Activity Listings
- Handwritten letter from Käthe Unbehaun to LP, RE: The letter is written in German, with no translation provided. Unbehaun encloses a copy of a letter she wrote to President Kennedy, also in German, having something to do with her opposition to nuclear weapons testing. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Correspondence, 1936-1970), #421.19]
- Letter from Edward Long to LP, RE: Long thanks LP for sending him a copy of the Oslo Statement. [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.004, Folder #4.4]
- Letter from Ernest Gruening to LP, RE: Gruening thanks LP for sending him a copy of the Oslo Statement. [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.004, Folder #4.4]
- Letter from Francis Hoague to LP RE: Encloses a photostat of the interrogatories by The Bellingham Herald. Writes that Mr. Tonkoff could go over LP’s answers in detail on the 29th. Also mentions that he obtained a written agreement from the attorney that they may file their objections to any or all of the interrogatories at any time without being limited by the usual ten day rule. [Telegram from LP to Hoague August 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Bellingham Publishing Company, 1960-1963, 1965), Box #3.001, Folder #1.8]
- Letter from LP to Ben May, RE: There is a lot of work that can be done to follow up LP’s ideas on anesthesia. Dr. Frank Catchpool is currently working on an experimental study of brain tissue in relation to the subject. He doesn’t know whether this theory will have any relation to electro-therapy or insulin shock, but he has a feeling that the hydrate microcrystals discussed in the paper have some physiological significance. LP is grateful for the tear sheets on hemoglobin, anemia, and other subjects. [Letter from May to LP, July 31, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Individual Correspondence. (Mark, Herman - Mayer)), #244.5]
- Letter from LP to Charles D. Coryell RE: Writes that he doesn’t know yet whether he will show Coryell’s letters of 1957 to the lawyers or defendants in the libel suits. Also writes that Coryell can keep the 20 signatures that he has. Mentions that Peter wrote, saying he was going to be in Boulder and Seattle, but LP wishes he would come to Pasadena. Also asks Coryell if he has seen the 60-page report by the Dodd Committee on LP. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2]
- Letter from LP to Charles H. Day, Chairman, Des Moines Committee on World Peace, RE: LP would be glad to participate in being filmed to convey the message that nuclear disarmament is needed. Also suggests several other scientists. [Letter from Mr. Day to LP, undated] [Letter from Mr. Day to LP, October 31, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.2]
- Letter from LP to Chief of Police, Pasadena Police Department, RE: Requests that action be taken against a dog that bit LP, and two associates at the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena while they were walking along a sidewalk. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]
- Letter from LP to Del Eberhardt, RE: Congratulates Mr. Eberhardt on becoming an Associate Director. Sends a copy of the Oslo Statement. [Letter from Mr. Eberhardt to LP and AHP, July 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1960-1969), #113.2]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Henry L. Richter, cc: Mr. Woodrow L. Wroblewski, RE: Asks Richter to send him the copy of Mr. Woodrow L. Wroblewski’s manuscript on the 5th Dimension and th Absolute Equation of the Universe. [Letter from Richter to LP August 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]
- Letter from LP to Dr. M. Ebert, Medical Research Council, Experimental Radiopathology Research Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, RE: LP was pleased to receive the letter and the reprints. He feels that there is no doubt that the experimental results show that some gases act as protectors, and there must be some reasonable explanation for why this is. LP is sending two copies of his anesthesia paper under separate cover. [Letter from Dr. Ebert to LP, August 1, 1961] [Letter from Dr. Ebert to LP, September 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1960-1969), #113.2]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Nils K. Ståhle, Nobel Foundation, RE: LP is grateful for the collection of photographs from the 1954 Nobel Prize presentation ceremony. [Letter from Ståhle to LP, August 2, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957-1964), #288.5]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Richard A. Crosse, RE: LP has received the bill and paid for it. Handwritten note on the bottom says thanks, and that he is feeling fine. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Thomas M. Rivers, National Foundation RE: LP is honored by the invitation and will accept it but will not be able to send in the manuscript by December 1, 1961. Asks Rivers if LP could read some of the chapters before writing his contribution and would then read the manuscripts as soon as he received them and would at once write his chapter. [Letters from Rivers to LP August 4, 1961, August 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1962), Box #1962a2, Folder #1962a2.1]
