November 8, 1963 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Article, “Adequate Shelters and Quick Reaction to Warning: A Key to Civil Defense,” Science. [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1962-1965: Box #7.008, Folder #8.13]

Card from Hoylande W. Young to LP RE: Congratulates LP on having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1962. Handwritten note at bottom of front: “Oslo.” Handwritten note by LP at bottom: “Ans’d.” [Filed under LP Awards & Honors: (Nobel Peace Prize, Congratulation Letters and Telegrams, 1963), Box #1963h6, Folder #1963h6.3]

Card from Marie Daigle to LP RE: Congratulates LP on having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1962. [Filed under LP Awards & Honors: (Nobel Peace Prize, Congratulation Letters and Telegrams, 1963), Box #1963h3, Folder #1963h3.4]

Handwritten letter from Albert W. Shafer to LP RE: Congratulates LP on having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1962. Handwritten note by LP at top right: “Ans’d S+P” [Filed under LP Awards & Honors: (Nobel Peace Prize, Congratulation Letters and Telegrams, 1963), Box #1963h5, Folder #1963h5.4]

Handwritten letter from Vally Weigl to AHP RE: Says the enclosed yellow leaflets calling for “Linus Pauling for President of the U.S.” were distributed by the Quaker Harry H. Purvis at the National SANE Convention. Notes that she took many along with her to the Friends Meeting at Columbia University as well as the WIL and WSP meetings. Says that there were incidentally a few good suggestions brought up by several at the SANE convention for nuclear disarmament. [Letter from AHP to Weigl November 13, 1963] [Filed under AHP Correspondence: (Correspondence: Weigl, Vally, 1961-1970, 1976, 1981), Box# 1.003, Folder# 3.17]

Letter form William H. Corcoran to LP RE: Congratulates LP on having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1962. Says that he is sorry that LP is leaving CalTech. [Filed under LP Awards & Honors: (Nobel Peace Prize, Congratulation Letters and Telegrams, 1963), Box #1963h3, Folder #1963h3.3]

Letter from Crellin Pauling to Peter Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Box 5.048, Folder 48.8]

8 November

Dear Peter,

I imagine that you are right, and since we haven't heard anything from Pop I have come to the conclusion that we will not be going. In a way it is just as well, since I have a lot to do if I'm going to get done here within the next few months. Things continue to go well, I am pretty amazed. I have gotten more good data and I think important results in the past month or six weeks that in the previous year. I fell that I can say with conviction that I will finish up soon - it is a good feeling, I must say. I have begun writing about post-docs, hopefully at Stanford. I have also been assured of a temporary post-doc here to fill in any time between getting my degree and the beginning of something new.

I purchased a new axle for the coaster brake, at the outrageous cost of 31¢ (approx. 2/6), and took the thing apart, washed it with gasoline (petrol), and put it back together with a little light motor oil. I have to get a new nut, as one of the nuts that holds the entire assembly together has stripped threads. I shall do so and send it off to you. I imagine that perhaps it ought to be taken apart again, and reassembled with gear oil or grease. I haven't found any little book, but it is a pretty simple device, and I think that you ought to be able to take it apart and put it together again. It is somewhat simpler than, say, the gearbox of a 1932 Ford.

I would like to have a 901 Porsche.

It would be very nice to be able to stay here for a few months with post-doc income, especially during the summer. It would also be nice to have another sailing season, but if it proves anything like, this summer I won't spend much time in the boat.

I am going to have to do something about hi-fi one of these days. My main amplifier, an old Heathkit, is out of commission with a burnt-out power transformer, and now my FM turner seems to be acting up. I should like to set a decent stereo amplifier, and a Tandberg tape recorder, to do anything now, so I must make do.

Do you ever go to motor car races? I should like to see a real GP race. I have been going to races here a bit, since there is a nice track fairly close, that is, about a 45 min drive from here. Graham Hill was here, driving a Lotus 23, driving a fast, smooth, uninteresting race, until the thing crapped out.

