DOCUMENT SOURCE Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Archives and Records Ofilco Acceasion Nee File Code No. UScm Catton No. sy 23 SSH: Well that was his background, KGS: Yes. SSE: Was Seaborg in the picture at allgyat that stage? KGS: Well, at a distance. Energy Commission. He was eovly involved in the Atomic But Crocker Lab in the early days was a very strange place we had all these characters around throwing their weight around. We had an Alfred Marsha who was a very fine cellular .physiologist I guess he would e. (Ait read in the paper where his sister was looking ror for noBt went to Berkeley, and I guess he wasn’t anywhere near there, He'd not been there for years. EO _sun—tato_hin,o? I used to run into himpevery once in 4, while. he-tereIte always hates John Lawrence, because he thinks he gave him a raw deal. SSH: _ On what specifically? Do you know the background? KGS: Well varsh had a fellowship, which was quite a nice fellowship, And John just let him run dowyfYand-had nothing else to offer him. SSH: Thieuss-now)yas this in the war years? <GS: Before, before, Beeewee-he—teaves——— . S6Et——___tlew Pn SSH:. | Waan't there some political controversy too? ° GS; Well, the only political controversy I heard about was the _ . ewsencds trying to move the first year medical achool to the ss - “Ta c.| medical center {ib ‘San Fanasiol . SSH! Loo Res: But that was later, was it not? . . On Well, tt Happened lategpbut it was continuing on for the whole