Letter from Linus Pauling to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Perlin. Page 1. May 25, 1961
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Activity Listings

  • Advertisement: “If the youth of American really want to do something for the world–they might go to work,” Newsweek. [Filed under LP Peace: Pauling Peace Research Notes: Box #6.012, Folder #12.3]               
  • LP Notes RE: “Antiferromagnetism.” Handwritten. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP), Box #1962a3, Folder #1962a3.9] 
  • Letter from Altan Zeki Unver to LP, RE: Unver hopes that the signatures he mailed in at the beginning of April reached LP in time for the presentation to the United Nations.  Unver is sending LP a newspaper clipping about a recent panel discussion that was held on the topic of nuclear disarmament with representatives from three Turkish universities and from Russia.  Unver asks that LP keep him updated on the outcome of his appeal to the United Nations.  [Letter from LP to Unver July 13, 1961] [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]  
  • Letter from Dr. Albert Malte Wagner to LP, RE: Wagner requests that LP add his wife’s name to the list of signers of the appeal as both he and his wife are very thankfully for the work that LP is doing for peace.  [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]                                                       
  • Letter from Dr. Yuri Kruglyak, Case Institute of Technology, to LP, RE: Dr. Kruglyak and LP met in Cleveland discussed the nature of bonds in solvates and the calculation of the energy of solvation of ions.  Sends two articles connected with this topic, and asks that LP send any information he has. [Letter from LP to Dr. Kruglyak, July 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]
  • Letter from E. E. Neely to LP RE: Says he has been a member of Continental Classroom since last fall and he was very interested in LP’s lecture on proteins. Asks if LP has any additional information available on proteins. [Letter from Harris to Neely February 17, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, N: Correspondence 1957-1964 Box 288, Folder 288.6]  
  • Letter from Edmund C. Berkeley, Berkeley Enterprises, Inc., to LP, RE: Asks LP if he is interested in helping to make a Chemistry Kit to be sold by Science Materials Center.  Thanks LP for his recent letters; the Boston Committee for Disarmament and Peace is happy that he will be a sponsor of their activities. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence. (Beach-Birge)), #27.13]
  • Letter from I.F. Culuwill to LP, RE: Culuwill is sending in signed petitions and notes that his name already appears on another copy of the petition.  [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]
  • Letter from LP to L.S. Birks, RE: There is one student in LP's research group, Ned C. Webb, who Birks might consider hiring sometime in 1962, after Webb receives his Ph.D. Webb has done work with intermetallic compounds and working toward the development of a computer program for the refinement of structures of any cubic space group. Webb has shown promising abilities as an x-ray crystallographer and will certainly be suited for the position indicated in Birks's letter. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960, 1962), #445.2]
  • Letter from Lucile Pauling to AHP and LP RE: Writes that she heard LP was in Oslo several weeks ago. Also mentions that she received two packets from the Senate Judiciary with all the testimony and conclusions enclosed, which she found very unjust. Writes that her grandson is doing well and everyone has just been working as usual. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Family Correspondence: Frances Lucile Pauling [Jenkins], 1922-1992), Box #5.053, Folder #53.14] 
  • Letter from Mansi Kern to LP, RE: Kern is enclosing signatures for the appeal and asks that LP send some more copies to her.  Kern thanks LP for the work that he is doing for peace. [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]
  • Letter from Marie Haug, RE: Apologizes for the mimeograph, but by the time everyone receives this letter she will be in the Women’s Federal Reformatory in Alderson, West Virginia.  She and Fred tried to appeal for probation, but were denied.  However, they will be serving their sentences consecutively, so that one of them may be with their daughter.  They have appealed to the President, with no response yet.  Gives other details about their situation. [Letter from LP to President Kennedy, June 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]
  • Letter from William W. Rubey to LP RE: Rubey writes in response to LP’s letter of May 9th and says he is deeply distressed to learn about the conversation LP had with someone who quoted Rubey as having said that LP was once an officer in the French Communist Party. Rubey says that he has no recollection of ever had made such a statement. Rubey attempts to recall any discussions he may have had that would have prompted such a remark. [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #2, Folder #2.039]
  • Newspaper Clipping: “Pauling’s Report on Oslo Peace Conference.” National Guardian. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: Newspaper Clippings, Magazine and Journal Articles related to LP, 1961: Box #1961n, Folder #1961n.38]
  • Note from R. Clay Jackson to LP, RE: Discusses his thoughts on disease and war vs. peace.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1933-1934, 1936-1964), #192.27]
  • Research Notebook of LP RE: One-Electron bonds and Antiferromagnetism, p. 260-263. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: 23R]