THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
49 WEST 49th STREET, NEW YORK 20

THE NATURAL SCIENCES
WARREN WEAVER, DIRECTOR

H. MARSHALL CHADWELL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR _
HARRY M. MILLER, JR., ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Februery <7, 19 48
GERARD R, POMERAT, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Deer Professor Brink:

There has been an opportunity for preliminmry consideration
by the officers of the Division of your letter to Mr. Weaver, deted
December 4, asking for support of the research program of Dr. Joshua
Lederberg on genetics of micro-organisms,

We feel that we are not in a position to recommend support
in the amount of $10,000, but wonder if assistance to the program of
grent-in-aid size would be helpful. You willremember that in this
category we take care of commitments not exceeding $7,500 end for
periods up to three years. If such a support would be useful, we
Suggest thet « revised budget be submitted together with effective
dates. I feel thet s request of this neture would receive sympethetic

consideration.

It would also be in order for you to have the appropiete
edministrative officer of the University write me a letter ssying that
such a grant would be consistent with the University's policy end that
the University would be willing to administer it.

I have one detailed question to ask about the Lederberg
budget. In Item 4 defining the proposed expediture of funds which are
hoped for from the Foundation, there occurs the item of $1,300 per yeer
for the purchase of ordinary equipment. Does this refer to the equipment
which one would normally assume would be made available by the University
to one of its professors: test tubes, beekers, etc.?

I know thet Mr. Weaver enjoyed having the opportunity of talking
with you and Professor Lederberg in Jenuary. .

Sincerely yours,

Mana rbrtt Chadtinte—

H. Marshall Chadwell

Professor R. A. Brink
Department of Genetics
University of Wisconsin
Medison 6, Wisconsin

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