Letter from Linus Pauling to Gunnar Jahn. Page 1. October 30, 1961
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Activity Listings

  • Contract Status Report: Contract Nonr-220 (33), Chemistry 43 Acct. 65071, Director of Research: LP, October 31, 1961. [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] 
  • Contract Status Report: Contract Nonr-220 (38), Chemistry 49 Acct. 65070, Director of Research: Drs. R.B. Corey and LP, October 30, 1961. [Filed under LP Science: (Office of Naval Research: Correspondence, Memoranda, Notes and Assorted Materials re: “Structure and Properties of Proteins and Synthetic Polypeptides”, Contract Nonr 220(05) (Chemistry 32), 1951-1963), Box #14.032, Folder #32.2]
  • Handwritten note from Findlay E. Russell to LP RE: Mentions that one of the San Francisco TV stations presented a satire on the atomic bomb entitled “Ghostly for the Ghostly.” Tells LP that he enjoyed his interview. [Letter from LP to Russell November 11, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]
  • Letter from Charles H. Day, Chairman, Des Moines Committee on World Peace, to LP, RE: Asks if LP can be the keynote speaker at a Peace Institute, integrating a lecture and the film “On The Beach”.  Handwritten at the bottom: “AHP telephoned-can’t do it.” [Letter from LP to Mr. Day, August 10, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.2]
  • Letter from Dr. Edgar Ernstbrunner, Children’s Specialist, to LP, RE: Dr. Ernstbrunner read an article recently stating that LP cured himself of a case of chronic nephritis.  Unfortunately, there was no comment on how he achieved, or reference to a paper.  He would very much like to know where a detailed or general paper on the subject is published, or if LP could give him any information on it. [Letter from LP to Dr. Ernstbrunner, November 9, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1960-1969), #113.2]
  • Letter from Ervin L. Harlacher, Foothill College, to LP. RE: Was pleased to meet him and at the size of his audience. Hopes he will speak on campus in the future. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box #1961s3 Folder #1961s3.11] 
  • Letter from LP to Augusto Bonazzi, Universidad Central de Venezuela, RE: LP hopes very much that he will be able to visit the Universidad in the future. He is having difficulties of several sorts which make it hard for him to say when he might be able to accept Bonazzi's invitation. LP thinks that Bonazzi is working in the right direction with his strategies to bolster the academic level of the School of Chemistry at the Universidad. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (V: Correspondence, 1933-1969), #427.21]
  • Letter from LP to Chairman, SLATE Peace Committee. RE: Stands behind him in spirit in the SLATE vigil. [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]       
  • Letter from LP to Christopher Longuet-Higgins, University Chemical Laboratory, Cambridge, cc William Bauer, RE: LP is disturbed that William Bauer has not appeared in Cambridge, but thinks that it might be because he wasn’t accepted, and failed to notify them because of his inexperience. [Letter from Christopher Longuet-Higgins to LP, October 23, 1961] [Letter from Professor H.C. Longuet-Higgins to LP, November 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4] 
  • Letter from LP to David Golden, RE: Because of LP’s full schedule, he cannot accept the invitation to speak, at least not for some months. [Letter from Mr. Golden to LP, October 23, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5] 
  • Letter from LP to Dr. H. A. Bethe, Cornell University, RE: Congratulates Dr. Bethe on his receipt of the Atomic Energy Commission’s Enrico Fermi Award for 1961. [Letter from Hans A. Bethe to LP, November 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Individual Correspondence. (Beach-Birge)), #27.17] 
  • Letter from LP to Francis Heisler, RE: LP has been thinking that the fallout suits ought to be filed again.  LP is sympathetic to Heisler’s appeal.  [Filed under LP Peace: (The Bomb Test Suits, 1962-1964), Box #6.002, Folder #2.1]
  • Letter from LP to Jeffrey J. W. Baker, RE: LP is pleased that Baker has written to him, but sorry that his schedule is already so full that he will not be able to accept the invitation. [Letter from Baker to LP, undated] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3] 
  • Letter from LP to Mrs. Robert Cushman Murphy, RE: LP is sure that AHP remains her close friend, as he does.  He hopes that the differences in opinion turn out to not be real. [Note from Murphy to LP, October 23, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
  • Letter from LP to Paul Schipior, Franklin and Marshall College. RE: Is unable to accept the invitation of the Committee for Social Action due to his full schedule. [Letter from Schipior October 23, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]
  • Letter from LP to Selma H. Levenberg, Ford Hall Forum, RE: Sends some sentences about his talk and confirms travel plans. Asks if she could reserve a twin-bed room for LP and AHP at the Plaza Hotel and mentions that he has no problem with stations WHRB and WGBH taping his talk. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1958s2.17] 
  • Letter from LP to Stanley Schaefer, W. H. Freeman & Co., RE: Explains that Buehrer has written to him requesting a copy of the Malm and Frantz laboratory manual number 2 and a copy of his text, College Chemistry. [Letter from Buehrer to LP October 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Books 1955b.3]
  • Letter from Robert Zemsky, Whittier College, to LP. RE: Thanks him for his fine presentation he made to the Whittier College student body. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1960) Folder # 1960s3 Box #1960s3.8] 
  • Letter from Zillah C. Shaw, to LP. RE: Asks his opinion of the cause of multiple sclerosis. Asks if he has done any work on the disease. Informs him that her husband has MS. [Letter from Perry November 15, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2] 
  • Note from Brenda Ogle to LP, RE: Ogle would like a short note on LP’s views on the recent bomb tests, a subject that she has recently become very interested in.  She has used many of the facts presented in LP’s book as a basis for her Sociology paper, and her teacher would also be delighted to receive a note from him.  She begs that LP will write to her soon. [Letter from Ogle to LP, October 6, 1961, and Letter from Perry to Ogle, December 11, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1937-1965), #300.23]
  • Receipt from First Western Bank to LP and AHP RE: “Advice of Charge.” $500.00. [Letter dictated by LP to First Western Bank November 9, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.1]