Title:

Memorandum from Salvador E. Luria to George Harrison

Creator:

Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991

Recipient:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harrison, George

Date:

18 February 1959

Description:

In this memo to Harrison, Luria outlined his conditions for accepting a position at MIT. Among other things, Luria specifically requested an expansion of laboratory space, the provision of air-conditioned labs for the department, additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as to be named chair of the department's Committee on Microbiology, which would direct the department's graduate program.. NOTE: The upper right-hand corner of page one contains handwritten text in pencil that was too light to adequately capture in black and white. The text reads, "Memorandum from Sizer to Dean Harrison Monday. Specific proposal to carry out and time table Monday before budget meeting."

Original Repository:

American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Daniel D. Luria. and Reproduced with permission of the American Philosophical Society.

Genre:

Memorandums

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Relation:

Memorandum from Irwin W. Sizer to George Harrison, 1959

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers. 12096

Legacy ID:

QLBBGW

NLM ID:

101584611X101

Profiles Collection:

The Salvador E. Luria Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X101

Story Section:

From Phage to Colicins, 1945-1972