Letter from Linus Pauling to Gunnar Jahn. July 9, 1962. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from LP to Linda Hopkins for $300.00. [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] 
• Document: “Message to the Peoples of the World from the World Congress of General Disarmament and Peace,” July 9th-14th.  [Filed under AHP materials re: Women and Peace: (Correspondence: Women International Strike for Peace, 1962-1975), Box#4.004, Folder#4.1]
• Handwritten notes by LP, regarding his mail. He writes that he usually receives five to ten letters per day at Caltech, but that in the past few days the numbers have dropped significantly. LP believes that his mail is being checked, and asks his secretary, Mrs. Hopkins, to give him his mail unopened during the next few days. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2, Folder 2.039, Item 39.138]
• Letter from Alan R. Lichter to LP RE: Talks about a new session that is being added to the Congregation Temple de Hirsch’s summer camp-study program. Asks for a statement from LP about religion and a mature individual intellect to be discussed in this session. [Letter from LP to Lichter July 12, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, C: Individual Correspondence, 1961-1962 Box 76 Folder 76.2] 
• Letter from Albert Stunkard to LP RE: Invites LP to the American Psychosomatic Society’s symposium on Molecular Biology and Clinical Medicine again. [Letter from LP to Stunkard July 6, 1962] [Letter from LP to Stunkard July 19, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, P: Correspondence, 1960-1963 314, Folder 314.3]  
• Letter from LP to Dale Pontius RE: Answers the questions Pontius asked about being a delegate at the Moscow Peace Congress. Says that he is sorry he will not be able to attend, but that Reverend J. Stuart Innerst will in a sense represent him and AHP. Asks if Pontius will write with his opinion of the Congress. [Letter from Pontius to LP June 27, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, P: Correspondence, 1960-1963 314, Folder 314.3]  
• Letter from LP to Director Gunnar Jahn. [Filed under LP Science: (World Academy of Sciences, 1959-1963), Box #14.043, Folder #43.1] 

  9 July 1962

  Dear Friend,

  To keep you informed, I enclose with, this letter a copy of the suit that was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on 21 June 1962 and a copy of the corresponding suit, nearly identical, that was filed by mail in Moscow, with the Procurator General of the U.S.S.R., on 21 June 1962. In these suits it is asked that the defendants be permanently enjoined and restrained from detonating any nuclear weapons that produce radiation or radioactive atomic nuclei. It is suggested (page 31) that the injunctions take effect simultaneously in the U.S.S.R. and the United States.

  Although the chance of success in these court actions is not very great, I feel that it is important to try every method of influencing the governments and the people.

  There are 186 plaintiffs listed in the complaint. Some other people are joining, and a supplementary list will be included, as an amendment to the complaints, later. At the present time the plaintiffs are from 22 countries.

  There are seven Nobel Laureates among the plaintiffs, and 24 of the people associated with the Oslo Conference. A number of the most active members of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom are included, and also other leaders in the peace movements in various countries - Bertrand Russell, Canon Collins, Mrs. Lous-Mohr of W.I.L.P.F. in Oslo, Frau Helene Staehelin, Chairman of the Swiss Section of W.I.L.P.F., Norman Thomas, Homer Jack, and others associated with the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, Mrs. Dagmar Wilson, who started the Women’s International Strike for Peace, Mrs. Helen Tucker, President of Voice of Women, Canada.

  My wife and I wrote to about 50 people in the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and neighboring countries, but we did not receive any replies from people who had decided to join in the suits. Several people from these countries wrote, saying that they were sympathetic and were considering the matter. We are still hoping that some of the people in the Communist countries will join in the suits. One plaintiff is in Yugoslavia (Augustincic).

  I am alone at home this week. My wife is in San Francisco participating in an international meeting arranged by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Several women from Scandinavian countries (Mrs. Lous-Mohr, Mrs. Zeuthen, and others) are there. My wife joins me in sending our best regards to you.

  Sincerely yours,

  [Linus Pauling]

