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 »
From one Nobel Prize winner to another 1/3/2013 As part of our digitization project, names are being searched in the Library of Congress Name Authority File to see if anyone of interest pops up. Read the story »
Early impressions of The Double Helix 12/21/2012 James Watson famously shared drafts of The Double Helix with Crick and Wilkins. Read the story »
