Selection of scans of meeting abstracts, photographs, and lab notebooks, 2018
- 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: Chemical and Biological Warfare Correspondence, 1955 - 2016
Series I: Coursework, 1948 - 1957
- 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: Laboratory Notebooks, 1970-1975
- 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 II: Documentaries, 1971-1975, 2018
- 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
Series II: Rotation Notes & Group Meetings, 1983 - 1994
Series II: Teaching and Lecture Files, 1959 - 2004
- 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
- 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 VI: Correspondence, 1954 - 2005
- 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 VIII: Memorabilia and Ephemera, 1946 - 2011
- 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.
Sub-Series I: Eighth Day of Creation, Judson, Horace F., 1993 - 2013
Sub-Series I: Structure of N,N'-Dimethylmalonamide, 1953 - 1957
Sub-Series II: Meselson, Stahl, and the Replication of DNA, Holmes, Frederick L., 1987 - 1995