October 6, 1964 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Letter from Donald R. Babin, Department of Biochemistry in the University of Washington School of Medicine, to LP RE: Thanks LP for supporting him during his say at the Institute and giving him the opportunity to work in Dr. Shroeder’s laboratory. Notes that during the next year he will be working in Professor Neurath’s laboratory in enzyme chemistry. [Filed under LP Correspondence (B: Correspondence, 1962-1964), #40.3]

Letter from Eleanor Jackson Piel, Donner & Piel, to LP RE: Discusses a cost bill in the District Court from the New York Daily News and discusses filing the Petition for Certiorari. Handwritten note in left margin “Set 30 Dec 1964 + $600 for Certiorari costs. [Filed under LP Biographical: Pauling v. Australian Consolidated Press, Ltd., 1964-1966: Box #3.022, Folder #22.7]

Letter from Ethyl Taylor to AHP, RE: Evelyn Alloy called Taylor and said that AHP would like to hear Taylor's impressions of the NATO Women's Peace Force Action. Taylor thinks it was a tremendous undertaking and especially enjoyed her contact with the German women, who she found to be surprisingly enthusiastic. She is not sure yet whether anything has come from the strike. She is meeting with some women in November to discuss a simultaneous action on MLF. Taylor's impression was that AHP was not pleased with the way things were carried out. Taylor thinks the fault lies with the way the nature of her group to avoid organization, and wonders if her group has outlived its course. Taylor was surprised to learn at the Hague that no real plans had been made for carrying on after the Conference. Taylor made great effort to promote some sort of continued action, and is still trying to do so. The whole idea was marvelous but the carrying out was a bit flat. We should learn from the experience. When AHP has time, Taylor would like to know what AHP thought of the Conference. [Filed under AHP Correspondence: (Individual Correspondence, Peace and Political), #6.19]

Letter from LP to A.R. Braunmuller, Jr., Vice-President of the Muir House at Stanford University, RE: Informs Braunmuller that he can not accept his invitation to speak at the Muir House because he will be lecturing in Australia and the eastern United States during that time. [Letter from Braunmuller to LP 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (B: Correspondence, 1962-1964), #40.3]

Letter from LP to Albert J. Koosed, Fairmount Temple. RE: Asks if formal dress is required of the lecturer. Informs him of his travel plans. Shall be available for a press conference. [Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1964: Box #1964s2 Folder #1964s2.12]

Letter from LP to Bertrand Russell RE: LP has written to Russell concerning an article he wrote for the Yale Political. LP would like to know more about the basis for Russell’s statements on nerve-gas bombs. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Russell, Bertrand, 1955-1967: Box #337 Folder #337.8]

Letter from LP to Dr. H. Schrade RE: LP writes that he is pleased to have received Schrade’s invitation for LP to prepare an article for the 10th anniversary of the Jena Review in 1965. LP asks when Schrade would need to have the manuscript in order that LP’s paper could be published in the Jena Review. [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1964-1965: Box #383 Folder #383.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. Irvine H. Page. [Letter from Page to LP September 30, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: P: Correspondence, 1964-1969: Box #315 Folder #315.5]

October 6, 1964

Irvine H. Page, M.D.

Cleveland Clinic

2020 East 93rd Street

Cleveland 6, Ohio

Dear Dr. Page:

I am grateful to you for having made the proposal that a national academy of medicine is needed in the United States and for having written to me about this matter.

I agree that there is need for a national academy of medicine. I think that, if it is to be of value, it should be completely independent of the American Medical Association, that its standards should be as high as those of the National Academy of Sciences, and that it should include among its members a few people who are scientists and are not physicians. In your letter you ask if such an organization would be in the best interest of medicine or not. A still more important question, I think, is whether such an organization would be in the best interests of the United States and the American people. I think that the answer to your question is yes, and that the answer to my question is yes.

I leave tomorrow for a lecture tour in Australia, and do not have time to write in greater detail.

With best wishes to you for success in this effort, I am,

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling

LP:mjh

Letter from LP to Dr. N. Stahle, The Nobel Foundation RE: Professor Seymour Melman has asked the Nobel Foundation for permission to include LP’s Nobel Peace Prize lecture in his book Making our Future--The Conversion from Overkill to Peace and Plenty. LP hopes that the Foundation will grant permission for Melman to reprint this lecture. [Letter from Stahle to LP October 12, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Nobel Prize Nominations: Correspondence, 1940, 1942, 1948, 1958, 1960-1970: Box #280 Folder #280.7] [Filed under LP Correspondence: N: Correspondence, 1957-1964: Box #288 Folder #288.8]

Letter from LP to H. Schrade. RE: Asks when he would need to have his manuscript if he were to publish in the Jena Review. [Letter from Schrade August 15, 1964, October 24, 1965] [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence (1965): Box #383 Folder #383.2]

