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Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, 1873-2013

13. Biographical. 1910-1996.

Holdings in this vast section -- arranged both according to subject and format -- document a number of themes from Linus Pauling's remarkable, complex life. An eclectic array of manuscript and typescript materials, correspondence, notebooks, newspaper clippings, government documents, legal documents, tax documents and receipts have been sorted into sub-sections labeled Academia, Political Issues, Legal, Business & Financial, and Personal Materials & Family Correspondence. In addition, over 2,700 pages of loose-leaf scrapbooks compiled by the Paulings have been cataloged on the item level and reside in the Biographical section. Digital versions of the Pauling FBI files and scrapbooks are available upon patron request.


317 boxes

2. Political Issues, 1945-1989.

Boxes 2.011 - 2.020 (Page: 11 - 20)



2.011.
Denial of Public Health Service Grants to LP, 1954.
11.1.
Newspaper Clipping: "U.S. Grants Denied to 30 Scientists", New York Herald Tribune, April 29, 1954.
11.2.
Newspaper Clipping: "Robin Hood, beware the Sheriff!", The California Tech, (California Institute of Technology) May 6, 1954.
11.3.
Article: "Disloyal Scientists?", Newsweek, May 10, 1954.
11.4.
Bulletin: "Security and Loyalty in Relation to Public Health Grants", Federation of American Scientists, Information Bulletin no. 44, May 13, 1954.

2.012.
Government Documents re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1956-1957, 1960.
12.1.
Government Publication: Report of the Subcommittee to Investigate The Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws to the Committee on the Judiciary, Section IV: Soviet Atomic and Industrial Espionage, United States Senate, Eighty-Fourth Congress, Second Session, December 31, 1956.
12.2.
Government Publication: Scope of Soviet Activity in the United States, Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-Fifth Congress, First Session on Scope of Soviet Activity in the United States, Part 58, March 29, April 2-3, August 15, 1957. [contains testimonies/statements of George Batori, Harry Gold and Vladimir Poremsky].
12.3.
Government Publication: Report of Proceedings, Hearing Held Before Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, June 21, 1960.
12.4.
Galley Proofs: Communist Infiltration and Use of Pressure Groups, Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session, Testimony of Dr. Linus Pauling, Part 2, June 21, 1960.
12.5.
Government Publication: Testimony of Dr. Linus Pauling, Hearing Before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session, June 21, 1960.

2.013.
Government Documents and Pauling Typescripts re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960-1961, 1965-1966.
13.1.
Government Publication: Report of Proceedings, Hearing Held Before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws, of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, October 11, 1960.
13.2.
Correspondence, Government Publication: Testimony of Dr. Linus Pauling, Hearing Before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session, Part 2, October 11, 1960.
13.3.
Government Publication: Testimony of Dr. Linus Pauling, June 21 and October 11, 1960, Report of the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws to the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-Seventh Congress, First Session, with Individual Views of Senator Kenneth B. Keating, 1961.
13.4.
Typescript: "A Critical Analysis of the Report on the Hearings of Dr. Linus Pauling", by Linus Pauling, 1965.
13.5.
Correspondence, Offprint: "Petition to the Senate of the United States for the Redress of a Grievance", by Linus Pauling, March 3, 1966.
13.6.
Government Publication: Rules of Procedure and Information for Witnesses, Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, No Date. (1960s).

