Letter from Linus Pauling to John F. Kennedy. Page 1. June 14, 1961
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Activity Listings

  • Inter-Office Memorandum from Walt Schoefer to LP, RE: Describes the problems he has with a hemoglobin paper by Watson and Kendrew.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kamb-Kendrew)), #197.16]
  • Letter from Bernard Pullman to LP RE: Would appreciate it if LP could send him the title of his article for the Szent-Györgyi Dedicatory Volume since he has not yet received it. Gives his address for LP to send the manuscript to and encloses a list of participants to the book. [Letter from Pullman to LP April 30, 1961, Letter from LP to Pullman June 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a3, Folder #1961a3.10] 
  • Letter from Erich Fromm to Friend RE: Sends a manuscript on foreign policy, which will be published by Doubleday and Anchor books in the fall.  Mr. Fromm would appreciate any comments, which won’t be used without permission for anything else.  He would like to help the growth of discussion on these matters.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Individual Correspondence. (Franklin-Fulton)), #121.12]
  • Letter from G. Donheigh to LP, RE: Donheigh is sending in some signatures for the Appeal and thanks LP for his work for peace and wishes him continued success.  [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 J. Salvinien to AHP RE: [In French] [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 James C. Uy to LP, RE: Uy, a graduate research assistant at the California Institute of Technology, has observed that, in the primary solid solutions of zirconium, there is a striking regularity of the effect of solute valence on the stabilization of the allotropic phases. A solute with lower metallic valence than the solvent tends to stabilize the alpha phase, while a solute whose metallic valence is higher than that of the solvent tends to stabilize the beta phase. Uy sends his data compilation and asks if LP might reply to tell him whether this observation can be accounted for by LP's concept of metallic valences. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Correspondence, 1936-1970), #421.19]
  • Letter from John Read to LP RE: Lists reasons why the Committee of the Otago Branch of the N.Z. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament thinks that it is time for a second petition to the United Nations that is restricted to university graduates. Encloses a copy of the petition and its cover letter. Asks LP to provide him with the names of any U.S. graduates who could help. [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2] 
  • Letter from LP to Arnold Larson RE: LP feels that greater emphasis should be placed on making international agreements which will lead to disarmament.  LP suggests that a sensible preliminary step to this would be to refrain from civil defense.  [Memo from Larson to LP May 25, 1961, Letter from Larson to LP June 9, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961: Box #7.007, Folder #7.22]
  • Letter from LP to B. J. Stiles, Motive, RE: LP is sorry that he will be unable to prepare a statement suggesting two books; he is too overwhelmed with work already. [Letter from Stiles to LP, June 9, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Albert Schweitzer, RE: LP sends Schweitzer his best wishes and hopes that he is in good health. LP encloses a copy of the Oslo Statement. LP discusses the Conference. LP says that he thinks the Conference has had a beneficial affect on world opinion about nuclear weapons. LP tells Schweitzer about his scientific work on molecular theory of anesthesia with Dr. Catchpool. [Filed under LP Correspondence (Schweitzer, Albert: Correspondence, Newsletter, 1957-1969) #360.1] 
  • Letter from LP to Dr. John Kendrew, RE: LP is pleased at the progress Dr. Kendrew is making.  His recent article with Watson in NATURE has reminded LP to tell him about a letter that he and Dr. Itano submitted, and its significance to Dr. Kendrew’s work.  The letter was about various ideas that LP and Dr. Itano proposed, and the lack of their mention in papers by Dr. Ingram on the subject.  The same can be said of Dr. Kendrew’s paper.  LP points out the places where mention of earlier people should be included.  [Letter from Kendrew to LP July 15, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kamb-Kendrew)), #197.16]
  • Letter from LP to Drs. L.F. Dahl, C. Martell, and D.L. Wampler, RE: LP comments on their work on the structure of rhodium dicarbonyl monochloride, as written about in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. [Letter from Dahl to LP June 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.2] 
  • Letter from LP to Howard Plummer RE: LP is pleased t o see Plummer’s letter to Kennedy.  He thinks that it is worthwhile to send letters of this sort, and thanks him for the suggestions.  He and AHP are very busy trying to decide what to do next in the fight for peace. [Letter from Howard to LP June 2, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]
  • Letter from LP to John Engh, RE: LP is enclosing an invoice from Leif R. Eriksen for kr. 7,310.  He had already received kr. 3,000 in advance and LP asks if Engh will pay the remainder of the bill.  LP is sending Engh a check for $600.00 to cover the bills for the conference.  LP asks if Engh will send a complete statement about the expenditures that he made in relation to the Conference.  [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 Josephine Williams RE: Encloses the manuscript “Density Differences Between Genetic Markers in Pneumococcal Transforming Principle” by Ronald Rolfe and Harriet Ephruss-Taylor to communicate for publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Asks that the proof be sent to Rolfe at Caltech. [Letter from Williams to LP July 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1955-1969), Box #14.021, Folder #21.4]
