THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS Suite 501 Rebecca W. Rimel

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23 April 1987

    

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Dr. Joshua Lederberg
President

The Rockefeller University
New York, NY 10021

Dear Josh:

I want to apologize for taking so long to get back to you concerning your
notes on our historiographic project for the Pew Scholars Program. Your
thoughts were very helpful to me, particularly the guide sheet on preserving
records and the role of The Pew Charitable Trusts. A few ideas came to mind
as I reviewed the material. First I wondered about the possible staging of
this project. It might begin with the archiving of applications and materials
from the annual meetings in order that we don't wait too long to begin,
particularly with information on our first and second year Scholars. It might
also be useful to discuss this project with a few representative scholars to
determine their level of interest and how we might design this to be most *
helpful in supporting their careers. I would need your guidance as to whether
this should be done after the initial archiving project or in parallel. It
would be useful, however, to have their input before launching the project to
ensure that the design is responsive to their needs and that their
understanding of its utility are well presented to facilitate acceptance of
the project.

Perhaps the best thing to do would be for us to discuss the logistics,
including personnel, a budget and timetable. We, of course, would need Bob's
and Pat's assistance with this. Perhaps after you have given some thought as
to who will serve as the principal investigator on the project, we could work
directly with them on some of these details.

I very much appreciate your continuing interest in the project, which I know
will serve not only as a useful tool for our ongoing evaluation of the Pew
Scholars Program, but more importantly, as an archive for the history of
science that might prove extremely useful to not only the Scholars but the
broader scientific community. I look forward to hearing from you as your time
permits about how you feel we should best proceed. Again, thanks for your

The Pew Memorial Trust The Medical Trust A division of
The J, Howard Pew Freedom Trust The Mary Anderson Trust The Glenmede Trust
The Mabel Pew Myrin Trust The Knollbrook Trust Company

The ].N. Pew Jv. Charitable Trust
Dr. Joshua Lederberg
23 April 1987
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continuing support and guidance with this and our many other programs of

 

Rebecca W. Rimel

ce: Robert Berliner, M.D.
Thomas W. Langfitt, M.D.
Roseann W. Siegel

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