Letter from Linus Pauling to Maynard B. Chenoweth. Page 1. August 14, 1961
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Activity Listings

  • Letter from Commander Frederick D. Powers to LP, RE: Thanks LP for thinking of him as a member of the sponsoring committee for Wirin.  However, the ACLU has been ignoring many other cases that need attention. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]
  • Letter from Emilio Riva Palacio Morales, to LP. RE: Written in Spanish. Informs him that his letter to the President has been received. [Letter from LP August 2, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2] 
  • Letter from John and Jennie Slevin, to LP. RE: Encloses a check for $5 in support of the tribute to Al Wirin. Thanks him for the opportunity to participate. Expresses their gratitude for LP’s courageous and effective pronouncements on world affairs and armaments. [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2] 
  • Letter from LP to Arthur B. Krim, RE: LP is happy to learn that Jerome B. Wiesner will be awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Weizmann Institute of Science. LP thanks Krim for inviting him to the Institute's annual dinner. LP wishes he could attend, but cannot, due to a prior engagement. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W.H. Freeman and Company, 1960-1992, No Date), #440.2]
  • Letter from LP to Carl K. Frost. RE: Thanks him for his check to the ACLU and for his note. Comments on the use of ‘I’ to start paragraphs. Sends a copy of his address ‘Humanism and Peace’. [Note from Frost August 8, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1961): Box #129 Folder #129.5]       
  • Letter from LP to David C. Mearns RE: LP thanks Mearns for his letter of 4 August and says that he did not know that the Library of Congress would be interested in his personal papers. LP says that we will give serious consideration to Mearns invitation and that he will write to Mearns later about the matter. [Letter from Mearns to LP: August 4, 1961] [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #2, Folder #2.013] [Also Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #2, Folder #2.016]  
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Jerome Davis, RE: LP looks forward to making the tape for Dr. Davis, but isn’t sure when he’ll get around to it because of his busy schedule. [Letter from Dr. Davis to LP, August 13, 1961] [Letter from Dr. Davis to LP, August 24, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.2]
  • Letter from LP to Francis Hoague RE: Encloses a letter from James Roosevelt, in which he says that he doubts he will be able to get to Bellingham in November of December and suggests that he make a deposition in Los Angeles at some time. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2] 
  • Letter from LP to Graham Weeks, RE: LP thanks Weeks for sending in the petition with the signatures that he collected.  LP is enclosing a copy of the Oslo Statement for Weeks.  [Weeks’ letter August 5, 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 L. John Collins, RE: LP and AHP will not be arriving for the London Conference until the night of September 16th.  LP asks that Collins reserve a room for he and AHP for the 16th through the 21st of September. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Conferences, 1949-1962), Box #2.010, Folder #10.9]
  • Letter from LP to M. S. Arnoni. RE: Is happy to have received his letter. Is hesitant to accept his invitation because of the inconvenience. Informs him of his plans, suggests a night that they could stay. Asks for his opinion. [Letter from Arnoni August 11, 1961, August 24, 1961]  [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s3 Folder #1961s3.2]
  • Letter from LP to Mr. Jacobsen, IDEA, RE: LP and AHP are leaving for Europe and will be unable to see him September 10. [Letter from Mr. Jacobsen to LP, August 13, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Correspondence, 1933-1934, 1936-1964), #192.27] 
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Katherine Brault, RE: LP believes that peace will be attainable if everyone works for it.  He recommends sending letters to people in the government, particularly Senators and Representatives, as well as the President.  He also recommends getting involved in local peace organizations.  Handwritten note at the bottom says “Humanism and Peace, Bryn Mawr, Oslo Statement, Relation, Annihilation, Kalren”. [Note from Katherine Brault to LP, August 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Marian S. Dockhorn. RE: Is happy to participate in the Bucks County World Peace Fair. Suggests a schedule, and a topic for his talk.  [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s3 Folder #1961s3.2]
  • Letter from LP to Stanley Schaefer, RE: LP does not know Professor George F. Smith or Professor Battersby well enough to say whether or not they would do a good job in writing a textbook on heterocyclic chemistry. LP feels that, in general, a monograph on the subject might be worthwhile, but that a textbook might not be very much in demand. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W.H. Freeman and Company, 1960-1992, No Date), #440.2]
  • Letter from Leoure Peters Job to AHP, RE: Explains that the arrangements that AHP has described will be quite satisfactory.  Says that she will be delighted to have AHP as a guest in her home, in which AHP is more than welcome to use as her headquarters during her stay. [Filed under AHP materials re: Peace and Women: (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom: 1959-1981), Box#4.001, Folder#1.1]
  • Letter from Linda Hopkins [Secretary to LP] to Robert Schutz, RE: Hopkins is writing to Schutz to remind him that Copy Number 2 of the Confidential Record of the Oslo Conference was to be returned to LP by August 1st.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.2]
  • Letter from Robert R. Citron, M.D., to President John F. Kennedy, RE: Dr. Citron doesn’t want his names in the papers, but would like attention given to his research concerning cancer lipid immunology.  Attaches correspondence between himself and the American Cancer Association. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Individual Correspondence. (Citron-Conant)), #66.1]
  • Letter from S. H. Mathews, Jr., to LP, RE: Sends an additional $5 from his wife, Mrs. Frances Mathews.  He offers to help address and stamp envelopes.  This is his weekly reminder to look at the manuscript “Era of the Metal Geniuses;” the main character is very similar to LP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
  • Letter from Thomas M. Rivers, National Foundation to LP RE: Agrees with both of LP’s requests so he will send him copies of the manuscripts of the chapters as they arrive and will also extend his personal deadline to January 1962. Lists more people who have agreed to write a chapter. [Letter from LP to Rivers August 10, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1962), Box #1962a2, Folder #1962a2.1] 
  • Note from Robert A. D’Arcy to LP RE: Explains that he is an industrial chemist and has read and enjoyed LP’s General Chemistry. Requests a copy of the answer sheet for the text. [Letter from Hopkins to W. H. Freeman & Co. September 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Books: 1953b.5]
  • “Alliance for Progress: Official Documents Emanating from the Special Meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council at the Ministerial Level.”  Organization of American States. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Organizational Correspondence. (Op - Ox)), #299.3]