2.014.
Legal Documents re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1957, 1960.
14.1.
Subpoena: from the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, June 5, 1957.
14.2.
Subpoena: from the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, June 17, 1960.
14.3.
Court Documents: "Motion for Interlocutory Stay and/or Interlocutory Injunction", "Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunction", "Statement of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Interlocutory Stay and/or Interlocutory Injunction", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Defendants, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 4, 1960.
14.4.
Court Documents: "Motion to Dismiss", "Defendants' Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss the Complaint and in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Interlocutory Injunction", "Opposition to Motion for Interlocutory Stay and/or Interlocutory Injunction", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Defendants, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 1960.
14.5.
Court Document: "Plaintiff's Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and in Reply to Defendants' Opposition to Motion for Interlocutory Stay and/or Interlocutory Injunction", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Defendants, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 1960.
14.6.
Court Document: "Plaintiff's Supplemental Memorandum", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Defendants, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 20, 1960.
14.7.
Court Document: "Appellant's Motion for Immediate Hearing on Motion for Stay", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Defendants, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 21, [?] 1960.
14.8.
Court Document: "Appellant's Motion for Stay Pending Appeal", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Defendants, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 26, 1960.
14.9.
Court Document: "Appellant's Memorandum in Support of Motion for Stay Pending Appeal", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Defendants, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 26, 1960.
14.10.
Court Document: "Opposition to 'Appellant's Motion for Stay Pending Appeal'", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Defendants, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 30, 1960.
14.11.
Court Document: "Appellant's Motion to Submit Appeal on Merits", Court Document: "Appellant's Motion for Immediate Hearing on Motion for Stay", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Defendants, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 31, 1960.
14.12.
Court Document: "Appellant's Reply Memorandum to Appellees' Opposition to Appellant's Motion for Stay Pending Appeal", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Defendants, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 31, 1960.
14.13.
Correspondence, Court Document: "Statement of Chief Judge Prettyman on Appellant's Motion for Stay Pending Appeal and on the Merits", Linus Pauling, Plaintiff, v. James O. Eastland, et al., Appellees, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, September 7, 1960.
14.14.
Court Document: "Application for Stay", Linus Pauling, Petitioner, vs. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1960.
14.15.
Court Document: "Memorandum for Respondents in Response to Application for Stay", Linus Pauling, Petitioner, vs. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1960.
14.16.
Court Document: "Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit", Linus Pauling, Petitioner, vs. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1960.
14.17.
Court Document, Correspondence: "Brief of American Civil Liberties Union, Amicus Curiae, in Support of Petition for Certiorari", Linus Pauling, Petitioner, vs. James O. Eastland, Thomas J. Dodd, Oliver Gasch and Joseph C. Duke, Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1960.
14.18.
Subpoena: from the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, October 10, 1960.

2.015.
Statements and Correspondence Made Public re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960.
15.1.
Reprint: "The Eight Fallacies of the Nuclear Test Ban", speech by Sen. Thomas J. Dodd, Congressional Record, May 12, 1960. [with extensive LP annotations].
15.2.
Offprint: "The Communist Infiltration in the Nuclear Test Ban Movement", Remarks by Senator Thomas J. Dodd, Delivered on the Floor of the Senate May 25, 1960.
15.3.
Offprint: "Linus Pauling Statement", [re: subcommittee investigation] Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, June 21, 1960.
15.4.
Typescript: "Corrections to Report of Proceedings of Hearing Held Before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary on 21 June 1960, Corrections made by Dr. Linus Pauling.".
15.5.
Typescripts: "Statement by Linus Pauling", [re: Newspaper article about subcommittee investigation article in Los Angeles Times] July 12, 1960.
15.6.
Typescript: "Second Statement by Linus Pauling", [re: motion for interlocutory stay and/or interlocutory injunction] August 15, 1960.
15.7.
Typescript: "Third Statement by Linus Pauling", [re: petitions and resolutions supporting Pauling in hearing with subcommittee] August 22, 1960.
15.8.
Typescript: "Fourth Statement by Linus Pauling", [re: attack by Senator Dodd] September 1, 1960.
15.9.
Typescript: "Statement by Linus Pauling About Hearing Held Before the Internal Security Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate on 21 June 1960" September 6, 1960.
15.10.
Typescript: "Statement by Linus Pauling", [re: postponement of Pauling appearance before the subcommittee] September 9, 1960.

