31 October 1954

Dear Crellin:

I enclose your check for $150. This is $50 for the first of November payment to you plus $100 for you to hold in case of emergency.

I am looking forward to talk with you by telephone tonight again.

Let me say that in case that we all decide to go to Sweden, I think that the thing for you to have is a round-trip ticket by Swedish Airlines, plus [unreadable] over certain regions, from Portland to Los Angeles to Stockholm, and back to New York and Portland. I think that you can get this ticket for the Portland-Stockholm round-trip rate. Mr. Hedman, representing Scandinavian Airlines in Los Angeles, says that he will arrange to hold three seats on the Polar Flight on 6 December. This would mean your being down here on say 5 December. We shall buy the ticket for you, if it comes to that.

Love from

[Linus Pauling]

31 October 1954

Dear Peter:

I enclose a check for you for $260. This is your stipend for 1 December and 1 January, plus $10. The $10 is a gift to you from Lassle and Elizabeth (Zachmeister?), who have asked that you buy books for yourself with it, for Christmas. I trust that you will write to them, thanking them, and perhaps saying what books you have got.

I also enclose a letter to Linda. Mama and I are hoping that we shall see you soon.

Love from

[Linus Pauling]