"The Danger of Nuclear War and the Need for a Crash Program for Peace" November 24, 1957. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 16 pp.

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Activity Listings

• Letter from Arne Müentzing to LP RE: Says that he does not think he is able to sign the Appeal though he sympathizes with LP's views and attempt to work toward the abolishment of nuclear weapons. [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer 2, Folder 2.001]
• Letter from Asima Chatterjee to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter of Oct. 20. Says that Professor P. Ray also received LP's letter. Explains that they both collected signatures and that her's are enclosed and Prof. Ray will send his shortly. Labeled number 84. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
• Letter from Dr. Felix Cernushi to LP, RE: Encloses a list of Uruguayan scientists who signed the Appeal. Talks about one of the signers and explains that Professor F. Saez is preparing another list that will be sent to LP. Labeled number 143. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
• Letter from Dr. H. Zollinger, Universitat Basel Institut fur Farbenchemie, to LP, RE: Asks LP's permission to reproduce a figure from one of his papers on polypeptide in his book on azo dyestuffs that will be published in summer 1958. Asks LP if he needs to ask the permission of the editors of his paper to reproduce the figure, and if so who is the editor. [Letter from LP to Zollinger, December 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980.), Box #468, Folder #468.13]
• Letter from H. Noguchi to LP RE: Sends a list of signatures for the Appeal that he received through Taketani. Explains that he is sending it directly to LP instead of back to Taketani because of time. Labeled number 113. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
• Letter from Professor F Šorm, Institute of Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Science to LP RE: Informs him that the institute recently published a review about proteins and included some of his work in it. Explains that they are now publishing a supplement to that and request any opinions of the first review or suggestions for the second as well as any information about his recent peptide work. [Letter from LP to Professor Šorm February 10, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
• Letter from W. Walcher to LP RE: Written in German. Handwritten note labels it number 65. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
• Letter from prof. P. Favarger to LP, RE: Encloses the signatures he was able to obtain. Explains that he approached a lot of scientists in his country and that the small number of signatures does not mean that the Swiss scientists want the bomb tests to continue. He explains that there have been a lot of appeals similar to this one that didn't make a difference and so is discouraging to many people. Also says that many people recognize the risk of foolishly and progressively poisoning the planet and that it is a moral duty to try and stop it. Labeled number 140. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
• Note from Dr. Herbert Jehle, Physics Department, University of Nebraska to Ruth Hughes RE: Notifies her that he sent the appeal to people internationally. Requests copies of the press release that is going to go out about the appeal. Handwritten note in upper right corner: "ans'd December 10th." [Note from Dr. Jehle to Mrs. Hughes November 1957, Letter from Mrs. Hughes to Dr. Jehle November 19, 1957, Letter from Dr. Jehle to Friends November 23, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Jehle, Herbert, 1957-1965, 1967-2970, 1972, 1976-1977, 1979-1983.), #189.3]