June 11, 1957 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Air Consignment Note (Waybill): shipping LP's briefcase with personal papers from Los Angeles to France [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.3]

Chase Manhattan Bank Letter of Identification for LP [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer , Folder 2.006]

Check from AHP to Peck and Peck for $84.20. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]

Copy of Letter from Pat McNamara to Arthur Munk, RE: McNamara shares Munk's concern over nuclear testing though feels that the military has good reason to do more testing. [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]

First Western Bank Advice of Charge for insufficient funds, charge of $3.00 for LP and AHP. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, February 1956-December 1957), Box #4.024, Folder #24.2]

Itinerary: Interview with Mr. Leonard Engel at hotel, 10 AM; leave New York for France at 7 PM [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder #2.3]

Letter from Dora E. Young, The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation to Beatrice J. Wulf, Secretary to LP RE: Writes to ask for a picture of LP due to a decision reached by the Board of Trustees to included pictures of the members of the Scientific Advisory Committee in the Third Report of the Foundation. [Letter from Wulf to Young June 14, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation—Scientific Advisory Committee: Correspondence 1954-1959: Box #15.002, Folder #2.3]

Letter from E.J. Davis to LP, RE: Davis is seeking to change LP's mind about the efforts to stop nuclear testing. Davis does not think that LP's group is strong enough to block the efforts of groups that are intent on increasing atomic testing. [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 LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. R. Podolsky, Naval Medical Research Institute RE: Informs him that the manuscript he has been working on with Peter on the structure of liquid water will not be done before he leaves for Europe. Explains that he and Dr. Jardetzsky have been working on the hydration of ions but that will not be completed and ready to publish until fall. [Letter from Dr. Podolsky to LP May 31, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]

Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Forrest L. Carter RE: Notifies him that the secretary at Cal Tech is still looking for the workbooks that he needs and thanks him for sending the payment on the loan. [Letter from Dr. Carter to LP March 24, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Carter April 17, 1957, Letter from Dr. Carter to LP June 1, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1957), #74.25]

Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to W. Hertenstein RE: Requests that a red zone be placed on the street around the Physical Plant of Cal Tech. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]

Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf], to Miriam F. Bennett, Chairman, Committee on the Symposium at Sweet Briar College RE: States that LP is going to Europe for the summer and that he is not sure about his schedule for 1958, but if it is possible for the Committee to wait until fall for a definite answer, LP would like to be able to come to the symposium. [Letter from Professor Bennett to LP May 27, 1957, Letter from Professor Bennett to LP October 4, 1957, Letter from LP to Professor Bennett October 8, 1957, Letter from Professor Bennett to LP October 11, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]

Letter from LP [dictated by LP and signed in his absence by Wulf] to Dr. T.O. Jones, National Science Foundation RE: LP has in mind a contract for $10,000 for the planning and partial construction of the exhibit on the chemical bond and will submit it by September 1, 1957 if Jones thinks it is alright to wait this long. Mentions that he has asked Badger to prepare the application contract for the film on nuclear vibrations. [Letter from Jones to LP June 20, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964: Box #14.030, Folder #30.6]

Letter from LP to Barry Commoner. [Commoner's letter June 5, 1957] [Commoner's Reply July 22, 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]

11 June 1957

Dear Barry:

I may try to get foreign scientists to sign the Appeal too.

Do you not think that it would be good to get more American scientists to sign? If you and other Washington University professors do, would you go about sending out new copies for signatures? I suggest 10 October 1957 as deadline, to give some time during the Fall term.

Also, I suggest adding the material written below.

I feel well pleased with the success of the Appeal.

Sincerely,

Linus Pauling

In a few days before 1 June 1957, 2000 signatures were obtained, including the following:

(Here I copied the names at bottom of p.5 & on p.6 of statement 7 June 1957 to Holifield omitting those on printed form.) – sent by Mrs Wulf

[Barry – Omit any of these that you want – add others from mimeographed list if you want.]

Letter from LP to Linus Pauling, Jr. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.038, Folder #38.1]

11 June 1957

Dr. Linus Pauling, Jr.

3909 Round Top Drive

Honolulu, T.H.

Dear Linie:

I must say that I do not have the detailed technical knowledge that would be required to answer the question asked by Dr. Robert G. Hunter. I think that it should indeed be possible to sterilize the rice paper by use of radioactive rays or beta rays. Radioactivity would probably be the easiest way, but of course there are problems connected with the handling of radioactive substances. I have asked Dr. Harrison Brown to write to you, about the people that Dr. Hunter might approach.

Thanks for sending the H-bomb petition with two signatures. I was glad to see your signature. They have just about stopped coming in now, because of the 1 June date. Today a cable came from an American scientist in Germany, presenting his signature.

I have been terribly busy. Part of the reason is that I had not intended to get this petition up, but, as is mentioned in the enclosed news release, I was encouraged by the people in Washington University in St. Louis. I am sure that it was a good thing to do.

Mamma and I are leaving for Paris. We shall be there for six weeks (that is, in France, also one week out while we visit Peter and Julia and Thomas, and I give a lecture in Cambridge), then we go to Yugoslavia for a week and to Russia for three weeks. In Yugoslavia I am to give the opening address at an international conference on hydrogen bonds in biological and clinical substances, and in Moscow I am to speak at an international conference on the origin of life. We think that it will be an interesting experience altogether, although we wish that the trip were not quite such a long one, because it does not leave us much time to spend at the ranch during the summer.

When Mamma and I were up there last week we saw a doe with two little twin spotted fauns, in the hollow where the eucalyptus trees are.

Thanks for sending me the clippings. Give my love to Anita and the children.

Love from

Dictated by Linus Pauling

Signed in his absence:W

Letter from LP to Professor Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Collège de France RE: Declines the invitation to give a speech in French on account of the fact that he does not know the language very well, but will continue to give the talks he is scheduled for. States he will be at the reception if Joliot-Curie decides to put one on. [Letter from Professor Joliot-Curie to LP May 31, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Joliot-Curie, Frédéric, 1950-1952, 1954-1955, 1957-1958), #190.3]

Letter from LP to Ruth Egeland RE: Tells Egeland that his son in Honolulu sent him her letter saying that he thought that the article she mentioned referred to himself. LP informs Egeland that neither his son nor he have made any significant findings about multiple sclerosis. [Note from Egeland to Pauling April 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1956: Box #11.089, Folder 89.7]

Letter from Linus Pauling to Harrison Brown RE: LP requests that Brown write to Linus Pauling, Jr. concerning research by Robert G. Hunter on the sterilization of rice paper used to wrap certain types of Japanese candies. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.038, Folder #38.1]

Letter from unknown sender to Mr. Schaefer Stanley, W. H. Freeman and Company, RE: Explains that LP has been planning for his three month visit in Europe, but tat he should be settled in Paris by now. Says that before leaving LP asked for them to write to Schaefer and ask for an advance of $1500 on his royalty account and to send the deposit to LP's account in Pasadena at CIT. Informs Schaefer that LP wrote to Schaefer that the sender has his itinerary in Europe, in case Schaefer needs to get in touch with LP before his return in late August. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]

Memorandum from LP [dictated by LP and signed in his absence by Wulf] to R.M. Badger RE: Asks Badger to make out an application and a contract proposal for money to reimburse the California Institute of Technology for the manufacture of the small films. LP thinks there will be enough money to pay Dr. Ewing's salary for 4-6 weeks. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.6]

Newspaper Clipping: "Effects of Fallout Queried," New York Times, June 11, 1957. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1957n.30]

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