Letter from Linus Pauling to Charles J. Smith. March 9, 1963. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Article: “Bonn Will Share Bulk of Outlay for NATO Fleet,” The New York Times. [Filed under LP Peace: Pauling Peace Research Notes: Box #6.012, Folder #12.3]
• Article: “Rusk Says U.S. Must Take Risks on A-Ban.” [Filed under LP Peace: Pauling Peace Research Notes: Box #6.012, Folder #12.3] 
• Check from AHP to Pantorium RE: $13.10.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP March 19, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Letter from Dr. Sam. Ade. Olaitan to LP RE: Olaitan again requests that LP send him a contribution to a new journal put out by the Philosophical Society of the University of Lagos Medical School, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, and the University of Lagos. [Letter from Olaitan to LP January 23, 1963] [Letter from LP to Olaitan April 8, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Correspondence, 1936-1970), #421.21] 
• Letter from Henry Allen Moe to LP RE: Asks LP to state why he approved Dr. Malcolm Kosower for a Fellowship because other referees did not rate him as approved. [Letter from Hopkins to Moe March 13, 1963 and Letter from LP to Moe April 1, 1963] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.9] 
• Letter from Henry Allen Moe to LP RE: Sends LP the Extra Chemistry group Fellowship applicants containing new applications for a first Fellowship and applications for a second Fellowship. Asks LP to send his response as “Educational Material” by March 19th. [Letter from Hopkins to Moe March 13, 1963 and Letter from LP to Moe April 1, 1963] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.9]
• Letter from LP to Charles J. Smith. [Letter from Hopkins to Smith November 5, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, S: Correspondence, 1962-1963 Box 382 Folder 382.1] 

  9 March 1963

  Dr. Charles J. Smith

  2431 McGee Street

  Berkeley 3, California

  Dear Dr. Smith:

  I apologize for not having answered your letter until now. I have made two trips to Europe since the letter was written, and my wife and I have had a siege of illness, which has caused me to neglect my correspondence.

  The suggestion you make about my setting up an organization similar to Russell's Committee of 100 is an interesting one, but not new. For several years I have considered this possibility, without coming to the point of deciding to go ahead. I have examined the organizational problems involved and have attempted to find a solution to them. One difficulty is that I do not want to give up my scientific work entirely.

  You probably saw that in January Bertrand Russell resigned from the Committee of 100. I know the problems that he had, and, of course, I know the difficulties within the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy that caused about half of the local groups to split away in 1960.

  It seems to me that my wife and I are moderately effective in the work that we carry on as individuals -- we leave tomorrow on a peace lecture tour for the American Friends Service Committee, and we devote about half of our time to peace activities, in one way or another. I still do not think that it would be worth while for me to try to set up a peace movement, but I cannot be sure that the time may not come, in the future, when such an action will seem to be called for.

  I thank you for your letter.

  Cordially yours,

  Dictated by Linus Pauling

  Signed in his absence:lh

• Letter from LP to John Marica RE: Appreciates his efforts for peace and reason in the world. Discusses his travel experiences with his wife. [Letter from Marica to LP May 11, 1963][Filed under LP Correspondence: (Marica, John, 1962-1963), # 243.2] 
• Letter from LP to Professor John W. Weilgart RE: LP requests that Weilgart see him in April or May in order to discuss the idea of a new language further. [Letter from Linda Hopkins to Weilgart January 7, 1963][Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1963-1965), #446.1] 
• Letter from Leonard V. Fulton, to LP RE: Thanks LP for his letter, and says the material he enclosed was very helpful and interesting. Says LP made some great points which Fulton has taken to heart. [Letter from LP to Fulton January 29, 1963, letter from Fulton to LP April 8, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence), #129.7]         
• Letter from Marian Martin, Tucson Peace Center, to LP RE: Requests that LP give a talk considering the population is located in the center of a ring of Titan Missiles.   [Letter from LP to Martin March 25, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), #411.8]
• Letter from Professor J. I. Fernandez-Alonso to LP RE: Fernandez-Alonso thanks LP for accepting the offer to submit a paper to the Spanish Journal of Physics and Chemistry and informs him that he will coauthor with him. [Letter from LP to Fernandez-Alonso February 14, 196363, Letter from Fernandez-Alonso to LP May 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1964), Box #1964a, Folder #1964a.4]  
• Newspaper Clipping: “The Unitarian Church”, Eugene (Oregon) Register-Guard.[Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks: Box #6.008 Folder 8.371]
• Schedule: LP and AHP arrive in Eugene [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.3]