June 2, 1969 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Airline ticket: United Airlines, Milwaukee to San Diego [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.004, Folder 4.5]

Deposit ticket from Southern California First National Bank for LP for $1,661.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.038, Folder #38.4].

Flyer: “Special Conference”, [re: molecular abnormality of sickle cell disease] . [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks: Box #6.009 Folder #9.117]

Invoice from Miller Company Lumber and building Materials to LP for $5.41. Under the itemized items is written "ask John-also about Brass[?] Ser House[?]." [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.063, Folder #63.1].

Itinerary: leave Milwaukee at 12 PM, arrive in San Diego at 4:50 PM [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.004, Folder 4.5]

Letter from Accountant Mrs. Hennny Fuchs to Wells Fargo Bank RE: encloses a check for $25,000.00 to LP to be deposited in his bank account. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.045, Folder #45.1].

Letter from Dr. Wallace R. Brode President of the American Chemical Society to LP RE: Asks if LP would be willing to join the majority of past presidents of the American Chemical Society in becoming an Emeritus Member. [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence), Box #14.007, Folder #7.2]

Letter from LP to Dr. Emile Zuckerkandl, Department de Biochimie Macromoleculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, RE: Tells Zuckerkandl that it is likely that Professor Arthur B. Robinson will come to Montpellier sometime during the next two months. Says that he suggested Robinson write or telephone Zuckerkandl when his schedule is arranged. [Letter from Zuckerkandl to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Zuckerkandl, Emile, 1958-1980), Box #465, Folder #465.12]

Letter from LP to Mrs. W. J. Harding RE: Enlightens her about the fact that the Board of Regents does not represent the majority of the people of California in an adequate way, representing mainly large corporations and the rich. Tells her that he is leaving the University of California and becoming Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University, though he will still remain a member of the State of California, one of the owners of the University of California, and will continue working towards proper representation on the Board of Regents. [Letter from LP to Harding, 7, 1969] [Letter from Harding to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1967-1969), Box #170, Folder #170.3]

Letter from LP to Mrs. William Lava RE: Notifies her that he has still not found the name of the psychiatrist in Sherman Oaks, which he believes may be in his files at Stanford University. Gives his opinion about the material she sent regarding the vitamin preparation called Auzon, which he believes is similar to Decavitamin tablets. Notes that the cost of Auzon is stated to be $20 per month, whereas Decavitamin tablets would be $2.25 per month. [Letter from LP to Lava, 5, 1969] [Letter from Lava to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1967-1971), Box #234, Folder #234.3]

Letter from LP to Peter Jeffress Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal and Family. Box #5.044, Folder #44.11].

June 2, 1969

Dr. Peter J. Pauling

Chemistry Department

University College London

Gower St., WC1

London England

Dear Peter:

Art Robinson may be coming to see you shortly after his arrival by boat on 12 June. I have suggested that you might be able to give him advice about what to see in London and on the Continent.

Love from,

Daddy

Letter from LP to Tondi Thompson. [Letter from LP to Thompson, 9, 1969] [Letter from Thompson to LP, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1964-1969), Box #412, Folder #412.6]

June 2, 1969

Miss Tondi Thompson

2337 Calle Corta

La Jolla, Calif. 92037

Dear Miss Thompson:

I am sorry that you feel that you must write to me to express your disappointment in me.

You accuse me of engaging in a rebel rousing spree (I assume that you meant to use the expression rabble rousing spree). I do not think that this characterization of my action is correct.

I know the dangers associated with protesting actions of those in power. I think that when people are forced to protest they should recognize, as they do, that they are in danger of punishment. Long ago, during the McCarthy period, I decided not to be stopped in protesting against evil and immoral by the threats that were made against me. I feel that it is my duty to suggest that other people follow a righteous course, and refuse to be cowed.

In your letter you say that the faculty has gone to a great deal of trouble to secure my appointment. I was not offered appointment for the year beginning 1 July 1969. I have no reason to assume that appointment would have been offered to me, ultimately, if I had not accepted a professorship in another university. I was not reappointed for the year 1968-69 until ten days after the beginning of the year (10 July 1969), more than three months after the offer of reappointment should have been made.

Someone has misinformed you about our employing a fatherless, sixteen year old Mexican girl in our household. For a few months my wife employed an older woman, rather irregularly, two or three times a month (two or three days a month). Sometimes she did not appear for work. On two or three occasions she sent a girl who was supposed to be her daughter or niece. Then my wife was no longer able to get in touch with her, and accordingly the woman has not been employed by us for some time. My wife accepted the young girl, on the few occasions when she came in place of the older woman. I think that she would like to have found someone who was available for regular employment, and was responsible enough to come regularly, but she did not succeed.

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling

LP:jj

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