NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
CORNELL UNIVERSITY

ITHACA, NEW YORK

 

LABORATORY OF BACTERIOLOGY

April 28, 1954

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin.

Dear Josh & Esther:

I feel I owe you people an apology for apparently
running out on a dinner invitation last Wednesday at Oak
Ridge. Unfortunately, I was sort of shanghaied by one of
the people at the laboratory who was in the Washington
A.E.C. office while I was there. I was to go over to
their house and see a new baby just home from the hospital,
have a drink, and they would deliver me back to the guest
house. Arriving at their home I discovered they had
Steaks and it became just a little bit difficult to
get away.

I am sorry I did not have a chance to talk with
you more and I do apologize for running out on a tentative
dinner engagement.

I don't imagine you people will be at Pittsburgh,
but if you are,I shall try to make amends.

Very truly yours,

Max R. Zelle

Professor of Bacteriology
MRZ: LP