March 12, 1959 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Letter from Alfred G. Lisi, Treasurer, American Association of Scientific Workers to LP RE: Thanks LP for his membership dues and contribution to AASW. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Pace Groups, Am), Box #4.009, Folder #9.1]

Letter from H. Chantrenne, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, to LP RE: Invites LP to attend a colloquium on Specificity in Protein Biogenesis directly after the Solvay Conference in Brussels. Encloses a program of the colloquium. [Letter from LP to Chantrenne March 19, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Solvay Congress) #376.4]

Letter from Linus Pauling, Jr. to AHP. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box #5.038, Folder #38.2]

LINUS PAULING JR M D

1531 SOUTH BERETANIA STREET

HONOLULU 14 HAWAII

TELEPHONE 991658

March 12, 1959

Mrs. Linus Pauling

3500 Fairpoint St.

Pasadena 8, California

Dear Mom:

We're still feeling pretty happy about having the whole family here at Christmas time. I think that it was a tremendous success, and something we ought to do every once in a while. I thought that it was a really memorable Christmas, one that will go down in history.

I am really sorry that I got delayed so much in getting to the airport and was unable to say "Auf Wiedersehen" to you. I am happy that I was able to wave to you through the window of the plane, at least. I'm glad that Linda and Barclay were able to have that week to roam about by themselves. Apparently they had a good time.

We also enjoyed having Julia and Thomas around, although I think that sometimes having people for really extended periods of time can get to be somewhat wearing. This is especially true if they are not active in finding their own activities. However, Anita went right on with her school and I went right on with my work and everything went along smoothly. We feel we got to know Julia a great deal better, in fact knew her for the first time really. We will no doubt be joining up with Peter and Julia next summer for a considerable time.

The children's easter vacation starts March 27. We have often thought that it would be a tremendous amount of fun for one of the children (I guess this year Liny) to come to visit you for that week. It would also do the children a lot of good in that they would be separated for a while. We have mentioned this possibility to Liny and he is tremendously enthusiastic if you would be able to take him on. I have no idea whether or not you will even be in town at that time, or whether you would feel up to having a little rapscallion like Liny around. However I think he's pretty well behaved and especially when not deleteriously influenced by his younger siblings. If you would be taking a trip up to the ranch during that week he would be doubly delighted. At any rate, let me know very frankly what you feel about this plan. If it works, of course, it means a succession of small children coming over as the years go by. This is good for the children, but I don't know how good it is for the grandparents!

Much love,

Linus

Letter from Michela Robbins, American Orthophychiatric Association, to LP RE: Requests that LP participate in an interview for television station KPIX in connection with his talk at the forthcoming meeting of the A.O.A. [Letter from LP to Robbins March 18, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.11]

Letter from Professor V. N. Orekhovitch, Institute of Biological and Medical Chemistry, USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, to LP RE: Thanks him for his letter, regrets that it was again impossible for him to visit LP's laboratory as he had been looking forward to seeing his work, says he cannot understand what all these obstacles mean, hopes they will at last meet in Moscow, and hopes someday the obstacles will be cleared away so he can visit LP's laboratory. [Letter from LP to Orekhovitch March 21, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R., 1955-1967, 1970, 1977-1979, 1984, 1986-1988), #7.5]

Note from John Philip Bessor to LP RE: Expresses his appreciation for LP's efforts to stop "testing," says he has been writing letters which have been published in various newspapers, says they do so little good as the American populace is so processed that it is not interested, talks about the AEC and the casualties at Hiroshima, asks if LP could not be instrumental in bringing members of the AEC to justice for their "war crimes," and talks about the government poisoning the people with radiation and fall-out. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1959), #39.2]

Statement of Payment from Michigan State University to LP for payment of Honorarium by LP on April 20, 1959 for $750.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Assorted Bills, Receipts and Invoices, 1951-1962), Box #4.060, Folder #60.5]

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