10 10 57904 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Watson Description An account of the resource The James D. Watson Collection consists of over 500 manuscript boxes of materials documenting 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) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, laboratory notebooks, administrative records, teaching files, memorabilia, reprints, and various other records. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sydney Brenner Collection Description An account of the resource The Sydney Brenner Collection consists of over 300 manuscript boxes of materials documenting the life of Dr. Sydney Brenner, from his early years as a student in South Africa, to his work as a scientist and administrator at the Medical Research Council (MRC), to his role in the biotechnology industry in the United Kingdom. The collection also includes material that belonged to Francis Crick and Leslie Barnett; the two shared offices with Brenner at the MRC beginning in the 1950s (Crick left in the mid-1970s and Barnett in the 1990s). Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927/2010 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Watson Description An account of the resource The James D. Watson Collection consists of over 500 manuscript boxes of materials documenting 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) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, laboratory notebooks, administrative records, teaching files, memorabilia, reprints, and various other records. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Description An account of the resource <p>The Correspondence series consists of incoming and outgoing handwritten and typed letters, carbons, postcards, faxes, and telegrams generated during Sydney Brenner's career. The bulk of this series covers the late 1940s to the 2000s. Correspondents include over 30 Nobel laureates, as well as biochemists, geneticists, students, publishers, and others. Highlights of the collection include the correspondence from Francis Crick, with whom Brenner shared an office for 20 years. Topics covered include Brenner's initial interest in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, and research into overlapping triplet codes. </p><p>The Correspondence Series is divided into 5 subseries.</p><p>1. Personal Correspondence (1946-2007)</p><p>2. Institutional Correspondence (1956-2009)</p><p>3. Candidates, Applicants, and References (1958-2006)</p><p>4. University of Cambridge Faxes (1993-1995)</p><p>5. "Lunatic" Letters (1954-2005)</p><p>Manuscripts, photographs, and reprints have been removed and placed in their appropriate series. Photocopies of the front page, and separation sheets have been filed where they were originally found.</p><p>Item of Note: There is a bound volume of personal letters (of praise and memories) presented to Brenner at the Fellow Symposium on Molecular and Cellular Biology (1983). Writers include: Abelson, Adams, Altman, Anderson, Beckwith, Blow, Cashmore, Chang, Clark, Cory, Crick, Dahlberg, Gefter, Hartley, Hooper, Jeppesen, Katz, Laudy, Lubin, Mathews, McClain, Moffat, Rigby, Robertson, Rudland, Sambrook, Sigler, Smith, Steitz and Wassarman.</p> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1946/2009 Relation A related resource Collection SB: Sydney Brenner Collection (1927-2010) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB/1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Watson Description An account of the resource The James D. Watson Collection consists of over 500 manuscript boxes of materials documenting 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) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, laboratory notebooks, administrative records, teaching files, memorabilia, reprints, and various other records. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Personal Correspondence Description An account of the resource Personal Correspondence (SB/1/1) is arranged alphabetically by author. This sub-series includes both professional and non-professional correspondence, and dates from his time as a student in South Africa to his retirement. Numerous scientific luminaries communicated with Brenner regarding experiments and meetings, including (but not limited to) Max Delbr Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1946/2007 Relation A related resource Collection SB: Sydney Brenner Collection (1927-2010) Series SB/1: Correspondence (1946-2009) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB/1/1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Watson Description An account of the resource The James D. Watson Collection consists of over 500 manuscript boxes of materials documenting 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) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, laboratory notebooks, administrative records, teaching files, memorabilia, reprints, and various other records. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Institutional Correspondence Description An account of the resource Institutional Correspondence (SB/1/2) consists of material which was written or received on behalf of an organization, or generated by Dr. Brenner in his capacity as an administrator, consultant, or advisor. It is arranged alphabetically by author. Included in this subseries are publishers, meeting and lecture organizers, professional organizations, universities, laboratories, and various corporations. Brenner's role in the biotechnology industry is well represented in this subseries, especially as a consult for Dupont and Rothschild Asset Management. His relationship with scientific institutions in Asia, especially Japan and Singapore, are also well documented here. The subseries includes a significant amount of material generated as an administrator at the Medical Research Council (MRC), including files on Celltech. Correspondence regarding Brenner's column in Current Biology, including some handwritten manuscripts, are included in this subseries. Important subjects, especially Recombinant DNA and mapping the Human Genome, are also touched upon in the files. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956/2009 Relation A related resource Collection SB: Sydney Brenner Collection (1927-2010) Series SB/1: Correspondence (1946-2009) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB/1/2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Watson Description An account of the resource The James D. Watson Collection consists of over 500 manuscript boxes of materials documenting 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) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, laboratory notebooks, administrative records, teaching files, memorabilia, reprints, and various other records. