Letter from Linus Pauling to the Executive Secretary of the American Chemical Society. Page 1. May 29, 1961
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Travel: Boston, MA

Activity Listings

  • Article: “Scientific Applications of Nuclear Explosions,” Science. [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Waste: Box #7.021, Folder #21.5]
  • Article: “Strontium-90 and Cesium-137 in North American Milk,” Science. [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Strontium-90, 1961-1963: Box #7.014, Folder #14.4]
  • Itinerary: LP and AHP leave Los Angeles at 3 PM, arrive in Boston at 11:30 PM; reservation at Sheraton-Plaza Hotel [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.1]  
  • Letter from Cushing Strout to LP, RE: Strout fails to see any anti-Communism of a fanatical stripe in Glazer’s report.  [Filed under LP Peace: (SANE: Materials regarding Dodd Committee Investigation and Subsequent Controversy Over Membership of Communists in SANE, 1960-1962), Box #4.004, Folder #4.3]
  • Letter from Cyrus S. Easton, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, to Drs. Jerome B. Wiesner and W.W. Rostow, and Professors Paul Doty, Harrison Brown, H. Bentley Glass, and Eugene Rabinowitch, cc LP, RE: That a statement as misleading as Senator Dodd’s attack on the members of the Pugwash Conference can be issued at government expense and go widely publicized without any protest is a sign that the American people are largely misinformed and prejudiced.  Mr. Easton feels that it is time for thoughtful Americans to state their concern publicly, and demand for the formulation of “new and constructive foreign policies”. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Individual Correspondence. (Eastman-Eide), #106.2]
  • Letter from Dori Lewis to LP, RE: Lewis notes that Mr. Cousins is out of the country and will not be back until the middle of June.  Lewis assures LP that Cousins’ attention will be brought to the statements in the National Review as well as LP’s letter when he returns. [LP’s letter May 29, 1961]  [Filed under LP Peace: (SANE: Materials regarding Dodd Committee Investigation and Subsequent Controversy Over Membership of Communists in SANE, 1960-1962), Box #4.004, Folder #4.2]
  • Letter from Dr. David R. Inglis, Argonne National Laboratory, to Edmund A. Gullion, Deputy Director, United States Disarmament Administration, RE: Dr. Inglis suggested altering the proposal for inspections and control posts because these differences might be agreed upon by the Soviets, and would still allow for adequate monitoring of nuclear testing. [Letter from Mr. Gullion to Dr. Inglis, May 25, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Individual Correspondence. (Ibers-Itano)), #181.2] 
  • Letter from Dr. Max A. Lauffer, Office of the Dean, University of Pittsburgh Division of Natural Sciences, to LP RE: Lauffer and Dr. Martin Hanig, chairman of the Department of Biophysics, ask if LP could help finding one or two faculty members for the department.  He describes the positions and what they are looking for. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]
  • Letter from Else Zeuthen to LP and AHP, RE: Zeuthen thanks LP and AHP for allowing her to participate in the Oslo Conference.  Upon returning to Denmark, Zeuthen translated the Oslo Statement for publication in the Danish WIL magazine.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.004, Folder #4.3]
  • Letter from Harvey Itano, Public Health Service to LP RE: Itano is satisfied with LP’s revisions of the letter and the letter of communication to Nature and will submit them to Nature. Asks LP to inform Mrs. Marie Cole of his laboratory when LP receives the galley proofs so that they can order reprints. Would like LP to edit the enclosed manuscript relating to compounds of oxidized phenylhydrazine and hemoglobin which he will submit to the Journal of the American Chemical Society. [Letter from LP to Itano May 29, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a, Folder #1961a.9]
  • Letter from Howard Plummer to LP RE: Sends a copy of the letter he wrote to Kennedy.  Also makes a suggestion to print small cards with short little slogans, statistics, and/or ways that the average person can help prevent nuclear war. [Letter from Plummer to Kennedy May 31, 1961, and Letter from L P to Plummer June 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. J. Kallos, St. Mary’s Hospital, RE: LP is sorry that he didn’t reply sooner; he has had a hard time keeping up with mail.  He regrets that he will be unable to give a seminar at St. Mary’s Hospital because his schedule is already too full. [Letter from Dr. Kallos to LP, May 31, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]
  • Letter from Sandra Ranghet to LP, RE: Ranghet is enclosing a list of signers who are from Romania.  Ranghet hopes that the signatures will help LP in his efforts 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 Walter M. Meier, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to LP, RE: Thanks LP for going through his manuscript on mordenite; it has been accepted for publication in Z. Kristallogr.  He sends a statement for the Annual Report of the Department of Chemistry at Caltech. [Letter from LP to Meier, June 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
  • Letter from Wickson R. Woolpert to J. Melvin Valois RE: Woolpert writes that Valois is notified that the lease termination dates Valois suggested and the Paulings agreed upon are accepted and that Valois can make his plans accordingly. [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #2, Folder #2.033] 
  • Memorandum from LP to Ernest Swift, RE: Dr. Zuckerkandl's present appointment as Research Fellow expires on August 31, and LP recommends that he be given a renewal of his appointment, with increase of salary of $1000 per year, for one year, until August 31, 1962. Zuckerkandl will probably have to leave at some time during the academic year, but because of the importance of his work, LP asks that the reappointment be made. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Z: Individual Correspondence. (Zachariasen-Ziferstein)), #464.8]
  • Memorandum from LP to Green RE: Encloses renewal application for U.S.P.H.S. Grant RG 4276 (C6) and asks Green to sign and send application to the U.S. Public Health Service. [Filed under LP Science: United States Public Health Service: Assorted Grants, 1954-1964), Box #14.042, Folder #42.1]