Letter from Linus Pauling to J. Frederick. May 23, 1962. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from LP to Robert . Loud for $15.90. [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] 
• Letter from Gene Sosin, American Committee for Liberation, to LP. RE: Enclose an English translation of the special program on U. S. nuclear tests, and a recent booklet on Radio Liberty. Thanks him for his help. [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence re: Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1962: Box # 3.003 Folder # 3.3]
• Letter from Genevieve Walther to LP RE: Tells LP about the success of the Peace Rally in Honolulu. [Letter from LP to Walther June 5, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, W: Individual Correspondence, 1960-1962 Box 445 Folder 445.3]  
• Letter from Herbert T. Rosenfeld to LP RE: Reminds LP about the blind man at the annual Humanist meeting who asked LP about the possibility of LP addressing a meeting of the humanist group in San Luis Obispo. Says that the group has asked him to intercede and try to get a tentative date from LP for next fall. [Letter from LP to Rosenfeld July 6, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, R: Individual Correspondence (Rosbaud - Rundle) Box 336 Folder 336.2]
• Letter from James C. Gillis to LP RE: Thanks LP for granting a special press conference for high school editors in Portland. Encloses an article he wrote about it. Offers to help LP with his work to stop nuclear testing in any way LP might need him. [Letter from LP to Gillis July 9, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, G: Correspondence 1962-1965 Box 142, Folder 142.1] 
• Letter from LP to Academician P. Kapitsa, cc: Dr. Dombey RE: Asks if Kapitsa could arrange to have Dr. N. Dombey accepted in the Institute for Physical Problems. Discusses Dr. Dombey’s qualifications. [Letter from Malkov to LP July 27, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, D: Correspondence 1960-1966 Box 99, Folder 99.3] 
• Letter from LP to Alton Blakeslee RE: LP is dissatisfied with Blakeslee’s last three articles on fallout.  LP points out several erroneous statements and asks that Blakeslee make a correction to be published in all the newspapers where the article appeared.  LP is sending a copy of this letter to the Associated Press as well.  LP questions Blakeslee as to how he managed to make so many false statements in an article. [Letter from Blakeslee to LP June 1, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Strontium-90, 1961-1963: Box #7.014, Folder #14.17]
• Letter from LP to Alton Blakeslee RE: Says that he is dissatisfied with Blakeslee’s articles about fallout because he feels that the articles give readers the incorrect opinion. Talks about one particular statement that he feels is incorrect. [Filed under LP Correspondence, B: Individual Correspondence, 1962-1964 Box 40 Folder 40.1] 
• Letter from LP to D.F. Magee, RE: LP thinks that Magee’s suggestion of appealing to an International Court may be worthwhile.  LP does not want to initiate this action as he has already taken a bomb test petition to the United Nations.  [Letter from Magee April 27, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: (Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1962-1965), Box #7.008, Folder #8.10]
• Letter from LP to Edith Dellorco RE: Thanks her for her letter of encouragement, and tells her he is sending her some printed material under separate cover. [Letter from Dellorco to LP April 30, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, D: Individual Correspondence, 1960-1966 Box 99 Folder 99.3] 
• Letter from LP to Franklin Farman RE: Grants Farman permission to use the quote mentioned in the letter, but points out that one of the words was misspelled. Says the other quotes seemed well-chosen and pertinent. [Letter from Farman to LP May 10, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, F: Correspondence, 1957 - 1966 Box 129, Folder 129.6] 
• Letter from LP to Fritz Lippman RE: Congratulates Lippman on being elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. [Filed under LP Correspondence, L: Individual Correspondence (Libby - London) Box 217, Folder 217.4]
• Letter from LP to General Herbert E. Holdridge RE: Says that he disagrees with Holdridge’s statements in his letter. Tells Holdridge that he thinks his actions are having a great effect on the world and are more likely to save lives than Holdridge’s course of action. [Letter from Holdridge to LP May 9, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, H: Correspondence 1961-1962 Box 168, Folder 168.2] 
• Letter from LP to George W. Corner RE: Accepts Corner’s offer to lend the tapes of the whole session of Saturday morning April 28th. [Letter from Corner to LP May 18, 1962, Letter from Corner to LP May 28, 1962]  [Filed under LP Science: (American Philosophical society, 1936-1963, 1989, 1991), Box #14.011, Folder #11.2]
• Letter from LP to J. A. McWilliams RE: Says that he does not think that McWilliams’ idea about neutralizing atomic bombs is an impossible one, but he does not know how to go about it and it does not seem very promising from the scientific side. Tells McWilliams he is sending some material under separate cover. [Filed under LP Correspondence, M: Correspondence 1962-1964 Box 259, Folder 259.1] 
• Letter from LP to J. Frederick. [Letter from Frederick to LP April 28, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, F: Correspondence, 1957 - 1966 Box 129, Folder 129.6] 

  23 May 1962

  Dear Mr. Fredrick:

  In answer to the question about neutron bombs in your letter, I point out that the tests of nuclear weapons now going on are not tests of neutron bombs. The neutron bomb is a fraud - I suggest that you read the article by William Laurence in a recent Saturday Evening Post.

