UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

DIVISION OF GENETICS
BERKELEY 4, CALIFORNIA

January 15, 1958.

Dr. Joshua Lederberg,
Dept. of Genetics,
University of Wisconsin,
Madison 6, Wisconsin

Dear Joshua:

The Chanceller has now approved the relocation of the
Department of Genetics to the top floor of Mulford Hall (Forestry).
I am enclosing a preliminary layout for the proposed microbial
genetics laboratory. First, I should like to emphasize that the
functions of the various rooms may be interchanged without
materially affecting the estimated cost. The same is true of
offices and laboratories.

Stage 1 as outlined in the upper drawing is estimated to
cost $145,000.00 and the complete laboratory $222,000.00. However,
as you can well imagine, the laboratory will have to be completed in
two stages. The most in sight at present is $100,000 for the first
stage laboratory including equipment, which will mean that the
second stage will require an additional $122,000.00. Cochrane
Browne is of the opinion that a satisfactory laboratory can be built
with the $100,000. However, it will require more knowledge of your
operations than either of us possess.

Vice President Wellman has recommended to the President
(1) your appointment, (2) Esther's appointment, and (3) appropriation
of funds for the first stage of the laboratory. Your appointment
and the appropriation of funds for the first stage of the laboratory
must be approved by the Regents and it is hoped that this approval may
be obtained at their February or March meeting.

Work on the laboratory can probably start within six weeks or
two months after the funds have been appropriated, assuming that an
offer to join our faculty has been made to you and you have accepted
it. It is hoped that the laboratory will be ready for occupancy by
September or October 1958.

Funds for the completion of the laboratory will be requested
in the University's 1959-60 Capital Outlay Program. It may be that
actual construction will not get started before the Spring of 1%0.
Dr. Lederberg.....page two

In the event that the President and The Regents approve
Vice President Wellman's recommendations and they are acceptable
to you, we would like to have you visit the campus this coming
Spring for a day or two in order to confer with our Office of
Architects and Engineers regarding the details of the plans for the
first stage of the laboratory. We would, of course, pay your
transportation and subsistence expenses in connection with this visit.

Regards to you and to Esther.

 

Chairman of the Dept.

JAIsw
ec. Vice-President Wellman