Letter from Linus Pauling to L. John Collins. January 22, 1963. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 2 pp.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP RE: “Statement of Account.” Total of $10,769.71. [Check from AHP to San Gabriel Valley Council June 12, 1964, Check from AHP to J.E. Barrett, Tax Collector, November 18, 1962, Check from AHP to Cal. Against State Executions November 20, 1962, Check from AHP to American Museum of Natural History November 30, 1962, Check from AHP to Susan Hardyman December 3, 1964, Check from AHP to Margaret Russell December 5, 1962, Check from AHP to Mary Clarke December 10, 1962, Check from AHP to Athenaeum December 11, 1962, Check from AHP to Pasadena Tuberculosis Association December 11, 1962, Check from AHP to The Museum Association December 11, 1962, Check from AHP to The Wilderness Society December 11, 1962, Check from AHP to The Horizon Book of Lost Worlds December 11, 1962, Check from AHP to National Sharecroppers Fund December 11, 1962, Check from AHP to Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors December 11, 1962, Check from AHP to Pantorium December 11, 1962, Check from AHP to The Mira Loma Mutual Water Co December 11, 1964, Check from AHP to Good Foods December 13, 1962, Check from AHP to Jiro Sugita December 14, 1962, Check from AHP to Roess Market December 14, 1962, Check from AHP to Women’s Club C.I.T. December 15, 1962, Check from AHP to Pacific Telephone December 18, 1962, Check from AHP to Mayacamas vineyards December 18, 1962, Check from AHP to Correspondence December 21, 1962, Receipt from First Western Bank to AHP December 21, 1962, Receipt from First Western Bank to AHP December 21, 1962, Check from AHP to Ron Monday December 24, 1962,  Check from AHP to George Miller December 24, 1962,  Check from AHP to Roess Market December 26, 1962,  Check from AHP to Linda Hopkins December 27, 1962,  Check from AHP to Petite Beauty Salon December 27, 1962,  Check from AHP to R.C. LaForce December 27, 1962,  Check from AHP to Jiro Sugita December 28, 1962,  Check from AHP to Anna Leskela December 29, 1962,  Check from AHP to Roess Market December 29, 1962,  Check from AHP to Marie Haug December 29, 1962,  Check from AHP to State Dept. Of Agriculture December 31, 1962,  Check from AHP to Kloke’s January 12, 1963,  Check from AHP to Mira Loma Mutual Water Co January 12, 1963,  Check from AHP to Texaco Inc. January 12, 1963,  Check from AHP to Pantorium January 12, 1963, Check from AHP to Standard Oil Company of Calif. January 12, 1963,  Check from AHP to Driftwood Dairy January 12, 1963, Check from AHP to Athenaeum January 12, 1963,  Check from AHP to Donald J. Farr, D.D.S. January 12, 1963, Check from AHP to Pasadena Star News January 12, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Check from LP to "US Dept. Ag., Forest Service," $217.00, for "grazing." [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial, Box 4.077, Folder 77.1]
• Check from LP to U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service RE: $217.00.  [Bank Statement from First Western Bank to LP and AHP February 19, 1963]] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.027, Folder #27.2]
• Letter [?] from The Editorial Committee to LP RE: A set of guidelines titled “Concerning the “Festschrift” to Hugo Theorell on his 60th birthday.” [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1963), Box #1963a, Folder #1963a.4]
• Letter from Art Robinson to LP RE: Robinson is planning to apply to graduate schools and needs three letters of recommendation from men at Caltech who are familiar with the work he has done.  Robinson hopes that LP will write a recommendation for him.  Robinson is considering Harvard, MIT, and the University of California at San Diego and would like to know LP’s opinions on these schools.  [Letter from LP to Robinson January 30, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Robinson, Arthur B: Box #331 Folder #331.1]
• Letter from Fred Devine to “Gentlemen”, cc. LP,  RE: States that LP’s libel suit against the Anti-Communist League of York, Pennsylvania should be dismissed and his lawyer disqualified because of LP’s involvement in the Communist conspiracy.  Attached to letter from LP to Sawyer, January 29, 1963. [Filed under LP Biographical: Legal: Pauling v. Anti-Communist League of York County, 1962-1965; Pauling v. Nevadans on Guard, 1963-1965: Box #3.021, Folder #21.7]
• Letter from LP to Brother Columba Curran, University of Notre Dame, RE: Thanks Curran for his letter and awaits a response regarding Curran’s role as a character witness. [Letter from Curran to LP, January 16, 1963] [LP Biographical: Legal: Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967: Box #3.003, Folder #3.5] 
• Letter from LP to Canon L. John Collins.   [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L. John and Diana Collins), #66.11]

  22 January 1963

  Canon L. John Collins

  2 Amen Court

  London, E.C.4, ENGLAND

  Dear John:

  I have decided to ask you to give me some information about the arrangements for the Oxford meeting, held at Somerville College, 4 to 7 January 1963.

  You remember that my wife and I were delegates at this International Conference. We had been invited by you and Mr. Buchbinder, two of the three presidents of the European Federation Against Nuclear Arms

  The letters of invitation and other documents about this international conference are on letterheads of the European Federation Against Nuclear Arms, with you, Mr. Buchbinder, and Dr. Heinz Kloppenburg listed as the three presidents of the organization.

