The Correspondence subseries consists of letters sent and received while employed as a professor at Harvard University. This includes both departmental (Biology Department and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), and administrative…
The Courses subseries consists of course materials, such as lecture notes (many handwritten by Watson), exams, grades, syllabi, reference lists, and problem sets. Dr. Watson taught several courses while at Harvard, including Biochemistry, Biology,…
The Other Clippings subseries is a small collection of clippings unrelated to Watson. It mostly consists of scientific articles collected in the 1970s and 1980s. Topics include biotechnology, cancer, evolution, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Of…
The Intact Magazines subseries consists of unclipped publications containing articles written by or about James D. Watson. It also contains articles about Watson
The About Watson subseries contains a large amount of newspaper and magazine clippings related to Dr. Watson. The earliest date to the 1940s and were collected from local Chicago newspapers. The clippings document his entire scientific career,…
The Articles and Clippings series contains magazines, newspaper, and journal clippings collected by Dr. Watson and his staff throughout his career. The series is divided into four subseries: By Watson, About Watson, Intact Magazines, and Other…
The Avoid Boring People subseries consists of manuscripts, typescripts and galleys of Watson's 2007 memoir. The subseries also includes correspondence with publishers, comments on the manuscript, and reviews. The manuscript was originally titled…
The Genes, Girls, and Gamow subseries consists of manuscripts, typescripts and galleys of Watson's 2002 memoir. The subseries also includes correspondence with publishers, comments on the manuscript, and reviews.