sample="quota" bates="93219094" isource="ll" decade="1950" class="ni" date="19560309" Tobacco Industry Research Committee 5320 Empire State Building New York 1, N.Y. March 9, 1956 Mr. W. J. Halley President P. Lorillard Company, Inc. 119 West 40th Street New York 18, New York Dear Mr. Halley: I am enclosing for your signature TIRC check #333 to the order of the TIRC Contingent Fund in the amount of $8,163.27, which sum, when deposited, will bring this account up to its maximum - $20,000.00. Also enclosed is check #334 to the University of Michigan for $500.00 in payment of their 1956 Fellowship grant. If you will sign and return these checks in the attached envelope, I shall see that the one is deposited and the other sent to the University. Sincerely, W. T. Hoyt Executive Secretary WTH:ek encls. (3) to Mrs. Kelly checks for Mr. Halley's signature Sponsors: THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, INC. BENSON & HEDGES BRIGHT BELT WARE HOUSE ASSOCIATION BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION BURLEY TOBACCO GROWERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION LARUS & BROTHER COMPANY, INC. P. LORILLARD COMPANY PHILIP MORRIS & CO. LTD.; INC. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY STEPHANO BROTHERS, INC. TOBACCO ASSOCIATES, INC. BURLEY AUCTION WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION MARYLAND TOBACCO GROWERS ASSOCIATION UNITED STATES TOBACCO COMPANY BURLEY STABILIZATION CORPORATION