Papers of M H F Wilkins: papers relating to BBC television drama, Life Story, on the discovery of the structure of DNA

  • Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004 Nicholson, William, b.1948
Date:
1984-1987
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K/PP178/5/27/1
Part of:
Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (1916-2004)
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Papers of M H F Wilkins: papers relating to BBC television drama, Life Story, on the discovery of the structure of DNA. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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Correspondence, notes and press cuttings relating to the BBC dramatisation of the discovery of the structure of DNA, Life Story (retitled Race for the double helix for broadcast in the USA), broadcast 1987 in the Horizon science documentary series, including detailed notes by Wilkins on early drafts of the script by William Nicholson, correspondence, and a detailed chronology of DNA research, 1950-1953.

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1984-1987

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1 file

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King's College London; British Broadcasting Company (BBC); Nicholson, William

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A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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Available at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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