Letter from Linus Pauling to E.W. Pfeiffer Page 1. May 21, 1958
Letter from Linus Pauling to E.W. Pfeiffer May 21, 1958. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

Activity Listings

  • Check from LP to American Association of Scientific Workers for $20.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
  • Check from LP to California Institute of Technology Bookstore for $17.45. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
  • Check from LP to California Institute of Technology for $33.60. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder#25.1] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
  • Letter from Barbara Kamb, Dodd, Mead & Company, to LP RE: Writes that Bill Oman talked with Daniel Lang of the New Yorker about doing a profile on LP, but they generally only do profiles on people from the area and the profiles are already written months in advance. Suggested that they instead write something in the "Talk of the Town" section. [Letter from LP to Kamb May 16, 1958] [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]
  • Letter from Betty S. Selden, to LP. RE: Commends him on his appearance on the Oscar Levant show. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1958) #380.2]
  • Letter from Carl G. Hartman, to Mr. Spivak and Members of "Meet the Press." RE: Informs him that he was disappointed with the manner in which LP was treated while on the show. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1958) #167.3]
  • Letter from Dora E. Young, The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation to Beatrice Wulf RE: Replies in haste that there is no meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee on May 31st. [Letter from Wulf to Young May 16, 1958] [Filed under LP Science: Helen Hay Whitney Foundation—Scientific Advisory Committee: Correspondence 1954-1959: Box #15.002, Folder #2.4]
  • Letter from Dr. Arthur Kornberg, Washington University, to LP. RE: Pleased to have the letter that was given to him at the Teacher's Union of the City of New York. Thanks him. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Kendrew, John) #197.16]
  • Letter from Dr. Carlos A. Abeledo, Presidente, Asociacion Quimica Argentina, RE: Encloses a copy of the Declaration of the Asociacion Quimica Argentina and nuclear energy. [In Spanish] [Letter from LP to Dr. Carlos A. Abeledo June 10, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958), #13.1]
  • Letter from Edward Opperman to LP, RE: Opperman has read with great interest LP's article "Every Test Kills" in the February issue of "Liberation." Opperman is now sending LP some reprints of Dr. Altvater's autobiographies that he intends to publish. [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Nuclear Fallout; Radiation Hazards, 1957-1958), Box #7.002, Folder #2.20]
  • Letter from Elmer McClain, to Dr. Edward Teller. RE: Points out three false assumptions in his arguments. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1958) #257.3]
  • Letter from Irving Fatt, University of California, to LP. RE: Encloses a postcard which was misaddressed. Encourages LP to continue his campaign. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1958) #129.2]
  • Letter from LP to Barbara Kamb, Dodd, Mead & Company, RE: Explains that she is right, there is an error in the galleys due to rounding. Writes that he will remember to change it in the pages. Also mentions that there is no news yet about quotations from Russell or Schweitzer. [Letter from Kamb to LP May 15, 1958] [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]
  • Letter from LP to Barbara Kamb, Dodd, Mead & Company, RE: Writes that he had decided to fly to New York on May 27 and could talk to people on the 28th. Mentions that he is not sure if that is one of the dates she mentioned would work. [Letter from Kamb to LP May 21, 1958] [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]
  • Letter from LP to Betty Cole, "Meet the Press." RE: Thanks her for her letter. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (National Broadcasting Company) #283.3]
  • Letter from LP to C. V. Ramen, Ramen Research Institute. RE: Thanks him for the message he sent to the Teachers Union. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Ramen, C. V.) #326.5]
  • Letter from LP to Cynthia B. Cunningham. RE: Asks if it is possible to appear on her show while in New York on May 28th. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1958) #75.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Karl W. Kenyon, RE: LP asks if he cold have a reprint of Kenyon's article about sea otters which appeared in Nature. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Deer Flat Ranch: Correspondence, 1957-1995), Box #4.047, Folder #47.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Martin Niemoller, Germany, RE: Accepts invitation to speak at the large public meeting arranged by the War Resisters' International in Essen on September 26. Thinks it would be best if he spoke in German, but will have to use a manuscript. [Letter from Martin Niemoller to LP May 8, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s2.6]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez RE: Sends copies of letters written to Dr. Morris, and asks Alvarez to encourage Morris to answer his question regarding research on the chemical basis of mental disease. [Letter from Dr. Walter C. Alvarez to LP May 23, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958), #13.1]
