Activity Listings
- Hotel bill: Hotel New Yorker, New York [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.1]
- Itinerary [handwritten]: LP in New York to turn petitions over to the United Nations [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.1]
- Itinerary: LP and AHP leave Philadelphia at 9:45 AM, arrive in Newark at 10:25 AM; reservation at the New Yorker Hotel [Filed under LP Travel, Box #1.003, Folder 3.1]
- Letter dictated by LP to First Western Bank RE: Inquires about a $500.00 transfer he did not request. [Receipt from First Western Bank to LP and AHP October 31, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.1]
- Letter from Connie Lewis to LP RE: Lewis asks why fallout lasts for many years in the stratosphere as well as why some believe it is beneficial to construct fallout shelters. Lewis asks for LP’s opinion on President Kennedy resuming testing of nuclear explosives. [Letter from Perry to Lewis November 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961: Box #7.007, Folder #7.22]
- Letter from Dr. Alton Ochsner, Ochsner Clinic, to LP, RE: Thanks LP for the reprints. He has seen some of them before, but is happy to have them for his reprint library. [Letter from LP to Ochsner, October 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1937-1965), #300.23]
- Letter from Dr. E. C. Baughan, Head of Chemistry and Metallurgy Department, Royal Military College of Science, to LP, RE: Sends a copy of the paper “Ionization potentials, electron affinities and screening constants: a simple theory”. Asks for a copy of LP’s old paper with Sherman. Handwritten note on the side: “none available”. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]
- Letter from Dr. I.M. Kolthoff, University of Minnesota Institute of Technology, to LP, RE: After he got together with LP September 8, Dr. Kolthoff got together with Visscher and drafted a letter to SCIENCE that was sent September 14. On September 18 a letter was received from Graham DuShane, editor of SCIENCE, saying “We shall publish it as promptly as the limitations of space permit.” A week ago, when DuShane was asked about the letter, he did not recall ever having seen it, and since the UN has already taken action similar to that which was asked for in the letter, Dr. Kolthoff would now like LP’s thoughts on how to proceed. [Letter from Dr. Kolthoff, et al, to Editor of SCIENCE, September 14, 1961] [Letter from LP to Dr. Kolthoff, December 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Klein, Samuel-Kusch)), #199.8]
- Letter from Dr. Richard L. Kenyon, Editor, Chemical and Engineering News, to Mrs. Linda Hopkins, RE: Thanks Mrs. Hopkins for the letter, but has decided not to print it because of the attention it has already received in the news. [Letter from Mrs. Hopkins to Dr. Kenyon, November 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kennedy-Klein, Morton)), #198.8]
- Letter from Dr. Thomas Perry to Mrs. Paul Paterson RE: Perry suggests ways for Paterson to protect her son from the effects of fallout, in particular Perry suggests a calcium supplement. Perry encloses LP’s letter to The New York Times from 1959 on Strontium 90. Perry points out that there are many harmful effects of nuclear war which people can not protect themselves against and that the only way to be safe is to work to prevent nuclear war and nuclear testing. [Letter from Paterson to LP November 1, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961: Box #7.007, Folder #7.22]
- Letter from Gordin Kaplan to LP, RE: Kaplan has contacted James Thomson and Thomson has agreed to present the signatures to Mr. Green. Thomson will be securing publicity for his presentation of signatures to Mr. Green. [LP’s letter October 23, 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 John F. McAuliff, Jr. To LP, RE: McAuliff is sending LP a petition with his signature and some others from students at his high school. McAuliff wishes LP the best of luck with his campaign. [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 [Signed by Joan Harris] to Alan McClure, RE: Although he doesn’t have extensive experience or knowledge in the field, he is opposed to placing objects in space. He has several reasons for this, including the interference with astronomical observations, as discussed by Dr. Bowen, Director of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories. [Letter from McClure to LP, November 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
- Letter from LP [Signed by Joan Harris] to Keshav Rao Jadhav, Mankind, RE: LP sends a reprint of his paper on nuclear war which appeared in Frontier. The editor has authorized LP to give Jadhav permission to reprint the article without a fee. [Letters from Jadhav to LP, October 27, 1961 and November 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]
- Letter from LP [Signed by Joan Harris] to Stanley Schaefer, W. H. Freeman & Co., RE: Sends two drawings for Evan Gillespie saying they are too simple to be worth sending to Roger. [Letter from Allen to LP November 10, 1961] [Filed under LP Books: 1955b.4]
