Letter from Linus Pauling to R.M. Korzen. December 1, 1958. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Letter from Hansel Davies, to "Colleague". RE: Thanks them for responding to his statement. Discusses a couple related points. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1958) #98.23]
• Letter from Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP to Mr. J.E. Lateana, Film Library Supervisor, University of California RE: Provides specific information about the three color-sound lecture films. Says that LP would be interested in having the Film Library take over the whole job of reproducing and circulating the films. [Letter from Lateana to Harris November 20, 1958] [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Grants, Exhibits, 1954-1964), Box #14.030, Folder #30.5]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Joan Harris] to A. S. Frere, Chairman, William Heinemann Ltd., RE: Informs that he would be pleased to read the manuscript of Level Seven by Mordecai Roshwald. [Letter from A. S. Frere to LP November 4, 1958, Letter from James Michie to LP February 25, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959), #258.1]
• Letter from LP [dictated by LP and signed by Joan Harris] to S.H. May, RE: LP is grateful for May's letter of November 15th which had pages from May's son's letter. LP found that response to his talk in Swarthmore College to be satisfying. [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 [signed by Joan Harris in his absence] to Dr. Robert L. Brent, Dept. of Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College, RE: Thanks Brent for sending a copy of his paper on Carbon-14 as a cause of spontaneous genetic mutations. [Letter from Dr. Robert L. Brent, November 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958), #39.1]
• Letter from LP [signed by Joan Harris in his absence] to Louise K. Burr RE: Thanks Miss Burr for her suggestions on the next steps of his campaign against above-ground bomb testing. [Letter from Louise K. Burr to LP, November 22, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958), #39.1]
• Letter from LP [signed by Joan Harris in his absence] to Mrs. Don W. Benn, Program chairman, American Association of University Women- LaPorte Branch, RE: Offers sympathy for the illness of Dr. Link. Regrets that he is unable to accept the speaking engagement because his schedule is already full for the upcoming term. Suggests that Mrs. Benn speak with Harrison Brown or a member of the Chicago Branch of the Federation of American Scientists. [Letter from Phyliss Benn to LP, November 21, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958), #39.1]
• Letter from LP to Barbara Kamb, Dodd, Mead & Company, RE: Agrees that Hayward should not receive any royalty on the copies of No More War! that he purchased. Asks if Henry Allen Moe or Henry Luce were sent books because they have not mentioned it to him. [Letter from Kamb to LP November 17, 1958, Letter from Kamb to LP December 3, 1958] [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]
• Letter from LP to David A. Giles, Calvary Methodist Church. RE: Informs him that he does not expect to come to the eastern part of the US in May. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1958) #141.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Lowell Wayne. RE: Informs him that Edmund Berkeley sent him copies of his letters. Would like to be informed of the situation. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Berkeley, Edmund C.) #27.4]
• Letter from LP to Gustavus Adolphus College, to LP RE: Informs them that he is unable to accept the invitation. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1958) #141.2]
• Letter from LP to H. A. Wallis. RE: Has read his letter and notes. Cannot find anything precise enough to give it serious consideration. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1958) #444.6]
• Letter from LP to Hal H. Ramsey, Research Corporation. RE: Gives a good reference of Kurt Mislow. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Mislow, Kurt), #248.4]
• Letter from LP to J. A. Gross, Michigan State University. RE: Thanks him for being willing to support the petition. Encloses a copy of it. Informs him that he will be giving a lecture in the Michigan State Forum in April. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1958) #141.2]
• Letter from LP to Japan America Society of LA. RE: Informs him that he is unable to accept their kind invitation. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1958) #192.24]
• Letter from LP to John Thomas Cleary. RE: Thanks him for his letter and clippings. Informs him that he has not studied plant physiology. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1958) #75.1]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. R. M. Korzen. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1958) #201.2]

  1 December 1958

  Mrs. R. M. Korzen

  10229 Baltic Road

  Cleveland 2, Ohio

  Dear Mrs. Korzen:

  I have been interested to read your letter and the project that you submitted to the Fund for Social Analysis.

  I think that if I had been an advisor to the Fund I would not have been able to recommend that a grant be made to you, because of considerable uncertainty as to whether or not you would be able to carry out the job that you propose.

  Your idea seems to me to be a good one. From your proposal I would say that you might have the ability to write well, but it is not possible to be sure, or even to have moderate assurance. I judge that you do not have any published writings; if you have, you could submit them to show your ability as a writer.

  Perhaps you could start by writing an article, suitable for publication, in a magazine. It might represent one chapter of your book. With this publication as a basis, you might well be able to get a grant or to make a contract with a publisher who could be interested in your book.

  Have you checked up on the people at Western Reserve University? I do not have anyone to recommend to you, but you might be able to get advice from one of them.

  Sincerely yours,

  Dictated by Dr. Pauling

  Signed in his absence:JH

• Letter from LP to Ronald Rich, Bethel College. RE: Pleased to have his letter. Cannot accept the invitation to speak at Bethel College because he is busy. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959) #341. 4]
• Letter from LP to Shigeru Nakamura, Consul General, RE: Regrets to learn of relocation to Pakistan without a chance to say goodbye in person. Signed by JH. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957-1964) #288.2]
• Letter from LP to Tore Lund, National Union of Norwegian Students. RE: Sends a copy of his book. Would like to talk to them about the idea of a world university. Informs them that he will be in Europe in June 1959. Asks if they would be available to speak with. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L:Correspondence, 1958) #231.4]
• Letter from Robert B. Corey to Dr. C. B. Anfinsen, Jr., National Institutes of Health, cc: LP, RE: States Anfinsen's letter to LP has been referred to him, and that they are happy to grant use of the drawings that Anfinsen requested. [Letter from C. B. Anfinsen, Jr., to LP November 18, 1958] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958), #13.1]
• Letter from Ted C. Kistner, to LP RE: Asks for advice on how to protect his basement from radiation. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1958) #201.2]
• Letter from William S. Middleton, Chief medical Director, Veterans Administration, to LP RE: Wishes success in the field of the mentally affected. Asks if they could have a visit when he comes to Washington in the Spring. [Filed under LP Science: Box #11.088, Folder #8.13]