Activity Listings
- Letter from Diana Diehl, Vice President John Muir Chemistry Club to LP RE: Diehl invites LP to speak to the Chemistry Club any school day from now until June. Diehl figures that approximately 200 students would attend and that the lecture need only be an hour with a short question and answer session to follow. [Letter from LP to Diehl April 29, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: J: Correspondence, 1933-1934, 1936-1964: Box #192 Folder #192.30]
- Letter from Edward Pols, Bowdoin College, to LP. RE: Asks if it is possible for him to suggest at date for his lecture. [Letter from LP May 1, 1964] [Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1964: Box #1964s2 Folder #1964s2.15]
- Letter from I.F. (Zeke) Flora to LP RE: Encloses a manuscript that was prepared on the assumption of a direct connection between Einstein’s Theory of Relativity and the Electro-Magnetic Spectrum of the Universe, which could help solve the Origin of Matter. Asks for LP’s suggestions regarding the manuscript and help in getting other people to work on the problems. [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1957-1966), #129.8]
- Letter from Kaoru Yasui to LP, RE: Yasui gives details pertaining to the Tenth World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs to be held from July 31 to August 1. Yasui invites LP to attend and hopes that he can accept. [Filed under LP Peace: (Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, 1957-1965, 1991, No Date), Box #4.008, Folder #8.8]
- Letter from Katharine M. Arnett, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, to LP, RE: WILPF is creating a brochure reviewing their work over the last two years and Arnett invites LP to contribute a short statement to be included in the brochure. Also invites LP to be a sponsor of WILPF. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups. (Wo)), Box #4.016, Folder # 16.1]
- Letter from LP to Gyotsu N. Sato, Director in Charge, World Religionists Conference for Peace RE: LP regrets that he is not able to accept the invitation to come to Tokyo to attend the Second World Religionists Conference for Peace in July. LP expresses his appreciation to the International Continuation Committee of the World Religionists Conference for Peace for their work in renouncing military alliances. [Letter from Sato to LP March 30, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: W: Correspondence, 1963-1965: Box #446 Folder #446.2]
- Letter from Roderick Heffron, M.D., the Commonwealth Fund, to LP RE: Explains that they have a request for fellowship assistance from Dr. R.M. Featherstone to spend a year studying the molecular mechanisms involved in anesthesia by investigating the use of Xenon as an anesthetic agent. Says that Featherstone has given them LP’s name as a reference and asks for LP opinion of his scientific and personal qualifications. [Letter from LP to Heffron April 27, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: H: Correspondence: 1963-1966: Box #169 Folder #169.2]
- Letter from Stephen H. Fritchman to LP, RE: Fritchman encloses a letter he received from Dr. Yasui regarding the Tenth World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. Fritchman will not be able to attend, but remarks that Yasui is certainly very eager to have LP and AHP there. Fritchman looks forward to seeing LP and AHP at dinner at the Mona Lisa on Friday evening at 6. [Filed under LP Peace: (Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, 1957-1965, 1991, No Date), Box #4.008, Folder #8.8]
- Letter from Tom Graeff to LP RE: Encloses a leaflet about his movie “The Noble Experiment” with an invitation to the preview on May 23rd. Notes that the preview audience will be mostly Quakers and American Friends Service Committee staff. Says that, if LP can not attend, he would appreciate LP’s greetings and good wishes at the preview. Handwritten note in right margin: “Send greeting etc.” [Letter from LP to Graeff July 6, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence (G: Correspondence, 1962-1965), #142.3]
- Letter rom Michael Levi Matar, Counsellor at Law, to LP RE: Discusses ongoing processes in the LP v. National Review trial including the issue of a settlement and the nature of the defense attorneys. [Letter from LP to Matar, April 29, 1964]
- Note from Grant G. Smith to LP Re: Smith requests a reprint of LP’s article Methylene and the Carbenes which appeared in Afinidad 20 (228) 393 (1963). [Letter from Claudette Perier to Smith: May 8, 1964] [Filed under LP Correspondence: S: Correspondence, 1964-1965: Box #383 Folder #383.1]
- Postcard from National Science Foundation to LP RE: Informs LP that the Foundation has received LP’s grant application for “Non-scientific activities related to the study of democratic institutions.” Handwritten “National Science Foundation” in right, upper corner. [Letters from LP to Consolazio February 13, 1964, April 29, 1964] [Filed under LP Science: National Science Foundation: Correspondence, 1947, 1951-1989: Box #14.029 Folder #29.7]
- Telegram [in German] from Riedel Zwickau, to LP.[Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1964: Box #1964s Folder #1964s.25]
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