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On Eastlick's manuscript 'The point of origin of melanophores in chick embryos as shown by means of limb bud transplants'. Attached two carbon copies of letters sent to Eastlick.
On Yamadas "and his "brilliant work on the gastrula and neurola."
On publishing the papers of the three symposia (Jaques Cattell Press) at the Dallas meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Attached a 2-page list of the three synposia: 'The Genetic Control of Embryonic Development' (Chair: B. H. Willier); 'Symposium on Isolating Mechanisms'; 'Symposium on Temperature and Evolution'.
Letter of recommendation for Benson Ginsburg.
Hamburger's review of a manuscript by Stefanelli on the Mauthner cell for the Quarterly Review of Biology.
Mainly private on the health condition of his wife Fumi. On cancer research: "(É) I feel that more development biological view-points must be incorporated in this field. There are a number of old and new findings which can be only adequately interpreted by developmental ideas. However, these ideas are either avoided or neglected apparently because they are incompatible with the 'ideology of cancer research.'".

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