  It is hard to know why President Kennedy decided to carry out a series of nuclear tests. In his speech he stated that the Soviet Union had not gained superiority in nuclear power over the United States through the recent Soviet tests. Probably there was heavy pressure from the military-industrial complex to intensify the cold war.

  Adenauer continues to try to get hold of nuclear weapons. On 17 November 1961 he stated publicly that not only should NATO be given nuclear weapons, but they should have the right (he and his associates) to use them without waiting to hear from the President of the United States. You can read about this in The New York Times for that day.

  Sincerely yours,

  [Linus Pauling]

• Letter from LP to J. G. Kennelly RE: Says he regretfully has too many engagements for the coming season to accept the invitation to speak at the Christian Culture Forum in Hamilton. [Letter from Kennelly to LP May 8, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, C: Correspondence 1961-1962 Box 76, Folder 76.2] 
• Letter from LP to Jerome Davis. RE: Informs him that he has a previous engagement on November 5, but that November 1 is still open. [Letter from Davis May 23, 1962] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box #1962s Folder #1962s.20] 
• Letter from LP to John Kuhn RE: Tells Kuhn that he does not think Kuhn’s statement that people would rather die than live under Communist rule is pertinent to his activities. Says that from Kuhn’s letter, he judges that Kuhn would rather die than have disputes between the great nations settled in accordance with the principles of ethics and morality.  Tells Kuhn he is sending some material under separate cover. [Letter from Kuhn to LP April 29, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence,  K: Correspondence 1957-1962 Box 201, Folder 201.6]
• Letter from LP to Leo Lombardy RE: Tells Lombardy that he has just returned to Pasadena and has not yet finished examining his mail, but he has not yet found Lombardy’s book. Says he isn’t sure if it is a printed book or manuscript and if he finds it he will let Lombardy know. [Filed under LP Correspondence, L: Correspondence 1961-1963 Box 232, Folder 232.2] 
• Letter from LP to Linus Jr. and Anita Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence: Linus Pauling Jr., 1960-1962: Box #5.038 Folder #38.3] 

  23 May 1962

  Dear Linus and Anita,

  A question has come up about which I should like your advice - perhaps not immediately, but at some time in the not too distant future.

  Last year the Chief of the Manuscript Division of The Library of Congress wrote me, asking if I would consider presenting my personal papers to The Library of Congress for addition to the national manuscript collections. I answered that I would make a decision later on, and he replied that he was grateful that I was giving serious consideration to their request that the papers become a part of the resources of the national manuscript collections.

  I was reminded of this matter by the receipt of a letter from the American Philosophical Society, asking me to consider depositing the papers in the Library of the American Philosophical Society, if I had not arranged to present them to The Library of Congress or deposit them elsewhere.

  I had not thought about the matter, except that I had, I think, assumed that the papers would ultimately come into your possession.

  Do you have any special wishes about this matter? Do you think that The Library of Congress is the best place to deposit the papers? Note that on the last page of the statement by The Library of Congress it is said that they would like to have every paper, even those considered intimate or trivial. They would return those that seem to be inappropriate.

  My papers are in disorder, and I suppose that I should be getting them into order, perhaps by employing someone who has been trained in this field, perhaps a girl with suitable training, and having her work for some months, perhaps a year or two, to get the papers in order.

  The three bound volumes of over 11,000 signatures to the bomb-test petition are without doubt valuable. Mama and I have the signatures of about 750 leading people, scientists and others, from about 40 countries, the initial signers of the Petition Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons. I think that we may have them bound into another volume. The remaining signatures, approximately 100,000, were turned over to the United Nations.

