Activity Listings
- LP Biographical Political: Passport Problems, May 1-16: copy of letter from Sir Bragg to LP RE: invites LP to be his guest at the meeting of the Royal Society Club. [Letter of response from LP to Sir Bragg May 15, 1952]. [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: Box 2.002, Folder 2.7]
- LP Political: Passport Problems, April 1952: copy of a paper entitled "Statement by Linus Pauling" RE: statement describing LP's passport situation. [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: Box 2.002, Folder 2.6]
- LP attends a Protein Substitutes Group meeting at the Office of Naval Research. LP and AHP then travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Letter from J. F. Hyde of the Dow Corning Corporations RE: writes that a symposium for the Fall A.C.S. meeting on the subject of "Inorganic Polymers" is now being planned. Asks if LP would consider taking part in the program. [Letter of response from LP to Mr. Hyde May 15, 1952] [Filed under H Correspondence: 1952, Box #166, Folder #3]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Dorothy Hodgkin of Chemical Crystallography Laboratory, University Museum, Oxford RE: writes that unfortunately he will be unable to attend the Royal Society Meeting or to stay with the Hodgkins' in Oxford due to the US State Department's decision not to grant him a passport. Mentions that they have worked out the structure of silk. [previous letter from LP to Dr. Hodgkin March 27, 1952, following letter from LP to Dr. Hodgkin May 29, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #159, Folder #12 (The Lalor Foundation; Dorothy Hodgkin)].
- Letter from LP to Dr. E. W. Hughes RE: writes that he will not be able to take part in the Royal Society meeting due to passport problems. Says that he has asked the president of the Royal Society, Astbury, to invite Dr. Hughes to present LP's paper. [previous letter from LP to Dr. Hughes April 3, 1952, note of response from Dr. Hughes to LP May 2, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #163, Folder #1].
- Letter from LP to E.B. Adrian, The Royal Society RE: apology for not being able to attend the Royal Society meeting due to his inability to travel to England.
- Letter from LP to E.N.C. Andrade, The Royal Institution RE: regretfully informs Andrade that he will not be able to present the Friday Evening Discourse for the Royal Society. Outlines the situation with the Department of State.
- Letter from LP to Esther Simpson, Society for Visiting Scientists RE: will not be able to attend the planned reception in London due to his inability to obtain a passport. LP recommends that Dr. Hughes - a member of Caltech currently at Leeds - be invited in his place.
- Letter from LP to Lord Rothschild of Trinity College RE: writes that his planned visit to England will unfortunately not be able to take place due to passport issues, so he will have to cancel his plans to stay with him. [Letter from LP to Lord Victor Rothschild March 13, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #336, Folder #6: File (Rothschild, Victor.)].
- Letter from LP to Mr. Walter E. Downs RE: Is sorry to inform Mr. Downs that the Chemistry department does not actually undertake such analyses of the sort mentioned in his letter. [Letter from Mr. Downs to LP April 14, 1952] [Filed under D: Correspondence 1952, Box #98, Folder #17]
- Letter from LP to Prof. Professor A. Todd of U. of Cambridge RE: writes of his misfortune with the State Department in denying him his passport for travel to attend the Royal Society Meeting. Also congratulates Prof. Todd on his new appointment. [Letter from Prof. A. Todd to LP February 5, 1952, letter from LP to Prof. Todd May 12, 1952] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #407, Folder #6].
- Letter from LP to Professor W.T. Astbury, The University at Leeds RE: Regrets that he will not be able to attend the Royal Society meeting, but states that Dr. Hughes may present his paper for him. [Related letter from LP to Hughes April 22, 1952].
- Letter from LP to Robert Corey RE: writes that he has just informed Astbury, President of the Royal Society that he will not be able to take part in the conference on protein structure due to passport problems. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #67, Folder #5].
- Letter from LP to Sir Robert Robinson, Oxford RE: regrets to learn that Sidgwick (a professor at Oxford) has died. Informs Robinson that he will regretfully not be able to visit him or his wife on his cancelled trip to England. Goes on to outline the situation with the Department of State.
- Letter from Miron Morrill to LP, RE: Morrill thanks LP for visiting Cornell College. Morrill is enclosing a check for LP’s honorarium and for Cornell’s share of his expenses. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952s, Folder 1952s.7]
- Letter from W. L. Bragg RE: hoping that after the protein meeting at the Royal Society, LP will be able to come as his guest to the Royal Society Club dinner. [previous letter sent April 18, 1952].
- Letter to Sir L. Bragg RE: Regrets that he is not able to attend the Royal Society Club meeting on May 1 because the U.S. will not issue him a passport as it does not view the trip as "in the best interests of the United States." Goes on to describe some of the social engagements that he had planned for England. [follow up letter May 5, 1952] [response to LP May 5, 1952]
- Typescript, "Statement by Linus Pauling." LP writes a statement regarding his passport denial by the State Department. He insists that this refusal is not in the best interest of the United States, and criticizes the McCarren Act. He then compares Russia's refusal of allowing LP's theory of resonance to be taught to the United States' not allowing him to obtain a passport. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by Linus Pauling, 1952), Box 1952a, Folder 1952a.9] [Also filed under LP Safe: Box 2.039, Folder 39.60]
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