A contribution to the history of quarks: Boris Struminsky's 1965 JINR publication

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The idea that an internal quantum number for quarks, eventually called color, can explain the magnetic moments of baryons within the framework of standard quantum theory, was explicitly stated in a 7th January, 1965 JINR publication by Boris Struminsky (JINR P-1939).

• A complete translation into English of Struminsky's letter is presented along with page images of the original booklet found in the JINR Library.