Letter from Linus Pauling to Philip A. Vaughan. February 20, 1961. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Article: “Hemoglobin Types of Macaca irus and Macaca mulatta Monkeys,” Science, Vol. 133, February 24, 1961. RE: LP has attached a small piece of an article and references from an article published October 19, 1960 in Science. [Filed under LP Science: (Non-Pauling Reprints re: Hemoglobin research, 1960s), Box #6.010, Folder #10.1]
• Handwritten note from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ryback and sons to LP RE: Wish LP a Happy Birthday. [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2] 
• Letter from B.S. Kierstead to LP, RE: Kierstead has decided not to sign LP’s appeal.  Kierstead sees how when certain nations possess atomic weapons that world danger increases.  However, Kierstead does not believe that world danger increases when countries such as Sweden or New Zealand possess nuclear weapons.  Kierstead does not believe that total disarmament would be an effective policy.  [Letter from LP March 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 #12.3]
• Letter from Cliff L. Probst, Associated Students, Stanford University, to LP. RE: Attaches the schedule for the conference on April 14 and 15. Is grateful for his participation. Asks for information  regarding LP’s transportation and accommodations. [Letter from LP March 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s Folder #1961s.18]
• Letter from Edward Kreuzhage, Verlag Chemie, to LP, RE: Written in German.  Hopes that many more years of work between LP as an author and Verlag Chemie as a publishing house occur.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1961), #201.5]
• Letter from Father Dominique Pire to LP, RE: [In French] Pire would like to know what LP has asked to sign the appeal and who has replied as a signer.  As for the Conference, Pire would also like to know who was invited and who will be attending.  [LP’s letter January 27, 1961] [Reply from LP March 6, 1961]  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.002, Folder #2.1]
• Letter from John Engh to AHP, RE: Engh suggests that in addition to the 50-80 people that AHP plans to invite to the conference Engh would like to see a large number of members from the four Scandinavian countries.  Engh also suggests that Mr. Fukushima should be invited.  In case the Nobel Institute is not available, Engh has also secured conference facilities in the House of Engineers and in the House of the Trades.  [Reply from LP February 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.1]
• Letter from LP to David W. Weiser, Shimer College. RE: Has sent a statement about James Short to Professor Olson. Does not remember Mr. Short as being effusive. [Letter from Weiser February 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2] 
• Letter from LP to Dr. Frederick Aladjem, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, RE: LP informs Dr. Aladjem that he cannot devote the necessary time to reading and understanding Dr. Aladjem’s paper titled “Theoretical Analysis of Immunoelectrophoresis”.  Therefore, LP cannot submit the paper to the National Academy of Sciences Proceedings. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #13.4]
• Letter from LP to Herbert Bailey RE: LP does not want to comment on Herman Kahn’s book which Bailey has sent to him.  LP does not think that publisher like Princeton University Press should put out a 651 page, 10 dollar book, which does not include an index.  LP is annoyed by many things in the book particularly that abbreviations are used but never explained.  [Letters from Bailey to LP July 28, 1960, August 24, 1960] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Herman Kahn, 1960-1961: Box #6.011, Folder #11.4]
• Letter from LP to J. E. Wallace Sterling, Stanford University. RE: Looks forward to talking with him. Discusses the possibility of LP coming to the Hopkins Marine Station. [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Organizational Correspondence): Box #376 Folder #376.8]
• Letter from LP to John V. Dodge, Encyclopedia Britannica. RE: Is unable to accept his invitation to write an article Hemoglobin for the Encyclopedia Britannica. Suggests that he as Dr. Itano to do the job. [Letter from Dodge February 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: E: Organizational Correspondence (Encyclopedia Britannica): Box #111 Folder #111.7]
• Letter from LP to John V. Dodge, Executive Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica, RE: LP is sorry to say that he is so busy that he cannot accept Dodge's invitation to write the article, "Hemoglobin," for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. LP suggests that Dodge ask LP's former collaborator, Dr. Harvey Itano, to do the job. [Filed under LP Correspondence (E: Organizational Correspondence. (Ea-Ex)) #111.7]
• Letter from LP to Lewis P. Rowland RE: LP informs Rowland that his “discovery” was nothing more than the result of errors made in a commercial lab and says that these negative results will probably be published in a few months. [Letter from Rowland to LP February 20, 1961] [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966), Box #11.088, Folder #88.14] 
• Letter from LP to Peter Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Family Correspondence: Peter Jeffress Pauling, 1960-1974), Box #5.044, Folder #44.2]

  24 February 1961

  Dear Peter,

  Mama and I are happy that we shall be seeing you this summer. We are coming to Europe in April, but not to England. However, when we come again in August, to go to Moscow, we probably shall be able to visit you.

