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Dr. Russell W. Peterson

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As promised in Dr.,/Lederberg's letter to you concerning
this year's Fairfield Osborn Memorial Lecture, I am enclosing
some of the material we are gathering on Mr. Osborn. I am
sorry and surprised to say that there is precious Tittle
printed about Mr. Osborn, and the early/informal records of
the Zoological Society do not include his biography. This
package contains copies of the three books Osborn authored
during his lifetime and an article about him by Laurance
Rockefeller. The Conservation Foundation is providing some
biographical data which will be in your hands shortly.

     

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Dear Dr. Peterson:

My colleague, Mr, Richard Dana and I will be supervising
all the arrangements for the Osborn Lecture on November 12.
Since a number of determinations must be made now in order to
ensure early distribution of invitations, I am contacting your
office to ask if we can meet with you for about 30 minutes to
review several important details, including: program schedule
for the evening, title of your presentation, review of invita-
tion copy, possibility of press briefing and transcript publi-
cation. At that time, we can also discuss any special guests
you would like invited to the dinner which will precede the
lecture,

I'm looking forward to meeting you and to working toward
a successful Fairfield Osborn Lecture, In the months ahead,
please call on me (360-1036) at any time I can be of help.

Sincerely,

Barry W. Dress
Assistant Director
of Development ,

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