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Publications

The Structure of Sodium Thymonucleate Fibres. II. The Cylindrically Symmetrical Patterson Function by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling
- 1953-Mar-06
Reprint from Acto Crystallographica Vol. 6, Part 8-9, September 1953.
- Author Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015, Chemists, Women chemists
6 items
Business correspondence, Manuscripts

Letter to Rosalind Franklin from Francis Crick, June 5, 1953
- 1953-Jun-05
Includes Francis Crick's (1916-2004) comments on two papers written by Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958).
- Author Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
- Addressee Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject Crick, Francis, 1916-2004, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, University of Cambridge, Nobel Prize winners, Molecular biologists, Biophysicists, Chemists, Women chemists
2 items
Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Donald Caspar, March 16, 1958
- 1958-Mar-16
Letter sent from Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) to Donald Caspar (1927-2021) just one month prior to her death in April, 1958. The letter discusses Aaron Klug (1926-2018) and their recent work on the tobacco mosaic virus…
- Addressee Caspar, Donald L. D., 1927-2021
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject Birkbeck College, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Caspar, Donald L. D., 1927-2021, Tobacco mosaic virus, Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, Chemists, Women chemists
14 items
Business correspondence

Letters and notes on "Honest Jim" from Maurice Wilkins to James D. Watson, July 1966
- 1966-Jul-25 – 1966-Oct-06
"Honest Jim" was an informal nickname for James D. Watson (1928-2025) and was also the original, working title for his controversial 1968 book The Double Helix. The title reflected Watson's notoriously candid and often…
- Addressee Watson, James D., 1928-
- Author Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004
- Subject Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004, Watson, James D., 1928-, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, DNA, Sexism, Women in science, Crick, Francis, 1916-2004, Nobel Prize winners
Negatives (Photographs)

Acetate film negative containing X-Ray diffraction images of A-form and B-form DNA
- Photo 42 and Photo 51
- Circa 1952
Rectangular piece of acetate film containing negative images of two X-ray diffraction patterns of DNA. Both images were created by Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) and Raymond Gosling (1926-2015) at King’s College London…
- Creator Of Work Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject X-rays--Diffraction, Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Chemists, Women chemists
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Photographs

X-ray diffraction image of DNA in the "A" form, Annotated by Raymond Gosling
- Circa 1953
Photographic print of X-ray diffraction image of DNA in the "A" form with annotation by Raymond Gosling (1926-2015). The original image was made by Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) and her student Raymond Gosling…
- Creator Of Work Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015
- Subject DNA, X-rays--Diffraction, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015, X-ray crystallography, Chemists, Women chemists
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Manuscripts, Records (Documents)

Birkbeck College Crystallographic Laboratory 1953 Annual Report
- 1953-Jan-01 – 1954-Jan-01
- Creator Of Work Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Birkbeck College, King's College London, Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015, Patterson function, X-rays--Diffraction, Tobacco mosaic virus, Chemists, Women chemists
22 items
Charts, diagrams, etc, Manuscripts

Research notebook of Rosalind Franklin and Aaron Klug - Measurement of Groove in TMV
- 1955
- Creator Of Work Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018
- Subject Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, Tobacco mosaic virus, Chemists, Women chemists
8 items
Manuscripts

Report on Investigations into X-Ray Diffraction Equipment Available in Paris, June 1953
- 1953-Jun
- Creator Of Work Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject X-rays--Diffraction, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Scientific apparatus and instruments, France--Paris, Chemists, Women chemists
Ephemera

Mock D.N.A. Helix Funeral Invitation
- 1952-Jul-18
Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) and Raymond G. Gosling (1926-2015) wrote a satirical "death notice" announcing the death of DNA's helical structure. The notecard was intended as a prank for their colleague Maurice Wilkins…
- Creator Of Work Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject DNA, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015, Bessel functions, Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004, Chemists, Women chemists
2 items
Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Aaron Klug, November 15, 1955
- 1955-Nov-15
Notes on the possibility of Rosalind Franklin joining the Agricultural and Food Research Council (ARC) in 1956.
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Addressee Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018
- Subject Agricultural and Food Research Council (Great Britain), Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, Chemists, Women chemists
2 items
Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Aaron Klug, July 17, 1956
- 1956-Jul-17
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Addressee Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018
- Subject Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, University of California, Berkeley, Chemists, Women chemists
4 items
Business correspondence, Photographs