Letter from LP to Irvin H. Blank, Ph.D., President of the Society for Investigative Dermatology at the Harvard Medical School, RE: Explains that he appreciates being invited to give the Herman Beerman Lecture, but that he can not accept the invitation because he has not been working in the field of protein structure for several years and is busy with other engagements. [Letter from Blank to LP September 25, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (B: Correspondence, 1962-1964), #40.3]

Letter from LP to Kyle E. Townsend. RE: Informs him that the work he describes is too far from his present field to become associated with it. [Letter from Townsend October 3, 1965] [Filed under LP Correspondence: T: Correspondence (1965): Box #412 Folder #412.2]

Letter from LP to Kyle Townsend, M.D. RE: LP feels that Townsend’s work is too far from his present field of interest for LP to be interested in being associated with the project. [Filed under LP Correspondence: T: Correspondence, 1964-1969: Box #412 Folder #412.1]

Letter from LP to Miss Albina D. DeMeio RE: Informs DeMeio that he is leaving for Australia in a few days and does not have time to write a detailed statement for her about the limitation of travel. Notes that he favors the unlimited right of travel mentioned in the Preamble to the United Nations Constitution. Tells her that she can find an account of his passport difficulties in the report of the hearings for the Hennings Senatorial Subcommittee. [Letter from DeMeio to LP September 25, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.5]

Letter from LP to Miss Leah C. Galandzy, Vice-Chairman at the University of Massachusetts, RE: Thanks Galandzy for considering him for the distinguished Visitors Program at the University of Massachusetts. Notes that this year has been difficult for him, but that fortunately his house did not burn on September 23rd and they have finished moving back all of their possessions. [Letter from Galandzy to LP September 27, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (G: Correspondence, 1962-1965), #142.3]

Letter from LP to Mr. Sudhir Ghosh RE: Tells Ghosh that he understands the difficulties in arranging an international conference, since he and AH arranged the conference against the spread of nuclear weapons in Oslo in 1961, and so he understands why Ghosh has decided to postpone the conference. Says that there is a possibility that he and AHP could accept the invitation to come to India in 1965. Mentions that he received an invitation from the government after the death of Nehru to come to India to visit universities and laboratories. [Letter from Ghosh October 1, 1964, October 16, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (G: Correspondence, 1962-1965), #142.3]

Letter from LP to Professor Neil C. Hulings, Chairman of the Honors Day Committee at Texas Christian University, RE: Accepts Hulings’ invitation to speak at the Honors Day Dinner of Texas Christian University on April 29, 1965. Asks Hulings to express his apologies to Vice-Chancellor Moudy for his delay in answering. [Letter from Hulings to LP October 2, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (H: Correspondence, 1963-1966), #169.2]

Letter from LP to Reginald Edward, Chairman Memorial Assembly Committee RE: LP is not able to accept the invitation to deliver the Annual Memorial Addressed to Macdonald College. LP and AHP leave soon for a lecture tour in Australia. LP suggests that it may be possible for him to visit Macdonald College during some later academic year. [Filed under LP Correspondence: M: Correspondence, 1962-1964: Box #259 Folder #259.3]

Letter from LP to Reginald Edwards, Chairman of the Memorial Assembly Committee in the MacDonald College of McGill University, RE: Tells Edwards that he cannot accept his invitation to deliver the Annual Memorial Address to MacDonald College, because he and AHP are leaving soon for a lecture tour in Australia and then the eastern United States. [Letter from Edwards to LP September 18, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (E: Correspondence, 1960-1969), #113.5]

Letter from LP to Tom Brewer, M.D. RE: Says that he was happy to receive Brewer’s October 1st letter and asks Brewer to keep him informed about his progress towards founding an American Society to Defend Children. Notes that he and AHP are about to leave for a trip that includes a month in Australia, so he will not be able to answer mail until December. [Handwritten note from Brewer to LP October 1, 1964] [Letter from Brewer to LP October 7, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (B: Correspondence, 1962-1964), #40.3]

Letter from Marcelia Hill, Secretary to LP to Dr. Emile Zuckerandl RE: Hill provides Zuckerandl with a mailing address for LP while he is on his lecture tour in Australia from October 14 through November 14th. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Zuckerandl, Emile, 1958-1980: Box #465 Folder #465.7]

Letter from Marcelia J. Hill, Secretary to LP, to Emile Zuckerkandl. RE: Informs him of LP’s mailing address for his visit to Australia. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Z: Individual Correspondence (Zuckerkandl, Emile): Box #465 Folder #465.8]

Receipt from Pacific Telephone to LP RE: Total of $127.86. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.061, Folder #61.1]

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