Letter from Linus Pauling to E.W. Pfeiffer Page 1. May 21, 1958
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  • Letter from Camille Dodd, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Vermont, to LP RE: Delighted to hear from Barbara Kamb that LP has agreed to speak before the Vermont branch of WILPF in June. Will need a firm date from LP. Requests that he telegraph her as soon as he hears from the New York Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. [Letter from Camille Dodd to Barbara Kamb May 9, 1958, Telegram from Camille Dodd to LP May 25, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s.23]
  • Letter from Clinor N. Jones, to LP. RE: Thanks him for taking a stand again nuclear testing. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1958) #192.24]
  • Letter from D. M. Bose, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Birth Centenary Committee, Bose Institute, to LP RE: Reminds LP about the previous letter requesting a contribution to the "Transactions of the Bose Institute." Requests that LP reply whether or not he will contribute an article, and states that the deadline is June 30th, or July 30th at the latest. [Letter from Dr. D. M. Bose and K. T. Jacob to LP, March 17, 1958, Letter from the Executive Secretary to Dr. D. M. Bose, June 19, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958), #39.1]
  • Letter from Dr. W. D. Leech, La Sierra College, to LP RE: Invites LP to come to La Sierra College on a Wednesday in October to speak to the student body. Discusses the student body and preliminary details of LP's talk. [Letter from LP to Leech June 6, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.2]
  • Letter from LP [dictated by LP, signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Ruth Hughes, RE: LP has a letter from Canon Collins stating that he has 72 Fellows of the Royal Society who have signed the appeal. LP tells Ruth Hughes that if she is in Pasadena to telephone Mrs. Wulf who will relay the information to LP. [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
  • Letter from LP to Brown Meggs. RE: Informs him that he does not want to do a "profile in depth" article at this time. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1958) #257.3]
  • Letter from LP to Canon L. John Collins, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, RE: Plans to arrive in London from Vienna on September 22. Will speak at the meeting in Harringay Arena on September 23. Scheduled to speak in Essen on September 26 on invitation of Dr. Martin Niemoller. Thanks Collins for the list of British scientists who have signed the appeal for an international agreement to stop the testing of nuclear weapons. [Letter from Canon L. John Collins to LP May 14, 1958, Letter from Canon L. John Collins to LP September 24, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s2.5]
  • Letter from LP to Cyrus Eaton, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. RE: Asks for reprints of an article recommended to him by Eaton. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Eaton, Cyrus & Anne) #106.2]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. J.R. Ruck Keene, The Chemical Society, Burlington House, London, RE: Besides the Kekule Symposium, has made another engagement in Europe. Proposes that half of his airfare be paid by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the other half by the organization that invited him to speak in Germany. Half of the fare would be $1053. [Letter from J.R. Ruck Keene to LP May 15, 1958, Letter from J.R. Ruck Keene to LP May 28, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s2.4]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. John M. Reiner RE: LP tells Reiner that he and Dr. Lippman think it is worth while to look into the possibility of hiring Reiner. Dr. Lippman will write to Reiner about the project. [Letter from Reiner to LP April 19, 1958] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966: Box #11.089, Folder #89.11]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Milan Bier, Dept. of Organic Chemistry and Enzymology, Fordham University, RE: Regrets that he has been unable to get personnel to make use of the apparatus in connection with the work at CalTech. Hopes they will be able to use it sometime during the coming year. [Letter from Milan Bier to LP, May 15, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958), #39.1]
  • Letter from LP to George D. Krouse. RE: Thinks his solution is a good one, but would never be accepted by the nations and the people. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K:Correspondence, 1958) #201.2]
  • Letter from LP to George Schwartz, Forest Hills High School, RE: Sends Schwartz the foreword he has written for Schwartz's book Moments of Discovery. [Letter from Schwartz to LP April 4, 1958] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1958a.16]
  • Letter from LP to James Aronson, Editor, National Guardian. RE: Thanks him for sending the clippings from the New York Times. Thanks him for the suggestion for the title of the book. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (National Guardian) #283.6]
  • Letter from LP to Mr. Ned Armstrong RE: Thanks Armstrong for the previous letter and states he will consider Armstrong's advice. Doubts that he could introduce Armstrong to Oppenheimer. [Letter from Ned Armstrong to LP, March 31, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958), #13.1]
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Sterling Avery RE: Suggests Avery read his book, No More War! which will be available in bookstores this summer. Recommends another book as a source of information: "Fallout," edited by A. Pirie. [Letter from Mrs. Sterling Avery to LP May 19, 1958, and note from Mrs. Sterling Avery to LP July 11, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958), #13.1]
  • Letter from LP to Robert Higgins, Texas Women's University. RE: Informs him that he is unable to accept the invitation. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1958) #167.3]
  • Letter from Leo A. Shinn, Office of Naval Research to LP RE: His proposal for the acceleration of Contract Nonr-220(05), NR 108-120, has been approved by the Biological Sciences Division and has been forwarded to the Contract Division for negotiation. [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Memoranda, Notes and Assorted Materials re: "The Structure and Properties of Proteins and Synthetic Polypeptides," Contract Nonr 220(05) (Chemistry 32), 1951-1963), Box #14.032, Folder #32.2]
  • Letter from Melvin Calvin, University of California, to LP. RE: Informs him of a student of his who is interested in a teaching position. Asks if LP has any knowledge of openings. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Calvin, Melvin) #57.4]
  • Letter from Stanley L. Ruby, Westinghouse Electric Corp., to LP RE: Understands that LP will be nearby in June to give the commencement address at Antioch. Wonders if he would be interested in devoting an evening to the Pittsburgh Branch of the Federation of American Scientists. The meeting would probably be set up for the FAS membership and then an larger meeting might be held for a wide public audience. [Letter from LP to Stanley L. Ruby May 29, 1958] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s.25]
  • Letter from W. H. Freeman to Messrs Beadle, Emerson, Gilluly, Pauling, Whitaker, and Woodford RE: Explains that Adam Kudlacik recently compiled a record of the income and expenses over a ten year period for W.H. Freeman and Company Publishers. Says that since they have been with the company from the beginning they might be interested in the information. Includes the information. Explains what the Company's management might do with the information. [Filed under LP Safe Contents Drawer 2, Folder 2.009]
  • Memo from LP to Jim Miller. RE: Informs him that LP has been elected an honorary member of the French Society of Physical Chemistry, and has been awarded an honorary doctor's degree by the faculty of the University of Montpellier. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1958) #257.3]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Fallout Talk is Filmed," University of Southern California (Los Angeles) Daily Trojan, May 22, 1958. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.144]
  • Telegram from LP to David Dellinger. RE: Informs him that he cannot make an eastern trip June 1st. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1958) #98.23]
  • Telegram from LP to Editor of TIME RE: Asks them to publish his letter, correcting an untrue statement they published on May 12. [Letter from LP to Editor May 15, 1958, Letter from Marie Barry to LP June 2, 1958] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1958a.15]