CSHL Archives Repository

Preserving and promoting the history of molecular biology.

1966/2010
The Double Helix subseries consists of typescripts and galleys of Watson's famous memoir. The subseries also includes correspondence with publishers, reactions to the book, and reviews.

Location
Collection JDW: James D. Watson Collection (1870-2012)
Section JDW/2: Personal Papers (1895-2012)
Series JDW/2/3: Manuscripts (1952-2010)

1988/2001
The Molecular Biology of the Gene, 5th Edition subseries consists of manuscripts, typescripts, and galleys of the fifth edition of Watson's famous textbook. The subseries also includes correspondence with publishers and the other authors.

Location
Collection JDW: James D. Watson Collection (1870-2012)
Section JDW/2: Personal Papers (1895-2012)
Series JDW/2/3: Manuscripts (1952-2010)

1978/1999
The Molecular Biology of the Gene, 4th Edition subseries consists of manuscripts, typescripts, and galleys of the fourth edition of Watson's famous textbook. The subseries also includes correspondence with publishers.

Location
Collection JDW: James D. Watson Collection (1870-2012)
Section JDW/2: Personal Papers (1895-2012)
Series JDW/2/3: Manuscripts (1952-2010)

1967/1999
The Molecular Biology of the Gene, 3rd Edition subseries consists of manuscripts, typescripts, and galleys of the third edition of Watson's famous textbook. The subseries also includes correspondence with publishers.

Location
Collection JDW: James D. Watson Collection (1870-2012)
Section JDW/2: Personal Papers (1895-2012)
Series JDW/2/3: Manuscripts (1952-2010)

1966/1978
The Molecular Biology of the Gene, 2nd Edition subseries consists of manuscripts, typescripts, and galleys of the second edition of Watson's famous textbook. The subseries also includes correspondence with publishers.

Location
Collection JDW: James D. Watson Collection (1870-2012)
Section JDW/2: Personal Papers (1895-2012)
Series JDW/2/3: Manuscripts (1952-2010)

1963/1969
The Molecular Biology of the Gene, 1st Edition subseries consists of manuscripts, typescripts, and galleys of the first edition of Watson's famous textbook. The subseries also includes correspondence with publishers.

Location
Collection JDW: James D. Watson Collection (1870-2012)
Section JDW/2: Personal Papers (1895-2012)
Series JDW/2/3: Manuscripts (1952-2010)

1955/2010
The Papers, Articles, and Other Works subseries consists of manuscripts, typescripts, and other working copies of scientific papers and articles in the popular press authored by Watson.

Location
Collection JDW: James D. Watson Collection (1870-2012)
Section JDW/2: Personal Papers (1895-2012)
Series JDW/2/3: Manuscripts (1952-2010)

1952/2010
The Manuscripts series is made up of handwritten and typed manuscripts, typescripts, reprints, articles, correspondence, contracts, book reviews, and illustrations relating to the production of monographs and articles for which James Watson is the…

Location
Collection JDW: James D. Watson Collection (1870-2012)
Section JDW/2: Personal Papers (1895-2012)

1908/2011
The correspondence series includes handwritten and typed letters, carbon copies, invitations, postcards and notes dating from 1946 to 2011.

The bulk of the material covers Watson

Location
Collection JDW: James D. Watson Collection (1870-2012)
Section JDW/2: Personal Papers (1895-2012)

1948/2010
This series contains published and unpublished biographies of James D. Watson. It also includes some autobiographical writings, as well as Watson

Location
Collection JDW: James D. Watson Collection (1870-2012)
Section JDW/2: Personal Papers (1895-2012)