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“6. January 8, 1980

JOSHUA LEDERBERG

PRESIDENT

Dr. W. Gordon Whaley

The Cell Research Institute

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712

Dear Gordon:

I was so pleased to get your letter, and its enclo-
sures, of December 19th -- which awaited me on my return
from a sowing trip to San Francisco. I hope your discour-
agement about Texas is not the last word; it certainly
will be slow going but if California is a prototype we
perhaps should not give up altogether.

As soon as I have firmed up some definite dates about
the Jonsson lectures I will, of course, let you know them.

I was so pleased that you reminded me of the history
of the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest. There
was something tickling my posterior cortex and I was quite
amused to be able to retrieve the enclosure from the files.
I am sure you will be as well. .

I was not aware of the 1962 symposium and I particular-
ly appreciate your calling my attention to it.

Your personal generosity to the University is just the
capstone of an appreciation for it, and may I add for me,
about which I am most grateful.

I hope it will not be too long before I see you in
Austin.

Yours. sincerely,

Yn
Joshua Lederberg

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