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Copied letters from Francis Crick to James Watson

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Thirteen copy letters from Crick to James Watson, written during Crick's fellowship at Brooklyn Polytechnic in 1953-1954:

<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, 7 Oct 1953</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, 22 Nov 1953</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, undated [Dec 1953] (‘My dear Jim, I was delighted to receive such a lovely letter from you. We should be delighted to see you here, but we shall have to be careful about the arrangements…’)</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, 3 Feb 1954</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, 21 Feb 1954</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, 7 March 1954</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, 21 March 1954</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, 8 June 1954</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, 21 June 1954</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, 1 July 1954</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, 13 July 1954</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, undated (‘Dear Jim, re the Proc. Roy. Soc paper. Two points / (1) reprints: we get 100 free…’)</li>
<li>Francis Crick to Jim Watson, undated (‘My Dear Jim, Gamow was quite fun, but nothing really new yet, although he is learning fast…’)</li>

For letters from Watson to Crick during the same period, see files PP/CRI/D/2/45 and PP/CRI/H/1/42/3.

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