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The Special Events series is comprised of files regarding special occasions, such as awards ceremonies, galas, dinners, travel, commencements, and personal meetings with visiting scientists and biotechnology companies. The series includes files…

The Scientific Meetings series is composed of material related to the many scientific meetings, conferences, symposia, workshops, and discussions which Dr. Watson has attended throughout his career. The series primarily consists of correspondence…

The Clippings subseries includes a number of clippings reporting on the 1962 Nobel Prize ceremony.

The Lectures, Programs, Ephemera subseries includes various programs, pamphlets, booklets, travel guides, press releases, and invitations related to the 1962 Nobel Prize ceremony. Also includes are handwritten notes, manuscripts, and reprints…

The Congratulatory Correspondence subseries consists of telegrams and congratulatory letters, including those sent by prominent scientists and Nobel Laureates such as Francis Crick, Alfred D. Hershey, Salvador Luria, and Sydney Brenner. Also…

The Correspondence subseries is primarily composed of administrative material related to his travel arrangements to the ceremony and the publising of his Nobel lecture. It includes some miscellaneous corresponence related to his award.

The Nobel Prize series consists of congratulatory letters and telegrams, correspondence, Harvard University News Office press releases, newspaper clippings, postcards, and items related to the awards dinner such as Dr. Watson

The Travel Ephemera contains assorted maps, ticket stubs, receipts, and brochures from his travels. His trips to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia during the 1960s are well documented. This series contains only ephemera; travel souvenirs can be found…

The Paper Ephemera subseries is composed of various paper items, especially postcards (used and unused), cards (Christmas, birthday, etc.), stationery, pamphlets, invitations, and business cards. Watson typically labeled these folders

The Personal Memorabilia subseries is primarily composed of artifacts collected by Watson throughout his life. The subseries contains a wide variety of objects, including framed photographs, lecture posters, artwork, coins, stamps, and other…