Photographs

Date:
1870-2011
Reference:
JDW/1
Part of:
James D. Watson Collection
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

The James D. Watson Photograph Collection consists of a wide-array of photographic prints, negatives, digital files, and slides. Photographs date from 1870s to 2011. Watson’s life, from early childhood to the present day, is documented throughout the collection. Subjects include Watson’s family, his early scientific career, the Nobel Prize ceremony, his work as an instructor at Harvard University, and his leadership role at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Important scientific meetings, such the 1961 Biochemical Congress in Moscow, are also well documented.

Publication/Creation

1870-2011

Physical description

24 boxes

Copyright note

Please note that CSHL holds copyright in writings by Watson that are held within Watson's archive in the CSHL Library and Archives, but does not hold copyright in Watson's writings held outside the CSHL Library and Archives. Copyright of material created by persons other than Watson, published or unpublished, is retained by its original author or rightsholder.

Terms of use

Open and available at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Library and Archives.

Location of duplicates

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

Where to find it

Location of original

The original material is held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Library and Archives. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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