• Letter from LP to Dr. Clarence E. Pickett. RE: Thanks him for his letter. Is asking for a similar correction to be published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. [Letter from Pickett July 3, 1962]  [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence, Newsletters: SANE World, 1962: Box #3.058 Folder #58.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Robert R. Davis, Editor of Physics Today RE: LP encloses a Letter to the Editor for publication. [Typescripts July 9, 1962] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1962), Box #1962a2. Folder #1962a2.3]
• Letter from LP to Ephraim Katchalski RE: Says that his schedule is too full to permit him to attend the inauguration of the Ullmann Institute of Life Science next June. [Letter from Katchalski to LP July 1, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, W: Organizational Correspondence (Wa - Wo) Box 441, Folder 441.4] 
• Letter from LP to Frances A. Butler, RE: LP is shocked to learn about the treatment of Butler's son by the Armed Services and the Veterans Association. He tells her that his experience in the medical field is small, but that he would be interested in learning more about her son's illness and his experience in Bikini. Under separate cover, he is sending her a copy of his book, No More War! [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2, Folder 2.039, 39.67]
• Letter from LP to Guy W. Meyer RE: Tells Meyer that his suggestions are good ones, but he has some questions about how to put them into practice. Says that he thinks the activities in which he is currently engaged are important enough for him to continue with them and his schedule is too time-consuming for him to embark on another. [Letter from Meyer to LP June 26, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, M: Correspondence 1962-1964 Box 259, Folder 259.1] 
• Letter from LP to Hayes Slaughter RE: Says that he was interested to read about Slaughter’s proposed studies on intermolecular phenomena and that he consider Slaughter’s invitation to have him serve as a consultant. Explains that he has decided against accepting the invitation due to the pressure of work. [Letter from Slaughter to LP June 27, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, S: Correspondence, 1962-1963 Box 382 Folder 382.1] 
• Letter from LP to Hermann J. Muller, Indiana University. RE: Points out some aspects of Muller’s letter that are unjust. [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence, Articles: Hermann J. Muller, 1962: Box #3.058 Folder #58.3]
• Letter from LP to James C. Gillis RE: Thanks him for the letter and says that he will send No More War! under separate cover. [Letter from Gillis to LP May 23, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, G: Correspondence 1962-1965 Box 142, Folder 142.1]
• Letter from LP to Longmans, Green and Co. LTD RE: Gives them permission to reproduce the requested figure. [Letter from Longmans to LP June 1, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, L: Correspondence 1961-1963 Box 232, Folder 232.2]
• Letter from LP to Mel Valois. RE: Thanks him for his letter and information of July 5. [Letter from Valois July 5, 1962] [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence: Deer Flat Ranch, 1957-1969: Box #4.047 Folder #47.1] 
• Letter from LP to Paul Coates RE: Says he is too busy to properly prepare to appear on a program about the potential hazard of chemicals used for pest control, but he hopes Coates will go ahead with the program. [Letter from Coates to LP July 3, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, C: Correspondence 1961-1962 Box 76, Folder 76.2] 
• Letter from LP to R. E. Marburger RE: Says that he was interested in Marburger’s note on dependence of the atomic magnetic moment in alpha iron on lattice spacing. Tells Marburger that he did not understand the values that Marburger mentions pointing out that they differ from the work LP did in 1938. Asks if Marburger could explain why their understandings differ. [Letter from Marburger to LP July 31, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, M: Correspondence 1962-1964 Box 259, Folder 259.1] 
• Letter from LP to Ralph Atkinson, RE: LP thanks Atkinson for getting him extra copies of the suits.  LP asks if Atkinson can send him a copy of the press release that was issued in Washington and a copy of the letter to the plaintiffs.  LP offers to look over the supplementary list of plaintiffs before it gets submitted.  [Filed under LP Peace: (The Bomb Test Suits, 1962-1964), Box #6.002, Folder #2.1]
• Letter from LP to William I. Nichols, This Week Magazine. RE: Accepts his offer to publish his letter along with the letter of Muller. Asks for a word to be replaced. Informs him of other conditions. [Letter from Nichols July 5, 1962] [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence, Articles: Hermann J. Muller, 1962: Box #3.058 Folder #58.3]
• Letter from Peter Pauling to LP, RE: Peter asks if LP is going to make any further contribution to the remodeling of his house. LP mentioned some stock he intended to pass out, and Peter is wondering if he could possibly apply that stock to the overhaul of his house, which he wants to do properly, not by halves. He thanks LP for all he has done already, and says that Julia and the children have been camping with some neighbors for the week. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2, Folder 2.016]
• Letter from S.L. Culwell, District Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, to LP . RE: Culwell acknowledges LP's previous letter, in which he inquired about the extension of electric service to his property on Salmon Creek. Culwell says that they are in the preliminary process of planning a line extension and have included LP as an interested applicant. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2, Folder 2.032]
• Letter from Virginia Durr to AHP, RE: Says that Mrs. Foster from Tuskegee University will be the official delegate who will be attending the Asilomar.  Durr expands upon Foster’s background and the effects of segregation on her life and past experiences.  Says that peace and freedom must go hand in hand for the Negroes in the U.S., for they are not able to experience peace when they are still bound. [Letter from AHP July 18, 1962] [Filed under AHP materials re: Women and Peace: (Materials re: Virginia and Clifford Durr), Box#4.003, Folder#3.1]
• Letter to LP from Gaile W. Dody, Office Manager, American Physical Society RE: States that LP is indeed a Fellow in the American Physical Society, elected in 1931, and expresses her apologies for the misprint in the 1962 Membership List. [Letter from LP to Karl Darrow, July 5, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (American Physical Society), #11.10] 
• Letter to LP from Gilbert S. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P., Chairman, Basic Science Sessions, A.C.P,, University of California Medical Center, RE: Invites LP to participate in the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians in Denver, April 1, 1962 to April 5, 1962 [Letter from LP to Gilbert Gordan, July 11, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence), #14.1] 
• Manuscript: “Statement by Linus Pauling” about his suspicions that his mail is being checked. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1962), Box #1962a2, Folder #1962a2.4] 
• Newspaper clipping: “Peace Group Meetings” New York Times. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks: Box #6.008 Folder #8.302]
• Receipt from Poston How to R. Dale Haskin for $4.89. [Filed under LP Biographical: Correspondence: Deer Flat Ranch Bills, Receipts, Invoices, etc., 1960-1969: Box #4.048 Folder #48.1] 
• Typescripts: “No Title,” Letter to the Editor. Published as “Radiation hazards” in Physics Today 15 (September 1962): 58. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1962), Box #1962a2, Folder #1962a2.3]