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October 1, 1979 Seg OF THE press

Dr. Joshua Lederberg

President, Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue

New York, New York 10021

Dear Josh:

The enclosed correspondence deals with the nominations for the
Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1980. "...the Nobel Assembly is at present
very much interested in the field of chemotherapy. I am within this
Assembly asked to evaluate the present situation. I found your letter
very valuable. I feel that the best way would be to proceed at this
point by a personal talk....." I have been asked to stimulate potential
lists of candidates from nominating institutions so that the Assembly
has opportunities to deliberate whether this is indeed an appropriate
area for prize award. I believe that the impetus to the field of chemo-
therapy would be considerable, and that the accomplishments in terms of
decreasing mortality and cures in specific diseases makes this a wholly
reasonable area for recognition, .

Since Rockefeller University is a perpetual nominating institution,
I hope you and the faculty may see fit to nominate deserving candidates
in the field of chemotherapy.

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Sincerely,

James F. Holland, M.D.
Professor and Chairman
American Cancer Society Professor
of Clinical Oncology

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