CSHL Archives

DIGITAL COLLECTIONS










Selection of scans of meeting abstracts, photographs, and lab notebooks, 2018
Janet Mertz Collection > Series II: Documentaries, 1971-1975, 2018
Date: 2018 File • Identifier 306750
This material was received by the archives on two CD-ROMs. They include an annotated copy of the 1972 Tumor Virus Meeting Abstracts, photographs of Janet Mertz from 1972-1983, a hand drawn diagram by Doogab Yi, and scanned chapters from Mertz laboratory notebooks.


    Series I: Coursework, 1948 - 1957
    Walter Gilbert Collection
    Date: 1948 Series • Identifier 290210
    The COURSEWORK series contains material from Gilbert’s student life, and covers his years at Sidwell Friends School, Harvard University, and Cambridge University (1948-1957). The files include course notebooks, class work, and lecture notes. The series is arranged chronologically. For more information regarding Gilbert’s time at Cambridge please see the CORRESPONDENCE series.


      Series I: Coursework, 1948 - 1957
      Walter Gilbert Collection
      Date: 1948 Series • Identifier 291623


        Series I: Laboratory Notebooks, 1970-1975
        Janet Mertz Collection
        Date: 1970 - 1975 Series • Identifier 306747
        Laboratory notebooks and slides from work in Paul Berg’s lab in the biochemistry department at Stanford University, and the research leading up to and following the creation of the first recombinant DNA.


          Series I: Laboratory Notebooks, 1984 - 1992
          Carol Greider Collection
          Date: 1984 Series • Identifier 296977 • Cuid: CWG/1


            Series II: Documentaries, 1971-1975, 2018
            Janet Mertz Collection
            Date: 1971 - 2018 Series • Identifier 306749
            Email correspondence with producers Meredith DeSalazar and Lily Garrison for two separate documentaries made in 2019 and 2020.


              Series II: Rotation Notes & Group Meetings, 1983 - 1994
              Carol Greider Collection
              Date: 1983 Series • Identifier 296978 • Cuid: CWG_02


                Series II: Teaching and Lecture Files, 1959 - 2004
                Walter Gilbert Collection
                Date: 1959 - 2004 Series • Identifier 290211
                TEACHING AND LECTURE FILES includes material accumulated from Gilbert’s years as a professor at Harvard, as well as a small amount of material related to lectures delivered outside the university (1970s-2000s). The material is primarily composed of lecture notes, problem sets, exams, reading lists, syllabi, lecture transcripts, slides, and transparencies. The series is arranged chronologically.


                  Series III: Biogen, 1978 - 1991
                  Walter Gilbert Collection
                  Date: 1978 - 1991 Series • Identifier 290212
                  The BIOGEN series documents Gilbert’s role as co-founder and early leader of the biotechnology firm, dating from 1978-1991. Files include meeting minutes (both the Scientific Board and the Supervisory Board), memoranda, correspondence, legal agreements, reports, and press releases. The series is arranged chronologically. For photographs of Biogen meetings please see the MEMORABILIA AND EPHEMERA series.


                    Series III: Thesis, 1983 - 1987
                    Carol Greider Collection
                    Date: 1983 Series • Identifier 296979 • Cuid: CWG_03


                      Series IV: Methods Notebooks, 1975 - 1989
                      Carol Greider Collection
                      Date: 1975 Series • Identifier 296981 • Cuid: CWG_04



                        Series V: Class Notes, Berkeley, 1983 - 1992
                        Carol Greider Collection
                        Date: 1983 Series • Identifier 296982 • Cuid: CWG_05


                          Series VI: Correspondence, 1954 - 2005
                          Walter Gilbert Collection
                          Date: 1954 - 2005 Series • Identifier 290215
                          The CORRESPONDENCE series is divided into two sets, one from each accession. The first contains a small amount of letters and related material covering the period of 1954-2000 which were found unorganized in the first accession of material (Box 13). The bulk of this material relates to his time at Cambridge University (1954-1957), and includes correspondence with the National Science Foundation (regarding his fellowship), administrative material (including his admission letter), scientific correspondence with his advisor, Abdus Salam, financial ephemera, and a small amount of scientific typescripts, which were submitted for publication during this time. The second set of correspondence arrived in the second accession. This material was organized into bulk files by year, from 1985-2005 (Boxes 41-44). It almost entirely consists of outgoing letters, printed on Harvard University letterhead (exceptions include letters from the 2000s printed on Bioventures letterhead). Topics include Harvard administration (including Zebrafish grants and the construction of new facilities), the Human Genome Project, the NIH Human Genome Study Section, and biotechnology ventures. The files contain material related to manuscript submissions (see also: SCIENTIFIC PAPERS: BY GILBERT).