  We are issuing invitations to a Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons that we are arranging, to be held in Oslo 2 to 7 May. No organization is involved, except some of the members of the Protest mot Atomvăpen, such as Otto Bastiansen, are helping with the local arrangements. Mama and I plan to fly from New York to Paris on Friday 21 April. We have some sort of an affair to attend in the City Hall in Paris on Saturday 22 April, and on Sunday we shall probably go to Montpellier, where Professor Jean Salvinien has arranged a meeting of a society of physical biochemistry - I shall present a paper on my new theory of general anesthesia. We are going to stay with the Salvinien’s in their house. Also, I shall at that time receive my honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier. Probably on Saturday 29 April we shall then fly to Oslo, to help in getting ready for the Conference. The Conference is followed by a NATO meeting (to which I have not been invited) 7 to 10 May, and Mama and I probably shall fly to New York on 11 May, take part in a meeting at Carnegie Hall, and then go home that weekend.

  The letter on the opposite side is one that we are sending out with copies of the printed petition to people in the United States and Canada. I am sending a different letter to Bertrand Russell and Canon Collins, etc., asking that they reproduce the petition and gather signatures.

  I judge that no replies came to you from China.

  You will note from the back side of the printed petition that Outer Mongolia...

  I hope that you do not mind that we did not put your name down in the printed list. We thought that we shouldn't have too many Pauling's.

  I enclose my check for $2,500, with the suggestion that you use it for a down payment in case that some property that appeals to you turns up - it might tide you over until we can answer any cable that you might send.

  Mama and I love you very much.

  I was pleased to see your interesting article on nickel bis acetyl acetone. When are you going to publish the research in your thesis?

  [Linus Pauling]

• Letter from LP to Professor Evans B. Mayo, Department of Geology, University of Arizona, RE: LP is willing to make whatever agreement that is made by W. H. Freeman and Company regarding the figure from his textbook. [Letter from Mayo to LP, February 20, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3] 
• Letter from Louise Andrews to LP, RE: Andrews thinks that LP will be interested in seeing the flyer for the National Speakers Service which will soon be mailed out to the regional offices of the American Friends Service Committee.  Andrews mentions that the honorarium for LP and AHP will be a combined $300.00 per week and Andrews would like to know if LP finds this acceptable.  [Reply from LP March 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Am), Box #4.009, Folder #9.4]
• Letter from Margaret Mead to LP, RE: Mead regrets that she will not be able to attend the conference in Oslo, but she is completely committed already.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.5]
• Letter from Margaret Mead, The American Museum of Natural History, to LP, RE: Mead would like to attend the proposed conference in Oslo, but she is too busy at that time to get away.  She would have liked to be a sponsor, but doesn’t feel she can because she cannot devote enough time to it. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Individual Correspondence. (Mead - Miller)), #246.2]
• Letter from Philip Noel-Baker, RE: Noel-Baker has an engagement in London and will not be able to attend the Conference in Oslo.  Noel-Baker would like to have his name added as a sponsor though he is unable to attend.  [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 Robert David Golden to LP, RE: Requests to hold a debate between Dr. Teller on Disarmament and Nuclear Testing in Chicago in light of the new administration and the apparent changes in international climate.  Offers to assume the cost of airfare, accommodations, and a speaker fee of $500. [Letter from LP March 2, 1961] [Filed under AHP materials re: Women and Peace: (Materials re: Virginia and Clifford Durr), Box#4.003, Folder#3.1]
• Letter from Robert Hutchins to LP, RE: Hutchins is glad to be listed as a sponsor for the Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons. [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]
• Note from Guy Jarrett to Linda Hopkins, RE: “Thanks very much.”  [Letter from Mrs. Hopkins to Mr. Jarrett, February 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1933-1934, 1936-1964), #192.27]
• Note from Joe Polowsky to LP RE: Polowsky appreciates LP’s good wishes, and asks if he knows of anyone who could help out financially or with publicity. [Letters from LP to Polowsky February 16, 1961 and February 28, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2] 
• Receipt from First Western Bank to LP RE: “Receipt Portion.”  For a deposit. $858.48.  [Envelope 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.1]
• Telegram from Dona and Norton Wilson to LP, RE: Congratulations and best wishes. May your future outshine even your past. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]
• Telegram from Gunnar Myrdal to LP, RE: Myrdal agrees to be a sponsor of the Conference.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.5]
• Telegram from Mitzi and Simon Bauer to LP, RE: Wishes LP a happy 60th birthday. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Individual Correspondence. (“Basic Scientists”-Bay)), #24.5]