Letter from Linus Pauling to George Wald. Page 1. October 27, 1961
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Activity Listings

  • Bulletin, “Bulletin to CNI Members on Fallout from Present Russian Tests.” [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Fe-Me), Box #4.012, Folder #12.6] 
  • Envelope from First Western Bank:  Pasadena, California. [Envelope from First Western Bank September 21, 1961 and November 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.2]
  • LP’s notes on letter to Dr. Edelman, 4PM, RE: Dr. F said situation very discouraging.  Provost said “There are certain difficulties”.  Dr. F is worried that the difficulties are not just availability of space. [Letter from Dr. Featherstone to LP, October 17, 1961] [Letter from LP to President Kerr, November 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Individual Correspondence. (Fast-Feigen)), #118.2]
  • Letter from All Americans to LP, RE: Claims that LP’s telegram to President Kennedy was a “stab-in-the-back”.  Asks him to publish the telegram he sent to Khrushchev. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #13.4]
  • Letter from Bob Clarke to LP, RE: Clarke is engaged in a research paper and asks LP for some information on the effects of a nuclear attack.  Clarke is interested in knowing what the damage would be not only from the blast but from also the radio active fallout.  [Letter from LP August 7, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: (Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1962-1965), Box #7.008, Folder #8.10]
  • Letter from Frank Kofsky to LP RE: Expresses his sincere appreciation and gratitude for his participation in the Rally for Peace. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box #1961s3 Folder #1961s3.10] 
  • Letter from Gunnar Jahn to LP RE: Jahn explains that the reason he has not written for so long is that he had been advised by the chairman of the Committee to not be in too close of contact with proposed candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize. Jahn says that according to his opinion LP was the man who highly deserved the prize and that says that what he is telling LP is strictly confidential and asks LP to burn the letter after he has read it. Jahn mentions the explosion of the megaton bomb in Soviet. [Note in top right: “Received 26 October 1961. Arrived by hand 30 October.”] [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #2, Folder #2.024]                
  • Letter from John F. Wilson to LP, RE: Wilson invites LP to give a lecture at Williams College during his trip to Amherst from November 13-17. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]
  • Letter from Kathleen Trasov to LP, RE: Trasov would like to have 500 copies of the Oslo Statement for the British Columbia Committee on Radiation Hazards. [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 Auber A. Belliveau, RE: Mr. Beliveau’s paper “A Study in Biotronics” (attached) is too complicated for LP, and he can therefore not make any significant comments. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4] 
  • Letter from LP to B.Ö. Undén, RE: LP was pleased to hear that Unden has proposed that there be a great non-nuclear club of nations, which pledge themselves to work against nuclear weapons and not allow nuclear weapons to be stored on their soil. LP feels that the nations of the world must abandon war and work steadily toward complete disarmament. LP also encloses a copy of the Oslo Statement. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Correspondence, 1936-1970), #421.19]
  • Letter from LP to Ben Sheiner, Pascack Valley Hospital. RE: Sends two reprints of his anesthesia paper. Comments on Sheiner’s observations. [Letter from Sheiner October 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2] 
  • Letter from LP to Dorothy Bricker, Hollywood Los Feliz Jewish Community Center, RE: LP regrets that it is not possible to accept the invitation to speak for the Forum due to his heavy schedule.  Also, he does not accept invitations to debate, especially when he does not know who the other person will be. [Letter from Mrs. Bricker to LP, October 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. Howard S. Mason, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oregon Medical School, RE: LP wishes he could give a definite answer to the invitation to speak at the University of Oregon Medical School, but his schedule is so busy during the next few months that he cannot.  There is the possibility that he may come to Portland in February, but he is unable to decide now.  Handwritten at the top: “Hold for trip to Portland and/or Salem.” [Letter from Mason to LP, October 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1937-1965), #300.23]
  • Letter from LP to Ernst Winckler, RE: LP has decided not to serve as Winckler's sponsor in connection with Winckler's immigration into the United States. LP doesn't know Winckler well enough is very busy. LP returns Winckler's documents and offers his best wishes. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]
  • Letter from LP to L. W. Alvarez, UC Berkeley, RE: Inquires about whether Alvarez has a photograph that may be used in a discussion of the fundamental particles in his chemistry text, College Chemistry.  Requests a description of the photograph and how it was made. [Filed under LP Books: 1955b.4]
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. William H. Short RE: LP encloses a copy of his article which appeared in the October issue of Frontier. [Letters from Short to LP August 17, 1961, 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 LP to Norman H. Topping, International Medical Congress. RE: Apologizes for his failure to send the abstract of his paper by October 1.  [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box #1962s Folder #1962s.3]
  • Letter from LP to Professor George Glockler, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, RE: LP was happy to receive Professor Glockler’s letter.  He is very busy right now writing papers and editing a book, and may soon be traveling to London for a TV program.  He sends a list of his papers so that Professor Glockler may check to see which ones he already has. [Note from Professor Glockler to LP, October 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Individual Correspondence. (Gajdusek-Goodell)), #136.15]
  • Letter from Patrick Bray to LP RE: Bray asks for LP to send any reprints he has on the subject of the dangers of radiation on heredity.  [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961: Box #7.007, Folder #7.22]
  • Newspaper Clipping: “Our Man in the Ivy Leagues,” by Larry McCombs.  The California Tech. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: Newspaper Clippings, Magazine and Journal Articles related to LP, 1961: Box #1961n2, Folder #1961n2.39]
  • Note from Dr. And Mrs. J.L. Dreier to LP, RE: Requests information on the dangers of nuclear fallout, as well as any suggestions as to what they can do to “stop this madness”.  Handwritten at the bottom: “Sent 11 Nov. 1961-Flier, Sr-90 letter, Humanism, Fallout, Oslo Statement, Bryn Mawr, Oct. Frontier, Annihilation”. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.2]
  • Note from Dr. Robert Langridge, Children’s Cancer Research Foundation, Inc., to LP, RE: Points out an error on page 500 of The Nature of the Chemical Bond, at the top of the alpha helix. [Letter from LP To Langridge, November 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1961-1963), #232.1]
  • Offprint: “Bulletin to CNI Members on Fallout from Present Russian Tests.” [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Strontium-90, 1961-1963: Box #7.014, Folder #14.8]