Linus and Ava Pauling Collected Papers
Dates
- Creation: 1957-1987
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1961-1979
Biographical / Historical
Best known as a two-time recipient of the Nobel Prize -- for chemistry in 1954 and for peace in 1962 -- Linus Pauling was also adamantly opposed to the proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear testing. Ava Helen Pauling (d. 1981) was a world-traveling spokeswoman for the cause of peace. She was a member of Women's International Strike for Peace and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Together they spearheaded the Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, 1961.
Extent
0.17 linear ft. (2 linear in.)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Pauling, Ava Helen (Person)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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