The Salvador E. Luria Papers

Title:

Letter from Salvador E. Luria to Linus Pauling

Description:

Shortly after organizing the "Appeal by American Scientists" in 1957 calling for an end to atmospheric nuclear tests, Pauling's political affiliations and motivations were investigated by several federal agencies and Congress. In this letter, Luria provided support for Pauling as his politics were once again called into question by particular members of the United States Senate.

Number of Image Pages:

1 (49,176 Bytes)

Date:

1960-07-25 (July 25, 1960)

Creator:

Luria, Salvador E.

Recipient:

Pauling, Linus

Source:

Original Repository: American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Daniel D. Luria.

Reproduced with permission of the American Philosophical Society.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Ethics

Exhibit Category:

Politics, Science, and Social Responsibility

Relation:

Letter from Linus Pauling to Salvador E. Luria [An Appeal by American Scientists to the Governments and People of the World] (May 15, 1957)

Unique Identifier:

QLBBCT

Document Type:

Letters (correspondence)

Petitions

Language:

English

Format:

application/pdf

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Series: Correspondence, 1938-1992

Folder: Pauling, Linus, 1960-1965

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2005-07-25

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