Letter from Linus Pauling to Mrs. Robert R. Foresman. Page 1. September 24, 1959
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Activity Listings

  • Letter [in French] from Andre Eillon, Les Nouvelles Litteraires, to LP RE: Sends him an article from Nouvelles Letteraires by Andre de Cayens on the life of students at Cal Tech. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1959), #112.25]
  • Letter from Herbert Yahraes to LP RE: Thanks LP for sending a copy of Spectrum in connection with a book on biological sciences which Atlantic Monthly Press has asked Yahraes to write. Suggests that LP may be able to visit during his October trip to Ithaca. [Letter from Harris to Yahraes September 29, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Y: Correspondence, 1959), #462.15]
  • Letter from Joan Harris to Irving Michelson, RE: LP has asked Harris to tell Michelson that LP will be at Cornell University from October 4 to October 15. LP has suggested that a meeting be made after his arrival in Ithaca. [Michelson's letter September 17, 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Strontium-90, June 1959-November 1959), Box #7.012, Folder #12.17]
  • Letter from LP to A. N. Nesmeyanov, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, RE: Inquires about the possibility of visiting the USSR with AHP in June. Describes his reasons for the visit. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Nesmayanov, A. N.), #276.7]
  • Letter from LP to Claude A. Villee, Harvard University, RE: Says he has considered Villee's invitation again and has decided to not change his mind about attending the conference on steroid hormones next May. [Letters from Villee to LP September 8, 1959, October 5, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (V: Correspondence, 1959), #427.19]
  • Letter from LP to Collector of Customs, Port of Los Angeles, RE: Writes about the shipment of antiques addressed to him, certifies that they are for the personal use of himself and his wife, says none of them are to be sold, and says they are antiquities that the dealer stated had been produced before 1830. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1959), #167.4]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Arthur W. Galston, Yale University, RE: Says he is sorry Libby us not willing to take part in the debate, says he doesn't think it would be wise for him to agree to debate anyone else, and decides that he will adhere to his original plan of resting during the last half of December. [Letter from Libby to Galston September 16, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Galston, Arthur W.), #136.2]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Irvin Fuhr, National Institutes of Health, RE: Says he was interested to read the application for the research grant, encloses his comments on the proposal on the form, believes a considerable amount of work should be done on the incorporation of strontium-90 into bone, and hopes Fuhr will keep him informed on what is being done. [Attached: copy of comments RE: believes the problem of strontium-90 incorporation into bone is important, says the procedure is less significant than direct studies, says the procedure and the budget are reasonable, and recommends that the grant be made.] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1959), #129.3]
  • Letter from LP to Frank Freedman, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation RE: Says he would like to participate in their Project 60, says he will be in Montreal in October, tells when he is speaking on Canadian TV, thinks he could make the recorded interview that day, and gives a number of topics he could be quizzed on. [Letter from Freedman to LP September 14, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)), #69.5]
  • Letter from LP to Halfdan Hammerlund, Kunsthandel, RE: Reminds him that they purchased antiques from him in June, says he has now learned that the Collector of Customs requires information about the antiques as in such things as date and place of production, date acquired, etc., and asks that he send that information as soon as possible. [Letter from Hammerlund to LP September 30, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1959), #167.4]
  • Letter from LP to J. R. R. Bobb, Mend Coordinator, Wake Forest College, RE: Declines the invitation to participate in the Medical Education for National Defense Program. [Letter from Bobb to LP September 16, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959), #258.1]
  • Letter from LP to M. Slade Kendrick, Cornell University, RE: Provides the general title and specific titles of his Messenger Lectures to be delivered in October. [Letter from Harris to Kendrick September 16, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s3.5]
  • Letter from LP to Rev. Walter Mitchell RE: Declines the invitation to be chief speaker at the annual meeting of the L. A. Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born. [Letter from Mitchell to LP September 18, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959), #258.1]
  • Letter from Margarete Silverman, Secretary to Cecilia O'Connor, Ciba Foundation, RE: Expresses thanks for LP's corrected galley proof and suggestions for the subject index. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a.18]
  • Letter from Mildred Liebowitz, New York Times, to LP RE: Explains that a reader has sent a letter to the Times inquiring about LP's recently published letter. Includes the reader's letter and requests that LP reply. [Letter from LP to Liebowitz October 1, 1959] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1959a.16]
  • Letter from Mrs. Robert Foresman to LP, RE: Foresman heard a television interview with LP in which he discussed the idea of adding calcium to children's diets to reduce the effects caused by nuclear testing. Foresman is asking if LP can send her any information about this matter. [LP's reply September 24, 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Strontium-90, June 1959-November 1959), Box #7.012, Folder #12.17]
  • Letter from Professor Christian Bay, Department of Speech, University of California to LP RE: Says a friend of his warned that too much calcium leads to increased susceptibility to arthritis, wonders if LP knows of this possible consequence, says he enjoyed the time they spent in Oslo, says the paper in Oslo carried a front page story about the interview with him on the same day, and hopes he had a good summer. [Letter from LP to Bay September 26, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Bay, Christian), #24.6]
  • Telegram from Anderson Pace, Jr., Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, to LP RE: Proposes dates on which he could visit LP. [Letter from Harris to Pace September 16, 1959, Telegram from LP to Pace September 22, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence) #313.7]
  • Telegram from LP to Anderson Pace, Jr., Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, RE: Informs that LP will see Pace at Caltech on Sept. 30. [Telegram from Anderson Pace to LP September 22, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence) #313.7]
  • Telegram from LP to Marvin Gewirtz, New York Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, RE: requesting flights for October 23rd and 26th [telegram from Gewirtz to LP, undated] [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.5]