The Nobel Prize series documents the 1962 Nobel Prize ceremony where Watson, Crick, and Wilkins received their awards for the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. It also includes two photographs from the 1991 Nobel Jubilee.

The Harvard University series primarily consists of portraits of Watson taken while he was a professor at Harvard University. It also contains a number of photographs of his students and lab associates posing in front of the rhinoceros statue…

The College, Grad, and Post-Doc series documents Watson's time at the University of Chicago, the University of Indiana, Copenhagen, and the Cavendish at the University of Cambridge.

The Elizabeth L. Watson and Children series contains photographs of Watson's wife, Elizabeth Lewis Watson, and his two children, Rufus and Duncan.

The Family and Childhood series consists of photographs of the Watson family, dating back to the 1870s. Included are portraits, family vacation photographs, class pictures, and holiday snapshots. Subjects include his great grandparents,…

The James D. Watson Photograph Collection consists of a wide-array of photographic prints, negatives, digital files, and slides. Photographs date from 1870s to 2011. Watson

The James D. Watson Collection documents the life and career of James D. Watson, co-recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, the Director (and later President and Chancellor)…