Letter from Linus Pauling to Tom Neff. January 30, 1961. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• Letter from Crellin Pauling to LP and AHP. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Family Correspondence: Family Correspondence: Edward Crellin Pauling, 1930-1995), Box #5.048, Folder #48.8] 

  1 Feb., 1961

  Dear Mama and Daddy:

  Subtle is my reasoning. By refusing to pay $110 per month for that little house, I have saved myself $15 per month. For a couple of weeks ago the owner of the little house contacted me, and asked if we were interested at $95 per month. So we are going to move in a couple of weeks. We must be out of here by the 22nd, but will probably stay here until the weekend before, since heat comes included with the rent here, ($105 per month). However, we will start taking things over sooner, so that things won't be too rushed. I plan to paint the living room this weekend, and move some things the following weekend, and move completely the following weekend. Saturday, the 18th, is probably when we'll move, as far as eating and sleeping go. Our new address is:

  4231 East 124th Street; Seattle, 55, Washington

  By the way, thanks for The New Yorker (again) and for IF Stone. IF Stone certainly is illuminating reading. On the whole, I have been favorably impressed with the new administration so far, although I am suspicious of Kennedy's wanting to postpone resumption of the Geneva conferences for a nuclear test ban. If the reasons publicized are genuine, then well and good, but I fear that he is trying to find a graceful way to get out of the talks. I was disturbed to read that the Supreme Court upheld the right of the City of Chicago to insist on prior censorship of movies. This seems to me to be quite a setback to the freedom of the press that we are supposed to have in this country, and surprising, too, in view of the generally favorable decisions that have been handed down in recent years. I cannot understand how censorship of anything, from hard-core pornography and stag movies to DH Lawrence is justified constitutionally, anyway.

  Uncle George has made for Lucy as a present a very nice changing table arrangement, with a nice surface with a little molding to keep the babe from rolling off, shelves, and doors with little racks for powder, lotion, etc. Uncle George's birthday extravaganza is planned for Saturday, 18 March; Dorothy has told me that she plans to send off the invitations next weekend. I know that George will be tickled pink with this affair, and I am sure that he would be especially pleased, if you were to come, Mama.

  My work is going reasonably well, although things never go as fast as I would like. Our Spinco has finally been installed (after seven months), so I am going to resume phage work, at least for a little while. I am going to find myself in the position of working on two projects at once, with two different organisms.

  I am going to be extra busy, with the added business of moving!

  The Satyajit Ray movie trilogy, Pather Penchali, Aparijito, and The World of Apu is playing at a local theatre. I have seen the first one, and judging from it, I doubt that I could take all three in one evening. These movies have received really excellent reviews, and I have read that perhaps they represent the most successful movie trilogy that has ever been attempted.

  Cheryl seems to be developing a quite sensitive nature with regard to music. She can identify several instruments from the sound, such as piano, guitar, trumpet, violin, etc., and can distinguish marches from 'dancing' music. One evening, the radio was playing a G and S, I think The Sorcerer, and Cheryl asked: "Is that The Three Little Maids from School?" Pretty good for three years old, it seems to me. Both the girls have mastered their trikes, and ride all over on nice days, and sometimes in the basement. They also have a wagon, and take turns pulling each other. Our new place will be good for them; they can play in the basement in inclement weather, and the cement driveway is well suited to wheeled toys. Also a nice lawn, for me to mow. There are trees, almond, apple, pear, some roses, space for a small vegetable garden, and annual flowers. I think we will plant some tomatos, at least. Back to Cheryl: we have borrowed a record of Lotte Lenya singing Kurt Weill songs, auf Deutsche, which is one of Cheryls favorite records (along with The Music Man and Peter and the Wolf, which she got for Christmas). One day I said something to Lucy in German, and Cheryl asked: Is that what the lady says on the record?

  I may go to some meetings, Neurospora genetics, in La Jolla early in March. It probably depends if Genetics Training funds will pay for it.

  Crellie has gained nearly two pounds, and one inch. He is a little dear, quite well behaved. He sleeps and eats, although he has his moments when he cries a little, all in all he seems to be getting along a little better than either of the girls did. Perhaps we are getting more casual. We aren't pregnant again YET, I am happy to report.

