Activity Listings
- Check from LP to Bennett Travel Agency for $1,837.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
- Correspondence: from Joe Golenternek, American Jewish Physicians' Committee, [re: meeting of May 29, 1957]. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.42]
- Itinerary [handwritten]: Los Angeles; American Friends Hebrew University [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.3]
- Letter from Barry Commoner to LP, RE: Commoner gives LP some suggestions for his news statement. First, a news release should be prepared to contain the text of the Appeal and a summary of the signatures. Also, the news release should have a listing of the signers classified by city. [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
- Letter from Benjamin Shipman to LP, RE: Shipman is sending LP a copy of a letter sent to him by Mr. Sasamori who was a member of the Japanese Government when Mr. Shipman met him. [Filed under LP Peace: (Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, 1957-1965, 1991), Box #4.008, Folder #8.1]
- Letter from David Halliday to LP, RE: Encloses signatures for the Appeal and suggests some people LP could contact about it. Handwritten notes indicate that several of the people listed were written, that there were 13 signatures from U. Pitt Physics Dept., that the letter was answered 23 July and labels it number 28. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
- Letter from Deane W. Malott, Cornell University, to LP RE: Invites LP to deliver the Messenger Lectures at Cornell during the fall of 1959. Describes the history and details of the Messenger Lectures. [Letter from LP to Malott May 6, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s3.5]
- Letter from Dr. Donald F. Jones, Department of Genetics, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station to LP RE: Notifies him that he won't sign the appeal to stop bomb testing because he does not feel that the effects of radiation from bomb testing are as significant as LP feels they are. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
- Letter from Franklin Miller to LP, RE: Encloses a copy of the Appeal signed by some of his colleagues at Kenyon College. Tells LP that 300 copies of the Appeal was made and sent out to members of SSRS and asks LP if he might be able to hold off on the release a few days to allow time to receive these. Also requests that LP keep the editor of the SSRS Newsletter informed of the number of signatures and reactions to the Appeal. Handwritten note on top right corner says "27." [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
- Letter from Harry Grundfest to LP, RE: Returns a copy of the Appeal and explains that he only had time to see his immediate colleagues, but that several other petitions were handed out and those will be sent to LP separately. Handwritten note at top right corner "25." [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
- Letter from Joseph E. Mayer to LP RE: Tells him that he will not sign the Appeal to stop bomb testing and explains why he disagrees with it. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
- Letter from LP to Gentlemen at the Registrar, Annamalai University RE: Acknowledges receiving the letter requesting he evaluate a doctoral thesis and declines on account of a trip to Europe for the summer. [Letter from Gentlemen to LP May 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1957), #12.23]
- Letter from Lawrence Gensuianto to LP, RE: Encloses the 38 misplaced signatures included in the group from the National Institute of Health in Bethesda. Handwritten note near the bottom indicates that 186 signatures were collected from Bethesda. Note at top right corner labels it number 13. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
- Letter from M.M. Elkind, Barbara W. Kalckar, Edward D. Kow, and Laurence Gensuian to LP, RE: Encloses 148 signatures from the National Institute of Health and informs LP that 38 statements of additional signatures were misplaced. Handwritten note on top right corner says "19." [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
- Letter from Noel Little to LP, RE: Little is returning LP's Appeal with a few signatures. Little has interviewed almost everyone in the science department at Bowdoin College. [LP's reply December 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
- Letter from Norman Goldberg to LP RE: Says he will not sign the Appeal because he objects to the statement about the dangers of fallout. Handwritten note on bottom left corner, "ans'd 21 July." [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer 2, Folder 2.001]
- Letter from Owen Chamberlain, Department of Physics, UC Berkeley, to LP RE: Requests, in regards to a statement from LP, evidence of mutations in children increasing because of atomic testing. Handwritten note in left margin: "See National Academies Report." [Letter from LP to Dr. Chamberlain June 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Chamberlain, Owen, 1957, 1967, 1982, 1989), #64.1]
- Letter from P. Delaroche, Ministère de L'Education Nationale, to LP RE: Written in French. Informs LP of the program for his time in France and confirms his travel plans. [Letter from Delaroche to LP July 4, 1957] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1957s.27]
- Letter from Paul Meier to LP, RE: Meier thinks that it is possible for him to get additional signatures for LP's Appeal. [LP's reply December 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
- Letter from Paul Smith to LP, RE: Smith has received LP's appeal. Smith is not sure if it is the intention to include graduate students on the statement. If they are allowed, Smith would like to add his signature. [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
- Letter from Valy Menkin to LP, RE: Explains that he is fully in accord with the Appeal to stop nuclear testing as long as long as people are acting as individuals. Says that he was able to get some of his colleagues to sign also, but that a few hesitated wanting to make sure the appeal was calling for an international agreement and that the US wouldn't be handicapped. They also wanted to make sure that it was an individual act with no organization behind it. Handwritten note at top, "see 8" and "39." [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
- Letter from William V. Consolazio, National Science Foundation to LP RE: Asks LP to provide a brief critical review of the enclosed proposals, B-4549 and B-4574 submitted by D.L. Drabkin and E. Thorogood, respectively. Explains the rating scale. [Review of Proposal B-4549 by LP 1957, Review of Proposal B-4574 by LP 1957] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Correspondence, 1947, 1951-1989), Box #14.029, Folder #29.4]
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