlier dates for a visit. [Reply from LP November 30, 1954] [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.13]
• Letter from James R. Page to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel Prize [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.78]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Gabriel Stein, Acting Dean of the College of Science, Hebrew University RE: reply to Stein's invitation of November 11, 1954, offering to lecture on either "Abnormal Human Hemoglobin Molecules and Their Relation to Disease" or "The Structure of Proteins" while there, and including times of arrival and departure of their visit. [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.12]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Joel Warren, Science Attaché for the American Embassy in Stockholm RE: reply to Warren's letter of November 18, 1954, informs him of his family's arrival time in Stockholm; thanks him for mentioning manner of dress; has written to Prof. Tiselius asking if he could shift his visit to Uppsala to 12-15 so he can attend meeting between Dr. Enders and his group and the Scandinavians interested in poliomyelitis virus and tissue culture. [LP Awards, Box 1954h3.28]
• Letter from LP to Dr. O. Bastiansen RE: reply to Bastiansen's letter of November 26, 1954, notifying Bastiansen of plans to come to Oslo while in Europe; inquiring if Bastiansen would be willing to notify the chairman of the Chemical Society of his plans to visit; suggesting lecture topics, "Abnormal Human Hemoglobin Molecules in Relation to Disease" or "The Structure of Proteins;" requesting reservations in Oslo for Peter, Linda and Crellin as well as LP and AHP. [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.13]
• Letter from LP to Ephraim Katchalski RE: reply to Katchalski's letter and cablegram of 11-12, 11-15 respectively, accepting invitation to visit the Weizmann Institute of Science while in Israel [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.12]
• Letter from LP to Fritz Buchthal RE: declining Buchthal's request of November 20, 1954 that LP lecture at the University of Copenhagen because of speaking engagements in Oslo. [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.13]
• Letter from LP to Linus and Anita. [LP Biographical, Box #5.037, Folder #7].

  26 November 1954

  Dear Linus and Anita:

  Mama and I are still pretty excited, but we are being kept so busy that we haven't really had time to sit down and enjoy ourselves. Mrs. Wulf has been hard at work typing off answers to hundreds of telegrams, cablegrams, and letters, and I have been kept busy signing them -- in addition, I am trying to finish the preparation of the second edition of COLLEGE CHEMISTRY, before leaving a week from Sunday. Also, I must prepare my Nobel address. Fortunately, I am feeling well, but Mama is somewhat under the weather with a cold.

  It is too bad that you can't get to Pasadena in time for the Faculty dinner on the evening of Friday 3 December. We have arranged for Crellin to come down on Friday, rather than on Saturday, so that he will be able to attend the dinner.

  I think you know something about the round of festivities in Stockholm to which you are both invited. They include a private dinner with Professor and Mrs. Hugo Theorell on Wednesday 8 December, an official dinner in the Swedish Academy, the home of the Secretary Dr. Westgren, on Thursday, the Nobel ceremonies in the Concert House on Friday afternoon, a dinner in the Gold Room of the Town Hall on Friday evening, with dancing in the Blue Room at 10 o'clock, then a dinner with the King on Saturday.

  We shall arrange to have someone meet you at the airport Sunday morning, and bring you to Pasadena. Probably it will be Crellin, in the Riley, but it may be someone else.

  I should like to ask if you could do us a favor. Mama and I are continuing on around the world, flying from Oslo to Israel about 23 December, then on to India about 30 December, to Bangkok about 15 February, to Tokyo three days later, to Honolulu about 6 March (where I hope we can stay with you a few days), and then home about 12 March. We shall have with us in Stockholm some clothes that we shall not need on the later trip -- my tails, two or three party dresses of Mama's, and so on, probably enough to fill one suitcase, weighing perhaps 40 pounds. Could you bring it back to Los Angeles with you, and turn it over to someone at the airport there, or arrange to have it sent home? I think that we can bring an extra suitcase with us to Stockholm, in which the stuff can be packed. Crellin is traveling tourist (he will be with us on the SAS flight), and would not have enough weight allowance to bring the suitcase back; also, he is flying directly to Portland, rather than to Los Angeles.

  We are pretty happy to think that we shall see both of you again before long, and the children in March. I may say that the Department of State has notified me that the passport will be issued for the trip around the world.

  Love from

  [Linus Pauling]

  Linus Pauling:W

• Letter from LP to M. Bobtelsky RE: reply to Bobtelsky's letter of November 12, 1954, thanking him for his letter and expressing anticipation of his upcoming trip to Israel. [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.12]
• Letter from LP to Prof. Arne Tiselius, Uppsala Universitet RE: reply to Tiselius's letter of November 26, 1954, inquiring if Tiselius might coordinate the dates of LP's Nobel address with those of the visit to Uppsala. [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.13]
• Letter from LP to Prof. Artturi Virtanen, Helsinki RE: declining the invitation of November 8, 1954 to speak in Helsinki while in Europe due to the number of other engagements already made. [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.13]
• Letter from LP to Prof. Hugo Theorell of Medicinska Nobelinstitutet of Stockholm RE: accepting Theorell's invitation (of November 10, 1954) to a party at his home for himself, AHP and the children. [LP Awards, Box 1954h2.13]
• Letter from Paul E. Klopsteg, Associate Director National Science Foundation to LP RE: Requesting a letter of recommendation for Bill Libby for membership in the Cosmos Club. [LP's reply 11.30.54] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Correspondence, 1947, 1951-1989), Box #14.029, Folder 29.2]
• Letter from Yasuhiko Nozaki to LP RE: congratulations for Nobel prize [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 6.006, Folder 6.126]
• Mailed deposit receipt from LP's account with Southern Commercial and Savings Bank: amount $1,204.64 [LP Biographical: Box 4.023, Folder 23.3]