TLS, 1976 April 27 : the Salk Institute, San Diego, CA, to Jakie L. Pruett.

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TLS, 1976 April 27 : the Salk Institute, San Diego, CA, to Jakie L. Pruett.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18437628

Salk here writes to the Principal of a school in Texas, describing his early career choice to be a lawyer in order to "go to Washington to pass laws that would correct injustices I felt existed ..." When he later became interested in medicine, "more specifically clinical research--I found I could reduce or prevent still other injustices ..."

1 p. ; 28 x 21.5 cm. (and 1 black & white photo of Salk, 25.5 x 21 cm.)

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