Letter from Linus Pauling to Otto Bastiansen. October 26, 1960. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Check from LP to Frontier for $1.05.  [Filed under LP Biographical:  (Business and Financial:  Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, January 1960-December 1961), Box #4.026, Folder #26.1]  [Also filed under LP Biographical:  (Business and Financial:  Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.3]
• Check from LP to J.E. Barrett, County Tax Collector for $171.19.  [Filed under LP Biographical:  (Business and Financial:  Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, January 1960-December 1961), Box #4.026, Folder #26.1]  [Also filed under LP Biographical:  (Business and Financial:  Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.3]
• Check from R. Dale Haskin to San Luis Obispo County Farm Supply for $43.46. [Handwritten note: Special Account] [Filed under LP Biographical: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks: Bank of America, December, 1948-November, 1950; 1960-1962, Box #4.019, Folder #19.3]
• Envelope from First Western Bank:  Pasadena, California. Writing in black ink on the back.  [Envelope from First Western Bank September 22, 1960 and November 21, 1960] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.2]
• Letter from Alex R. Campbell, District Ranger, to LP, RE: Campbell discusses the land exchange. Campbell says that exchanges are "out of the picture" unless there is a distinct advantage to the government. Campbell talks about LP cultivating the land for livestock. [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #2, Folder #2.032]             
• Letter from Corda Bauer to LP, RE: handwritten in response to LP's letter after her husbands, Dr. Norman Bauer, death. Reminisces over the early years of her marriage. Sends good wishes for a long life for LP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Norman Bauer), 24.4]              
• Letter from Freda Jay to LP RE: Shares that most of the people in Santa Rosa support his efforts to save humanity. Feels the U.S. needs him as their next president. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Correspondence re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960), Box #2.018, Folder #18.1]
• Letter from Joan R. Harris to Mr. Robert M. Ancell, Jr., RE: Response to his letter, states that a biographical outline of LP is attached. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1960), #13.3]
• Letter from John L. McKnight, American Civil Liberties Union, to LP. RE: Has decided that they will have a dinner meeting. Asks if AHP will accompany him. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1960) Folder #1960s3 Box #1960s3.16]
• Letter from LP to A. V. Topchiev. RE: Asks for help in getting a friend's family from Russia to Israel for a visit. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1960) # 288.4]
• Letter from LP to Dr. O. Bastiansen, Professor, Instiutt for Teoretisk Kjemi. [Letter from Bastiansen to LP October 18, 1960] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Otto Bastiansen), 24.3]

  26 October 1960

  Professor Dr. O. Bastiansen

  Institutt for Teoretisk Kjemi

  Norges Tekniske Hogskole

  Trondheim, Norway

  Dear Otto:

  I find it hard to tell you how grateful Ava Helen and I are to you for the fine way in which you have come to our defense.

  I know that it is difficult for us to understand how meaningful your statements, which seem indeed to be restrained, were, and are; it is fine that you did not violate the unwritten rules about what can properly be said at such an important formal occasion as the 50-year anniversary of your University. What you did say seems to me to be very powerful and effective.

  Everyone seems to feel that we won a great victory for the freedom of speech and for democracy, when the Internal Security Subcommittee of the Senate accepted my refusal to obey its order. Senator Dodd simply said "Very well."

  I think that I shall never again be persecuted in this way by any government agency - and it is, of course, just because of the great support given me by scientists and other people everywhere that this victory has been won.

  Cordially yours,

  Linus Pauling:lh

• Letter from LP to Henry Kalapaca, Miami Valley Unitarian Fellowship. RE: Sees no possibility for him to accept his invitation. [Letter from Kalapaca October 21, 1960] [Filed under LP Correspondence: ( M: Correspondence, 1960) #258.2]     
• Letter from LP to Herbert T. Rosenfeld. RE: Sorry that they weren't able to come to dinner. Informs him that he and AHP both caught colds. [Letter from Rosenfeld October 21, 1960] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Rosenfeld, Herbert T.) # 336.2]
• Letter from LP to McConnell RE: Informs that he is writing a letter to the Star-News. Discusses his quote. [Letter from McConnell to LP October 20, 1960] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Correspondence re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960), Box #2.018, Folder #18.1]
• Letter from Louise Mautner to LP RE: Sympathizes with the stand he is taking. Discusses the cost of his trial as being unfair expenses. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Correspondence re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960), Box #2.018, Folder #18.1]
• Letter from Mortimer Frankel, Survival, to LP. RE: Asks for a statement on and American people's peace movement. Invites him to write an article. Encloses recent issues. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1960) #381.1]
• Letter from Robert West, University of Wisconsin, to LP. RE: Renews his invitation to LP to be the keynote speaker at the symposium on the nature of the chemical bond. [Letter from LP July 15, 1960, November 15, 1960] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960) #445.1]
• Manuscript: 'Statement by LP about the St. Louis Globe-Democrat'. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1960a2.12]
• Memo from Fred Anson to LP RE: Asks if he will be giving Ch.120 next term and if so which days and hours. [Filed under LP Biographical:(CIT: Materials re: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1956-1964),  Box# 1.022, Folder# 22.2]
• Newsletter "SANE Action," National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. [Filed under LP Peace: (SANE, 1958-1966, 1982), Box #4.003, Folder #3.9]
• Newspaper Clipping: "Pauling Speaks Here", New York Times,   October 26, 1960. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.760]
• Newspaper Clipping: "Pious Words In the Case of Dr. Pauling", Monterey Bay  (California) Labor News, October 26, 1960. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1956-1960), Box #6.007, Folder #7.695]
• Newspaper Clipping: "Supports Congress Probe of Pauling Resolution", Publication Unknown, October 26, 1960. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: 1960n.35]
• Typescript: "Statement by Linus Pauling About the St. Louis Globe-democrat", October 26, 1960. [Re: Discusses the damaging, untrue and misleading statements published by the paper.] [Filed under LP Biographical: Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967: Box #3.003, Folder #3.1]