Letter from Linus Pauling to Fritjoff Hirsch. Page 1. July 13, 1961
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Activity Listings

  • Letter from Anne Stadler to LP, RE: Stadler would be willing to distribute copies of the Oslo Statement.  Stadler has also contacted the Unitarian Church and the American Friends Service Committee, both of whom would like to have copies.  Stadler requests that LP send 450 copies of the Statement for her to distribute.  [LP’s letter June 30, 1961] [Reply from LP July 17, 1961]  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.004, Folder #4.4]
  • Letter from B.H. Sage, Caltech, to Thomas Einstein, NASA, RE: Writes that they will begin writing a proposal, as Einstein requested, and mentions that it will probably be completed around September 1. Asks about the range of Reynolds number of interest and the molecular Prandtl number of the oil Einstein is interested in. [Letter from Einstein to Sage July 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (California Institute of Technology: Committee on Sponsored Research, 1960-1961), Box #1.026, Folder #26.7]
  • Letter from Bernard Pullman to LP RE: Encloses a list of papers to be published in the Albert Szent-Györgyi Dedicatory Volume and lists who has not send in their titles yet. Reminds LP that they need the manuscript before September 1, 1961. LP typed note asking that Hopkins [?] start reminding him that the manuscript needs to be done. [Letter from Academic Press to LP July 7, 1961, Letter from Hopkins to Academic press September 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a3, Folder #1961a3.10] 
  • Letter from D. F. Sears, Tulane University, to LP, RE: Informs him that LP’s article has extended the scope of investigation into the problem of narcosis. Has questions about LP’s argument. Encloses a reprint of his paper. [Letter from LP July 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2] 
  • Letter from D.K. McCrimmon, Trans-Canada Air Lines, to LP RE: information about an airline ticket refund from American Airlines [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.1]  
  • Letter from Ethel Taylor to LP, RE: Taylor points out that at the meeting in New York they will be discussing the question that LP raised in his letter.  Taylor would be interested to know what is going on with those who chose to leave Sane and also that the status is of the 100 Days for Peace group.   [LP’s letter June 15, 1961] [Reply from LP July 15, 1961]  [Filed under LP Peace:  (SANE: Materials regarding Dodd Committee Investigation and Subsequent Controversy Over Membership of Communists in SANE, 1960-1962), Box #4.004, Folder #4.3]
  • Letter from F.M. Kelly to LP, RE: Kelly thanks LP for his letter of July 5th. The Winnipeg Committee for Disarmament would prefer that LP speak around September 20th so that the university students would be back in the area. As soon as LP lets them know an exact date, they will book the theatre and start their publicity. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]
  • Letter from Fred Okrand to John Raeburn Green, cc: LP RE: Agrees that the federal court seems like the preferable court to go to, instead of state court. Writes that the limitation to the scope of the complaint to the matter dealing with contempt that Green suggested seems good. Also writes that they believe the suit should be filed as soon as possible and they see no problem with delaying the defendants’ depositions on the issue of damages until after the issue of liability can be determined. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2] 
  • Letter from I.F. Betts to the Commanding Officer, Office of Naval Research, cc: LP, RE: Encloses copies of a proposal for the extension of Contract No. Nonr-220(33). [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Memoranda, Notes and Assorted Materials re: “Structure of Metals and Intermetallic Compounds,” Contract Nonr 220(33) (Chemistry 43), 1958-1963), Box #14.035, Folder #35.1] 
  • Letter from LP to A.L. Wirin RE: Explains that around eighteen of the letters from circulators of the bomb-test petition have no need to be kept secret because they contain only one signature. In addition, two letters are from people who are so closely connected with the petition that there is no reason to keep them secret. Explains that he wrote to those two people, asking their permission. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2]  
  • Letter from LP to Annetta Carter, RE: LP and AHP thank Carter for her contribution for support of the Oslo Conference.  LP and AHP think that the Conference was a success.  LP Is also enclosing a copy of the Oslo Statement that was prepared by participants of the Conference.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.4]
  • Letter from LP to Barry Commoner, Washington University, RE: Asks if Commoner has an objection to LP’s making public his letter regarding the bomb-test appeal. Explains that he doesn’t see much of a point in keeping the letter secret, since Commoner is closely connected with the appeal. [Letter from Commoner to LP July 20, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2] 
  • Letter from LP to C.W. Hume, Secretary-General, The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, RE: Mr. Hume’s letter entitled “Biologists and Vivisection” in the New Scientist has the impression of unreliability; it is not true that Great Britain has the most Nobel Laureates in Physiology and Medicine when compared to the overall population.  [Letter from Mr. Hume to LP, July 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]
  • Letter from LP to Charles D. Coryell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, RE: Asks if Coryell has an objection to LP’s making public his letters regarding the names of the 39 signers of the bomb-test appeal. Explains that he is instituting a suit for libel against the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2] 
  • Letter from LP to Charles Porter, RE: LP is happy to hear about Porter has been giving talks on the Oslo Conference at the Florida Avenue Meeting House.  LP suggests the Porter reference the Oslo Statement in his speeches and that LP has plenty of copies that he can make available to Porter. [Porter’s reply July 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.004, Folder #4.4]
  • Letter from LP to Dominique Pire, RE: LP is writing to report that the Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons was held with much success.  LP and AHP regret that it was not possible for Pire to be associated with the Conference.  LP is enclosing a copy of the Oslo Statement for Pire. [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.004, Folder #4.3]
  • Letter from LP to James McEvoy, RE: LP thanks McEvoy for the signatures and for the contribution to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.  LP is sending McEvoy a copy of the Oslo Statement and also notes that his book is now available in paperback form.  [McEvoy’s letter April 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, April-December, 1961), Box #5.013, Folder #13.1]
  • Letter from LP to Juna Danielson, RE:  LP and AHP thank Danielson for her contribution for support of the Oslo Conference.  LP and AHP think that the Conference was a success.  LP Is also enclosing a copy of the Oslo Statement that was prepared by participants of the Conference.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.4]
  • Newspaper Clipping: “Cheering Crowd Hail Major Gagarin, Soviet Spaceman Invited to the Palace.”  The Times. [Filed under AHP Correspondence: Eaton, Anne, 1961, Box#1.005, Folder#5.16]                               
  • Telegram from Neues Deutschland to LP RE: Neues Deutschland, the leading newspaper of the German Democratic Republic asks LP to write a 400 word response, which they have prepaid, concerning the rearmament of Germany, for their world-wide poll on the German question. [Letter from LP to Neues Deutschland July 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a, Folder #1961a.13]