2.016.
Statements and Correspondence Made Public re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960.
16.1.
Offprint: "Letter Sent to Senate Internal Security Subcommittee by Dr. Linus Pauling", [re: inclusion of "false statements" in subcommittee record] September 26, 1960.
16.2.
Offprint: "Certain Facts in the Case of Dr. Linus Pauling", Statement by Senator Thomas J. Dodd, September 30, 1960.
16.3.
Photocopied Typescript: "My Experiences with the Internal Security Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate", September 1960.
16.4.
Article: "Why We Must Repeal the Ban on Nuclear Testing", Sen. Thomas J. Dodd, Reader's Digest, September 1960.
16.5.
Typescript: "Statement by Linus Pauling", [re: accusations and "false statements" by Senator Dodd] October 3, 1960.
16.6.
Typescript: "Statement by Linus Pauling", [re: pending appearance before subcommittee] October 10, 1960.
16.7.
Draft Transcript: Hearing before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, October 11, 1960.
16.8.
Typescript: "Protest by Dr. Linus Pauling to the Addition to the Record of the Hearing of Statements by the Chairman That Were Not Read at the Hearing", October, [?] 1960.
16.9.
Photocopied Typescript: "Statement by Linus Pauling", [re: October 11 subcommittee hearing] October 27, 1960.
16.10.
Released Correspondence: Letter to the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, [re: addition to record of statements not read at the October 11 subcommittee hearing] November 1, 1960.
16.11.
Released Correspondence: Letter to the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, [re: addition to record of statements not read at the October 11 subcommittee hearing] November 2, 1960.
16.12.
Form Letter: Urging that unread statements at the October 11 subcommittee hearing not be included in printed record of the hearing, November 23, 1960.

2.017.
Correspondence re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960-1981.
17.1.
Correspondence: with Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960-1961.
17.2.
Legal Correspondence re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960-1961, 1964-1966, 1968, 1977-1978, 1980-1981.
17.3.
Correspondence: with colleagues and other Congress members, re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1957, 1960-1961, 1963, 1965-1966, 1977.
17.4.
Correspondence: with or about news media outlets, re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1957, 1960-1961.

2.018.
Correspondence re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960.
18.1.
Correspondence: Letters of support re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960.

2.019.
Correspondence re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960.
19.1.
Correspondence: Non-Pauling letters written to committee members/other Congress members on LP's behalf, 1960-1962.

2.020.
Assorted Materials re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960-1964.
20.1.
LP Personal Notes re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1981, No Date.
20.2.
Petitions in support of LP re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960.
20.3.
Correspondence: anti-Pauling, threats, etc. re: Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, 1960, 1946.
20.4.
Audio-Visual Materials: including Dictaphone Belt labeled "my YMCA talk about Int. Sec. Sub. on 29 Sept. 1960, CIT Campus", and reel to reel audiotape "Capitol Cloakroom, 11-24". (with transcript) [Transferred to WAV/DVD].
20.5.
Article: "Just Like the Good Old Days of Low Blow Joe", I. F. Stone's Weekly, June 27, 1960.
20.6.
Correspondence, Article: "Aspects de la Chasse Aux Sorcieres", Democratie Mondiale, July 1960.
20.7.
Correspondence, Offprint: "Four Sermons for the High Holydays", Herschel Lymon, October 1960.
20.8.
Article: "Command Performance", Kenneth Tynan, Harper's Magazine, October 1960.
20.9.
Galley Proof and Reprint: "Congressional Testing of Linus Pauling. Part I: The Legal Framework. Part II: Sourwine in an Old Bottle", Harry Kalven, Jr., Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, December 1960, January 1961.
20.10.
Article: "Dodd vs. Tynan: A Debate on Congressional Investigations", Harper's Magazine, January 1961.
20.11.
Play Script: "Linus Pauling Goes to Washington", condensed from the official transcript by Sherman Stein, (LP annotation: "Performed several times in Davis -- Also KPFA played a tape) No Date. (1960s).
20.12.
Publication: Freedom and Foreign Policy, Thomas J. Dodd, New York: The Bookmailer, Inc., 1962.
20.13.
Materials re: Louis Budenz, 1964.
20.14.
Defendant's Exhibit: "1951 HUAC Report, Communist Peace Offensive" and "Certain Activities of Dr. Linus C. Pauling", No Date.