WILLIAM A. HAGAN DEAN NEW YORK STATE VETERINARY COLLEGE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA, NEW YORK CORNELIS WILLEM be KIEWIET ACTING PRESIDENT DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND BACTERIOLOGY October 19, 1951 Dr. Joshua Lederberg Department of Genetics University of Wisconsin Medison, Wisconsin Dear Doctor Leberberg: I wish to thank you for the book "Micro- bial Genetics". I think it is well done and an excellent contribution in this rather complex field. It appears to me that the papers you have selected to elucidate the subject of micro- bial genetics are well chosen. Sincerely, SWI } t D. W. Bruner DWB/ jj