Letter from Linus Pauling to Albert Sprague Coolidge. Page 1. May 5, 1959
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Travel: Los Angeles, CA

Activity Listings

  • Itinerary [handwritten]: Pepperdine College, Science clubs, Colonial House (Inglewood); 7:30 PM dinner [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.5]
  • Letter from Ann Crawford to LP RE: Says he sent her a pamphlet a while ago about the probabilities of leukemia due to nuclear testing fallout, asks the name of the co-author, asks for another copy of the pamphlet and encloses postage. [Letter from LP to Crawford February 24, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1959), #75.2]
  • Letter from Claudio Rabello to LP RE: Requests a written form of the material LP presented in his recent talk at La Sierra College. [Letter from LP to Rabello May 12, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1959), #341.5]
  • Letter from Emily Parker Simon, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, to LP RE: Invites LP to speak at the public meeting of the International Congress of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in July 1959. [Letter from LP to Simon May 12, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s2.4]
  • Letter from LP Mrs. Robert L. Simkin, RE: AHP asks that LP send Simkin a letter about fallout in the United States along the lines of the questions that Simkin had previously asked AHP. LP discusses different types of fallout and the effects that each would have on the Northern Hemisphere. [Letter from Simkin 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Wo), Box #4.016, Folder #16.1]
  • Letter from LP to A.J. Muste, Fellowship of Reconciliation, RE: LP wishes that he could accept Muste's invitation, but LP and AHP are leaving for Europe on June 8 and will be in Norway at the time of the meetings. LP has also sent a telegram to Muste on this matter. [Muste's letter May 6, 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Fe-Me), Box #4.012, Folder #12.2]
  • Letter from LP to Elizabeth Thorndike, RE: LP is enclosing a letter that he has written to the editor of the Boston Herald. LP trusts that this letter will be published. [Thorndike's letter May 6, 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: (SANE, 1958-1966, 1982), Box #4.003, Folder #3.2]
  • Letter from LP to Frances Paelian RE: Thanks Paelian for the artwork she sent. Sends her a British edition of his book No More War! [Letter from Paelian to LP May 4, 1959, Letter from Paelian to LP May 15, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence) #313.7]
  • Letter from LP to George Murphy, Vice President, Desilu Productions, RE: Declines Murphy's invitation to attend a preview of the film, "Man in Orbit." [Telegram from Murphy to LP No Date] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959), #258.1]
  • Letter from LP to Georges Garcia RE: Says he was pleased to read his letter, says he is in complete agreement of his analysis of the world's problems and conviction that they must all work together to preserve the world, says he is happy to join Garcia and his colleagues in his activities, and asks for his regards to be given to Jean Rostand. [Notes from Garcia to LP May 5, 1959, May 23, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1959), #141.3]
  • Letter from LP to Professor G. Brooks King, Department of Chemistry, State College of Washington RE: Says he is pleased to recommend Professor J. Lynn Hoard of Cornell University to their consideration for appointment as Chairman of their Department of Chemistry, tells about Heald's personality and research, says he is recognized as a leader in the field of x-ray investigation of the structure of complex inorganic substances, and asks them to let him know if there is any additional information they would like. [Letter from King to LP April 30, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Hoard, J. Lynn), #159.10]
  • Letter from LP to Richard F. Hirsch RE: Says that his schedule is full for the coming months and he is going to Europe in the summer, and says he consequently can't accept his invitation to speak at Citrus Junior College. [Letter from Hirsch to LP May 6, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1959), #167.4]
  • Letter from LP to Richard H. Sullivan, Reed College, RE: Says he is honored to learn that Reed College has decided to confer upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Discusses travel plans for his upcoming trip to Portland. [Letter from Sullivan to LP May 4, 1959, Letter from Sullivan to LP May 14, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s2.1]
  • Letter from LP to Ruth Nanda Anshen RE: Regrets that he didn't find it possible to visit her on his recent visit to new York as his hosts filled up all of his available hours, gives a list of his activities, and invites her to come have lunch with him if she ever visits the West coast, as he is making a trip to Europe and so will not be able to make an appointment with her the rest of the year. [Letters from Anshen to LP April 17, 1959, May 16, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1959), #13.2]
  • Letter from LP to The Editor, Boston Herald, RE: Submits a letter for publication in the letters column of the Boston Herald in reply to Dr. Shields Warren's recent letter. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a.8]
  • Letter from Max Awner to LP RE: Says he is part of a group of concerned citizens who are setting up a protest march and peace rally protesting the construction of an ICBM launching base and Titan ICBM in Denver, says they would like to have him as principal speaker, gives him a few dates to choose between, says they are prepared to pay his travel expenses, asks LP to call him collect person-to-person, gives his telephone number, and asks him to call even if he cannot come. [Letter from LP to Awner May 11, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1959), #13.2]
  • Letter from Neue Physik to LP RE: Sends LP a Journal about the danger of radioactivity. Requests that LP write an essay on the danger of radioactivity to be published in a forthcoming journal. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1959), #288.3]
  • Letter from W. J. V. Osterhout, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, to LP RE: Thanks LP for his book. Explains that he has lost his vision. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1959), #300.21]
  • Memo from R. B. Corey to LP RE: Has just received a cc of the memo from Mr. Betts to Mr. Gilmore notifying him of a renewal of USPHS grant no. H-3136(C1). Reminds LP that they had agreed for Corey's name to be removed from this grant, since he is not able to give a significant amount of time to it. [Filed under LP Science: (United States Public Health Service: Assorted Grants, 1954-1964), Box #14.042, Folder #42.2]
  • Newspaper Clipping, Correspondence: "Are We as Right as We Think?" New York Times, May 8, 1959. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1959n.16]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "Are we as right as we think?" New York Times, May 8, 1959. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.307]
  • Note from Dr. A. Claus to LP RE: Thanks him for his letter with criticisms, says he would like a copy of the paper so he can take another look at it and revise it with LP's criticisms if necessary, says he would like to get it published, and says he doesn't have anything on his paper there so he needs a copy in order to work on it. [Letters from LP to Claus May 1, 1959, May 12, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1959), #75.2]
  • Note from Professor Willis Floyd, Department of Chemistry, Sam Houston State Teachers College, to LP RE: Encloses his written methods of representing quantum numbers and electron dot symbols for presenting to beginning classes, asks for corrections on his presentation, tells of the assumptions he has made, and says some of them differ from LP's book. (Attached: sheet of quantum numbers and electron dot symbols written out in blue ink for the first 9 elements of the periodic table) [Letter from LP to Floyd May 12, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1959), #129.3]
  • Petty Cash Voucher for $5.25 for Stamps. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Assorted Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1951-1962), Box #4.060, Folder #60.5]
  • Press Release: "KQED Receives Three Ohio State Awards," KQED Channel 9, San Francisco, May 8, 1959. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.309]
  • Typescript: Letter to the Editor of the Boston Herald. [re: reply to Dr. Shields Warren's recent letter about strontium-90 published in the Boston Herald] May 8, 1959. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a.8]