Letter from Linus Pauling to Sidney Dock. April 26, 1966. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from AHP to Acme French Laundry, RE: $12.41. [Filed under LP Biographical: Financial, Box 4.029, Folder 29.1]
• Check from AHP to C.C.P.A.F., RE: $25.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Financial, Box 4.029, Folder 29.1]
• Check from AHP to Pacific Telephone, RE: $20.55. [Filed under LP Biographical: Financial, Box 4.029, Folder 29.1]
• Check from AHP to S. Cal. Edison Company, RE: $14.52. [Filed under LP Biographical: Financial, Box 4.029, Folder 29.1]
• Check from AHP to S.O. Western, RE: $32.27. [Filed under LP Biographical: Financial, Box 4.029, Folder 29.1]
• Check from AHP to Sansum Clinic Pharmacy, RE: $12.95. [Filed under LP Biographical: Financial, Box 4.029, Folder 29.1]
• Check from AHP to Texaco, RE: $9.45. [Filed under LP Biographical: Financial, Box 4.029, Folder 29.1]
• Letter form LP to Mrs. Raymond Winton RE: Says his schedule is too heavy for him to help her. [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Correspondence, 1966-1970: Box #447, Folder #447.1]
• Letter from Elizabeth Lindsey, Sarah Lawrence College, to LP . RE: Asks for biographical information and picture for publicity purposes, as well as address topic. [Filed under LP Speeches, Box 1966s, Folder 1966s.14]
• Letter from Gabriel Stein Boston University to LP RE: Informs him that Charles Coryell went to the hospital for minor surgery due to knee pain, but the operation disclosed cancer and his right leg was amputated. [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1966-1967: Box #384, Folder #384.1]
• Letter from LP to Charles W. Ferguson RE: States that the Chinese leaders have been making strong militaristic statements recently, but that the record of China over the years supports his statement. Feels that as long as members of Congress advocate that the United States destroy military installations in China by bombing, they should expect militaristic statements to be made by the Chinese leaders also. [Letter from Ferguson to LP March 5, 1966][Filed under LP Correspondence: F: Correspondence, 1966: Box #129, Folder #129.10] 
• Letter from LP to Edwin Dunlop, The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, RE: Declines his invitation to participate in the symposium on the Problems of Aging, due to his trip to Europe. [Letter from Dunlap to LP March 23, 1966] [Filed under LP Correspondence: D: Correspondence: Box #99, Folder #99.7] 
• Letter from LP to Henry Duskis RE: Thanks him for reminding him about Mr. Sigmond’s manuscript. Suggest he mail the manuscript to him. [Letter from Duskis to LP April 13, 1966][Filed under LP Correspondence: D: Correspondence: Box #99, Folder #99.7] 
• Letter from LP to Herr Fricke and Carl Schunemann Bremen RE: Pleased that the copies of the book of Bertha von Suttner have now arrived. [Letter from Friske to LP March 11, 1966][Filed under LP Correspondence: F: Correspondence, 1966: Box #129, Folder #129.10] 
• Letter from LP to Kenneth W. Hedberg, Oregon State University, RE: Looks forward to seeing him. Trusts that hte photographs he sent are satisfactory. [Filed under LP Correspondence: H: Individual Correspondence (Hedberg, Kenneth): Box #153, Folder #153.1]
• Letter from LP to Marita Ott, Senior Class President, Sarah Lawrence College, RE: Thanks Ott for telling him about how she and her fellow seniors chose him to be their commencement speaker. [Filed under LP Speeches, Box 1966s, Folder 1966s.14]
• Letter from LP to Michael Dye RE: Informs that his position on disarmament has not changed significantly from his lecture, Science and Peace. Tells him to send his questions if the enclosed publications do not answer his questions. [Letter from Dye to LP April 24, 1966, March 28, 1966][Filed under LP Correspondence: D: Correspondence: Box #99, Folder #99.7] 
• Letter from LP to Miss Floria Leeds, RE: Informs that the quotation about which she asks is from the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam, of which he does not have a copy of. [Letter from LP to Leeds April 26, 1966][Filed under LP Correspondence: L: Correspondence, 1966: Box #233, Folder #233.3]
• Letter from LP to Miss Marita Ott, Senior Class President Sarah Lawrence College RE: Accepts the invitation to give the commencement address at the college. [Filed under LP Correspondence: O: Correspondence, 1966-1977: Box #301, Folder #301.1]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Donald Stephens RE: Says that he's sorry he missed seeing Mr. Stephens and explains that his libel suit against Buckley and the National Review in New York came to an end when the judge ruled that the New York Times vs. Sullivan decision about public officials applied to him, as a public figure. [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1966-1967: Box #384, Folder #384.1]
• Letter from LP to Mr. John Wicks RE: In response to his two questions he says his general experience with explosives and machines is such that he would hesitate to say that nuclear explosions in flying collisions are impossible and that a 20-megaton bomb consists of the following nuclear explosives: First Stage: about 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of a mixture of plutonium-239 and uranium-235. Second Stage: about 100 kilograms of lithium deuteride. Third Stage: about 500 kilograms of ordinary uranium metal (namely uranium-238). [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Correspondence, 1966-1970: Box #447, Folder #447.1]
• Letter from LP to Mr. Ken E. Williams RE: Says that he would be willing and able to give the commencement address at Portland State College on June 12th 1966. [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Correspondence, 1966-1970: Box #447, Folder #447.1]
• Letter from LP to Mr. S. K. Stein RE: In answer to Mr. Steins letter LP says that he has not published an article on his proposals for ways of spending the money now being spent on the moon race, but suggests an article by Dr. Warren Weaver, who makes nearly the same proposal. [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1966-1967: Box #384, Folder #384.1]
• Letter from LP to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Zachhofen RE: Thanks them for the photograph, which reminded him and his wife of the peace expedition, and for the birthday wish. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980: Box #468, Folder #468.22]
• Letter from LP to Professor James C. Warf Department of Chemistry University of Southern California RE: Apologizes for the long trial in New York making it so he couldn't participate in the twentieth anniversary celebration of the Federation of American Scientists. [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Correspondence, 1966-1970: Box #447, Folder #447.1]
• Letter from LP to Professor William C. Wilbur Division of History Florida Presbyterian College RE: Declines the invitation to speak on the ethical challenges of nuclear weapons at Florida Presbyterian College in April 1967. [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Correspondence, 1966-1970: Box #447, Folder #447.1]
• Letter from LP to Sidney Dock. [Filed under LP Correspondence: D: Correspondence: Box #99, Folder #99.7] 