- Letter from LP to Dwight Brooks, RE: The bill for the medical charges from Mr. Brooks’ dog biting LP is enclosed. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]
- Letter from LP to Gordon P. Whitcomb and Philip N. James RE: LP declines the invitation because he will not be attending the ACS meeting this year. [Letter from Whitcomb and James to LP August 1, 1961] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.5]
- Letter from LP to Herbert S. Rhinesmith RE: Discusses heterozygosity for phenylketonuria and says that since Rhinesmith’s hypothesis is generally accepted as correct he does not think the research Rhinesmith proposes is worthwhile. [Letter from Rhinesmith to LP October 1, 1961] [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966), Box #11.088, Folder #88.14]
- Letter from LP to John Turkevich, RE: LP is glad to learn about Turkevich's plans on experiments on the effect of xenon on water and mice, and looks forward to hearing about his results. Dr. Catchpool is continuing his work on heat capacity of brain tissue, but does not have any results yet. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), #411.6]
- Letter from LP to Professor Paul C. Cross, Chemistry Department, University of Washington, RE: Congratulates Dr. Cross on being appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Melon Institute. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Individual Correspondence. (Corns-Cushing)), #68.13]
- Letter from LP to Robert B. Kamm, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University, RE: LP regrets that he is unable to accept the invitation to speak on molecular biology at the Oklahoma State University annual conference; he schedule is already very heavy. [Letter from Kamm to LP, July 26, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1937-1965), #300.23]
- Letter from Mrs. Janet Gray Hayes, to LP. RE: Confirms October 8 as the date for an afternoon tea with the local WIL Chapter and an evening speaking engagement. Explains further details of the visit. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s3 Folder #1961s3.7]
- Letter from Wickson R. Woolpert to LP RE: Woolpert discusses “The California Law of Water Rights” and how it affects LP’s ability to claim that LP can take water from the stream that does not touch LP’s land. Woolpert explains the law and says that unless LP’s deed indicate a conveyance of riparian water rights, that LP does not have much upon which to base a claim. Woolpert also says that LP can contact the Forest Service to see if he can gain some voluntary agreement. [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #2, Folder #2.032]
- List of Articles for “World Peace Foundation: The Walter Hunt Memorial World Peace Plan.” [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Wo-Yo), Box #4.017, Folder #17.6]
- Memorandum from LP to Arletta Townsend RE: Asks Townsend to send a check (from the Ford Foundation fund) to Vally Weigl for a consultation in connection with the Ford project and a seminar given at Pacific State Hospital. [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966), Box #11.088, Folder #88.10]
- Memorandum from LP to Ernest Swift. RE: Encloses a letter from the Head of the Metabolism Laboratory of Sloan-Kettering which mentions possible openings. Asks if it should be sent to Professor Niemann. [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]
- News Release, RE: 5th International Congress on Biochemistry, Moscow-August 10-16, 1961. “Evolutionary Biochemistry” (more specifically, “Genetic Basis of Evolution”.) Herman M. Kalckar, Professor of Biology, McCollum-Pratt Institute and Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]
- Note from Dr. I. MacArthur to LP, RE: Tells LP that Astbury has died; a notice can be found in Nature. Asks if LP would serve as a reference for him; he is applying for a professorship at Brisbane, Queensland. Attachment: Academic Record, Administrative Experience, and Publications of I. MacArthur. [Letter from LP to MacArthur, August 15, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
- Note from Professor Heinrich Kluver, University of Chicago, to LP, RE: Thanks LP for the letter. He is an “outsider” to quantum mechanics, but thinks that the contributions made by Szent-Györgyi and LP are substantial. [Letter from LP to Professor Kluver, August 1, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Klein, Samuel-Kusch)), #199.4]
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