Activity Listings
- Letter from AHP to Anne Eaton, RE: Apologizes for being unable to attend the conference in Canada called by the Voice of Women as she was in England attending a conference called by Canon Collins. Speaks of her attendance at the Trafalgar Square demonstration. [Letter from Anne Eaton to AHP September 7, 1961] [Letter from Anne Eaton to AHP September 25, 1961] [Filed under AHP Correspondence: Eaton, Anne, 1961, Box#1.005, Folder#5.16]
- Letter from AHP to Grace Murphy, RE: Reflects upon her trip to Europe and the protest in Trafalgar Square. Addresses her fears of nuclear testing and the situation involving the competition between the Soviet Union and the U.S. [Letter from Murphy to AHP 9–29-61] [Filed under AHP Correspondence: (Murphy, Grace, 1961-1965), Box#1.006, Folder#6.6]
- Letter from AHP to Helen Tucker, President of Voice of Women, RE: Explains that she is sorry to have missed the conference in Toronto as she was in England at the time. Also says she is glad that Tucker and Mrs. Eaton have established a chapter of the VOW in the U.S. [Filed under AHP Correspondence: (Tucker, Helen, 1961-1963, 1973, 1980-1981) Box#1.006, Folder#6.20
- Letter from AHP to Mildred Olmsted, RE: Reflects on the various conferences, visits, and demonstrations to work towards disarmament she and LP had attended throughout their trip to Europe. Inquires as to if the Summit meeting between the Soviet and American women is still taking place. [Filed under AHP Correspondence: (Olmsted, Mildred, 1961-1963), Box#1.006, Folder#6.7]
- Letter from AHP to Mrs. Evelyn Alloy. [Filed under AHP Correspondence: (Alloy, Evelyn, 1961-1965), Box# 1.005, Folder#5.3]
22 September 1961
Dear Mrs. Alloy:
We returned from our European trip last night and your letter came today - your letter of the 20th of September. Your plans are going very well certainly and I think that we should have a good meeting. Certainly something needs to be done by everyone if we are to reverse this dreadful trend of just letting the world glide into a dreadful war.
You will be interested to know that we went to Trafalgar Square on the 12th of September to watch the demonstration which had been instigated by the Earl Russell. I must say that I have never seen such a huge crowd of people packed in such a small place. Some people estimated the crowd to be 50,000. Of course, it is impossible for that number to have been in the Square itself, but surely people were packed solidly on all of the streets and the police soon gave up trying to keep them in any one place. One of the best things of all was the fact that we spent some time with Russell and his wife after their release from prison. He is such a remarkable man and so full of the zest for living that it heartened us much to see him again.
I have many interesting things to tell you about the meeting in London which was called by Canon Collins and which we attended for only the last afternoon since we were busy with our talks in Germany until that time, I want to tell you about the effort to set up a non-Communist World Council of Peace and how the countries other than the United States opposed this. It was quite interesting and Homer Jack was, I think, quite impressed by the resistance to his scheme. I am interested in your flyer, which looks very good. It is, of course, easy to understand why you have had to add these phrases and probably they don't do too much damage. I don't know that our right of access is really legitimate, but then, of course, there is no reason why one should say anything about such a small matter as that, and, of course, continued freedom of West Berliners is about like the freedom of the Negroes in Mississippi. But these are not the most important matters and it is necessary for everyone to do what he can to save this world.
We have felt and still feel that the Berlin crisis was a cooked up affair for a definite purpose, so that no one need to be worried about peoples going to war over Berlin, but the question of Germany and the future of West Germany is a real problem and we must go about working out its solution as soon as possible. I leave tomorrow for San Francisco and I shall give this letter of yours to my husband and perhaps he can answer it, too. Do you still want us to come to supper on the 8th of November? It is possible that we can come on the 7th, for I shall be in the East and perhaps my husband will by that time be wanting to see me again, but we can arrange that later.
Best wishes to you and it was good to see you for a few minutes at the peace fair. Did everyone consider the peace fair to be a success? We shall have many things to tell you when we see you on the 8th of November. My good wishes to your son.
Best wishes,
Ava Helen Pauling
- Letter from AHP to Peter Pauling. [Letter from Pauling to AHP October 25, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Family Correspondence: Peter Jeffress Pauling, 1960-1974), Box #5.044, Folder #44.2]
22 September 1961
Dear Peter,
Your letter of the 5th of September didn't reach me until I arrived home last night, after a very fine trip, albeit a bit bumpy over the northern portion of Canada. I am sorry that I didn't realize that you really wanted a camera and am sorry that I didn't have the information which is contained in your letter. Perhaps we can write around to someone in Germany who will be coming home soon or who would no doubt be coming to England, if you feel that you want one in the near future. There is a good chance that we ourselves shall be going back to Germany next year in case you aren't in any hurry for the camera. It was fine to see you and your family again and good to see the children growing so nicely and progressing so well. I hope that you earnestly work to get a larger place to live. I believe that you would have many fewer difficulties if you had a little bit more space to move about it. Perhaps if Julia were reasonably good about taking the children out to the park occasionally it would be better to give up the garden and have more house space. Of course, these are all matters that you must decide for yourself. The Daddy and I are thinking very seriously about moving out of our house here and I suppose we shall do so if Barclay and Linda decide not to go to Chicago. It will be hard to give up this place where I have put so much of myself, but on the other hand I am so busy with my public work now that I no longer have the time to really take care of the house and the grounds properly. I want also to go back to my music if I ever get any time because I should like very much to play again. We are sorry that Simon didn't come up a moment sooner and we could have introduced you to him again. He, I think, doesn't remember you. He came home with us - he and his third wife, who is a sweet girl and they seem terribly happy together. We brought them home in our cab. You know we have this arrangement with Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez in Sierra Madre to come and get us when no one else is here to come, so they took the Feinmans along as well. The Feinmans thought that they had come to get us and didn't realize that we paid them to do it. It was a lot of fun to see you and to go out with you and I hope that we can do it again before very long.
