Letter from Linus Pauling to Corning Knote. December 20, 1960. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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Activity Listings

• Check from AHP to Roess Market for $14.55.  [Filed under LP Biographical:  (Business and Financial:  Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, January 1960-December 1961), Box #4.026, Folder #26.2]
• Check from LP to Fred P. Ratliff for $695.17.  [Filed under LP Biographical:  (Business and Financial:  Bank Statements and Canceled Checks, January 1960-December 1961), Box #4.026, Folder #26.2]  [Also filed under LP Biographical:  (Business and Financial:  Check Registers, 1957-1962), Box #4.076, Folder #76.3]
• Check from LP to Stephen King-Hall for £ 1.5.0. [Filed under LP Biographical: Assorted Bank Statements and Canceled checks, 1937-1977: Box #4.038, Folder #38.2]
• Letter form LP to James L. Jarrett, Western Washington College. RE: Thanks him for the information and the clippings. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1960) Folder # 1960s3 Box #1960s3.12]
• Letter from Diana Stiggall to LP RE: Invites LP to speak and then attend a dinner at 1960-61 Regional Convention for the Southern California Student Affiliate Chapters Organization. Suggests a lecture on the nature of the chemical bond but LP is welcome to suggest a topic as well. [Letter from Stiggall and Hellberg to LP February 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Science: (American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1950-1964), Box #14.006, Folder #6.5]
• Letter from Henry Abrams to LP, RE: The Program Committee has adopted the protest against giving nuclear arms to NATO as the central theme for the "100 Days for Peace" protest.   [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Na-On), Box #4.013, Folder #13.7]
• Letter from LP [signed by Linda Hopkins] to Arthur J. Boyd RE: Shares his gratitude for the letter informing him about the writer to the Bellingham Herald. [Filed under LP Biographical: Pauling V. Bellingham Publishing Company, 1960-1963, 1965: Box #3.001, Folder #1.8]
• Letter from LP [signed by Linda Hopkins] to President James L. Jarrett, Western Washington College, RE: Discusses his travels and wishes him the best for the New Year. [Filed under LP Biographical: Pauling V. Bellingham Publishing Company, 1960-1963, 1965: Box #3.001, Folder #1.8]
• Letter from LP to A.L. Wirin RE: Encloses a registered letter from the General Manager of the Bellingham Herald. Informs that although they published his letter they never published a retraction for their mistake. [Letter from Wirin to LP December 30, 1960] [Filed under LP Biographical: Pauling V. Bellingham Publishing Company, 1960-1963, 1965: Box #3.001, Folder #1.8]
• Letter from LP to Arthur J. Boyd, Western Washington College, RE: Is grateful for the information about the writer of the letter to the Bellingham Herald. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1960), Box # 1960s3, Folder #1960s3.12]and  [Filed Under LP Biographical: Pauling v. Bellingham Publishing Company, 1960-1963, 1965: Box #3.001, Folder #1.8]
• Letter from LP to Eugene Rabinowitch, RE: LP feels strongly that the Bulletin should publish a statement expressing its regret at having published the article by Helen Allison.  LP believes that the article contains untrue and misleading statements.  LP also wants Rabinowitch to publish letters from other people replying to the article. [Filed under LP Peace: (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1948-1964), Box #3.016, Folder #16.5]
• Letter from LP to Eugene Rabinowitch, RE: LP has thought more about his telephone conversation with Rabinowitch and has considered if there is another option for dealing with the Helen Allison article other than publishing LP's reply article.  LP is willing to consider letting the Bulletin publish their own reply to the article as long as LP thinks that it is satisfactory. [Filed under LP Peace: (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1948-1964), Box #3.016, Folder #16.5]
• Letter from LP to George Miller, Tucson Jewish Community Center. RE: Cannot make a definite engagement for the spring. Would not accept an invitation in which someone from the AEC appeared on the same platform. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1960) #411.5]             
• Letter from LP to Linus Jr., and Anita Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Family Correspondence: Linus Carl Pauling, Jr., 1957-1974: Box #5.038, Folder #38.3]

  23 December 1960

  Dear Linus and Anita,

  Mama and I have just got back from our trip to Chicago, New York, and Chicago again. Everything went along well on this trip. It involved several talks about peace and civil liberties, and one scientific talk, about proteins and nucleic acids in relation to human beings and other living organisms. It was part of a symposium honoring our friend Herman Mark, who is now retiring as professor of macromolecular chemistry in Brooklyn Polytechnic.

  Word has reached us indirectly that Mrs. Reynolds came to talk to you about a plan that she and her husband have for making a study of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. She talked with us briefly about this plan. Mama and I are disturbed that she should have come to you, because this was not done at our suggestion, and, in fact, I have felt somewhat doubtful about the significance of the sort of investigation that she described, rather briefly, to us. It seems to me that the statistical fluctuations involved in such a study are so great that it might not have much value. Perhaps she is not thinking of a scientific study at all.

  Much love from

  [Linus Pauling]

• Letter from Mrs. Joan R. Harris to Dr. William Evan, Bell Telephone Laboratories, RE: Mrs. Harris was not able to get LP to finish the essay before he left for vacation.  He would like to know the desired length.  [Letter from Dr. Evan to LP, December 20, 1960][Letter from Drs. Wright, Evan and Deutsch to LP, March 27, 1961][Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1960-1969), #113.2]
• Letter from Roman Laussermayer, to LP. RE: Asks a question regarding the chapter on "Structure of other Atoms" in LP's College Chemistry. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1960) # 231.6]
• Stub for personal check made out to Stephen King. Hall Book. Amount of £ 1/5/0. LP writes at bottom of stub £ 8/8/0 dep. 20 Oct. 1960. [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #4, Folder #4.042]