  In Somerville College, at 6:00 P.M. on 4 January 1963, in the presence of a number of delegates, I spoke with Dr. Homer Jack about his efforts to get the presidents of the European Federation Against Nuclear Arms to withdraw the invitation that they had issued to some observers, selected by the World Peace Council, to attend the conference. I mentioned my opinion that Dr. Jack and other delegates, who were attending the international conference at the invitation of the European Federation Against Nuclear Arms, were not in a position to object to other invitations that had been extended by their hosts.

  Dr. Jack then said “You don’t understand. We are responsible for this meeting. The European Federation Against Nuclear Arms’ officers are just our office boys, who do the work, and if they make a mistake we can force them to correct it.”

  I then said “I am afraid that I have been brought here under false pretenses. I was invited by the European Federation Against Nuclear Arms, and now you tell me that it is only a cover group for you.”

  Dr. Jack then said “You are misinterpreting what I said.”

  At that time I thought I should leave the conference, if there had been misrepresentation about it in the invitation to me. However, I decided to remain and to continue to participate in the conference.

  I feel, however, that I should know whether or not there was any basis for the statement made by Dr. Jack. I am accordingly writing to ask you to answer some questions about the conference, if you feel that it is proper for you to do so.

  Was the Oxford conference held under the auspices of the European Federation Against Nuclear Arms?

  Were the officers of the European Federation responsible for arranging the conference?

  Was any other organization closely involved in arranging the conference? In particular, was the organization that was represented at the conference by Dr. Jack closely involved in arranging the conference?

  Was any large contribution of money for support of the conference made by any organization other than the European Federation?

  I shall be grateful to you for information on these points.

  Cordially yours,

  Linus Pauling:lh

  cc: Mr. Heinrich Buchbinder, Reginastr. 12, Zurich

  Dr. Heinz Kloppenburg, Schliepstr. 11, Dortmund, Germany

• Letter from LP to Ceil Gross, West Side Peace Committee, RE: LP informs Gross that he has been unable to research the information requested recently. [Letter from Gross to LP January 14, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (W: Correspondence, 1963-1965) #446.1] 
• Letter from LP to Charlotte Kierstein RE: [Note from Kierstein to LP January 10, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence:(K: Correspondence, 1963) #202.1]
• Letter from LP to Dagmar Wilson, RE: LP apologizes for the delay in answering Wilson’s letter.  LP is pleased to give his approval of the booklet. [Letter from Wilson January 16, 1963] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Wo), Box #4.016, Folder #16.1]  
• Letter from LP to Del Eberhardt, Promoting Enduring Peace, Inc. RE: Asks for an unedited tape recording of the Gandhi Peace Award proceedings of November 1st. Forbids him from republishing the tape. Asks to be informed of their action in preventing republication of the false statements. [Postcard from Eberhardt December 29, 1962] [Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1962: Box #1962s Folder #1962s.20]
• Letter from LP to Heinrich Buchbinder, RE: States that he has enclosed a letter that was sent to Canon Collins. Requests Buchbinder’s comments on the letter. [Letter from Buchbinder to LP February 22, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Heinrich Buchbinder), #33.1]  
• Letter from LP to John E. Amoore, Biology Department, University of California, RE: Requests further information and clarification on papers that Amoore sent to LP. The papers discuss a ‘new theory’ on olfactory receptors. [Letter from Amoore to LP January 30, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence), #14.2]  
• Letter from LP to Martin Hall RE: Explains that he and AHP have been sick and were, therefore, unable to attend the luncheon.  Declines the invitation to give the keynote address at the regional Humanist Conference. [Letter from Hall to LP January 16, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence:(H: Correspondence, 1963) #169.1]
• Letter from LP to Ruth Adams, RE: LP has heard from Walter Clemens, Jr. That a review of Seymour Melman’s book was prepared but that the Bulletin refused to print it.  LP would like to have a full report from Adams about what she knows on this matter.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1948-1964), Box #3.016, Folder #16.8]
• Letter from LP to Stanley Schaefer, W. H. Freeman and Company, RE: LP returns the manuscript of “Experiments in Physical Chemistry,” by Professor F. S. Dainton and suggests that W. H. Freeman and Company publish it.  He also suggests that Professor Richard M. Badger look over it. [Letter from LP to Schaefer February 13, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W. H. Freeman and Company, 1960-1992, No Date) #440.4]
• Letter from Martin Gardner to LP RE: Thanks LP for his note about “no hiding.”  Mentions his March column. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence) #142.2]
• Letter from Ray W. Hoeppel, Sespe Laboratories, to LP RE: Congratulates LP on his fight against A bomb testing.  Describes his struggle to get the price of Chemical Abstracts down to a reasonable level.  [Letter from LP to Hoeppel January 31, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence:(H: Correspondence, 1963) #169.1]
• Letter from Svan Svantesson to LP, RE: Asks LP if he was at a lecture that Svantesson gave during the Depression at Caltech.  Suggests that the testing and use of the atomic bomb may cause changes in weather and seismic activity.  Accuses LP of being poorly informed about the situation. [Letter from LP to Svantesson January 29, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S:Correspondence, 1962-1963), #382.2]
• Receipt from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, for a grazing permit allowing 20 head of cattle to graze on LP's ranch. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2, Folder 2.032]