  Much Love

  Crellin

• Letter from Dr. Andrea Andreen to AHP, RE: Andreen has just returned from being an observer at the Afro-Asian women’s conference in Cairo.  Andreen hopes that AHP is talking with people in Norway about the conference.  If AHP would like to have the conference in Sweden near Gothenburg, Andreen knows of a place which could accommodate 75 people.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
• Letter from LP to B.K. Malaviya RE: Explains that Franklin Miller, Jr. of SSRS Newsletter sent LP Malaviya’s letter saying that he meant to publish it, but it was postponed and then seemed too late, so LP just wanted to thank Malaviya for taking the time to write the letter. [Letter from Miller to LP January 25, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Correspondence re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960-1981), Box #2.017, Folder #17.3]  
• Letter from LP to Barry Commoner, RE: LP has decided not to go ahead with a meeting on the third anniversary of the writing of the petition to the United Nations.  LP hopes that Commoner has received a copy of the appeal and that he will add his signature.  [Letter from Commoner January 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace:  (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
• Letter from LP to Brenda M. Harris, University of Toronto. RE: Inform her that he will be in Toronto in March 1961. Is available to lecture on the 20th in the morning. Would like the lecture to be co-sponsored by the Combined Universities Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Asks her to arrange that. [Letter from Harris December 5, 1960] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box #1961s, Folder #1961s.10]
• Letter from LP to Cliff L. Probst, Focus Political Union, Associated Students, Stanford University. RE: Accepts the invitation if the conference is the 14 and 15 April. Informs him that those are the only dates that work for him. [Letter from Probst January 27, 1961, telegram from Probst February 2, 1961 ] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s Folder #1961s.18] 
• Letter from LP to Count Lennart Bernadotte RE: Declines his invitation to attend the 11th Nobel Prize Winners’ Conference because it will not be possible for him and AHP to come to Europe this summer. [Letter from Count Bernadotte to LP October 15, 1960] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957), #288.1]
• Letter from LP to Gary Fairmont Filosa, Science Digest. RE: Is too overwhelmed by work to prepare a statement. [Letter from Filosa December 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1960) #381.1]
• Letter from LP to H.L. Keenleyside, RE: LP and AHP have decided to prepare an appeal to stop the spread of nuclear weapons to more nations or groups of nations.  LP and AHP plan to present the Appeal to the United Nations with a list of signers.  LP is enclosing a copy of the Appeal.  LP and AHP are also planning on holding a non-political conference in Oslo to discuss to the problem of the best ways of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.  LP is asking if Keenleyside is willing to be a sponsor of the Conference. [Keenleyside’s reply February 6, 1961]  [Filed under LP Peace: (Oslo Conference Against the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, May 2-7, 1961), Box #2.001, Folder #1.5]
• Letter from LP to Louis Goldblatt, International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union. RE: Informs him that he is having trouble arranging his schedule. Would prefer to speak on the 5th, burt the 6th and the 4th would work as well. [Letter from Goldblatt January 11, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box #1961s, Folder #1961s.15]
• Letter from LP to Morris H. Rubin, Editor, The Progressive, RE: LP regrets that his busy schedule did not allow him to answer Rubin’s letter before the deadline. [Letter from Rubin to LP January 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]
• Letter from LP to Robert C. Nelson, RE: LP thanks him for the letter.  He examined the manuscript with interest, but not much success.  He is unsure if the ideas presented are novel, and returns the manuscript. [Letters from Nelson to LP, January 27, 1961 and June 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957-1964), #288.5]
• Letter from LP to Stanley Schaefer, W.H. Freeman and Company, RE: LP has examined the lab manual by Jürg Waser. LP thinks that it is really fine and hopes it can be published as a volume in LP's series of chemical texts. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W.H. Freeman and Company, 1960-1992, No Date), #440.2]
• Letter from Martin A. Shearn, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, to LP. RE: Informs him that the Fifth Annual Symposium for the Kaiser Foundation will be held on October 6 and 7. Invites him to participate. [Letter from LP February 2, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s3 Folder #1961s3.6] 
• Letter from Norman to LP, RE: Norman would like to add his name to the list of signers for the appeal.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
• Letter from Phil Kerby, FRONTIER, to LP, RE: Encloses an article that he spoke with LP about today.  Mr. Kerby agrees with the writer that the requests for more research on the subject of smog are just ways of avoiding remedial action on the matter.  The article has too many loaded words, but if it is published they will be removed.  In an emotional way, the writer is trying to alert the public to the dangers of smog.  Mr. Kerby would appreciate LP’s comments on the article; he doesn’t want to publish something that is completely off-base. [Letter from LP to Mr. Kerby, February 2, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Organizational Correspondence. (Fa-Fu)), #122.11]
• Letter from Robert Fairbank, to the Editor, The Sun, cc: LP. RE: Explains his correspondence with LP. Does not believe that LP is communistic or a sympathizer. Does not feel that LP adequately explains himself nationally or internationally. [Letter from LP February 3, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1961): Box #129 Folder #129.5]
• Letter from S. Adler to AHP, RE: Adler agrees with AHP’s view of nuclear weapons expressed in the appeal.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5012, Folder #12.2]
• Letter from Steve Allen to AHP, RE:   Allen is sending AHP some “propaganda” materials which he believes she will find interesting.  [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.2]
• Memorandum from L.A. DuBridge, Caltech, to Members of the Faculty RE: Explains that the Institute has been working closely with members of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Institute should welcome this opportunity. Writes that three types of faculty relationships with JPL can be entered into and asks for comments from the faculty. [Filed under LP Biographical: (California Institute of Technology: General), Box #1.033, Folder #33.3] 
• Newspaper Clipping: “Pauling Plans UCLA Address,” Publication Unknown, February 1, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (LP Scrapbooks, 1961-1965), Box #6.008, Folder #8.15] 
• Note from Teresa Hultgren (Mrs. Ralph Hultgren) to LP and AHP, RE: Mr. And Mrs. Hultgren were very pleased that LP and AHP stayed with them those two days.  Clark is very happy to be able to tell his friends that LP slept in his bed.  They also think that it’s wonderful that LP was picked as the “Humanist of the Year”.  Thanks LP for speaking for their organization.  Mrs. Hultgren is also happy that it made Ralph speak on the Peace issue as well.  [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Individual Correspondence. (Hughes-Huxley)), #163.3]