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Photographs

DNA X-ray diffraction image known as Photo 51, Annotated by Rosalind Franklin and Aaron Klug
- Photo 51
- Circa 1953
Photographic print of a DNA X-ray diffraction pattern known as Photograph 51 with annotations by Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) and Aaron Klug (1926-2018). The original image was made by Franklin and her student Raymond…
- Creator Of Work Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015
- Subject Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, DNA, X-ray crystallography, Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015, 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, Gosling, R. G. (Raymond George), 1926-2015, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, X-ray crystallography, Chemists, Women chemists
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Business correspondence

Letter from James D. Watson to Rosalind Franklin, July 22, 1955
- 1955-Jul-22
- Author Watson, James D., 1928-
- Addressee Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject University of Cambridge, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Watson, James D., 1928-, Chemists, Women chemists
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Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Aaron Klug, June 21, 1956
- 1956-Jun-21
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Addressee Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018
- Subject Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, Chemists, Women chemists
Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Aaron Klug, June 25, 1956
- 1956-Jun-25
Letter from Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) to Aaron Klug (1926-2018) discussing scientific matters. Sent from New Hampton, New Hampshire while Franklin was attending a Gordon Research Conference in 1956.
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Addressee Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018
- Subject Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Chemists, Women chemists
Business correspondence

Letter from Norma R. Gordon to Rosalind Franklin, August 20, 1957
- 1957-Aug-20
- Addressee Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Author 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. 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Business correspondence

Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Aaron Klug, November 15, 1955
- 1955-Nov-15
Statement on the Possibility of Aaron Klug (1926-2018) joining the Agricultural Research Council group at Birkbeck College, November 15, 1955.
- Author Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Addressee Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018
- Subject Agricultural Research Council (Great Britain), Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Klug, A. (Aaron), Sir, 1926-2018, Chemists, Women chemists
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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