Letter from Linus Pauling to V.N. Kondratiev. June 1, 1959. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Airline ticket [issued]: Scandinavian Airlines, LP and AHP's summer trip around the world [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.002, Folder 2.5]
• Check from AHP to Arnold's Hardware for $7.79. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1951-1960), Box #4.075, Folder #75.6]
• Check from AHP to Helen Huntley for $10.00. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.2]
• Check from LP to Lucille Lozoya for $16.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Check from LP to New York Times for $32.50. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, December 1957-December 1959), Box #4.025, Folder #25.2] [Also filed under LP Biographical: (Business and Financial: Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.1]
• Letter from Benno C. Levy, Chairman, Scranton Civic Lyceum, to LP RE: Tells about the Scranton Civic Lyceum, says LP would contribute more toward their objective than anyone else, tells how long their program runs, and asks LP to advise them of his dates of availability. [Letter from Harris to Levy June 9, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1959), #231.5]
• Letter from C. E. Sunderlin, European Research Associates, to LP RE: Inquires about whether LP will be visiting Brussels in the near future. Invites LP to visit the laboratories there and give a lecture. [Letter from LP to Sunderlin June 5, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]
• Letter from Catherine Sturtevant, Cornell University Press, to LP RE: Proposes changes to the manuscript of The Nature of the Chemical Bond regarding footnotes and references. Inquires about LP's use of abbreviations in the manuscript. [Letter from LP to Sturtevant June 4, 1959] [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.3]
• Letter from Dr. T. E. Boyd, Chief, Division of Clinical Physiology and Biochemistry, the National Foundation, to LP, RE: Application blanks, and a guide for preparing them, are included. [Filed under LP Science: (The National Foundation, 1958-1962), Box #14.024, Folder 24.1]
• Letter from Joan Harris to Evelyn Ostrow, RE: LP has asked Harris to express his regret at not being able to speak at the University of Pennsylvania in November. LP will be in Australia and New Zealand at that time. [Filed under LP Peace: (SANE, 1958-1966, 1982), Box #4.003, Folder #3.2]
• Letter from Joan Harris, Secretary to LP, to Hilary Rubinstein, Victor Gollanez Ltd., RE: Requests that one copy of No More War! be sent to G. M. Teutsch in Switzerland. [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]
• Letter from LP to Academician N. Belov, Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. RE: Hopes it will be possible for him and AHP to come to Moscow again in 1960, says they will be attending the Crystallographic Congress in Cambridge. Says that his daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Barclay Kamb, would like to come to Moscow. Describes Kamb's education and research experience, says he has been given a Guggenheim Fellowship, tells how he hopes to spend some of that time at their Institute, and recommends him highly if there is a possibility of arrangements made for him to come to Moscow. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R.), #7.5]
• Letter from LP to Academician V. Kondratiev, Academy of Sciences. [Letter from LP to Kondratieva May 22, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1959), #201.3]

  1 June 1959

  Academician V. Kondratiev

  Academy of Sciences

  Moscow, U.S.S.R.

  Dear Professor Kondratiev:

  I am writing to tell you that my wife and I have just had the great pleasure of seeing your daughter dance, during the appearance of the Bolshoi Ballet in Los Angeles. We attended the Ballet several times, and were fortunate in that your daughter was dancing during each of the performances that we attended. Our daughter and son-in-law also accompanied us to the Ballet.

  I sent Marina a letter, inviting her to visit us in our home. However, I am afraid that the letter went astray, because we have not heard from her, and now the company has gone away. In the letter I asked her to extend to you and Mrs. Kondratiev the best regards of the Pauling family.

  We are looking forward to seeing you again in Moscow, perhaps in another year. I had thought that we might be able to come to Moscow this year, but it has turned out that our schedule has become too full. I have been working on the preparation of a new edition of my book The Nature of the Chemical Bond. It will be published in December of this year, in both American and German editions.

