THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Madison 6

DEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY March 5, 1953

Dr. BE. L. Tatum

Department of Biological Sciences
Stanford University

Stanford, California

Dear Ed;

I have only a few copies of the reprint on nitrogen fixation
that appeared in ADVANCES IN ENZYMOLOGY since, as you know, they
are quite restrictive in the number of separates they allow.
Actually I got ten although some people tell me they have secured
as many as twenty-five. At any rate I restrict them only for
very special people and I believe I can count you among these.

In return I wonder if you would mind sending a note to the Eli
Lilly Award Committee supporting Josh Lederberg. I am afraid
this is going to be an annual chore until Josh reaches 34. I
just can't understand how they could have possibly turned him down
last year. This year the prospects are not so bright since it
usually goes to an immunologist’ Nevertheless I think we should
continue to put him up since there may be a derth of brilliant
young scholars one of these years and they will give it to him
even though he is not bordering on the senile old age of 35.
In my letter I merely pointed out that the high recommendations
we submitted last year still hold and that,if anything his acconm-
plishments during the past year reinforce these. I believe this
is sent to Geoffrey Rake, Squibb Institute in New York. Looking
forward to seeing you this summer.

Sincerely,
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P. W. Wilson

Professor of Bacteriology

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