Watson, James D., 1928-
Person
Found in 227 Collections and/or Records:
Nicoletta Sacchi, 2004-06-08
Item — Box AV03, miniDV: CSHL1142
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Oral History Collection contains interviews conducted with 200 scientists within the fields of molecular biology, genetics, and the life sciences between 1990 and 2024. The interviewees provide first-hand accounts of their experiences in the fields of modern biology, such as neuroscience, cancer, genetics, plant genetics, genomics, biotechnology and others, from the 1940s through the 2000s. The collection contains audio and video recordings, as well as transcripts of interviews....
Dates:
2004-06-08
Notes regarding DNA and RNA from George Gamow, 1949-1959
Item — Box CP05, Folder: 41
Identifier: SB_1_1_219_38
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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...
Dates:
1949-1959
Robert C. Olby Collection
Collection
Identifier: RCO
Abstract
The Robert C. Olby Collection (1960-2008) is comprised of materials accrued by Robert Olby during the research, writing, and publication of various history of science monographs and articles, including Origins of Mendelism (1966) and Francis Crick: Hunter of Life's Secrets (2009). It includes correspondence, archival research, drafts and galley proofs, photographs, lecture notes, reprints, and...
Dates:
1939-2017; Majority of material found within 1960-2008
Found in:
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives

Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: OH
Scope and Contents
The Oral History Collection contains interviews conducted with 200 scientists within the fields of molecular biology, genetics, and the life sciences between 1990 and 2024. The interviewees provide first-hand accounts of their experiences in the fields of modern biology, such as neuroscience, cancer, genetics, plant genetics, genomics, biotechnology and others, from the 1940s through the 2000s. The collection contains audio and video recordings, as well as transcripts of interviews....
Dates:
1990 - 2024
Found in:
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives
Panorama Project & BBC Watson Interview, 1990
File
Identifier: PA_003_Watson_Panorama_Project
Scope and Contents
Watson is interviewed about the importance of the Human Genome Project and the potential breakthroughs from it.
Dates:
1990
Paul Doty, 2003-07-22
Item — Box AV05, Hi8: CSHL1239
Scope and Contents
Paul Doty reflects on his career in science as well as his second career in politics. He talks about the influences of and relationships he maintained with scientists Max Delbrück, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin, Peter Kapitza, Matt Meselson, and Tom Maniatis, as well as the development of the Department of Molecular Biololgy at Harvard. His professional and personal relationship with Jim Watson is discussed in detail, including Doty's observations of the different periods in Watson's...
Dates:
2003-07-22
Peter Little, 2003-05-30
Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Peter Little, bioinformatics researcher and professor, is interviewed by Mila Pollock and Kiryn Haslinger, on May 30, 2003, at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.Peter Little discusses the following in his interview:
Scene 1. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Genome Meetings -- Scene 2. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology -- Scene 3. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: past and present -- Scene 4. Involvement in genomics -- Scene 5. Changes in...
Dates:
2003-05-30
Peter Vogt, 2012-02-23
Item — Box AV04, miniDV: CSHL1187
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Oral History Collection contains interviews conducted with 200 scientists within the fields of molecular biology, genetics, and the life sciences between 1990 and 2024. The interviewees provide first-hand accounts of their experiences in the fields of modern biology, such as neuroscience, cancer, genetics, plant genetics, genomics, biotechnology and others, from the 1940s through the 2000s. The collection contains audio and video recordings, as well as transcripts of interviews....
Dates:
2012-02-23
Philip Green, 2003-05-31
Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Phil Green, computational biologist, is interviewed by Mila Pollock, on May 31, 2003, at Cold Spring Harbor Library, New York.Phil Green discusses the following in his interview:
Scene 1. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology -- Scene 2. 1986 Symposium: Molecular Biology of Homo Sapiens -- Scene 3. Involvement in genomics -- Scene 4. Surprises in the Human Genome Project -- Scene 5. Challenges in the Human Genome Project -- Scene 6. Dangers of genomic research --...
Dates:
2003-05-31
Quantification of Occupational Cancer, 1981-03-29 - 1981-04-02
File
Scope and Contents
Varying viewpoints concerning the extent of the contribution of occupation to overall cancer incidence were presented against a background of epidemiological issues, study methods, statistical approaches, and cancer and chemical production trends. Precise evaluations were made about the role of asbestos
exposure in lung cancer and mesothelioma incidence as well as radiation and lung cancer incidence,and the confounding factors of cigarette smoking and the healthy worker effect were...
Dates:
1981-03-29 - 1981-04-02
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- Human Genome Project 34
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 28
- Genomics 27
- Human Genome--Patents 23
- RNA 19
- DNA 15
- Women in Science 15
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- Correspondence 8
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- Biotechnology 7
- Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) 6
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- Manuscripts as Topic 6
- Nobel Prizes 6
- Caenorhabditis elegans 5
- Cambridge (England) 5
- Dinners and dining 5
- Drosophila Genetics 5
- Invitations 5
- Membership 5
- Speeches, addresses, etc. 5
- Cancer 4
- Cancer--Research 4
- Celera Genomics 4
- DNA, Recombinant 4
- Genome 4
- Grant Proposals 4
- Human Genome Project--Moral and ethical aspects 4
- Lectures and lecturing 4
- Molecular biology--History. 4
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- Sample requests 4
- Amino Acids 3
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- Clippings (information artifacts) 3
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- Drosophila 3
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- Genetic Code 3
- Genome Mapping and Sequencing 3
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- RNA interference 3
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- Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA Molecules. 2
- Australia 2
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- Drosophila melanogaster 2
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- Genetics, Human. 2
- Genetics--History. 2
- Genetics--ethics. 2
- Genome mapping -- Yeast 2
- Genome sequencing and mapping 2
- Government Regulation 2
- Human genome 2
- Immunology 2
- Italy 2
- Laurel Hollow (N.Y.) 2
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- Messenger RNA. 2 + ∧ less
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