Letter from Linus Pauling to H. C. Longuet-Higgins. Page 1. October 10, 1961
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Activity Listings

  • Article: “Has Anyone Made a Blueprint for Peace,” Chelsea Clinton News. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Wo-Yo), Box #4.017, Folder #17.6] 
  • Letter dictated by LP to Mr. Kent Richards RE: Tells Richards that he and AHP participated in the peace conference in London arranged by Christian Action and in the 15,000 person demonstration in Trafalgar Square on September 17th. Encloses a copy of the statement prepared by the London conference and a copy of his last press release. [Letter from Richards to LP No Date] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]
  • Letter from B.L. Dobler, Industrial Relations, Convair, to LP, RE: Brian Frederick Gray has applied for a position with Convair, and listed LP as a reference.  Mr. Dobler would appreciate any comments LP has on Mr. Gray’s abilities. [Letter from LP to Mr. Dobler, October 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]
  • Letter from D. Speir to Joan Harris RE: Speir thanks Harris for sending the reprints and asks if there is any charge.  [Letters from Harris to Speir September 28, 1961, October 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Strontium-90, 1961-1963: Box #7.014, Folder #14.8]
  • Letter from F.W. Went to LP RE: Went explains some thoughts he has on ionization in the atmosphere and possible reasons for these occurrences.  Went asks if LP believes that either oxidation of free radical formation will produce measurable positive charges in the air.  [Letter from LP to Went October 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961: Box #7.007, Folder #7.22]
  • Letter from Gerald W. Long, President, Student Committee on Politics and Education (SCOPE), San Francisco State College, to LP, RE: Inquires as to whether LP will be in the Bay Area during the coming school year, and if he would be willing to give a public lecture on campus concerning nuclear disarmament or any other topic he feels is important. [Letter from LP to Long, October 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1961-1963), #232.1] 
  • Letter from Jeanne Sollen to LP RE: Encloses two days worth of responses to LP’s letter to the Editor published in The Press-Courier. Handwritten notes at the bottom discuss how much Carbon 14 would be released if certain megatons of nuclear bombs were dropped. [Letter from LP to the Editor of the Press-Courier October 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a2, Folder 1961a2.8] 
  • Letter from Jeanne Sollen, to LP. RE: Encloses two days’ responses to his letter in the Press-Courier. [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]
  • Letter from LP to Fowler V. Harper, Yale University, RE: Encloses a press release that he issued a few days ago. Writes about his upcoming travel plans and asks if Fowler will need him on Saturday and whether or not LP will have to continue with his deposition. [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 Gerd Antweiler, RE: LP thanks Antweiler for the signatures which he has collected.  [Antweiler’s letter September 25, 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 #13.2]
  • Letter from LP to Gordin Kaplan, RE: LP is sending seventeen folders to Kaplan each with signatures totaling 18,379.  LP is having them sent to Kaplan’s home address.  [Kaplan’s letter October 10, 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 #13.2]
  • Letter from LP to Leonora Lickerman RE: LP does not think that Lickerman’s idea for preventing radioactive fallout has any value.  [Letter from Lickerman to LP September 9, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961: Box #7.007, Folder #7.22]
  • Letter from LP to Louis B. Stettner RE: Thanks him for sending the clipping from the Daily News and agrees that they are shocking, especially since they would not publish Stettner’s letter. Writes that he is pleased to tell Stettner that he will probably sue for libel against the Daily News, but that he should not say anything about it until the step has been taken. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. News Syndicate Co., Inc. 1961-1966, 1971), Box #3.020, Folder #20.1]
  • Letter from LP, signed in his absence by JH, to Dr. Wolfgang Bartels, RE: Thanks Dr. Bartels for the letter and picture he sent.  Tells of an article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and Russian work on the biological effects of radioactive substances.  Mentions that in a few days he will send a statement for a conference in London. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Individual Correspondence, (Badger-Bartlett)), #23.7]
  • Letter from Linda Achenbach, Chairman, Student Sponsored Distinguished Visitors Program, University of Massachusetts, to LP, RE: Renews the invitation to speak at the University of Massachusetts as part of the Distinguished Visitors Program.  They have heard that he will be at Amherst on November 13 and hope that the visits can coincide. [Letter from LP to Achenbach, October 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
  • Letter from M. Kent Wilson, Tufts University, to LP. RE: Has some serious reservations about Mr. Schumacher. Informs him that Schumacher often makes mistakes that are careless. [Letter from LP October 1, 1961, October 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]                       
  • Letter from Richard Sasuly, World Wide Medical News Service, to LP. RE: Encloses a copy of an article he wrote for Medical Tribune on the basis of their talk. Asks him to read and comment on it. [Letter from LP October 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]               
  • Letter from Rustum Roy, Professor of Geochemistry at the Pennsylvania State University, to LP RE: Explains that one of the AP Editors has agreed to print a series of articles giving scientists’ views on the effects of nuclear war. Asks LP if he has any published material that would be suitable. [Letter from LP to Roy February 27, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]
  • Letter from Vickrey Dougherty to LP RE: Dougherty asks LP how long one would need to stay inside a fallout shelter before it will be safe to return outside.  Dougherty is also concerned with how long it will take after fallout has reached the earth for the land to return to normal.  [Letter from LP to Dougherty October 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961: Box #7.007, Folder #7.22]
  • Letter from Wiliam V. Consolazio [signed Estella K. Engel] to LP RE: Asks LP to evaluate the enclosed proposal, explains the rating scale, and encloses two comment sheets. Attached is LP’s response that he recommends approval of the proposal. [Filed under LP Science: (National Science Foundation: Correspondence, 1947, 1951-1989), Box #14.029, Folder #29.6] 
  • Newspaper Clipping: “Voice of the People: From Cmdr. Le Doux,” by J. C. Le Doux. Press-Courier, Oxnard, CA. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: Newspaper Clippings, Magazine and Journal Articles related to LP, 1961: Box #1961n2, Folder #1961n2.36]
  • Note from Margaret C. Joyce, Treasurer of the Pasadena Branch WILPF, to AHP, RE: 
  • Program: ‘The Arms Race’ Whittier College Annual Symposium. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box #1961s3 Folder #1961s3.9] 
  • Research Notebook of LP RE: Notes on Radioactive Fallout, p. 106-107. [Filed under LP Research Notebooks: 23R]  
  • Says that the Pasadena Branch is most grateful for the privilege of having breakfast at AHP’s home.  Also thanks AHP for her donation that was able to cover the cost of the rental and delivery of the griddle on which they made pancakes.  [Filed under AHP materials re: Peace and Women: (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom: 1959-1981), Box#4.001, Folder#1.1]
  • Typescript: Proposal for “Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Elastic Wave Propagation in Anisotrophic Heterogeneous Floating Ice Sheets”, submitted by Don L. Anderson and Robert P. Sharp, approved and returned October 19, 1961 by LP. [Filed under LP Biographical: (California Institute of Technology: Committee on Sponsored Research, 1960-1961), Box #1.026, Folder #26.8]