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Candidates, Applicants, and References Description An account of the resource The Candidates, Applicants, and References subseries (SB/1/3) contains correspondence involving the assessment, or the recommendation of various individuals for various positions, fellowships, grants or awards. Brenner was often asked his opinion of candidates, or to recommend someone who could make the proper assessments. The majority of candidates in the files involve staff and visitors of the Medical Reseach Council (MRC); these files often include administrative material related to fellowships and grants. MRC files from the 1960s and 1970s often include correspondence to and from Francis Crick. Brenner's nominations for the Royal Society are also included within the files. The subseries is generally arranged alphabetically by candidate, although some material is filed by the institution seeking recommendations. Three additional files were placed at the end of the subseries, one labeled "1987 Applicants" and two files labeled "References (Given)" which date from 1988-92. The subseries is generally restricted, please contact the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archivist for details. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958/2006 Relation A related resource Collection SB: Sydney Brenner Collection (1927-2010) Series SB/1: Correspondence (1946-2009) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB/1/3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Watson Description An account of the resource The James D. Watson Collection consists of over 500 manuscript boxes of materials documenting 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) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, laboratory notebooks, administrative records, teaching files, memorabilia, reprints, and various other records. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource University of Cambridge - Molecular Genentics Group Faxes Description An account of the resource This subseries contains faxes that were either sent or recieved while Brenner was serving as a research scientist at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine in the Molecular Genetics Group. The subseries has been subdivided into two groups: Faxes Received and Faxes Sent. Each group is arranged chronologically. Topically the correspondence is very similiar to the Institutional Correspondence subseries (SB/1/2), and primarily concerns scientific meetings and biotechnology firms. Some companies and organizations included in the files are Glaxo, Hamamstsu Photonics, Japan Tobacco, HUGO, Technology Foresight Programme, and the Scripps Research Institute. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993/1995 Relation A related resource Collection SB: Sydney Brenner Collection (1927-2010) Series SB/1: Correspondence (1946-2009) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB/1/4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Watson Description An account of the resource The James D. Watson Collection consists of over 500 manuscript boxes of materials documenting 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) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, laboratory notebooks, administrative records, teaching files, memorabilia, reprints, and various other records. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Lunatic" Letters Description An account of the resource The "Lunatic" Letters subseries (SB/1/5) is a small set of unsolicited material that had been saved by Brenner, but kept seperate from his general correspondence file. It is arranged alphabetically by author. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954/2005 Relation A related resource Collection SB: Sydney Brenner Collection (1927-2010) Series SB/1: Correspondence (1946-2009) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB/1/5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Watson Description An account of the resource The James D. Watson Collection consists of over 500 manuscript boxes of materials documenting 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) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, laboratory notebooks, administrative records, teaching files, memorabilia, reprints, and various other records. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Writings Description An account of the resource The Writings series consists of manuscripts, typescripts, preprints, photocopies, and proofs of papers written by both Brenner and other scientists. It sometimes includes related correspondence and supporting materials. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947/2010 Relation A related resource Collection SB: Sydney Brenner Collection (1927-2010) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB/2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Watson Description An account of the resource The James D. Watson Collection consists of over 500 manuscript boxes of materials documenting 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) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, laboratory notebooks, administrative records, teaching files, memorabilia, reprints, and various other records. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Writings - Brenner Description An account of the resource The Brenner subseries (SB/2/1) consists of papers authored or co-authored by Sydney Brenner from the late 1940s to 2010. It is arranged alphabetically by the title of the paper. The subseries documents Brenner's scientific career, especially his work on the genetic code, the genome of Caernorhabditis elegans, the Human Genome Project, and the pufferfish genome. Of note are manuscripts and typescripts for a number of landmark papers, including "An Unstable Intermediate Carrying Information from Genes to Ribosomes for Protein Synthesis," "General Nature of the Genetic Code for Proteins," and "UGA: A Third Nonsense Triplet in the Genetic Code" (which includes supporting research files). The subseries also includes some research proposals for the Medical Research Council (MRC). Brenner's reviews of books are generally filed under "Reviews" and then arranged by the title of the book. Informal notes from meetings and conferences has also been included in this series. Please see the Institutional Correspondence subseries (SB/1/2) for related correspondence with publishers. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949/2010 Relation A related resource Collection SB: Sydney Brenner Collection (1927-2010) Series SB/2: Writings (1947-2010) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB/2/1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Watson Description An account of the resource The James D. Watson Collection consists of over 500 manuscript boxes of materials documenting 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) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, laboratory notebooks, administrative records, teaching files, memorabilia, reprints, and various other records. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Writings - Thesis Description An account of the resource The Theses subseries (SB/2/2) consists of Brenner's two theses. The first was presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the University of the Witwatersrand in 1947, and the second was submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exeter College - Oxford in 1954. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947/1954 Relation A related resource Collection SB: Sydney Brenner Collection (1927-2010) Series SB/2: Writings (1947-2010) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB/2/2