February 2, 1961 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

"The Carbon-Carbon Triple Bond and the Nitrogen-Nitrogen Triple Bond." Page 1. February 2, 1961

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Letter form Dr. George B. Kistiakowsky, Department of Chemistry, Harvard University, RE: Dr. Kistiakowsky has received LP’s appeal, and while he agrees with the urgent need to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, he doesn’t know how effective the appeal will be, and would prefer to do what he can by other means. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kennedy-Klein, Morton)), #198.8]
Letter from AHP Madame Ulla Lindstrom, RE: AHP understands that Lindstrom could not sign the appeal and AHP still hopes to keep Lindstrom informed. AHP has sent the appeal to the presidents of the Women’s International League in various countries. AHP and LP look forward to seeing Lindstrom in Sweden. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from AHP to Edward Condon, RE: AHP asks if Condon has a list of peace organizations which might be ale to help in circulating the petition. LP and AHP are excited about the success of the appeal which has many Nobel laureates and other exciting names as signers. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from AHP to I.F. Stone, RE: AHP agrees with the evaluation of Seaborg and notes that the only consolation in having him as chairman of the A.E.C is that he is knowledgeable of the subject, which AHP considers and improvement over other former chairs. AHP asks when Stone will be coming to the west coast again and AHP sends her best to Stone and his wife. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from AHP to Madame Lous-Mohr, RE: AHP thanks Lous-Mohr for signing the appeal and is grateful for the people in Norway for giving so much support and help for the conference. AHP asks Lous-Mohr for any suggestions she may have on making the conference more effective. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from AHP to Mildred Olmsted, RE: AHP is enclosing a copy of a letter she wrote to Else Zeuthen regarding her signature on the Appeal. AHP thanks Olmsted for sending her minutes of the international congress. AHP was sorry to have cancelled her trip to Philadelphia. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from AHP to Stuart Innerst, RE: AHP is sorry that there are difficulties which are making Innerst uncomfortable to the point of wanting to withdraw his signature from the appeal. LP and AHP are going forward with their plans and will keep Innerst informed. AHP thinks it is imperative to get as much support as possible for Kennedy. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from C. Kaplan to LP, RE: Kaplan has collected some signatures for LP’s appeal. Kaplan hopes that he will be able to come visit LP in Pasadena on February 14th through 16th. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from Charles Armstrong to LP, RE: Armstrong is in agreement with the appeal. However, he does not believe that it is possible to have “control” and “inspection” on a global level. Armstrong declines to sign the appeal as he does not feel it is in the national interest for him to do so. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from Charles M. Davis, Jr., US Naval Ordinance Laboratory, to LP, RE: Requests any information LP has concerning the nature of the structure of liquid water, published or unpublished. Also would like permission to reproduce several of LP’s figures. [Letter from LP to Mr. Davis, February 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.2]
Letter from Clennie B. Sharp, Unitarian Fellowship, to Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP. RE: Reminds her of her earlier letter. Informs her that she is still waiting for her copy of LP’s speech to the California Library Association. [Letter from Harris February 8, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1960) Folder # 1960s2 Box #1960s2.13]
Letter from Darwin W. Smith, University of Florida, to LP. RE: Admires his courage. Encloses a letter concerning staff openings at the University of Florida. Hopes he will mention it to his graduate students.
Letter from George B. Kistiakowsky to LP, RE: Kistiakowsky agrees with the urgent need to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. However, Kistiakowsky does not think that this cause will be furthered by the appeal and as such, he will not add his signature. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2] Also: [Filed under LP Correspondence (K: Individual Correspondence): Box #198 Folder #198.14]
Letter from Jake Zeitlin to LP, RE: Zeitlin has read LP's offprint of "Observations on Aging and Death" with great interest. Zeitlin asks for the reference to the work on Mongolism LP mentions, and for 10-25 copies of the LP's offprint. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Z: Correspondence, 1940-1980), #468.17]
Letter from James Franck to LP, RE: Franck agrees with LP that bomb test should stop but disagrees with the possibility of total disarmament. Franck does not believe that total disarmament should be a goal and rather believes that merely a reduction of arms would suffice. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from Jean Rostand to LP, RE: [In French] Rostand will not be able to attend the Oslo Conference in May. However, Rostand would like to be one of the sponsors of the Conference. [Reply from LP March 8, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.5]
Letter from Jerry L. Norton, Advanced Biology, Montclair High School, to LP, RE: Norton heard LP speak at on The Goal of General Science Teaching at the University of Redlands, and while his comments on science education were very interesting, Norton was also interested in his remarks on the effects of smoking. He would like to know of where any information on this is in a printed form, or if there is a recording of LP’s speech that can be used at his school. [Letter from LP to Norton, February 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
