SOCIETY OF AMERICAN BACTERIOLOGISTS
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

CHARLES A. EVANS
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE 5, WASHINGTON December &, 1959

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics
Stanford University
Stanford, California

Dear Josh:

A year from next July Roger Porter will complete his second
five-year term as Editor of the Journal of Bacteriology and will
retire from that post. Selection of his successor is one of the
important decisions to be made during my tenure as an officer of
the SAB.

 

I hope we can recruit a man who will assure that the Journal
will develop in a fashion commensurate with the scientific growth
in microbiology. That will: be quite a feat! Among those suggested
to me are the following (I have not explored their interest and
must ask you to keep this list confidential):

Perry Wilson
Henry Scherp
Willard Verwey
Wayne Umbreit

I will greatly appreciate any suggestions you care to make,
either concerning those listed above or others whom you recommend.

SAB business is devouring all of my “spare” time and a lot
that should not be "spared" from other responsibilities. It will
be worth the effort if we can do a good job on the very few important
matters -- such as this one.

With best wishes,
Sincerely yours,

ef

Charles A. Evans
President

 

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