  • Letter from LP to Kreuzhage, Verlag Chemie, RE: Describes his plans for the publication of new editions of LP’s books, College Chemistry and General Chemistry.  Suggests that Dr. Helfferich would be interested in preparing a new German edition of General Chemistry.  Recommends that the fourth edition of General Chemistry in German be left unchanged from the third.  [Letters from Kreuzhage to LP May 24, 1961, June 23, 1961] [Filed under LP Books: 1953b.2]
  • Letter from LP to Lloyd Smith, RE: LP is enclosing a bill from Louise for $202.88 for printing 10,000 copies of the Oslo Statement.  LP is asking the Claremore Fund to pay this bill.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.4]
  • Letter from LP to Lloyd Smith, RE: LP is enclosing an application by Professor Goran von Bonsdorff of Finland for a grant of $132.00 for his travel expenses to the Conference.  LP has approved the application.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.4]
  • Letter from LP to Mr. Tamao Ryotoku RE: Thanks him for the album of Hiroshima photographs that he sent. [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2] 
  • Letter from LP to Professor G. N. Ramachandran, Department of Physics, University of Madras, RE: LP was pleased to see the series of papers on fibrous proteins and polypeptides that Ramachandran and his colleagues sent.  He will write in more detail later, but for now he offers a few comments. [Letter from Ramachandran to LP August 25, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Individual Correspondence. (Rabinowitch - Randall)), #326.4]
  • Letter from LP to Professor von Bonsdorff, RE: LP has been in communication with the Claremore Fund about the grant for $132.00. LP thinks that von Bonsdorff will receive the grant in a few days.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.4]
  • Letter from LP to Stephen Saloff. RE: Should not accept the invitation to deliver the keynote address at the “Students and Peace” conference because he already has a full schedule for the coming months. Would like to know how the plans progress. [Letter from Saloff June 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2] 
  • Letter from LP to Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Senate, RE: Requests a copy of the report on the Senate’s investigation of the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. Also asks for a copy of the report on the Pugwash Conferences. [Letter from Dodd to LP June 22, 1958] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Correspondence re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960-1981), Box #2.017, Folder #17.1] 
  • Letter from N. Nishida, Japan Travel Bureau, to LP, RE: LP sent a check for $1,299.70 to Mrs. Sumi Yukawa to cover her travel and living expenses. However, the Bureau had already received a check for $1,219.70 for Yukawa through the Scandinavian Airlines System. Since Yukawa's airfare was double paid, the Bureau is returning LP's money in a new check. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Y: Correspondence, 1938-1977), #462.17]
  • Letter from Professor R.M. Featherstone, Department of Pharmacology, University of California Medical Center, to LP, RE: Dr. Featherstone is sending a small tank of Xenon to Dr. Vinograd.  He has talked to the provost at the San Francisco campus about the possibility of LP working there, and hopes to get back to him soon.  [Letter from LP to Featherstone June 20, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Individual Correspondence. (Fast-Feigen)), #118.2]
  • Letter from William G. Vandernburgh, Fresno State College, to LP. RE: Confirms their telephone conversation in which LP agreed to appear on the Fresno State College summer session assembly program. Has given his talk a tentative title ‘The Goal of General and Complete Disarmament’ and would like a picture and biographical information as soon as possible. [Letter from LP June 20, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s2 Folder #1961s2.12]
  • Newspaper Clipping: “Eichmann and Bomb Linked,” by Herbert Jehle. The New York Times. [Newspaper Clipping:  “To Take the Initiative” August 28, 1958, Newspaper Clipping: By Victor Gollancz 1961, Newspaper Clipping: “Report From Oslo” June 14, 1961, Newspaper Clipping: “The Pacifist’s Role” June 20, 1961, Newspaper Clipping: “An Appeal for Peace” October 7, 1961, Newspaper Clipping: “The Ultimate” November 1, 1961, Newspaper Clipping: “To End Berlin Crisis” November 9, 1961]  [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: Newspaper Clippings, Magazine and Journal Articles related to LP, 1961: Box #1961n, Folder #1961n.44]
  • Newspaper Clipping: “Oslo Conference on Nuclear Weapons.” The Winnipeg Tribune. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: Newspaper Clippings, Magazine and Journal Articles related to LP, 1961: Box #1961n, Folder #1961n.45]
  • Note from LP to Dr. E.W. Hughes, RE: Titled “The Structure of KCu2(CN)3H2O”.  LP encloses his report on the structure of this crystal.  He did not try to write the report in a succinct matter, but rather to present all of the details.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Individual Correspondence. (Hughes-Huxley)), #163.1]
  • Proxy Agreement for W.H. Freeman and Company signed by LP and AHP. [See Letter from Schaefer to LP: June 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #2, Folder #2.009]  
  • Shipment Slip: from Dr. L.E. Arnow, Ph.D, M.D. to LP, asking him to mail and charge everything to Dr. Arnow. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #13.4] 
  • Wedding Announcement from Mr. And Mrs. Willard Porterfield, III, to LP RE: Announces the marriage of Helen Porterfield and Martin Karplus. [Letter from LP to Karplus June 26, 1961] [Filed under LP Books: Unpb.8]