UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES

COLLEGEH OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIEBENCES, URBAN A

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Office of Director, 127 Burrill Hall

16 June 1960

Professor Joshua Lederberg
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California

Dear Professor Lederberg:

Dr. K. Cf Atwood/is being considered for a position of Professor
of Microbt and Head of the Department here at the University
of Illinois.

He has referred us to you for a letter of recommendation to support
his application.

I would appreciate hearing from you and getting your fair evaluation
of him at your earliest possible convenience.

Sincerely yours,

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H. O. Halvorson
Director, School of Life Sciences
& Head, Department of Microbiology

HOH/ks/ahh

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