Much love from Crellin

Letter from Helen P. Gilrane, Secretary to LP, to Professor W. L. Kretovich RE: Gilrane sends LP’s manuscript, “Molecules as Documents of Evolutionary History,” to Kretovich for the special volume of “Problems of Evolutionary and Industrial Biochemistry. [Letter from Gilrane to Kretovich September 16, 196363, Telefax from Gilrane to Kretovich November 12, 1963] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1963), Box #1963a2, Folder #1963a2.6]

Letter from Helen P. Gilrane, Secretary to LP, to Representative Carl Elliot, Chairman, Select Committee on Government Research, House of Representatives of the United States, Eighty-Eighth Congress, RE: Informs Elliot that in LP absence, they have received his letter. [Letter from Elliot to LP November 5, 1963, Letter from LP to Elliot November 13, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence), #113.4]

Letter from Helen Price to LP RE: Price invites LP to come and speak to the Arizona AFSC in Phoenix at a time that is convenient for LP. Price congratulates LP on his recent win of the Nobel Prize for peace. [Letter from LP to Price December 4, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: P: Correspondence, 1960-1963: Box #314 Folder #314.4]

Letter from James Dewees to LP, RE: The Arizona Committee of the American Friends Service Committee would like to have LP as a speaker at an open meeting in Phoenix in either February or early March. [LP’s reply November 15, 1963] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Am), Box #4.009, Folder #9.4]

Letter from John H. Bowers, Minister of Education, Fountain Street Church, to LP RE: Congratulates LP on having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1962. [Letter from LP to Bowers December 10, 1963] [Filed under LP Awards & Honors: (Nobel Peace Prize, Congratulation Letters and Telegrams, 1963), Box #1963h3, Folder #1963h3.2]

Letter from LP [signed by Katherine Cassady] to Jerome Davis RE: LP is pleased to learn about Davis’ book Disarmament and Annihilation. LP will not make a decision about writing an introduction until he has seen the galley proofs. [Letter from Davis to LP October 26, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: P: Correspondence, 1960-1963: Box #314]

Letter from LP to Canon L. John Collins RE: Thanks Collins for his note and telegram. [Note from Collins to LP October 23, 1963, Telegram from Collins to LP October 11, 1963] [Filed under LP Awards & Honors: (Nobel Peace Prize, Congratulation Letters and Telegrams, 1963), Box #1963h3, Folder #1963h3.3]

Letter from P. E. Cassady, Secretary, to George S. Adrianyi, Grolier Inc., RE: Sends a picture of LP for inclusion in the article, “History of Science” by Leon Lortie in Grolier’s The Book of Popular Science. [Letter from Adrianyi to LP October 28, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence) #142.2]

Letter from Samuel Rubin, President, American-Israel Cultural Foundation, to LP RE: States that LP has probably received a telegram on the matter but Rubin feels the need to go into detail about the matter. Gives a detailed explanation as to what the annual award is for and who gets recognized. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (American-Israel Cultural Foundation), #11.1]

Letter from Sherwin T. Haskell, Deputy General Manager, McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. RE: McGraw-Hill is planning to expand its overseas marketing areas, and as LP's Introduction to Quantum Mechanics is included in their International Student Edition Program, they would like his approval. [Filed under LP Safe Contents, Drawer 2, Folder 2.009]

Manuscript notes for telegram from LP to unknown, RE: LP strongly recommends issuing a visa for a lecture tour to Professor Yasui. LP notes that Yasui represents moderate and not extremist Japanese. [Filed under LP Peace: (Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, 1957-1965, 1991), Box #4.008, Folder #8.7]

Newsletter Article: “Science in the News”, Science Teacher’s World, (November 8, 1963): 16. [Note from Science World to LP December 10, 1963] [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: Newspaper Clippings, Magazine and Journal Articles related to LP, 1963: Box #1963n3, Folder #1963n3.70]

Newspaper Clipping: “Pauling talar i Stockholm,” Freden (Stockholm), November 8, 1963. [Filed under LP Newspaper Clippings: Newspaper Clippings, Magazine and Journal Articles related to LP, 1963: Box #1963n3, Folder #1963n3.69]

Note from Helen R. Gilrane, Secretary to LP, to Samuel Rubin, President, American-Israel Cultural Foundation, RE: Acknowledges the telegram invitation. Handwritten note on the bottom that says that LP is pleased to accept the invitation to dinner on January 14th and thanks Rubin for the honor of the annual award. [Telegram from Rubin to LP November 7, 1963, Letter from Rubin to LP November 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (American-Israel Cultural Foundation), #11.1]

Note from Thurman Gregory Frick to LP RE: Congratulates LP on having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1962. [Filed under LP Awards & Honors: (Nobel Peace Prize, Congratulation Letters and Telegrams, 1963), Box #1963h3, Folder #1963h3.6]

Publication, “Peace News.” [Filed under LP Peace: (Oxford Conference, January 4-7, 1963), Box #2.006, Folder #6.4]

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