                            Series VI: Other, 1986
                            Carol Greider Collection
                            Date: 1986 Series • Identifier 305664 • Cuid: CWG_06


                              Series VII: Diagnostic Films, 1983 - 1995
                              Carol Greider Collection
                              Date: 1983 Series • Identifier 296983 • Cuid: CWG/7


                                Series VIII: Memorabilia and Ephemera, 1946 - 2011
                                Walter Gilbert Collection
                                Date: 1946 - 2011 Series • Identifier 290217
                                The MEMORABILIA AND EPHEMERA series consists of personal memorabilia, photographs, ephemera, material related to Gilbert’s Nobel Prize, and various awards and honors collected by Gilbert from 1946-2008. The series includes his grades from Sidwell Friends School, material related the Science Clubs of America Talent Search, letters announcing scholarship awards and his professorship appointments at Harvard University, material related to travel (including notes on a trip to China, 1980), and three books documenting Gilbert’s art exhibitions (2007-2011). Photographs found in the series include portraits commissioned by Harvard (1960s-1970s), Biogen meetings (1977-1982), and a series of scientific photographs obtained by a young Gilbert from the Franklin Institute (1947). Also included are two scrapbooks, one related to the Nobel Prize (1981) and the other assembled for his 60th Birthday Symposium at Harvard University (1992). Material related to his Nobel Prize in Chemistry include congratulatory letters, ephemera (booklets, invitations, programs, etc.), and his Nobel Prize medal (1980). Finally, the series also includes numerous awards, honorary degrees, and framed certificates awarded to Gilbert throughout his life. These include his diploma from Sidwell Friends School (1949), the 1979 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, and the 1991 Entrepreneur of the Year trophy, awarded to Gilbert for his work at Biogen.


                                  Series VIII: Patents, 1999 - 2000
                                  Carol Greider Collection
                                  Date: 1999 Series • Identifier 296997







                                    Sidwell Friends School: Coursework (1 of 3), c. 1948
                                    Walter Gilbert Collection > Series I: Coursework, 1948 - 1957
                                    Date: 1947 File • Identifier 290226 • Cuid: WAG_b01_f04_001


                                      Sidwell Friends School: Coursework (2 of 3), c. 1948
                                      Walter Gilbert Collection > Series I: Coursework, 1948 - 1957
                                      Date: 1947 File • Identifier 290228 • Cuid: WAG_b01_f05_001


                                        Sidwell Friends School: Coursework (3 of 3), c. 1948
                                        Walter Gilbert Collection > Series I: Coursework, 1948 - 1957
                                        Date: 1947 File • Identifier 290230 • Cuid: WAG_b01_f06_001


                                          Sidwell Friends School: Coursework, 1948 - 1949
                                          Walter Gilbert Collection > Series I: Coursework, 1948 - 1957
                                          Date: 1948 File • Identifier 290224 • Cuid: WAG_b01_f03_001


                                            Sidwell Friends School: English 12-B, 1948 - 1949
                                            Walter Gilbert Collection > Series I: Coursework, 1948 - 1957
                                            Date: 1948 File • Identifier 290220 • Cuid: WAG_b01_f01_001


                                              Sidwell Friends School: Plays, 1948
                                              Walter Gilbert Collection > Series I: Coursework, 1948 - 1957
                                              Date: 1948 File • Identifier 290222 • Cuid: WAG_b01_f02_001



                                                Slides (5 sets), 1980s-1990s
                                                Walter Gilbert Collection > Series II: Teaching and Lecture Files, 1959 - 2004
                                                Date: 1980 File • Identifier 291023 • Cuid: WAG_b29_001


                                                  Speeches, 1980
                                                  Walter Gilbert Collection > Series VIII: Memorabilia and Ephemera, 1946 - 2011 > Nobel Prize, 1980 - 2004
                                                  Date: 1980 File • Identifier 291155 • Cuid: WAG_b18_f03_001


                                                    Spring 1967 Lectures (1 of 2), 1967
                                                    Walter Gilbert Collection > Series II: Teaching and Lecture Files, 1959 - 2004
                                                    Date: 1967 File • Identifier 290788 • Cuid: WAG_b03_f02_001


                                                      Spring 1967 Lectures (2 of 2), 1967
                                                      Walter Gilbert Collection > Series II: Teaching and Lecture Files, 1959 - 2004
                                                      Date: 1967 File • Identifier 291021 • Cuid: WAG_b03_f03_001


                                                        Stanford Notes, Parts II and III
                                                        Peter Lobban Collection
                                                        Date: 1967 - 1970 Identifier 68-1135326 • Cuid: PL-01-02-001
                                                        Stanford Notes, Parts II and III. Recombinant DNA. (Abstract)


                                                          Stanford Notes, Parts IV and V
                                                          Peter Lobban Collection
                                                          Date: 1970 - 1972 Identifier 68-1135327 • Cuid: PL-01-04-001
                                                          Stanford Notes, Parts IV and V. Recombinant DNA.