Letter from Linus Pauling to T.O. Jones. November 21, 1957. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Letter from Alburt M. Rosenburg to LP, RE: Tells LP that he enjoyed the evening lecture he gave at Haverford. Also tells him that he would like to be listed on the petition to stop nuclear testing. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.030]
• Letter from Bart Bok to LP RE: Says that he would like his name to be attached to the Appeal. Discusses his work and citizenship. Expresses hope that he will get a chance to meet with LP again. Handwritten notes at top, "(67, 68 - not comm. sigs.)" and "66." [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
• Letter from Bertrand Russell to LP, RE: Explains that he is very willing to sign the petition, but since it says "American scientists" and he has no right to describe himself as one of them. Says he will be glad if many European scientists sign, but points out that the word "American" would need to be omitted. Signs a copy of the appeal with "American" deleted. Handwritten note near bottom right indicates the letter was answered. Labeled as number 159. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
• Letter from Charles M. Carpenter, MD, Chairman, Research Advisory Committee, City of Hope Medical Center, to LP RE: Requests his review of summaries of two manuscripts submitted for publication by the Medical Center, in accordance with the policies of the Advisory Committee. Encloses copies of the summaries. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (City of Hope Medical Center, 1955-9158), #70.9]
• Letter from Cyrus S. Eaton, Chairman of the Board, The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, to LP. [Letter from Mr. Eaton to LP November 12, 1957, Letter from Ms. Royon to LP November 13, 1957, Letter from Mr. Eaton to LP November 18, 1957, Letter from LP to Mr. Eaton November 22, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Eaton, Cyrus & Anne, 1957-1964, 1966-1967, 1969-1970, 1974-1975, 1982-1983, 1986, 1988-1990, 1992), #106.2]

  THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY

  TERMINAL TOWER* CLEVELAND 1, OHIO

  CYRUS S. EATON

  November 19, 1957

  Dear Professor Pauling:

  The impact of last summer's Pugwash meeting on the public mind is illustrated anew in this editorial from the November 13th Boston Herald.

  You will also be interested in the enclosed column of November 15th by the Washington correspondent of the Toronto Telegram. This piece points out the unhappy truth that the politicians are the least concerned of any part of the American population over the hazards of nuclear warfare. The attitude of the politicians is, of course, influenced by the extreme anti-communist sentiment that certain small but highly vocal groups keep stirring up in the United States.

  On returning from Russia last week, one of our Cleveland Congressmen went so far as to announce that he is prepared to fight everything Russian to the death. These politicians who make a profession of fanning the fires of hatred against Russia, because they believe this is the way to get votes, would swiftly change their ways if the wiser and saner elements of our society became more vocal.

  Sincerely yours,

  Cyrus Eaton

  Professor Linus Pauling

  California Institute of Technology

  Pasadena 4, California

  CE:rmr

  enclosures

• Letter from Dr. W.D. Klopp, Battelle Memorial Institute to LP RE: Informs him of research they are doing that deals with crystal radii which led to their determination of the "univalent and multivalent crystal radii for tantalum and tungsten." Requests help verifying their results. [Letter from LP to Dr. Klopp December 9, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957), #201.1]
• Letter from Eliot Blackwelder to LP RE: Says that he doesn't think that Russia could be trusted to uphold an agreement to stop bomb testing and because of that he will not sign the Appeal. Discusses Atlantic Union Committee and its goal to organize the democratic west. Handwritten note indicates it was answered. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
• Letter from Elmer Bolton to LP RE: Says that he will not sign the Appeal because he feels that it would be unsafe for the democratic world. Handwritten note on bottom left indicates it was answered. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
• Letter from G.H. Whipple to LP, RE: Tells him that though he thinks every scientist would agree that nuclear bomb testing should stop, Russia can't be trusted. Even if Russia agreed to stop testing bombs she probably wouldn't agree to inspection and if other nations didn't test bombs, they would be powerless against Russia if she bombed the U.S. Handwritten note near the bottom, "petition with his name etc. enclosed," another note labels it number 38. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
• Letter from Gregory Breit to LP RE: Says he cannot sign the Appeal, and explains why he feels that way which is mostly based on his feelings that it is more of a political issue than a scientific one. [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer 2, Folder 2.001]
• Letter from James B. Conant to LP RE: Says that he heartily disagrees with the petition to stop nuclear testing, and he hopes LP completely fails in his undertaking. Handwritten note, "NAS" and "1." [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer 2, Folder 2.001]
• Letter from James Page to LP RE: States that he has a friend in England who would like his son to come to either CIT or MIT for his undergraduate work. Comments that he wonders whether he would be able to "adapt to the American methods" or if it would be better for the son to wait until graduate school. Requests his advice. [Letter from LP to Mr. Page November 22, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. A. D. Wadsley, c/o Australian Scientific Liaison Office, RE: Informs Wadsley that he is sorry, but he will be out of town the week of November 24th. [Letter from Wadsley to LP, November 15, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959.), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Arthur W. Munk, Albion College RE: Thanks him for collecting signatures to the appeal and for the articles which he sent. Explains that he feels the appeal is restricted to scientists. [Note from Dr. Munk to LP August 13, 1957, Letter from Dr. Munk to LP October 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
• Letter from LP to the Gentlemen at the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, RE: Tells them that he has decided to turn in his life insurance policy and requests that they send him its cash surrender value. Says that he has asked the Comptroller of the California Institute of Technology to stop sending them monthly premiums. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), Box #411, Folder #411.2]
• Letter from LP to the Gentlemen at the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, RE: Tells them that he wishes to make changes in the beneficiary of his ordinary life non-participating and deferred annuity insurance policies. Asks them to send him the forms that he should fill out in order to make those changes. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), Box #411, Folder #411.2]
• Letter from M. Taketani to LP RE: Written in Japanese. Labeled number 101. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
• Letter from Otto Bastiansen to LP RE: Encloses a list of signatures for the Appeal. Explains that he made a Norwegian translation of the Appeal and sent it to Hassel for comments and corrections. Discusses LP's visit to Oslo. Labeled number 127. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
• Letter from Ruth Hughes to Dr. Herbert Jehle RE: States she got his note and so will not send him any forms since he has his own copies of the appeal now. Requests his help in getting chemists from states such as Arkansas, Nevada, Georgia, and Montana, to sign the appeal of scientists against bomb tests since those states are not currently represented. [Note from Dr. Jehle to Mrs. Hughes November 1957, Letter from Dr. Jehle to Friends November 25, 1957, Note from Dr. Jehle to Mrs. Hughes November 30, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Jehle, Herbert, 1957-1965, 1967-2970, 1972, 1976-1977, 1979-1983.), #189.3]
• Letter from Sir Alexander Todd to LP RE: Says that he does not feel he can sign the Appeal at this time because he is feels that the conflict over the scientific evidence makes pressing for political action based on scientific authority seem of doubtful value. [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer 2, Folder 2.001]
• Letter from Walt A. Raitt to LP RE: Recalls LP invitation to speak for the Friends International Center forum in Westwood about bomb testing and nuclear policy. [Letter from LP to Raitt, November 22, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
• Memo from Dr. Richard W. Lippman to LP RE: Notifies him that Mr. Richard Morgan is going to begin a study throughout the state mental hospitals to try and find a relation between phenylketonuria and genetics, for their research. [Memo from Dr. Lippman to LP October 16, 1957, Memo from Dr. Lippman to LP November 5, 1957, Memo from Dr. Lippman to LP December 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Lippman, Richard W., 1951-1961, 1980, 1982), #217.5]