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02. Institutional Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: 02
CSHL Archives is dedicated to documenting the history of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and its predecessor institutions. These institutions include the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (1890-1924), Carnegie Institution of Washington (including the Eugenics Record Office and the Department of Genetics) (1904-1971), and the Long Island Biological Association (1924-1962). In 1962, the various scientific institutions at Cold Spring Harbor merged to form the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory of Quantitative Biology. Today CSHL is a world renowned research center dedicated to the study of cancer, neuroscience, quantitative biology, plant biology, and genomics. Our institutional collections include the administrative files for CSHL and its predecessor institutions, photographs of the annual CSH Symposium of Quantitative Biology, and documentation of the many meetings, courses, and special events held at CSHL. It also includes our extensive Oral History Collection, Reprint Collection, Maps and Blueprints Collection, and our collection of Rare Books.

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Images Collection

 Collection
Identifier: IMAGE
Abstract

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Images Collection consists of black and white and color negatives, slides, prints and CD-ROMs of digital images of people and events relating to ninety years of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory history.

Dates: 1921-2007

Banbury Reports Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BRC
Abstract

The Cold Spring Harbor Banbury Collection consists of manuscripts, transcripts, publisher's gallies, reprints and program notes relating to science-related meetings held at the Banbury Center.

Dates: 1980-1986

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Clippings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CLIP
Abstract

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Clippings Collection is composed of 29 boxes of printed material which document both scientists and events at CSHL and the scientific community at large.

Dates: 1903-2011

Cold Spring Harbor Blueprints and Maps Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BPM
Abstract

This is a collection of blueprints, surveys, drawings and maps, many with handwritten notes. Included are the original blue prints for many buildings at CSHL and topographical depictions grounds in the Village of Laurel Hollow and Nassau County that were leased or owned by the Carnegie Institute of Washington, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Long Island Biological Association and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Dates: 1855-2000

CSHL Annual History of Science Meetings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: HOS
Dates: 2005 - 2016

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings and Courses Department Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MC
Abstract

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings and Courses Department Collection consist of photographs and supporting documents from the Symposia, Meetings and Courses held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Dates: 1890-2010

The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences–Biological Laboratory Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BIAS
Abstract The collection represents material generated, accumulated, and maintained by the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (BIAS) Biological Laboratory founded in 1890 for training high school and college teachers in marine biology in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. The BIAS Biological Laboratory Collection ends in 1924 when the Biological Lab and its functions were transferred to the Long Island Biological Association. The collection is divided into four series: BIAS Trustees, Bio Lab Trustees,...
Dates: 1890 - 1941

Long Island Biological Association Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LIBA
Abstract

The Long Island Biological Association Collections contains papers and ledgers of the members of the Long Island Biological Association from the years 1923-1962. The materials consist of correspondence, meeting notes, financial papers, fundraising papers and development plans.

Dates: 1900 - 1962

Rare Books

 Collection
Identifier: RB
Scope and Contents The Rare Books Collection encompasses 352 linear feet and over 2,500 books from the early days of the history of molecular biology and genetics. Please see the CSHL Library catalog for the complete listing of rare books.The Rare Books Collection can be searched using ...
Dates: 1697 - 2011

Undergraduate Research Program Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URP
Abstract

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Undergraduate Research Program (URP) was established in 1959 to give undergraduate students an opportunity to conduct research in a professional environment. The collection consists of administrative records, photographs and applications of the participants in the program from its inception in 1959 until 2010.

Dates: 1959-2011