YALE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY 310 CEDAR STREET
NEW HAVEN 11, CONNECTICUT

December 23, 1957

Dr. Jd. Lederberg
Department of Genetics
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Dear Josh:

My spies tell me that you and Esther love the itinerant life.
I gather that your trip to Australia wasn't without geographical
pleasure and interest. JI was sorry to miss you at your Harvey
lecture but I was unable to make it down to New York that day. I
understand that you did well. Congratulations!

In idle conversation with you I gathered the impression that
you consider Charlie Yanofsky a reasonably avle person. lLastyear
Krampitz nominated him for the Eli Lilly Award in Bacteriology but
I understand that the recommendations of the nominating committee
were not followed by the award committee and thus Charlie lost out.
Krampitz is resuomitting the nomination this year. I recently
wrote Arthur Kornberg, chairman of the nominating committee, asking
whether it would strengthen his case to have letters from a few
individuals supporting Krampitz's nomination, I have asked Ed to
write such a letter and I am taking the liberty of writing you to
ask whether you would also be willing to support this nomination.
If you are plugging for someone else or if you don't feel strongly
about Charlie please disregard this letter. On the other hand if
you would consider Charlie a good candidate we would greatly appre-
clate it if you would write Kornberg a letter supporting Krampita's

nomination. Such a letter has to be in Kornberg's hands by January
15the

With best regards to you and Esther and the Season's Greetings.

As ever,

Ce et

—

David M. Bonner

DMB edd