The Requests subseries contains correspondence from institutions requesting Dr. Watson speak at conferences, university convocations, and other events from 1968-1993. It also includes requests from media companies for interviews. The subseries is…
The Interviews subseries contains transcripts and clippings of interviews conducted with Dr. Watson from 1973 to 2010. Interviewers include Istvan Hargittai, Errol Friedberg, and Tom Wolfe. The subseries is arranged chronologically.
The Lectures subseries contains manuscripts (drafts of lectures which were written prior to delivering the talk), transcripts (transcriptions of the talk, published after the lecture was delivered), correspondence with organizers (typically related…
The Lectures, Speeches, Interviews series primarily consists of material related to the many lectures, speeches, talks, and panel discussions which Watson has participated in throughout his career. Additionally, the series contains a smaller number…
The Subject Files subseries contains miscellaneous subject files (files that contain little or no correspondence). It includes a series of reports to the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis (1952-1959). The NFIP awarded Watson a fellowship…
The Phage Studies subseries is primarily composed of a series of Phage Information Service newsletters published between 1948 and 1956. The study of bacterophages was of particular interest to Dr. Watson early in his scientific career. The subseries…
The RNA Tie Club subseries is composed of material used to assemble the RNA Tie Club book, which was conceived in the 1970s but never published. The subseries includes correspondence with George Gamow, copies of papers distributed to RNA Tie Club…