Letter from Linus Pauling to David P. Mellor. Page 1. April 3, 1962
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Activity Listings

  • Check from LP to Cal Inst Tech for $89.07. [Filed under LP Biographical: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks: First Western Bank, January 1962-December 1962: Box # 4.027 Folder #27.1] also [Filed under LP Biographical: Check Registers, 1961-1963: Box #4.077 Folder #77.1] 
  • Check from R. Dale Haskin to P. V. Haskin for $36.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence: Deer Flat Ranch Bills, Receipts, Invoices, etc., 1960-1969: Box #4.048 Folder #48.1] 
  • Itinerary [handwritten]: 12 Noon, Graduate Students Association of UCLA, New Student Union Grand Ballroom [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.2] 
  • Letter from Gerald Piel to Mr. Schaefer, W. H. Freeman & Company. RE: Offers him shares at $150 per share in W. H. Freeman and Company. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scientific American/W.H. Freeman & Company: Box #4.056 Folder #56.2] 
  • Letter from Jan Symons to AHP, RE: Expands upon recent trip to Cuba and day spent with Fidel Castro.  Also inquires about the San Francisco conference and questions whether AHP will be attending the San Francisco conference of the Moscow conference.   [Filed under AHP Correspondence: (Symons, Jan, 1960-1979), Box#1.006, Folder # 6.17]
  • Letter from Jerome G. Rozen, Jr to LP RE: Tells LP that the Department of Entomology is interested in nominating Dr. Herman Spieth, Chancellor of the Riverside campus of the University of California as a Corresponding Member of the American Museum of Natural History. Asks LP if they could give them more information about Spieth’s actions to try and prevent LP from speaking at Riverside because it might affect the vote of the Council. [Letter from LP to Rozen April 13, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, U: Organizational Correspondence (Un - Un) Box 420, Folder 420.9] 
  • Letter from John Hicks to LP RE: Tells LP that the Massachusetts Review is planning a special centennial tribute to Henry David Thoreau. Says that he doesn’t know if LP was influenced in any way by Thoreau, but if LP has any thoughts about Thoreau, the Review would appreciate a statement by LP about Thoreau to put into the centennial issue. [Filed under LP Correspondence, H: Correspondence 1961-1962 Box 168, Folder 168.2]
  • Letter from John Raeburn Green, to LP. RE: Informs him that he will probably hear from Dr. Barry Commoner about the circulation of the petitions and the possibility of being subpoenaed as witnesses. [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence re: Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1962: Box # 3.003 Folder # 3.3] 
  • Letter from LP to Amal K. Bagchi RE: Says he isn’t well acquainted with the field of diffusion and doesn’t know if “Metal Progress” would be interested in his work. Suggests Bagchi write to the editor. [Letter from Bagchi to LP March 29, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, B: Individual Correspondence, 1962-1964 Box 40 Folder 40.1] 
  • Letter from LP to Dorothy Marsh RE: LP is sending Marsh some papers which were published in Frontier.  [Letter from Marsh to LP March 22, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace:  Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1962-1965: Box #7.008, Folder #8.10]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Norman Weliky, Jet Propulsion Laboratory RE: Sends a draft of a paper by Dr. Jones, LP, and Weliky which was prepared by Dr. Jones with Weliky’s manuscript and revised by Jones and LP.  Asks Weliky to fill in missing numbers and discusses the addition of new references and acknowledgments other than Dr. Schroeder. Believes the paper should be submitted to the Journal of the American Chemical Society as quickly as possible. [Letter from Weliky to LP April 18, 1962] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1962), Box #1962a2, Folder #1962a2.8]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Richard T. Jones, University of Oregon Medical School RE: Encloses a copy of a letter to Weliky and apologizes for taking so long to go over the manuscript. Would like to know if there are recent references that should be included. [Letters from Jones to LP September 18, 1961, April 17, 1962] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1962), Box #1962a2, Folder #1962a2.8] 