  • Letter from LP to Frederic Joliot-Curie, University of Paris. RE: Thanks him for his kindness in sending the letter about his work. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Joliot-Curie, Frederic) #190.3]
  • Letter from LP to Gerald Holton, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, RE: Thanks Holton for sending him copies of Daedalus containing his discussion on fallout and disarmament. Asks if it would be too much trouble to also send him a few cut-sheets of the article, as Holton offered. [Letter from Holton to LP May 2, 1958, Letter from Holton to LP May 28, 1958] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1958a.7]
  • Letter from LP to Harlow Shapley, Harvard College Observatory. RE: Informs him that his not to him through the Teachers Union was the finest he has ever seen. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Shapely, Harlow) #362.1]
  • Letter from LP to Herbert S. Rhinesmith, Allegheny College. RE: Has decided not the give permission for publication of his manuscript as a contribution from the Gates and Crellin Laboratories. Doesn't think that the amount of research justifies a detailed publication. Makes detailed comments. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959) #341. 4]
  • Letter from LP to Lucile Jenkins, RE: LP describes a man in Germany with whom he's been writing. He thinks they may be related. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 5.053, Folder 53.11]
  • Letter from LP to Morris Fishbien, Brain Research Foundation. RE: Requests information on the Foundation. Expresses interest in helping financially, but would like more information first. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1958) #129.2]
  • Letter from LP to Oscar Rice, University of North Carolina. RE: Thanks him for his letter to the Teachers Union. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Rice, Oscar) #329.2]
  • Letter from LP to Philip Morrison, Cornell University. RE: Thanks him for having written him. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Morrison, Philip), #250.1]
  • Letter from LP to Prof. Max Born RE: Thanks Born for the letter he wrote to the Teachers Union, which LP received after winning the Annual Award of the Union. States he and AHP will be in Germany for a few days during the coming summer. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Born, Max), #29.1]
  • Letter from LP to Victor Reynolds, Cornell University Press, RE: Writes that he plans to have the manuscript for the third edition of The Nature of the Chemical Bond completed by August 15. Explains that if he does not complete it by August 15, it will be ready around February 1. [Letter from Reynolds to LP May 9, 1958, Letter from Reynolds to LP May 23, 1958] [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.2]
  • Letter from M. A. Marcus, to LP. RE: Informs him that he has perfected a specific therapy for Human Cancer with 90% positive results. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1958) #257.3]
  • Letter from Mrs. Sterling Avery to LP RE: Discusses her plans to document and publish the effects of radiation from the bombings on babies born in the San Francisco area. Asks for LP's help to approach the governor with the facts, and asks for LP to send her some literature about the effects of radiation to distribute to the other men she will attempt to enlist in helping her cause. [Letter from LP to Mrs. Sterling Avery May 22, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958), #13.1]
  • Letter from Ray Pepinsky to LP, RE: Encloses photograph prints (no description). [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P:Correspondence, 1958) #313.6]
  • Letter from Secretary to Dr. Julian, Julian Laboratories, to Beatrice Wulf. RE: Acknowledges the receipt of the autographed picture of LP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1958) #192.24]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Press as Prosecutor," Washington Post, May 19, 1958. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.143]
  • Offprint: "Sedimentation of Radioactive Fallouts From Atmosphere in Duisberg (Germany)." [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Nuclear Fallout; Radiation Hazards, 1957-1958), Box #7.002, Folder #2.20]
  • Telegram from Ruth Hagy, WMAL-TV, to LP. RE: Asks him to consider appearing in a college news conference. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1958) #167.3]