- Letter from LP [Signed by Joan Harris] to the Gentlemen of First Western Bank RE: Explains that he received notice that on October 31, 1961 his savings account was charged $500 to transfer funds as authorized. Writes that he does not remember authorizing a transfer of $500 and asks if they can enlighten him. [Letter from Hickerson to LP November 13, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Correspondence and Receipts: First Western Bank, 1959-1968), Box #4.030, Folder #30.1]
- Letter from LP to Academician M. B. Kallish. RE: Looking forward to his visit to the Soviet Union. Informs him of his travel plans. Explains why he has arranged it as such. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s3 Folder #1961s3.16]
- Letter from LP to Dan Campbell, RE: Sends a paper on an antigenic abnormality in the serum of chronic schizophrenic patients. When LP returns from Europe, he looks forward to discussing it. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Individual Correspondence. (Caen-Cassyd)), #57.6]
- Letter from LP to Dr. Edgar Ernstbrunner, Children’s Specialist, RE: LP was treated by Dr. Thomas Addis of Stanford University, who put him on a minimum protein diet. The treatment is described in Dr. Addis’s book Glomerulonephritis. [Letter from Dr. Ernstbrunner to LP, October 31, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1960-1969), #113.2]
- Letter from LP to Dr. John E. Keet, Chairman, Connecticut State Society of Anesthesiologists, RE: LP is pleased to be invited to give a speech, but cannot accept because of other demands on his time. [Letter from Dr. Keets to LP, November 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #76.1]
- Letter from LP, dictated and signed in his absence, to Dr. Raef Haddad, Chief, Experimental Psychology and Physiology Section, New Jersey Neuro-Psychiatric Institute, RE: LP is very interested in the studies described in Dr. Haddad’s paper, and hopes that he will continue his work. Perhaps it would be possible for Dr. Haddad and Dr. Rabe to carry out some fractionation experiments and characterize the protein responsible for the abnormality in schizophrenic patients. He looks forward to seeing the two of them. [Letter from Dr. Haddad to LP, November 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]
- Letter from Marguerite Paulmier to LP RE: Tells LP about a suggestion one of her friend’s made about focusing on the creation of anti-missile missiles instead of nuclear weapons. Says she does not know what to think about it and asks for LP’s opinion. [Letter from LP to Paulmier January 2, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, P: Correspondence, 1960-1963 314, Folder 314.3]
- Letter from Rick Benson to LP RE: Benson is planning to do his high school science project on radioactive Carbon-14. Benson hopes that LP can send him some materials on this topic. [Letter from Harris to Benson November 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 Stewart Meacham to LP, RE: Meacham regrets that he is not able to come to New York ti join the group presenting the Petition. Meacham has wired Andrew Cordier and stressed how much he supports the Petition. [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.004, Folder #4.4]
- Newspaper Clipping: “Scientist Pushes for Disarmament”, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 9, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1961-1965), Box #6.008, Folder #8.132]
- Newspaper Clipping: “Scientist Pushes for Disarmament”, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 9, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1961-1965), Box #6.008, Folder #8.139]
- Newspaper Clipping: “To End Berlin Crisis,” by Herbert Jehle. The New York Times. [Newspaper Clipping: “To Take the Initiative” August 28, 1958, Newspaper Clipping: By Victor Gollancz 1961, Newspaper Clipping: “Report From Oslo” June 14, 1961, Newspaper Clipping: “Eichmann and Bomb Linked” June 16, 1961, Newspaper Clipping: “The Pacifist’s Role” June 20, 1961, Newspaper Clipping: “An Appeal for Peace” October 7, 1961, Newspaper Clipping: “The Ultimate” November 1, 1961] [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: Newspaper Clippings, Magazine and Journal Articles related to LP, 1961: Box #1961n, Folder #1961n.44]
- Note from Bernard Pullman to LP RE: States that his letter of November 5, 1961 and LP’s article must have crossed because they received it. Thanks LP. [Letter from Pullman to LP November 5, 1961, Letter from LP to Academic Press November 1, 1961, Letter from Kasha and Pullman to LP January 22, 1962] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a3, Folder #1961a3.10]
- Pres Release, “Petition to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons.” [Filed under LP Peace: (An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, 1961), Box #5.011, Folder #11.11]
- “The Barry Gray Show. Tape 6, #1 Nov. 9, 1961.” Producer unknown. 1/4" magnetic audio recording tape. [transferred to standard audiocassette; labeled “also Benjamin Jawity”] [Filed under LP Audio-Visual: 1961v.1]
- “The Barry Gray Show. Tape 6, #2 Nov. 9, 1961.” Producer unknown. 1/4" magnetic audio recording tape. [transferred to standard audiocassette; labeled “also Benjamin Jawity”] [Filed under LP Audio-Visual: 1961v.2]
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