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DEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY February 17 7 19 58

AND IMMUNOLOGY

Professor Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics
University of Wise>znsin
Madison 6, Wisconsin.

Dear Josh:

Thank you for the copies of your correspamdence with Sermonti. I have written

to Sermonti along the lines we discussed on the phones i.e. $1000/3months. I have
spoken to Dr. Syverton also. He Will help work out an arrangement for one year,
with certain conditions. Most of these conditions involve committments from me
which I am unwilling to make.

I will greatly appreciate your suggestions as to best sources of income--i.e. to
induce Sermonti to Stay for about a year and enable hin to bring his wife.
I will await hearing from him (Sermonti) before I make any specific inquiries.

If I may make a confidential request---I am not particularly satisfed at UM.

I have learned a great deal-—ty laboratory space is adequate though not spacious—~
My colleagues are agreeable and fairly active---Watson and Lichstein have been
particularly considerate---BUT Dr. Syverton is quite agessive and rarely does

a favor without some ends in mind. The result is that I would favorably consider
a move to a less medical department, in particular one which lacks an agressive
head. Dr. syverton does not of course apply direct pressure but a constant low
grade subtle hint. Buk &anr net oe Untreppieny. an Aw ae

I do not see how I can come to the Medical Genetics Symposium. I would like very

muca to do so but this means missing 2 days lecture and no one else can fill in for me.
Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I really am sorry. We will get down to
Madison one of these days though.

My very best wishes to you and Esther.

Sincerely,

 

S. GayIen Bradley.