STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

2398 SACRAMENTO STREET
SAN FRANCISCO 15, CALIFORNIA

OFFICE OF THE DEAN September 30, 1958

Joshua Lederberg, M.D.
Department of Genetics
Medical School
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Dear Josh,

Your longhand but perfectly legible communication of September 26th has
been read and reread with considerable interest. Photocopies are enclosed for
your records,

We would be most interested in your pursuing the development of Dr. Stone's
suggestion, I believe that when you have a rough outline of what you have in
mind that you could very well communicate directly with Arthur Kornberg relative
to Dale Kaiser's interest in and participation in such an overall package pro-
gram, and, should you find it less than satisfactory to deal by mail with our
colleagues in Biology, I would be more than happy to talk with any one or several
of them relative to the development of this program. I believe you will find an
even greater interest in boundry crossing and cooperative enterprises in the
future months than has already been present.

Your suggestion relative to a potential surgeon is one which I am sure the
Committee already has in mind. I do not know the man, but Sophie recalls him
well from her student days at Yale and several other people have spoken to me
about him in most glowing terms. To what extent have you discussed with Barton
Childs the possibility of him coming out here? An appointment such as this
obviously should be developed through the new Executive of the Department. I,
as Dean, would feel that I was throwing my past pediatric weight around a bit
too much were I to push this immediately. You should realize, however, from our
previous discussions that I am totally in accord with your interest in bringing
into or developing within the Medical School sympathetic individuals in various
departments. I believe that my long-time associate, Dr. Ruth T. Gross, currently,
Associate Professor and Acting Executive of the Department of Pediatrics, has
written to you about her current interest in the possibility of most effectively
employing her sabbatical year in acquiring basic genetic training.

Keep me posted on your progress with brother Stone; I shall be most
interested,

Yours sincerely,

Qed

Robert H. Alway, M.D.
Dean

RHA/ib