Letter from Linus Pauling to A.C. Claus. Page 1. May 12, 1959
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Activity Listings

  • Letter from Dale Hurliman to LP RE: Says he has read LP's book and the work of several other authors in the field, feels that LP has the most sound stand, and hopes that through his efforts, the leaders of the country will be forced to reconsider their position on nuclear tests. (Note on top in pencil: "Ans'd 22 May 1959") [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1959), #167.4]
  • Letter from David R. Brower, Executive Director, Sierra Club, to LP RE: Asks for LP's reaction to the enclosed article, says harsh criticism has come in for the Sierra Club's resolution on the population problem, and says this is an advance call for reinforcements if he can give some. (Attached: article "How Dense Should People Be?" in the Sierra Club Bulletin) [Letter from LP to Brower May 20, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1959), #39.2]
  • Letter from LP to Bertil Svahnstrom, [Swedish Anti-Nuclear Group], RE: LP's European schedule is quite busy, yet he will inquire about his participation at the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom conference. If LP's commitment there is short, then he could possibly attend the Anti-Nuclear meeting in Stockholm [Letter from Svahnstrom to LP dated May 9, 1959; [undated] [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.5]
  • Letter from LP to Emily Parker Simon, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, to LP RE: Requests detailed plans for the WILPF's July 29 public meeting. Explains that he has been invited to speak at a meeting of another organization in Stockholm in July. [Letter from LP to Simon May 12, 1959, Letter from Simon to LP May 20, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s2.4]
  • Letter from LP to John W. Schaeflein RE: Says that the study to which he referred in a recent lecture is called "A Survey of Childhood Malignancies" by Alice Steward, et. al. published in the British Medical Journal in 1958. Mentions the work of E. B. Lewis of Caltech on cancer of the thyroid. [Letter from Schaeflein to LP May 12, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S:Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]
  • Letter from LP to The Award Committee, American Chemical Society in Pure Chemistry RE: Presents his recommendation of Harden M. McConnell for the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry, thinks McConnell has a good chance of becoming the most outstanding man in the world in his field, tells about his abilities as an experimenter and theoretical chemist, tells about his outstanding contributions in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance, and tells about his personality. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (McConnell, Harden), #245.2]
  • Letter from Lydia B. Stokes to LP RE: Thanks LP for the copy of No More War! he sent to her. Congratulates LP on his recent work. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S:Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]
  • Letter from Peter Gray, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, to LP RE: Says he has accepted an invitation to be editor-in-chief of an Encyclopedia of the Biological Sciences, tells what it will cover, asks if he would write the article on protein synthesis, lists some of the other people he has asked and their subject, tells how much he can pay him, and hopes he can find it possible to write the article. [Letter from LP to Gray May 25, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence, 1959), #141.3]
  • Letter from Richard H. Sullivan, Reed College, to LP RE: Invites LP and AHP to attend the annual alumni dinner at Reed College in June. Says that Dr. Livermore has volunteered to host LP during his visit to Reed. [Letter from LP to Sullivan May 8, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s2.1]
  • Letter from Wilson B. Paul, Michigan State University, to LP RE: Thanks LP for coming to the University to speak. Sends newspaper clippings which cover LP's lecture. [Letter from LP to Paul May 22, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s.16]
  • Newspaper Clipping: "BPWC Speaker," Bishop (California) Inyo Register, May 14, 1959. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1959n.17]
  • Note from Adele Borman to LP RE: Compliments his book No More War, says it should be put out in paperback, and asks what he would suggest for one who is fairly ineffectual. [Letter from LP to Borman June 1, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1959), #39.2]