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CSHL Oral History Digitization: Preserving the History of Scientific Discoveries in Modern Biology

4/30/2021

CSHL Archives awarded CLIR's Recording at Risk grant to preserve the history of scientific discoveries in modern biology. Read the story »

Student Life at the Biological Laboratory in the early 1900s

4/26/2021

Newly digitized archival material offers a glimpse into student life at the Biological Laboratory in the early 1900s. Read the story »

Rosalind Franklin would be 100 years old today

7/25/2020

On July 25, 2020 Rosalind Franklin would be 100 years old. Read the story »

Waclaw Szybalski

12/29/2015

At the close of this year, we would like to honor Dr. Waclaw Szybalski, world-renowned molecular biologist and CSHL alumnus. Read the story »

Ghostly habitues of the store-house loft

10/24/2014

A ghostly photograph taken in from 189, is part of a scrapbook depicting Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory that was made by Harry Perkins. Read the story »

Albert F. Blakeslee postcard—a special find

9/25/2014

A lab employee purchased and donated a postcard to the archives of the Carnegie Building in 1905. Read the story »

Celebrating Margaret Jean Mitchell Watson

5/8/2014

James D. Watson’s mother, Margaret Jean Mitchell Watson, travelled to Cambridge, England in June of 1952 to visit her son and daughter, Betty. Read the story »

Women’s History Month–Barbara McClintock

3/1/2014

Barbara McClintock excelled at a time when there were very few women in science. She faced discrimination throughout her studies and work. Read the story »

Printing blunders

2/20/2014

This article serves as a reminder of the importance of checking primary resources and conducting research on your own. Read the story »

The Office of Technology Transfer collection

5/22/2013

The Office of Technology Transfer Collection documents CSHL’s first inroads into the world of Biotechnology. Read the story »

Evelyn Witkin collection processing

5/22/2013

The Witkin Collection consists of 3 series including Witkin’s correspondence with Barbara McClintock, Joshua Lederberg, and Ruth Sager among others. Read the story »

CSHL map and blueprint collection processing

3/6/2013

The Collection consists of topographical maps, architectural drawings, pencil drawings, pencil sketches, and blueprints of the grounds and buildings. Read the story »

Banbury Reports Collection processing

2/27/2013

The Collection consists of manuscripts, transcripts, etc., and correspondence with authors and program notes relating to science-related meetings. Read the story »

An ode to bacteriophage lambda

1/28/2013

A poem by Richard O. Roblin III, a student of James D. Watson at Harvard University. Read the story »

Watson on the ‘War on Cancer’

1/11/2013

In the paper, Watson questions the benefits of anti-oxidants and criticizes the U.S.'s current "war on cancer." Read the story »