November 22, 1957 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Letter from Linus Pauling to T.O. Jones. Page 1. November 21, 1957

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Letter from A. B. Biswas to LP RE: Encloses a list of signatures for the Appeal, and explains that more signatures couldn't be obtained because of time. Labeled number 85. Handwritten note at bottom, "encls - 10 sheets." [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
Letter from A. Nesmeyanov and A. Topchiev to LP RE: Says that they are pleased to hear about the Appeal to stop nuclear testing. Discusses a similar Appeal that the Russian scientists signed. Includes a copy of that with the signatures. Asks for LP's opinion of the Russian Appeal. Labeled number 1. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
Letter from A.F. Kudlacik, W. H. Freeman and Company Publishers, to Mrs. Beatrice Wulf, California Institute of Technology, RE: Asks if she has any information on the book listed on the attached order and that if she knows where it is available, if she would return it to Superbooks, telling them the name of the publisher. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1941-1959.), Box #439, Folder #439.15]
Letter from Bill Houston to LP RE: Says that though LP's objective of encouraging action toward finding ways to prevent war is very important, he disagrees with LP's approach to the matter. Disagrees with the idea of separating the testing of nuclear weapons from their manufacture and use. States that he cannot sign the petition. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
Letter from C. L. Mahan, University of New Brunswick, to LP RE: Encloses a check for $265 for LP's travel expenses to Frederiction. [Letter from LP to Mahan December 2, 1957]
Letter from C.V. Raman to LP RE: Encloses a third list of signatures from prominent Bangalore scientists. Explains that he thinks all Indian scientists agree with the Appeal, but that he didn't have time to circulate the Appeal outside Bangalore. Labeled number 80. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
Letter from Dr. Lloyd N. Ferguson, Professor of Chemistry, Howard University, to LP RE: Expresses a desire to work under LP in accordance with a Postdoctoral Fellowship he is applying for through NSF. Explains he would like to work with taste sensation. Encloses a copy of his proposal. [Letter from LP to Dr. Ferguson December 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1957), #129.1]
Letter from Hallowell Davis to LP, RE: Davis and several of his colleagues at the Central Institute for the Deaf have already signed LP's appeal which was circulated last spring. For that reason, Davis is not signing the copy that has just reached his office. [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
Letter from J.L. Still to LP RE: Tells LP that since there are multiple petitions similar to LP's circulating in Australia, he decided, following advice from others, not to add LP's to the others already in circulation. [Filed under LP Safe Contents: Drawer 2, Folder 2.001]
Letter from L.P. Eisenhart to LP, RE: Eisenhart does not think that LP's appeal will carry much weight unless it has a very large list of American scientists. Eisenhart suggests that most of the members of the National Academy of Sciences should be signers, and Eisenhart asks LP to add his name. [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to A.M. Fleischman RE: Suggests that she write a letter to the president to show support for the end of bomb testing, informs her that he is continuing to search for the best way to stop the tests. Thanks her for writing to him. [Letter from Mrs. Fleischman to LP November 5, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1957), #129.1]
Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. Andrew V. Schally, Research Associate, Baylor University College of Medicine RE: Comments that he is interested in helping them and states that it is possible to have a cyclic heptapeptide, which they were wondering about. Asks for a description of the cyclic pentapeptide that they found in vasopressin and offers his help on any other questions. [Letter from Dr. Schally to LP October 23, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1957), #380.1]
Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Dr. Karl Bechert RE: Thanks him for his letter and encourages him to sign the petition that LP and his colleagues put together on ending nuclear tests. Asks him to have other scientists sign it as well. [Letter from Dr. Bechert to LP August 10, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1957), #38.3]
Letter from LP [Signed by Beatrice Wulf] to F.C. Horwood RE: Notifies him that his physician contacted Dr. Hubble as was requested. Expresses hope that his colleague is doing better, comments that his disease had not gone to far and was controlled by a low-protein diet as prescribed by his doctor. [Letter from Mr. Horwood to LP October 18, 1957, Letter from Dr. Lippman to Dr. Hubble October 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1957), #167.2]
