STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

 

Department of Science
December 20, 1969

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

Prompted by concern over the recent cuts in federal funding
for cancer research and other key areas of scientific research,
students and faculty members at a number of colleges in the New York
metropolitan area have recently banded together to form the National
Collegiate Association for the Conquest of Cancer (NCACC). The
primary aim of this organization is to spur the government to make

a cancer research a major area of national priority and to undertake
a program of intensive research aimed at the conquest of cancer.
The program envisioned would be a broad-based attack, firmly founded
in basic biomedical research.

Further details of the aims and activities of this organiza-
tion are outlined in the enclosed recruitment letter and other
sample materials, which have been sent out to major colleges and
universities throughout the country.

In fostering and guiding the activities of the organization,
it would be helpful to have an advisory board of eminent scientists.
We sincerely hope that you will lend us your support. We realize
that the press of your commitments may preclude any more active par-
ticipation than merely lending the moral support of permitting your
name to appear as a member of the Advisory Board on the letterhead of
the organization, but even this would be a tremendous help.

We will be looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely yours,

a

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. Chairman, NCACC

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