This digitised material is free to access, but contains information or visuals that may:<ul><li>include personal details of living individuals</li><li>be upsetting or distressing</li><li>be explicit or graphic</li><li>include objects and images of objects decontextualised in a way that is offensive to the originating culture.</li></ul>By viewing this material, we ask that you use the content lawfully, ethically and responsibly under the conditions set out in our <a href="https://wellcomecollection.cdn.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/d4817da5-c71a-4151-81c4-83e39ad4f5b3_Wellcome+Collection_Access+Policy_Aug+2020.pdf">Access Policy</a>.

You must accept the terms to view the content.

Correspondence 1961-1968

item

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

We're experiencing some technical problems in the library today. 

If you’re visiting us, you won’t be able to print or use our PCs or laptops. If you want to sign-up for a free library membership, we’ll give you a temporary card for today and complete your membership next time you visit.

You can access items from the collection as usual and our team is on hand to help. Thank you for your patience while we resolve these issues. 

We're running paid user research studies to improve Wellcome Collection online

Take part in research

Correspondence with Dr Jonas Salk, of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, San Diego, California.

The general content of the letters is administrative. The file begins with a letter from Salk (17 October, 1961): "The accompanying letter sets forth the nature of a relationship with the Institute for Biology that I hope you will see fit to accept." The final letter of the file, from Crick (31 December, 1968) concludes: "I have been following the progress of the Institute partly by reading the documents you have sent me and partly by talking to Leslie Orgel and to Bruno [Jacob Bronowski]. At the moment I have been doing rather a lot of reading in an attempt to become better informed on a number of subjects which we all agree are of interest to the Institute. I am very much looking forward to my visit and seeing for myself how everything is going."

In addition to correspondence, the file contains an Annual Report of the Director to the Board of Trustees and the Members of the Corporation (18 May, 1967), and a copy of 'By-Laws Adopted on 7 March, 1962'.

There is also a postcard to Crick (postmarked 26 October, 1962, New York) from "Seymour, Renato, Bill, Bruno, Jonas ... celebrating your prize, as we promised to do...."

Content advisory

Correspondence 1961-1968

Licence and re-use