  Much love from

  [Linus Pauling]

• Letter from LP to Louise Andrews, RE: LP thanks Andrews for her letter with the information for he and AHP’s trip next March.  LP explains that the difficulties he and AHP experienced during the tour last year were due to the heavy schedule that was placed on them.  [Andrews’ letter May 7, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Am), Box #4.009, Folder #9.4]
• Letter from LP to Lucile Pauling. RE: Thanks her for the information on the man who challenged him to a debate Has written to him. Returns the pages about John Darling and his descendants. Has made a copy. [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence: Lucile Pauling, 1962: Box #5.053 Folder #53.15] 
• Letter from LP to Mark A. Chamberlin. RE: Thanks him for sending a check. Is satisfied with the honorarium. Encloses copies of letter recently published in the New York Times and the Washington Post. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box #1962s Folder #1962s.13]               
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Carl Nielsen RE: Thanks her for the newspaper clippings. Tells Nielsen that AHP had to stay in bed for a couple of days once they got to Seattle due to feeling rather tired. Talks about winning the libel suit against the Bellingham Herald and his work with the other suits. [Letter from Nielsen to LP and AHP May 1, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, N: Correspondence 1957-1964 Box 288, Folder 288.6] 
• Letter from LP to President of Associated Press RE: LP is enclosing a copy of a letter he sent to Alton Blakeslee in which LP notes several seriously untrue statements.  LP asks that the article, circulated by the Associated Press, be corrected.   [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Strontium-90, 1961-1963: Box #7.014, Folder #14.17]
• Letter from LP to Professor Swift RE: Recommends that Dr. Kenneth Shaw be reappointed Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry for a period of one year beginning 1 December 1962 with a $1000 salary increase. Discusses Shaw’s research. [Memo from Swift to LP June 12, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, S: Individual Correspondence (Shaw - Shriver) Box 363 Folder 363.1] 
• Letter from LP to Robert J. Oppenheimer RE: Congratulates Oppenheimer on his election as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. Tells him that he and AHP were pleased to see him and Kitty at the White House Dinner. [Filed under LP Correspondence, Oppenheimer, J. Robert: Correspondence, Reprints 1927-1963 Box 296, Folder 296.1]  
• Letter from LP to Romulo Bell Huerta RE: Thanks Huerta for offering him a copy of the book, but says that he doesn’t understand Spanish well enough to justify him in asking for a book. [Letter from Huerta to LP May 4, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, H: Correspondence, 1961-1962 Box 168 Folder 168.2] 
• Letter from LP to Spicer Conant RE: Thanks Spicer for having invited AHP and him to the play Friday night. [Filed under LP Correspondence, C: Correspondence 1961-1962 Box 76, Folder 76.2] 
• Letter from LP to The Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association. RE: Submits a letter for publication in the Journal related to an editorial comment published January 6, 1962. [Filed under LP Biographical: Typescript, Correspondence, Article: J. Am. Med. Assoc., 1962: Box #3.058 Folder #58.1]
• Letter from LP to Thomas L. Danielsen RE: Suggests that Danielsen look through copies of Nature and Science for information. Also says that he is sending some material by him under separate cover. [Letter from LP to Danielsen May 1, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, D: Individual Correspondence, 1960-1966 Box 99 Folder 99.3]
• Letter from LP to Whitfield J. Bell, Jr., Associate Librarian, American Philosophical Society, RE: LP thanks Bell for his letter and says that the Library of Congress has also contacted him about disposition of his personal papers. He is still considering the question, and says he will write to Bell at a later date about his decision. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2, Folder 2.016]
• Letter from R.J. Moxon to LP, RE: Moxon is sorry to hear that LP and AHP will not be able to attend the Accra Assembly.  Moxon would like to know if LP will still be able to submit a short paper towards the documentation of the Assembly.  [Letter from LP to Moxon June 5, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Conferences, 1949-1962), Box #2.010, Folder #10.10]
• Letter from Willard Libby to LP RE: Asks if LP would have lunch with him to discuss why compression produces the metallic state. Says he is also interested in hearing about LP’s theory on the magnetic superstructures of antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic crystals. Handwritten note on top right corner, “Give me this Mon. 4 June 12 15 PM.” [Filed under LP Correspondence, L: Individual Correspondence (Libby - London) Box 217, Folder 217.2] 
• Receipt from Robert H. Loud Ford to LP for $15.90. [Filed under LP Biographical: Receipts, 1961-1962: Box #4.060 Folder #60.6]
• Typescript: “The Great Fallout Controversy”, by LP. Handwritten note in upper right corner: Sent to JAMA 23 May 1962. [Filed under LP Biographical: Typescript, Correspondence, Article: J. Am. Med. Assoc., 1962: Box #3.058 Folder #58.1]