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Donald Caspar, May 19, 1955
- 1955-May-19
Envelope, letter, and photographic print sent from Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) to Donald Caspar (1927-2021). Franklin welcomes Caspar's imminent arrival at Birkbeck in September and includes a print of the x-ray…
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Addressee Caspar, Donald L. D., 1927-2021
- Subject Caspar, Donald L. D., 1927-2021, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Birkbeck College, Tobacco mosaic virus, Chemists, Women chemists
2 items
Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Donald Caspar, June 28, 1955
- 1955-Jun-28
Letter from Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) to Donald Caspar (1927-2021) discussing tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) research and RNA.
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Addressee Caspar, Donald L. D., 1927-2021
- Subject Caspar, Donald L. D., 1927-2021, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Birkbeck College, Tobacco mosaic virus, Chemists, Women chemists
2 items
Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Aaron Klug, August 5, 1956
- 1956-Aug-05
- Addressee Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, University of California, Berkeley, Chemists, Women chemists
4 items
Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Aaron Klug, July 27, 1956
- 1956-Jul-27
- Addressee Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject University of California, Berkeley, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, Chemists, Women chemists
57 items
Manuscripts

Five lectures on x-ray diffraction
- 1953-Jan – 1953-Feb
Lecture notes created and used by Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) for a series of five lectures on the subject of X-ray crystallography.
- Creator Of Work Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject X-rays--Diffraction, Lectures and lecturing, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Speeches, addresses, etc., Chemists, Women chemists
2 items
Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Aaron Klug, July 30, 1956
- 1950s
Letter from Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) to Aaron Klug (1926-2018) discussing the Turnip Yellow Mosaic Virus.
- Addressee Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, University of California, Berkeley, Turnip mosaic virus, Chemists, Women chemists
Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Norma R. Gordon, September 3, 1957
- 1957-Sep-03
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Addressee Gordon, Norma R.
- Subject Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Gordon, Norma R., Chemists, Women chemists
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Publications

"The Structure of Sodium Thymonucleate Fibres. I. The Influence of Water Content" by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling
- 1953-Mar-06
Reprint from Acto Crystallographica Vol. 6, Part 8-9, September 1953.
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015
- Subject Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Chemists, Women chemists
2 items
Business correspondence, Personal correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Donald Caspar, July 30, 1956
- 1956-Jul-30
Personal and professional letter from Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) to Donald Caspar (1927-2021). The two collaborated at Birkbeck College, focusing on the structure of the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Addressee Caspar, Donald L. D., 1927-2021
- Subject Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Caspar, Donald L. D., 1927-2021, Chemists, Women chemists
Ephemera

Envelope addressed to Dr. Donald Caspar
- 1958-Mar-17
- Addressee Caspar, Donald L. D., 1927-2021
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject Caspar, Donald L. D., 1927-2021, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Chemists, Women chemists
Photographs

Clara Smith Craver, Jack Bauden, Bill Potts, and Bob Moreno at PITTCON
- 1957
Black and white photograph of Clara Smith Craver, Jack Bauden, Bill Potts, and Bob Moreno at the Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (PITTCON) in 1957. PITTCON was first…
- Subject Congresses and conventions, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Women in science, Craver, Clara D.
Photographs

Norman Wright, Clara Smith Craver, and Jack Bauden at PITTCON
- 1957
Black and white photograph of Norman Wright, Clara Smith Craver, and Jack Bauden at the Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (PITTCON) in 1957. PITTCON was first held in…
- Subject Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Congresses and conventions, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Craver, Clara D., Women in science
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Oral histories

Oral history interview with Patsy Stallings Chappelear
- 2024-Jan-24 – 2024-Jan-25
Patsy Stallings Chappelear was born in Burnet, Texas in 1931. She grew up during the Great Depression, moving often with her family as her parents sought work. She grew up with two brothers, one older and one younger.…
- Interviewee Chappelear, Patsy Stallings
- Interviewer Schneider, Sarah, 1991-, Gibson, Gayle J.
- Subject Chemical engineers, Chemical engineering, Women in science, Rice University, Shell Oil Company, Hudson Engineering Corporation, Chappelear, Patsy Stallings, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Texas--Houston, Natural gas--Hydrates, Reference works

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