I hope, too, that Julia's eyes are all right now and that the children are over their colds. I hope that the next time I come I shall have some time beforehand to get some things for them. I want to get some things for you, too. It makes me feel bad to see you disliking yourself to such an extent that you no longer have any interest in what you look like. Is your shirt size 16-32 still? No, I believe your sleeve length was 33. Please write and give me some idea as to your size.
Elfrieda had taken very good care of everything and we are glad to be at home again. Last night it was very cold and I really didn't get warm all night, but I shall put on an extra blanket tonight. The Daddy is busy as can be with the huge pile of mail. You will be interested to know that I have now many more invitations to speak than I can fit in. I think it is funny that I should have a reasonable success at this speaking business.
Love to you,
[Ava Helen Pauling]
- Letter from Frances Hornig, WILPF, to Mrs. Kenneth Hayes, RE: Invitation to the public for a tea honoring LP and AHP at the Calvary Methodist Church in San Jose. AHP will be speaking on “Women and World Progress Towards Peace.” [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 Frank Plasil, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California Berkeley, to LP RE: Asks where he can find the article that is referred to in LP’s The Nature of the Chemical Bond in the discussion of the bonding in the higher hydrides of Boron. [Letter from LP to Plasil October 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]
- Letter from George deVillafranca to LP RE: Devillafranca invites LP to speak at Smith College at a symposium titled “Scientific Aspects of Fall-out: Detection, Biological Implications and Control.” Other speakers for the event include Willard Libby and G. David Novelli. DeVillafranca notes that there will be a $250 honorarium as well as $100 towards travel expenses. [Letter from LP to deVillafranca September 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961: Box #7.007, Folder #7.22]
- Letter from Gerard Piel to LP, RE: Piel is proud that LP had such kind things to say about his “Science in the Cause of Man.” Piel received the comments from Alfred A. Knopf on his return from Stowe. [Letter from LP to Cameron, June 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Individual Correspondence. (Pettyjohn - Polanyi)), #308.3]
- Letter from J.P. Tonkoff to LP RE: Explains that he presented the record LP sent him to the Yakima Bar, who were very intrigued by LP’s lecture. Writes that he was asked to loan out the record, which he did and it was played before various service clubs. Encloses a clipping from the newspaper reporting the incident. Looks forward to seeing LP in the near future. [Letter from LP to Tonkoff September 28, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Bellingham Publishing Company, 1960-1963, 1965), Box #3.001, Folder #1.8]
- Letter from LP to Dr. E.C. Kleiderer, RE: Thanks Dr. Kleiderer for the bottle of V-cillin K. He and AHP have just returned from Europe, the main reason for going was to attend a peace conference in London. 60 people from 20 different countries took part. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Kenneth Hedberg, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State College, RE: LP is pleased to say that he has written the reference report, and would be surprised if his application were not successful. LP also agrees with Dr. Hedberg that the people who run the world seem to be mad. [Letter from Dr. Hedberg to LP, September 11, 1961] [Letter from Dr. Hedberg to LP, October 23, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Individual Correspondence. (Hedberg-Heipp)), #153.1]
- Letter from LP to Fowler Harper, Yale University, RE: Encloses a letter from Louis B. Stettner along with a copy of his letter to the New York Daily News, and LP’s reply. Also encloses copies of LP’s public statement of August 31 and his covering letters to Kennedy and Khrushchev, as well as his cable. [Letter from Harper to LP September 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. News Syndicate Co., Inc., 1961-1966, 1971), Box #3.020, Folder #20.1]
- Letter from LP to Louis B. Stettner RE: Thanks Stettner for writing and telling him about the reference to himself on the editorial page of the New York Daily News. Also asks for Stettner to send him a clipping of the article, as well as let him know if they publish his letter. Mentions he is sending Stettner some material. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. News Syndicate Co., Inc., 1961-1966, 1971), Box #3.020, Folder #20.1]
- Letter from LP to Mrs. K.L. Brault, RE: LP thanks Brault for the signatures she has sent in. LP notes that the presentation to the United Nations has been postponed for about another month. LP is sending Brault two more copies of the appeal and hopes that she will be able to get more signatures. [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 #13.2]
- Letter from Professor R.H. Peters, Department of Chemistry, Manchester College of Science and Technology, to LP RE: Peters will soon be publishing a book on Textile Chemistry, and would appreciate permission to reproduce the diagrams mentioned on the attached sheet. Attachment: List of figures to be reproduced. [Letter from LP to Peters October 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]
- Letter from Tolbert McCarroll to LP, RE: McCarroll is interested in having 250 copies of the Oslo Statement to distribute. [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.004, Folder #4.4]
- Note from R. Hibbard to LP, RE: Mr. Hibbard learned about LP from a Jacqueline Severs article in Every Woman’s Family Circle. He would like LP to know about his personal theory or philosophy about creation, which involves the magnetic effects of particles. [Letter from L Pto Mr. Hibbard, September 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]
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