  With best regards, I am

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:jh

• Letter from LP to Aleksandar Nenadovic, Politika, RE: Declines the invitation to be interviewed by Nenadovic for Politika. Describes an upcoming address he will give in Stockholm and offers to provide Nenadovic with a published pamphlet of the speech. [Letter from Nenadovic to LP May 26, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1959), #288.3]
• Letter from LP to Bayard Rustin, War Resisters League, RE: Discusses the dangers of atomic reactors. Advocates that the US refrain from building fission nuclear reactors. Explains the difference between nuclear power plants and atomic bomb tests. [Letter from Rustin to LP May 12, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Rustin, Bayard), #338.1]
• Letter from LP to Benjamin Andrews, RE: LP thanks Andrews for his letter and is pleased to see the Resolution about the World Peace Research Organization that was adopted by the Vermont Congregational Conference. LP is continuing to work on the problem of setting up such an organization. [Andrews' Letter May 15, 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: World Peace Research Organization, 1958-1960), Box #6.003, Folder #3.1]
• Letter from LP to Bern Dibner, Director, Burndy Library RE: Thanks him for the clipping he sent a while back, congratulates him on his honorary degree from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and says he is sorry he can't be present when he receives that honor. [Letter from Dibner to LP March 31, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1959), #98.24]
• Letter from LP to Dr. D. M. Morandini, University of Unified Knowledge RE: Encloses a copy of his letter to Dr. Wesley, says he does not remember much of him but knows his ideas are good ones, and says that he has had sound theoretical training. [Letter from Morandini to LP June 7, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (California Institute for Advanced Study, 1959-1961), #69.2]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Melvin J. Glimcher, Director, Orthopedic Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital RE: Replies that he has not found anyone at the Institute who is interested in the appointments, and says he should try getting in touch which Professor J. L. Hoard of Cornell University and David Shoemaker at MIT. [Letter from Glimcher to LP May 18, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1959), #141.3]
• Letter from LP to Ellwood Griest RE: Says he is pleased to have his comments on the Brooklyn meeting, gives his own opinions of it, says it would be fine if it were possible to have the Madison Square Garden held, tells when he is leaving on his trips in the fall, and says they are just about to start on their Europe, Africa, and Asia trip now. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1959), #141.3]
• Letter from LP to Ernst Weber, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, RE: Declines the invitation to attend the annual Corporation Dinner in June. [Letter from Weber to LP May 18, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1959), #444.7]
• Letter from LP to F.W. Lloyd RE: LP says that they have not had experience with either Addison's of Schiller's disease. LP also tells Lloyd that he has a high opinion of Dr. Thorn, one of Robert's doctors. LP explains that they do not have the experience to make it worth while for Lloyd to bring in his son. [Letter from Lloyd to LP May 25, 1959] [Filed under LP Science: Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966: Box #11.089, Folder #89.9]
• Letter from LP to Felix Greene RE: Gives his permission to include his name on their list, suggests that they take names of other supportive scientists from his book, thinks the exhibit looks fine, and gives suggestions for changes in the text. [Letter from Greene to LP May 27, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1959), #141.3]
• Letter from LP to G. M. Teutsch, Academy of Human Rights, RE: Informs that he has requested that the publisher of No More War! send Teutsch a copy of the book. Says he is in full agreement with Teutsch's draft commentary. [Letter from Teutsch to LP May 11, 1959, Letter from Teutsch to LP August 19, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1959), #411.4]
• Letter from LP to J. C. F. Tedrow, Rutgers University. RE: Cancels his lecture on November 10th. Informs them that he will be in Australia. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1955-1959) #341. 4]
• Letter from LP to J. S. Schaul RE: Says he was unhappy with the story published in Chemical and Engineering News about recent fallout hearings. [Letter from Schaul to LP June 1, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S:Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]
• Letter from LP to James Wesley, RE: LP thinks that Wesley would be interested in the University of Unified Knowledge and LP is asking the dean to send some information about the university to Wesley. [Wesley's letter May 30, 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: World Peace Research Organization, 1958-1960), Box #6.003, Folder #3.1]
• Letter from LP to Jean Niveau RE: Sends Niveau some of his papers and a reference to his book, No More War! [Letter from Niveau to LP May 11, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1959), #288.3]
• Letter from LP to John Kelly, RE: LP is sorry to say that he and AHP will be in Europe during the whole period of June 27 to July 28. Due to that, LP will not be able to accept Kelly's invitation to speak for the Hawaii Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. [Kelly's letter May 20, 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: (SANE, 1958-1966, 1982), Box #4.003, Folder #3.2]
• Letter from LP to John T. Gentry, Department of Health. RE: Thanks him for his letter and reprint. Thinks he has the opportunity to make another very important contribution to public health. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1960) Box #141 Folder 141.4]
• Letter from LP to Julius R. Greenberg, Coordinator of Medical Education, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, RE: Declines the invitation to deliver the Franklin I. Harris Lecture at Mount Zion Hospital. [Letter from Greenberg to LP May 18, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959), #258.1]
