FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY
U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

 

IN REPLYING, ADDRESS THE
Toc. Research Laboratory,
411 E, 69th St., New York 21, N. Y.

December 30, 1948.

Dr. Joshua Lederberg,
University of Wisconsin,
College of Agriculture,
Department of Genetics,
Madison 6, Wisconsin.

= ttre: & pee
Dear Josh: ; ct

a

It has been suggested by several. people that
it would be desirable to have a monthly mimeogranhed
"Bacterial Genetics Information Mervice" similar to those
bulletins already existing in other fields of genetics.
Dr. Evelyn Witkin at Cold Spring Harbor has kindly offered
to take on the burden of editing such a bulletin. Since
there are no facilities at Cold Spring Harbor for meeting
the secretarial expense involved, Dr. Witkin is applying
to the National Institute of Heaith for a very small grant
to cover the expense for the first year.

Dr. Szilard has asked me to write you, suggesting
that if you approve of this project it would be desirable
to send a letter to Dr. Witkin stating your approval of the
project. This group of letters from investigators in the
field would be forwarded by Dr. Witkin in support of her
application.

Since the appropriate Study Section of the National
Institute of Health meets on January 15th, it will be desir
able to have these letters in Dr. Witkin'ts hands as soon as
possible, For this reason the present letter is being sent
off in great haste, and bears my signature rather than that
of Dr. Szilard,

Sincerely yours,
v
eC rttcg
Bernard D. Davis,
Surgeon.

BDD/h1