Letter from Linus Pauling to Gail Draper. Page 1. March 29, 1961
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Activity Listings

  • Itinerary: LP and AHP leave Cleveland at 10 AM, arrive in Miami at 12:35 PM [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.1] 
  • Letter from D.D. Barta to LP, RE: Barta asks for fifteen more copies of the appeal and hopes to gather signatures to submit by the deadline.  Barta is enclosing a contribution of $5.00.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.4]
  • Letter from Ernest Bryant to President John F. Kennedy, cc LP, RE: Sends President Kennedy a letter written by LP in the New York Times.  Suggests that the President spend the money currently being used on nuclear weapons on school instead. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]
  • Letter from Floyd Williston to LP, RE: Williston suggests the names of several organizations who would be interested in circulating the petition for signatures before the deadline.  Williston suggests LP send ten copies to each organization.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.4]
  • Letter from H.F. Levinson to LP, RE: Levinson saw LP speak at the American humanist Association meeting in Cleveland.  Levinson asks for four copies of the appeal.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.4]
  • Letter from Helen Tuomi to LP, RE: Tuomi asks for 25 copies of the petition to be sent to her. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.4]       
  • Letter from Howard Harawitz to LP, RE: Harawitz and the Student Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy asks for several copies of the petition to circulate around the Pittsburgh area. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.4]
  • Letter from Iwao Ogawa to LP, RE: Professor Yukawa will not be able to attend the Conference, however, Mrs. Yukawa will be attending the Conference in his place. Ogawa hopes that Mrs. Ogawa will be able to attend the Conference, but her traveling expenses have been a difficulty.  [Reply from LP March 28, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.002, Folder #2.2]
  • Letter from Professor Falguni Basu, Regional College of Engineering, to LP, RE: Discusses Professor Basu’s theory of “twinning,” a modification of the crystallization theory, and asks for LP’s comments. [Letter from LP to Professor Falguni Basu, April 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4] 
  • Letter from S. Osborne to LP, RE: Osborne has lost the petitions which LP sent to her previously.  Osborne asks if there are additional copies which LP can send to her.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.4]
  • Letter from Thomas W. Benson, Chairman, Peace Week Committee, Department of Speech and Drama, Cornell University, to LP, RE: Invites LP to speak at Cornell’s “Peace Week”.  They would like LP to participate in a discussion or debate with Dr. Edward Teller, to lecture, or to participate in another capacity of LP’s choosing. [Letter from LP to Thomas W. Benson, May 31, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #76.1]
  • Newspaper Clipping: “Annihilation,” New York Times, March 26, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1961-1965), Box #6.008, Folder #8.39]
  • Note from Kathleen Miller to LP, RE: Miller is a senior at Modesto High School and is a member of the debate team.  On March 18th she and her partner qualified for the state tournament.  Their topic is “Resolved: That the United Nations should be significantly strengthened.”  She asks if LP could make a statement supporting their case.  Attachment: Case for support of their program. [Letter from LP to Miller, March 31, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
  • Note from Mrs. Jessie Gretzinges to LP, RE: Mrs. Gretzinges has listened and watched LP on TV and on the radio and admires not only his courage and intellect, but also his good humor.  This is shown by his ability to deal with people who are narrow-minded yet obviously well-educated. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]
  • Reprint: “Annihilation,” The New York Times Book Review. [Filed  under LP Publications: (Publications of LP, 1961), Box #1961p, Folder # 1961p.4]