Letter from Kimme Otsaka to AHP, RE: Otsaka is pleased to have read in the paper about the work that LP and AHP are doing for peace. Otsaka hopes that LP and AHP succeed in collecting many signatures for the appeal. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from LP to C.J. Gorter, RE: LP and AHP feel that the international situation is changing in a favorable direction however, this changes needs to be assisted by public opinion and it is their hope that the appeal should be helpful in that endeavor. LP hopes that Gorter will reconsider his decision not to sign the appeal. [Letter from Gorter January 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from LP to Dr. Graham DuShane, Science. RE: Asks him to consider a manuscript for publication in Science. Informs him that the title is “A Molecular Theory of General Anesthesia”. Explains that the theory is entirely different than existing theories. [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Individual Correspondence): Box #374 Folder #374.6]
Letter from LP to Edmund Berkeley, RE: LP does not have any objections to the copy of the advertisement that Berkeley sent him. LP sends his best wishes to the Boston Committee for Disarmament and Peace. [Berkeley’s letter January 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Am-Co), Box #4.010, Folder #10.4]
Letter from LP to G. F. Stewart, University of California Davis. RE: Is unable to accept his invitation to speak at a campus-wide seminar on the structure of collagen. [Letter from Stewart January 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]
Letter from LP to Jeffrey G. Miller, Princeton Spring Colloquium, Princeton University. RE: Informs him that he is going to Europe the latter part of April. Informs him that he could probably come to Princeton the 20 or 21 of April. [Letter from Miller February 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s Folder #1961s.20]
Letter from LP to Johannes Clausen, RE: In answer to Clausen's letter of January 27, LP does not have anyone to recommend for the appointment in biochemistry described in the letter. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), #411.6]
Letter from LP to John Northrop, RE: LP thinks that Northrop’s reasons for not signing the appeal are flawed. LP explains the fallacy in Northrop’s argument that peace can not come through and agreement and that peace among nations is no more possible than peace among individuals. LP notes that he is not advocating unilateral disarmament by the United States. Rather the point of the petition is that the world situation will become increasingly dangerous if nuclear weapons were to spread to many more countries. [Letter from Northrop January 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from LP to Martin A Shearn, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. RE: Accepts the invitation to participate in a symposium on immunological mechanisms. [Letter from Shearn February 1, 1961, February 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s3 Folder #1961s3.6]
Letter from LP to N. Reznichenko, Embassy of the USSR, RE: Encloses a visa application form filled out by AHP, as requested in Reznichenko's letter of January 20th.
Letter from LP to Phil Kerby, FRONTIER, RE: LP feels that a manuscript like Miss Gellermann’s needs to be published, and that there is much to be said about her vigorous exposition of the problem, but there are many ways in which her manuscript is unsatisfactory. LP details them. [Letter from Mr. Kerby to LP, February 1, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Organizational Correspondence. (Fa-Fu)), #122.11]
Letter from LP to W. Doering, Tetrahedron RE: Encloses two copies of his article “The Carbon-carbon Triple Bond and the Nitrogen-nitrogen Triple Bond” and states he might have sent in the manuscript too late to meet the deadline. [Manuscript and Typescripts 1960, January 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts by LP, 1961), Box #1961a, Folder #1961a.4]
Letter from Mrs. George Sioussat to LP, RE: Sioussat informs LP that George Sioussat, her husband, passed away after a three year battle with cancer. Sioussat circulated the copy of the appeal which was sent to her late husband and received many signatures. Sioussat requests another copy. [Letter from LP February 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from Mrs. Marian Dockhorn to AHP, RE: Dockhorn asks if AHP will be able to come a day early to the National Board Meeting of the WILPF. The meeting, in Philadelphia, will take place on March 3rd through 5th and Dockhorn hopes that AHP can arrive on March 2nd. Dockhorn would like AHP to be the first speaker at the WILPF branch in the Northeast area of Philadelphia. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from P.P. Ewald to LP, RE: Ewald has read LP’s appeal and agrees with the ideas behind it, however, Ewald does not wish to add his signature to the list of signers. Ewald does not agree with the phrase “total disarmament.” Ewald thinks that is not sure that a state of total disarmament is even possible and he believes that a more feasible state should be the goal of the petition. [Letter from LP February 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Letter from Professor S. M. Miller, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Brooklyn College, to LP, RE: Miller is collecting information on accidents and near-accidents in the atomic field, and would appreciate anything LP can send. [Letter from LP to Miller, February 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
Letter from T. Nallamuthu Ramamurti to AHP, RE: Ramamurti is enclosing signatures for the appeal and wishes AHP the best of success. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
Memorandum from Jim Dombrowski to Lenders in the Amzie Moore Project, RE: Dombrowski indicates recommendations for the advisory committee that he has included in an earlier memo, and requests a reply from any who may not approve. [Filed under AHP materials re: Political Issues and Civil Liberties; (Memoranda, Correspondence, Deed of Trust: Southern Conference Educational Fund, [re: Amzie Moore porject] 1959-1962), Box#5.011, Folder#11.15]
Receipt from First Western Bank to LP RE: “Receipt Portion.” For a deposit. $100.00. [Envelope 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.1]
Telegram from Cliff L. Probst, Focus, Stanford University, to LP. RE: Pleased that he will be able to participate. Will work out the details of the conference in the next two weeks. Informs him that the conference will definitely be April 14 and 15. [Letter from LP February 1, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s Folder #1961s.18]
Telegram from LP to Louis Goldblatt, International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union. RE: Informs him that April 6th would be much better than April 5th. [Letter from Goldblatt February 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box #1961s, Folder #1961s.15]