Letter from Linus Pauling to Jerry Donohue. August 1, 1963. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from AHP to Brown and Welin RE: $5.20.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP August 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Check from AHP to Mississippi Free Press RE: $5.00.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP August 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Check from AHP to Pacific Telephone RE: $42.68.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP August 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Check from AHP to SOCO Western RE: $9.43.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP August 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Check from AHP to Texaco RE: $28.53.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP August 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Check from AHP to The White House RE: $23.28.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP August 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Check from LP to Truman A. Harris and Son RE: $181.96.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP August 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Letter from AHP to Madame Therese F. Casgrain RE: Would like Casgrain to read the open letter to President Kennedy which has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and various other papers. Asks if she and her group in Canada could make a protest against what is going on in Vietnam. Says that the VOW in the U.S. has disbanded. [Letter from Casgrain to AHP August 28, 1963] [Filed under AHP Correspondence: (Correspondence: Casgrain, Therese, 1963), Box# 5.10, Folder# 5.10]
• Letter from Gordon R. Whitcomb, American Cyanamid Company, to LP RE: Invites LP to be a guest at the 15th Annual Reception for college and university faculty members at the Fall Meeting of the American Chemical Society in New York City held by the American Cyanamid Company. [Letter from LP to Whitcomb June 12, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence), #14.2]
• Letter from LP [Signed by Helen Gilrane] to Jerry Donohue, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California. [Letter from Donohue to LP July 30, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Donohue, Jerry.) #96.10]

  1 August 1963

  Professor Jerry Donohue

  Department of Chemistry

  University of Southern California

  University Park

  Los Angeles 7, California

  Dear Jerry:

  I am interested to learn that you are considering Kurt Mislow for appointment to a professorship in the University of Southern California.

  I have known Mislow since 1944. Part of his doctoral work was done under my direction. I have seen him occasionally since he went to New York University.

  Mislow is an able man, very well trained in both organic chemistry and general structural chemistry. He is interested in problems of stereochemistry, in relation to molecular sizes and shapes, and he has made several interesting contributions in this field.

  He has an excellent personality, and my memory of him is that he speaks unusually well, is lively and enthusiastic, and is a successful teacher. He has shown especial success in formulating problems that can be successfully attacked by graduate students.

  I think that he should be placed in the group next to the top group, as a research man in the field of stereochemistry. Because I have seen him only occasionally during recent years and have not had opportunity to check his ability as a teacher, I can only surmise that he might well be in the top group in this activity.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:hpg

  Encl.

• Letter from LP to Dr. Casdorph RE: Regrets to inform that he will be unable to accept the invitation to speak at St. Mary’s Long Beach Hospital on September 5th as he will be out of town.  “U.S. Invitation to speak-declined” is written in pencil in the top right hand corner of the letter. [Letter from Dr. Casdorph to LP dated July 26, 1963 and letter from Dr. Casdorph to LP dated October 9, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1962-1963), #382.2]
• Letter from LP to Eleanor J. Piel, RE: In answer to an earlier letter from Piel, LP outlines his financial terms regarding the News Syndicate Co., Inc., case. He agrees to pay all out of pocket expenses, and that if a settlement is awarded to him, one-third the amount will be allocated to Piel. After the remaining two thirds are put towards LP's out of pocket costs, whatever remains will be split equally between himself and Piel. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2, File 2.013, Item 13.60]
• Letter from LP to Henry Paul, Charles R. Drew Medical Society. RE: Encloses five copies of an abstract of his address for the National Medical Association convention on August 13. [Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1963: Box #1963s Folder #1963s.19]       
• Letter from LP to John F. Kennedy. [Filed under: LP Correspondence, Box 198, Folder 98.3]

  1 August 1963

  President John F. Kennedy

  The White House

  Washington, D.C.

  Dear Mr. President:

  I write to express my gratitude to you for your successful effort in arranging that an international agreement be formulated to stop the testing of nuclear weapons (except possibly underground).

  I wish you success in achieving the ratification of this treaty by the Senate. I believe that the action of the United States, Great Britain, and the soviet Union in having made this agreement will go down in history as one of the greatest events in the history of the world.

  With the repeated expression of my support for your efforts, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:hpg

• Letter from LP to Kaoru Yasui, RE: LP and AHP send their best wishes to the Ninth World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs.  LP and AHP hope that steps will be taken in making an international agreement to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, 1957-1965, 1991), Box #4.008, Folder #8.7]
• Letter from LP to Laura Worth, Students for Democratic Society, Michigan State University, RE: Apologizes that his schedule for the coming academic year is full and he will not be able to accept the invitation. [Letter from Worth to LP July 27, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1963), #259.2] 
• Letter from LP to Professor Alfred Novak RE: Declines the offer to participate in a phone lecture. [Letter from Professor Alfred Novak to LP July 24, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1962-1963), #382.2] 
• Newsletter, “SANE World.” [Filed under LP Peace: (Publications by and about SANE, 1960-1964), Box #4.005, Folder #5.34]
• Note from Arthur Dubinsky to LP RE: Apologizes for missing LP.  Says that he was called out of town but has ordered the prints that LP wanted. [Letter from LP to Dubinsky August 16, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence), #99.4]
• Receipt from First Western Bank to LP RE: “Return Item Debit.” $100.00.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP August 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Statement from Dodd, Mead & Company to LP RE: “Royalty Report.”  Balance of $19.25.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box # 4.045 Folder # 45.5]
• Telegram from Fiser Czechoslovak New Agency to LP RE: LP in notified of a 1957 poll taken about the Moscow talks and is asked how he appraises the result of the Moscow talks. [Letter from LP to Fiser Czechoslovak News Agency August 3, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (V: Correspondence, 1933-1969) #427.23]