Letter from Linus Pauling to Salvador E. Luria

Title:

Letter from Linus Pauling to Salvador E. Luria

Description:

In this response to Luria's letter of 25 March 1965, Pauling agreed to resign his membership in the National Academy of Sciences in protest over the war in Vietnam if Luria could get others to agree. Pauling included with this brief response a list of NAS members who he believed might also consider resignation.

Extent:

2 pages

Date Created:

29 March 1965

Creator:

Pauling, Linus (Linus Pauling)

Recipient:

Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991

Source:

Original Repository. American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers. 12096

Original Repository:

American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers

Right Type:

Permission Granted - No Conditions

Right Statement:

Reproduced with permission of Oregon State University Library, Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers.

Subject:

Ethics

Profiles in Science ID:

QLBBCX

NLM ID:

101584611X40

Genre:

Letters (correspondence) and Lists (document genres)

Language:

English

Format:

Text