Gilbert, Walter, 1932-
Person
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Walter Gilbert, 2004-07-08
Item — Multiple Containers
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 2018. 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:
2004-07-08
Walter Gilbert, July 23-24, 2005
Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
7.23.2005 - Symposium, 2 tapes. 7/24/2005 - Exhibit walk
Dates:
July 23-24, 2005
Walter Gilbert, 1997
File — Box AC01, Folder: 13a
Identifier: SB/1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Articles and Clippings series (SB/9) consists of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles related to Brenner. The series is divided into two subseries: Clippings (SB/9/1) and Intact Magazines (SB/9/2). The Clippings subseries (SB/9/1) ranges from 1939 to 2009 and includes articles collected by Brenner over the course of his scientific career. Included in this subseries are articles written by Brenner, for drafts of these articles please see: Writings - Brenner (SB/2/1). The...
Dates:
1997
Walter Gilbert Celebration, Clarkson Dining Room Event, undated
File
Identifier: Gilbert_Walter_01
Scope and Contents
Celebration in Clarkson Dining Room honoring Walter (Wally) Gilbert; features: Winship Herr, James D. Watson, Celia Gilbert, and others
Dates:
undated
Walter Gilbert's 60th Birthday (21 March 1992), 1992
File — Box SE02, Folder: 36
Identifier: JDW_02_15_0080_001
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Special Events series is comprised of files regarding special occasions, such as awards ceremonies, galas, dinners, travel, commencements, and personal meetings with visiting scientists and biotechnology companies. The series includes files related to awards and honorary degrees Watson has received throughout his career. This series also includes files about the sale of Francis Crick papers at Auction and the sale of Watson's Nobel Prize in 2014. The series...
Dates:
1992
James D. Watson Collection
Collection
Identifier: JDW
Abstract
The James D. Watson Collection documents 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,...
Dates:
1800s-2022
Found in:
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives
Watson, James D., Sr. (Includes letter from Walter Gilbert regarding the passing of JDW, Sr.), 1964 - 1968
File — Box CR78, Folder: 09
Identifier: JDW_02_02
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The correspondence series includes handwritten and typed letters, carbon copies, postcards and notes dating from 1916-2012. The bulk of the material covers Watson’s sojourn in Cambridge (1951-1954), Harvard (1956-1975) and as Director (1968-1994), President (1994-2003), Chancellor (2003-2007), and Chancellor Emeritus (2007-2011) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Watson’s career at the Copenhagen Crystallography Lab and time at California Institute of Technology are...
Dates:
1964 - 1968
Charles Weissmann Biogen Collection
Collection
Identifier: CWB
Abstract
The Charles Weissmann Biogen Collection documents the genesis of the biotechnology company Biogen through the files of Charles Weissmann, an original collaborator and board member. The collection is mainly institutional correspondence and administrative and financial records. Biogen is renowned for its work with interferons: proteins which are made and released by host cells in response to pathogens.
Dates:
1977-1986
Found in:
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives
Norton Zinder Collection
Collection
Identifier: NDZ
Abstract
The Norton Zinder Collection documents the academic life and career of Norton Zinder a geneticist and microbiologist, Professor Emeritus at the Rockefeller University, and trustee of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Zinder was an active participant in five dynamic decades of biological science, emerging from the confines of the laboratory to national and international arenas addressing political and moral issues such as recombinant DNA research guidelines, the demilitarization of chemical...
Dates:
1938-2012
Found in:
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives