Letter from Linus Pauling to Patrick D. Wall. Page 1. July 21, 1961
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Activity Listings

  • Article: “Sir...,” Animal Welfare Institute Information Report,  July 20, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1961-1965), Box #6.008, Folder #8.100]
  • Letter from Alan Chaput, Recorder, Beta Mu Chapter, Alpha Chi Sigma, to LP, RE: Chaput corresponded with LP quite some time before about advise on life in general, to which LP answered “to always respect the truth.”  On behalf of the Beta Mu Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma at Occidental College he invites LP to visit some time during the fall semester to speak with chemistry students on a non-technical topic of his choice. [Letter from LP to Chaput, July 24, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1937-1965), #300.23]
  • Letter from Barry Commoner, Washington University, to LP RE: Explains that it is difficult for him to decide whether he is willing to have LP release his letter about the bomb-test petition without knowing what it is for. Asks for more information, so that he can talk to the others who participated in gathering signatures as well. [Letter from LP to Commoner July 12, 1961, Letter from LP to Commoner July 24, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2] 
  • Letter from LP to Dennis Schneider RE: LP says his European trip was a success and encloses a copy of the report of the Oslo Conference. LP says he looks forward to speaking at Mt. San Antonio College during the next academic year and asks Schneider to get in touch with him in the fall. LP says he could probably come in October to talk about progress toward peace and disarmament. [Note at top: “prop. spk”] [Letter from Schneider to LP: April 26, 1961] [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer 2, Folder 2.006]  
  • Letter from LP to Ira D. Cardiff, RE: LP was in Oslo for the conference that he and AHP arranged, and was therefor not at home when Cardiff’s letter arrived.  LP sends a copy of the Oslo Statement.  He thought that he would be in Washington this summer, but it now seems unlikely. [Letter from Ira D. Cardiff to LP, May 3, 1961] [Letter from Ira D. Cardiff to LP, August 25, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #76.1]
  • Letter from LP to M/Sgt. Irving L. Pauling, 17th Finance Disbursing Section RE: LP was pleased to see Pauling’s letter and hear of his move to Germany and David’s success in his paper.  He hopes he does well in his pre-medical studies.  [Letter from Pauling to LP May 9, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Josephine Williams, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, RE: Sends Pressman’s manuscript for publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [Letter from Pressman to LP, July 18, 1961, and Letter from LP to Pressman, July 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Individual Correspondence. (Polunin - Pritikin)), #309.7]
  • Letter from Sidney Gluck, RE: Gluck thanks LP for sending him a copy of the Internal Security Subcommittee’s report.  Gluck has found in the New York office that there is a copy of the report concerning the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, it is called “Communist Infiltration in the Nuclear Test Ban Movement” and was issued by the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. Senate.  Gluck is writing to the Committee on the Judiciary to ask for two copies of this as soon as possible.  [LP’s letter July 5, 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 Unknown Sender, W. H. Freeman & Co., to LP RE: Third page missing. Discusses LP’s recent edition of College Chemistry.  [Filed under LP Books: 1964b.10]
  • Note from Professor H.M. Kalckar, Mergenthaler Laboratory for Biology, Johns Hopkins University, to LP, RE: Professor Kalckar is looking forward to the Harvard Medical School deal, and has been in Boston twice a month for the past few months.  He sees Fernandez-Moran fairly often and has fun discussing problems with him.  Requests a reprint of LP’s paper on micro-crystals in water. [Letter from LP to Professor Kalckar, August 4, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]
  • Offprint: “Exhibit 92–Can Mutations such as Those Induced by Radiation Cause Hereditary Disease?” U.S. Science Exhibit, Century 21 Exposition. [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Nuclear Fallout; Radiation Hazards, 1960-1961: Box #7.004, Folder #4.27]