  • Letter from LP to Edmund Berkeley, RE: LP is pleased to hear about the book that Berkeley is working on and LP is sending him some materials that may be helpful.  [Berkeley’s letter April 4, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Am-Co), Box #4.010, Folder #10.4]       
  • Letter from LP to G. N. Ramachandran, University of Madras RE: Thanks Ramachandran for the invitation to the Symposium, but says that he should not make plans to come to Madras since his schedule for the coming year is very busy. Says that he does look forward to visiting Madras at some point. [Letter from Ramachandran to LP March 29, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, M: Correspondence 1962-1964 Box 259, Folder 259.1] 
  • Letter from LP to Moe RE: Thanks Moe for his letter and states that time will tell if the program on fallout will be “impeccable scientifically.” [Letter from Moe to LP April 2, 1962] [Filed under LP Science: (American Philosophical society, 1936-1963, 1989, 1991), Box #14.011, Folder #11.2]
  • Letter from LP to Per-Olov Lowdin RE: Says that he will be honored to serve as a member of the committee to help find support for the Dag Hammarskjöld International Research Center. [Filed under LP Correspondence, H: Individual Correspondence (Haaland - Harned) Box 151, Folder 151.6] 
  • Letter from LP to Professor Otto Bastiansen RE: LP encloses his recommendation for Ken Hedberg. Discusses the Oslo Conference and its great success, even though LP did hear some rumors otherwise (which he also discusses). Explains how the Oslo Statement was prepared.  Recounts the traveling and speeches he and AHP have made and also tells Bastiansen that he has four libel suits in the courts against certain newspapers. [Letter from Bastiansen to LP March 22, 1962] [Filed under LP Science: (World Academy of Sciences, 1958-1963), Box #14.043, Folder #43.1]
  • Letter from LP to Robert M. Eddy RE: Thanks Eddy for sending him a copy of “But–You Can’t Trust the Russians.” [Filed under LP Correspondence, E: Correspondence, 1960-1969 Box 113 Folder 113.3] 
  • Letter from LP to Ruth Belisle, RE: LP does not have any reprints of the U.S. News and World Report interview.  However, LP is sending copies of his paper in Frontier which contained similar information.  LP also sends copies of his letter to the New York Times on Strontium 90. [Letter from Belisle March 3, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1962-1965), Box #7.008, Folder #8.10]
  • Letter from LP to the Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research RE: LP says that he feels it would be better to write a letter instead of just answering the questionnaire. He talks about Hedberg’s qualifications and work. LP says that he hopes they will grant Hedberg a fellowship. [Letter from Hernes to LP March 21, 1962]  [Filed under LP Correspondence, H: Individual Correspondence (Hedberg - Heipp) Box 153, Folder 153.1]
  • Letter from Thomas M. Rivers, National Foundation to LP RE: Encloses manuscripts of the chapters of the book “Birth defects” that have been received. Two chapters have not been received. Asks that LP send three copies of his manuscript when completed. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1962), Box #1962a2, Folder #1962a2.1]
  • Memo from Hardy C. Martel to Voting Members of the Faculty RE: Explains that two proposed amendments to the Bylaws of the Faculty were approved on March 26 and lists what they were. [Filed under LP Biographical: (California Institute of Technology: Administrative Files, 1938-1971), Box #1.030, Folder #30.8] 
  • Memo from LP to Walt Schroeder RE: Sends a carbon copy of a letter to Dr. Weliky. Asks Schroeder to let him know about the references. Schroeder writes back on the same memo that the references should be added and lists the references. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1962), Box #1962a2, Folder #1962a2.8] 
  • Newspaper clipping: “Nobel Winners to Meet JFK” Star News. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks: Box #6.008 Folder #8.270]
  • Newspaper clipping: “Pauling to Speak On Nuclear Warfare” Daily Bruin. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks: Box #6.008 Folder #8.248]