Letter from Linus Pauling to Kenneth Shaw and Thomas Perry. Page 1. May 15, 1961
Letter from Linus Pauling to Kenneth Shaw and Thomas Perry. May 15, 1961. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

Activity Listings

  • LP notes: Discusses Dr. Morandini being in LP’s office. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Organizational Correspondence. (Ca-Ca)), #69.2]
  • Letter from Alois Stoff, Internationale Der Kriegdienstgegner, to LP, RE: Written in German. [Letter from LP June 13, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s3 Folder #1961s3.3] 
  • Letter from LP to Aldous Huxley, President, Board of Trustees, California Institute for Advanced Study, RE: LP submits his resignation as a member of the Advisory Board of the California Institute for Advanced Study, and would not like his name associated with the group.  He only wants to be a part of organizations that he can devote a significant amount of time to. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Organizational Correspondence. (Ca-Ca)), #69.2]
  • Letter from LP to Barclay and Linda Kamb, RE: LP and AHP have been home for three days now, and the house is in good shape.  They stopped in New York for two days on their way home.  On the first night they spoke at Carnegie Hall about the Oslo Conference to a sold-out house.  AHP spoke the next night to the Women’s International League in Teaneck, New Jersey.  And tonight LP will give a report on the Conference at Culbertson Hall as part of the Carnegie Program.  They are very sorry that they weren’t able to see Linda and the family during their trip, and hope to see them at home soon.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal and Family: Linda Helen Pauling Kamb, 1940-1994), 1960-1969]
  • Letter from LP to H.E. Wilcox, RE: LP thanks Wilcox for inviting him to speak to the chemistry faculty of Birmingham-Southern College. LP is sorry to say that his schedule for the coming year prevents him from accepting the invitation. LP was also unable to accept Dr. Kochakian's invitation to speak at the University of Alabama Medical Center. LP looks forward to visiting some time later. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]
  • Letter from LP to Henry Abrams, RE: LP thanks Abrams for arranging the Carnegie Hall Meeting.  LP reports that his expenses while in New York were $87.78 and is only asking that the Conference reimburse him and AHP for two-thirds of that amount. [Abrams’ reply May 23, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.004, Folder #4.3]       
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Alvin E. Winder, RE: LP thanks Winder for her invitation to speak at the Springfield Jewish Community Center in the fall, but unfortunately his schedule does not allow him to accept. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]
  • Letter from LP to Norman K. Allen, RE: LP informs Mr. Allen that he is interested in Mr. Allen’s desire to study psycholinguistics instead of chemistry, and suggests that he take some courses in psychology as an undergraduate, therefore increasing his chances of getting into a graduate program. [Letter from LP to Norman K. Allen, May 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #13.4] 
  • Letter from LP to William Schroeder RE: LP apologizes because he will not be able to make it to the symposium in Kalamazoo even though it interests him very much. Handwritten “ACS” in upper right corner. [Letter from Schroeder to LP May 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.5] 
  • Letter from Paul Hanson to LP, RE: Hanson requests another copy of the appeal.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, April-December, 1961), Box #5.013, Folder #13.1]
  • Note from Larry Gile to LP, RE: Mr. Gile, a student in intermediate school, was assigned in his science class to write to a Nobel Prize winner of the past ten years and give a talk about him to the class.  He chose LP because his work sounds very interesting, and he would like to know how LP became interested in molecular structures.  He would like a copy of LP’s Nobel lecture as well as a signed photo. [Letter from LP to Mr. Gibb, May 24, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]
  • Program: “Arms Control Lectures,” Carnegie Program: Science and Government, May 17, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1961-1965), Box #6.008, Folder #8.82] 
  • Progress Report: ‘Five Months of Peace Activities’, Conference of Greater New York Peace Groups. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s2 Folder #1961s2.4] 
  • Typescript: “Biology Proposal for research on photosynthetic efficiency of conifers,” submitted by R.D. Owen, approved and returned May 19, 1961by LP. [Filed under LP Biographical: California Institute of Technology: Committee on Sponsored Research, 1960-1961), Box #1.026, Folder #26.5]