Letter from Linus Pauling to Dr. Willard F. Libby. Page 1. December 11, 1957
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Activity Listings

  • Article: "Must U.S. Take the First Blow?" U.S. News and World Report. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Non-Pauling Peace Materials: Articles, Typescripts, Pamphlets, Booklets, Sc-Zi), Box#8.006, Folder #6.29]
  • Letter from A.V. Hill to LP RE: Says that he avoids signing manifestos except in very rare circumstances and that he doesn't think the Appeal has any real value. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Cornell University Press RE: Requests a copy of The Nature of the Chemical Bond be sent to the provided address of Ramesh M. Shah and that the charge be put on LP's royalty account. Includes a copy of the receipt from the Press showing that the book was sent and the charge was put on LP's account on 12/18/57. [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.2]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Pierre Morel, Scientific Attaché of the French Embassy RE: Requests the dates that he plans to visit Cal Tech because they have received a request for him to give a lecture and need to know when he will be there so they can set it up. [Letter from M. Morel to LP December 6, 1957, Memo from LP to Hallet Smith December 11, 1957, Memo from LP to R.F. Bacher December 11, 1957, Letter from LP to M. Morel December 13, 1957, Letter from M. Morel to LP December 16, 1957, Memo from Peter Fay to LP December 17, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
  • Letter from Beatrice Wulf to Sally Bartlett, student at Reseda High School RE: States they have no information on Cola Syrups. [Letter from Ms. Bartlett to LP December 10, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
  • Letter from Frederick C. Robbins to LP RE: Thanks LP for asking him to sign the appeal again, but he feels as he did before. Says he thoroughly respects LP's feelings on the matter though. Handwritten notes at top, "Duplicate" and "One letter r'c'd from an NAS member labelled Top Secret - Please destroy when read!" [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer 2, Folder 2.001]
  • Letter from LP to Professor Charles Sadron, RE: LP and AHP had a wonderful time in Strasbourg visiting with Sadron and seeing the laboratory. LP is busy working on the third edition of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. LP also notes that he will be starting some experiments involving the injection of DNA into animals. LP also asks if Sadron can collect signatures of the appeal and send them to LP along with a statement of the position held by the people. [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 to Ramesh Shah RE: Explains that biochemistry is run through the Division of Biology at CIT and so he would need to apply to them for graduate school. Comments that most of the Indian students are at CIT on a grant from their government. Suggests that he do his graduate work in India and come to America for post-doctoral work. [Letter from Mr. Shah to LP August 13, 1957, Letter from Mr. Shah to LP February 27, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
  • Letter from Milton Leitenberg, Brandeis University to LP RE: Informs him he does not have any personal contacts at the UN that LP can send the appeal to, but does state that Dr. Raymond K. Appleyard spoke at the university recently and when he went to talk with him, Dr. Appleyard did have some suggestions for getting the appeal through the UN. Explains what those suggestions were. Comments, that in regards to European scientists, maybe a branch of the UN such as the International Court of Justice, would be helpful in getting the international community to listen to the individual European scientists. [Letter from LP to Dr. Leitenberg November 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1957), #231.3]
  • Postcard from Howard C. Taylor, Jr., M.D., Chairman of the 1958 Medical Funds Committee of the Unitarian Service Committee, Inc., to LP, RE: Asks LP if they may use his name on their special fund-raising letterhead again. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Correspondence, 1936-1970), Box #421, Folder #421.15]
  • Summary Report: Conference on Trace Metals; Cretinism, Pacific State Hospital, Pomona, California, December 13, 1957. [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.083, Folder #83.11]