Letter from LP to Cyrus S. Eaton, Chairman of the Board, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company RE: Thanks him for the newspaper articles and encloses a copy of the petition he is sending around the world for scientists to sign on behalf of avoiding nuclear tests and war. [Letter from Mr. Eaton to LP November 12, 1957, Letter from Ms. Royon to LP November 13, 1957, Letter from Mr. Eaton to LP November 18, 1957, Letter from Mr. Eaton to LP November 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Eaton, Cyrus & Anne, 1957-1964, 1966-1967, 1969-1970, 1974-1975, 1982-1983, 1986, 1988-1990, 1992), #106.2]
Letter from LP to Dean Watson, RE: Informs Watson that the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering unanimously recommends that action be taken about the reappointment of 3 members their staff. Discusses these 3 men, Hayden McConnell, John H. Richards, and Fred C. Anson, and the reasons for and details concerning the reappointment of each. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1953-1959.), Box #444, Folder #444.5]
Letter from LP to Dr. Hub Peeters, St. Jans Hospitaal RE: Thanks him for the invitation to hold a lecture at the VI Colloquium of St. Jans Hospitaal but declines because he is not able to go to Europe in 1958. [Letter from Dr. Peeters to LP October 25, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
Letter from LP to Dr. John Kendrew, Cavendish Laboratory RE: Expresses interest in his work in myoglobin. Invites him to come to Pasadena and give a lecture in February 1958. [Letter from Dr. Kendrew to LP December 3, 1957, Letter from LP to Dr. Kendrew December 18, 1957, Letter from Dr. Kendrew to LP December 27, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Kendrew, John, 1946-1948, 1951, 1954-1958, 1960-1961, 1966), #197.16]
Letter from LP to James Page RE: Informs him that whether it would be a good idea for Mr. Page's friend's son to come to America for his undergraduate work or to stay in Britain depends on the boy. Explains that if he wants to study chemistry, the system at Oxford and Cambridge are better suited to produce first-rate professionals, but if he is more interested in engineering, it would be better for him to come to CIT or MIT. [Letter from Mr. Page to LP November 19, 1957, Letter from Mr. Page to LP November 26, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1957), #313.5]
Letter from LP to Karl Bechert, RE: LP apologizes for the delay in answering Bechert's letter. LP is pleased to have a copy of Bechert's 1956 address and LP feels that is must have been of much value in influencing the thinking of scientists in the Germany. LP is enclosing a copy of his appeal and is asking that Bechert sign it and if possible get other scientists to sign it at well. [Bechert's letter July 12, 1957] [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
Letter from LP to Kenneth J. Wilson, Personnel Representative, University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory RE: Notifies him that Mr. Einwohner was a good student, with an underdeveloped personality when an undergrad, but had developed it a little more. States if people who knew more of his graduate work gave him strong recommendations then LP would have him work in his lab. [Letter from Mr. Wilson November 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1957), #112.23]
Letter from LP to Louise Andrews, American Friends Service Committee, RE: LP has considered Andrews' letter of October 2, 1957 however LP is over whelmed with work at the present time and does not want to make plans that will involve any additional commitment. [Letter from Andrews October 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Am), Box #4.009, Folder #9.4]
Letter from LP to Mr. Walt A. Raitt, American Friends Service Committee, RE: Tells Raitt that he will not be able to speak for the Friends International Center forum in Westwood, because his schedule is full. However, tells Raitt that he will be speaking that upcoming Sunday in Livermore and will want to give one or two other talks on bomb testing later. Tells Raitt, that regarding the article about Kapitza, he probably had nothing to do with producing the Soviet's hydrogen bomb. [Letter from Raitt to LP, November 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959), #341.3]
Letter from LP to Pierre Morel, Scientific Attaché of the French Embassy RE: Sends him a copy of the CIT Course Catalogue because it will have the most information to answer his questions about the teaching of chemistry at CIT. Draws his attention to the first course listed, first year chemistry lab, stating that it is different from every other first year lab in the US because at CIT the lab includes work in quantitative analysis, which is usually taught in the second year. [Letter from M. Morel to LP October 21, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