  April 26, 1966

  Mr. Sidney Dock

  9057 Emerson

  Des Plaines, Illinois

  Dear Mr. Dock:

  I found your letter awaiting me on my return from a long stay in New York.

  I have been interested in cancer, in connection with my medical research on other diseases, but I have never carried on research on cancer, partially because so many other scientists are working in the cancer field.

  There is no doubt that use of high-energy radiation is a valuable way of controlling and checking cancer. This treatment does not always work. Moreover, the high-energy radiation, such as from radioactive cobalt, is itself damaging to the human body. Nevertheless, if the use of the radiation is successful in killing the cancer, the damage to the body that is incidental to its use is justified.

  I am sure that better ways of controlling and curing cancer will be discovered in the future.

  The statements that you make about the ideas of a doctor in Pasadena is not clear enough or detailed enough to be understandable by me. If this doctor has published some papers about his ideas, I would be willing to read them. However, I probably would decide in any case that my background of experience is not good enough to justify my becoming involved in the matter.

  With best wishes, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  mjh Linus Pauling

• Letter from Walter R. Rees, Director, Local Services Division Post Office Department San Fransisco, to LP RE: Again denies extended postal service. [Filed under LP Correspondence: P: Organizational correspondence. (Pa - Pu): Box #310, Folder #310.11]