• Letter from LP to Lawrence Sturman, Phi Delta Epsilon Fraternity, Northwestern University, RE: Declines the invitation to give the Phi Delta Epsilon lectures during the coming year. [Letter from Sturman to LP May 13, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence) #313.7]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. C. D. Borman RE: Says his publisher is checking up on the possibility of putting out No More War in paperback, and hopes he will arrange the paperback edition soon. [Note from Borman to LP May 14, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1959), #39.2]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Eloise Everett RE: Thanks her for her letter, thinks her suggestion about bomb inspection stations is logical but probably unreasonable in practice, and believes that some compromise solution is going to be found. [Note from Everett to LP May 11, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1959), #112.25]
• Letter from LP to Mrs. Sigrid Gorgen RE: Gives her the name of a paper that gives the best evidence of radiation causing childhood cancer, tells about the study, says that the sort of medical statistics she wants are hard to find, says the estimate he makes is that bomb testing causes a one percent increase in the amount of cancer in the world. [Letter from Gorgen to LP May 27, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1959), #141.3]
• Letter from LP to Professor J. I. Fernández Alonso, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valencia RE: Says he is pleased to hear from him, says the ms of the paper on phosphorous pentachloride is in pretty good shape but doesn't think he can finish it before he leaves on his European trip, says it will have to wait for his return, and says he has included a reference to it in the new edition of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. [Letter from Fernández to LP May 25, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1959), #129.3]
• Letter from LP to Professor Karl Link RE: Says he is sorry to hear about him being in the sanatorium for a while, says he hopes Link's son has accepted the offer of appointment at Cal Tech so Link will come to finish his monograph on the biochemistry of the four-hydroxycoumarins, says he should write to the chairman of the department to make formal arrangements, is confident that permission will be given for him to work there, tells of his and AHP's travel plans for the next few months, and apologizes for his letter being so late. [Note from Link to LP April 3, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1959), #231.5]
• Letter from LP to Richard Neuberger RE: Writes to urge that Mr. Strauss not be confirmed as Secretary of Commerce by the Senate. Explains his negative opinion of Strauss. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1959), #288.3]
• Letter from LP to Robert H. Stewart, College of the Pacific, RE: Declines the invitation to participate in a Campus Conference on Religion because of travel plans to Australia. [Letter from Stewart to LP May 18, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1959), #380.3]
• Letter from LP to Ruth Rosenwald, RE: LP will send a copy of a full length speech shortly as per Rosenwald's request. The speech is a draft that has been given in several places in Germany and also in Stockholm. LP will not be able to do anything further though for the next few months as his schedule is already very full. [Rosenwald's letter April 27, 1959] [Filed under LP Peace: (SANE, 1958-1966, 1982), Box #4.003, Folder #3.8]
• Letter from LP to Signe Höjer, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, RE: Says he is happy to be able to take part in the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom International Congress in July. Outlines his and AHP's plans for their trip to Stockholm. Suggests a title for his speech at the opening ceremony. [Letter from Höjer to LP May 26, 1959] [Filed under LP Speeches: 1959s2.4]
• Letter from LP to Theo Theimann RE: Points out a misprint in his May 12 letter to Theimann. Says he meant to write Na20 0 H20 rather than Na2 H20. [Note from Theimann to LP May 21, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1959), #411.4]
• Letter from LP to W. Foerst RE: Explains that he will be unable to see Foerst during his visit to Germany. Says he may have been interested in attending the Lindau meeting had he been aware of it earlier. [Letter from Foerst to LP May 26, 1959] [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.3]
• Letter from LP to Wendell Wheeler RE: Informs Wheeler of his new plans to go to Australia and New Zealand in November and says that Wheeler might want to make arrangements for a substitute for him at the Chaplains' Workshop. [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966), Box #11.089, Folder #89.4]
• Letter from Paul Minturn to LP RE: Encloses a character sketch of LP that he wrote. Expresses his admiration for LP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959), #258.1]
• Memo from Dr. Robert B. Corey to Dr. Raymond Gerdil, cc: LP RE: Says he has arranged for an extension in Gerdil's appointment as Research Fellow in Chemistry to allow him time to publish his manuscript, and says if it isn't possible to get the further extension, then the present one is the terminal appointment. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1959), #141.3]
• Memo from LP to I. F. Betts, RE: Asks Betts to please send the attached copies of a proposal to the Office of Naval Research for renewal of Contract No. Nonr-220(33) (Chemistry 43), on Metals and Intermetallic Compounds. Includes budget and supporting documents. [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Memoranda, Notes and Assorted Materials re: "The Structure of Metals and Intermetallic Compounds," Contract Nonr 220(33) (Chemistry 43), 1958-1963), Box #14.035, Folder #35.1]
• Memo from LP to Ian Ferris RE: Says some time ago he met his uncle, Joseph Richmond, and says that he sends his regards. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence, 1959), #129.3]
• Memo from Richard W. Lippman to LP RE: Lippman provides a couple of suggestions to improve the monthly conferences that are being held at Pacific State Hospital. [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966), Box #11.089, Folder #89.4]
• Newspaper Clipping: "'Credo of country right or wrong,' is dated—Pauling", Arcadia (California) Tribune, June 1, 1959. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.323]