Letter from LP to Russell Johnson, Peace Education Secretary, American Friends Service Committee RE: Notifies him that he is not coming East in the next several months except for a short business trip next month. Requests that the AFSC wait until around December 10th for an updated count of scientists to have signed the appeal because he is getting more and more everyday and is planning on making a statement about the appeal in mid-December. [Letter from Mr. Johnson to LP November 18, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1957), #192.23]
Letter from LP to Sam A. Goudsmit, Editor, The Physical Review RE: Returns two papers submitted for publishing on the subject of quantum mechanics. Comments that he doesn't want to be the definitive judge of these papers because his interests have moved more towards biological and medical chemistry, but he does feel that the papers are satisfactory and could be published. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Goudsmit, Sam, 1936, 1938, 1957-1958, 1961, 1965, 1971), #137.4]
Letter from LP to Vernon Ingram. RE: Informs him that CIT could give him a one-year appointment if he was interested. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Correspondence, 1958) #185.19]
Letter from Leo Huberman, Editor, Monthly Review to LP RE: Informs him that the magazine has done an article involving discussions between the Drs. Fedotov and Reider concerning the east vs. west view of psychoanalysis. Invites him to comment on these articles and offer his own opinion on the general view of psychoanalysis. Includes a copy of the article. [Letter from LP to Mr. Huberman December 2, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1957), #257.2]
Letter from P.A. Norstedt & Söner to Gentlemen at CIT RE: Requests payment for the other four copies of (Les Prix Nobel en 1954" that LP ordered. Includes a copy of the purchase order for the five books and the company's invoice of the order. [Letter from LP to P.A. Norstedt and Söner January 26, 1956, Letter from Ms. Wulf to P.A. Norstedt and Söner December 19, 1957] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957), #288.1]
Letter from Paul W. Merrill to LP RE: States that the reason nuclear bomb testing still continues is that the Russians have not responded in any helpful way to attempts to disarm. Says that an agreement to stop testing without any guarantees that Russia will actually stop would actually do more harm than good. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2 Folder 2.001]
Letter from Philip Shaffer to LP RE: Encloses his signature for the Appeal, and thanks LP for giving him the opportunity to sign it. Labeled number 50. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
Letter from Prof. Th. Posternak to LP, RE: Thanks LP for his letter and encloses his signature for the Appeal and apologizes for not being able to get more signatures. Labeled number 141. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
Letter from R. Fabrian to LP, RE: LP's communication with Dr. Cournand has been received in his absence. Dr. Cournand is expected to return in a week. [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal by Scientists to the Governments and People of the World, 1957-1959), Box #5.002, Folder #2.1]
Letter from Vernon Ingram, to LP. RE: Thanks him for his letter. Will think about the appointment. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Correspondence, 1958) #185.19]
Letter from Yoshinobu Kakiuchi to LP RE: Includes a list of signatures for the Appeal. Explains that they signed it with the understanding that the word "American" should be read as "Japanese" as LP suggested and that they signed it as individuals and not as representatives of an organization or university. Labeled number 108. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 3 Folder 3.004]
Letter from the Executive Secretary of Gates and Crellin Laboratories to Mrs. Richard Trostler, RE: Tells Trostler that LP wishes to thank her for the invitation to speak at the Unitarian forum in February, but he must decline because he is too busy. Tells her to get in touch with Dr. Franklin W. Stahl in the Biology Division at the California Institute of Technology to see if he would participate in the meeting. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), Box #411, Folder #411.2]
Newspaper Clipping: "Dr. Linus Pauling Speaks in Livermore," Publication Unknown, November 22, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.60]
Newspaper Clipping: "Expect 200 at Nuclear Weapon Protest Sun." Livermore (California) Herald, November 22, 1957. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.60]
Newspaper Clipping: "Expect 200 at Nuclear Weapon Protest Sun." Publication Unknown, November 22, 1957. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1957n.47]
Newspaper Clipping: "What are the Dangers of H-Bomb Tests to You and Your Children," Livermore (California) Herald, November 22, 1957. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1957n.46]