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Defining the Genetic Coding Problem, 1954-1957: Documents

[Detail from notes on the structure of DNA]. [ca. 1953].
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Metadata Record Crick, Francis. Letter from Francis Crick to Max Delbruck. Draft. Letter (correspondence). 5 Images. [ca. 1953-1954]. pdf (983,171 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. [Notes on] "Degenerate Templates". Diagram. Notes. 1 Image. [ca. 1953-1955]. pdf (190,671 Bytes)
Metadata Record [Notes on possible genetic codes (#1)]. Notes. 7 Images. [ca. 1953-1955]. pdf (1,266,349 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. [Notes on possible genetic codes (#2)]. Notes. 7 Images. [ca. 1953-1955]. pdf (1,368,232 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. [Notes on possible genetic codes (#3)]. Notes. 8 Images. [ca. 1953-1955]. pdf (1,401,643 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. [Notes on the structure of DNA]. Diagram. Notes. 1 Image. [ca. 1953]. pdf (137,020 Bytes)
Metadata Record Watson, James D. Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. [14 January 1954]. pdf (535,016 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. [Notebook entry on] "Model Building". Excerpt. Laboratory Notebook. 14 Images. [18-19 January 1954]. pdf (2,879,890 Bytes)
Metadata Record Watson, James D. Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 5 Images. 13 February 1954. pdf (1,146,467 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Gamow, George. Letter from George Gamow to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 3 Images. 8 March 1954. pdf (697,291 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Watson, James D. Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 28 March 1954. pdf (497,325 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Gamow, George. Letter from George Gamow to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 27 May 1954. pdf (5,198,172 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Randall, J. T. Letter from J. T. Randall to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 17 June 1954. pdf (209,211 Bytes) ocr (3,850 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. "Notes for a Talk on Brooklyn Work." Lecture Notes. 6 Images. 30 September 1954. pdf (1,104,014 Bytes)
Metadata Record Watson, James D. Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 3 Images. 15 October 1954. pdf (649,963 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Watson, James D. Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 4 Images. 22 November 1954. pdf (764,760 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Gamow, George. Letter from George Gamow to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. [7 December 1954?]. pdf (256,073 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Watson, James D. Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 4 Images. 11 December 1954. pdf (816,139 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. [Fragment of speaking notes on DNA replication]. Excerpt. Lecture Notes. 1 Image. [ca. 1954]. pdf (189,428 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. "The Structure of the Synthetic alpha-Polypeptides." Science Progress 16, (1954): 205-219. Article. 8 Images. pdf (1,206,510 Bytes) ocr (36,309 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. [Notebook entry on] "Centrifuging Egg White". Excerpt. Laboratory Notebook. 3 Images. 20 January 1955. pdf (699,277 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. [Notebook entry on] "Cell Wall Prep". Excerpt. Laboratory Notebook. 1 Image. 21 January 1955. pdf (274,224 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. [Notebook entry on] "Cell Walls". Excerpt. Laboratory Notebook. 3 Images. [24-25 January 1955]. pdf (1,041,041 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. [Notebook entry on] "Egg White Column". Excerpt. Laboratory Notebook. 8 Images. [5-8 February 1955]. pdf (3,367,245 Bytes)
Metadata Record Watson, James D. Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 10 February 1955. pdf (442,568 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Watson, James D. Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 4 Images. 3 March 1955. pdf (862,262 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Watson, James D. Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 27 May 1955. pdf (379,371 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Crick, Francis, and Alexander Rich. "Structure of Polyglycine II." Nature 176, 4486 (22 October 1955): 780-781. Article. 2 Images. pdf (211,093 Bytes) ocr (2,468 Bytes)
Metadata Record Rich, Alexander, and Francis Crick. "The Structure of Collagen." Nature 176, 4489 (12 November 1955): 915-916. Article. 2 Images. pdf (238,946 Bytes) ocr (8,250 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. "On Degenerate Templates and the Adaptor Hypothesis: A Note for the RNA Tie Club." Article. 18 Images. 1955. pdf (1,584,862 Bytes) ocr (34,904 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. "As a Basis for Discussion." Draft. Report. 6 Images. 23 February 1956. pdf (472,748 Bytes) ocr (8,219 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis, and James D. Watson. "Structure of Small Viruses." Nature 177, 4506 (10 March 1956): 473-475. Article. 3 Images. pdf (531,492 Bytes) ocr (18,830 Bytes)
Metadata Record Donohue, Jerry. Letter from Jerry Donohue to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 26 March 1956. pdf (166,158 Bytes) ocr (2,183 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. Letter from Francis Crick to Jerry Donohue. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 28 April 1956. pdf (168,675 Bytes) ocr (2,444 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis, J. S. Griffith, and Leslie E. Orgel. "Comma-less Codes: A Note for the RNA Tie Club." Lecture. 6 Images. May 1956. pdf (445,479 Bytes) ocr (6,739 Bytes)
Metadata Record Donohue, Jerry. Letter from Jerry Donohue to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 3 Images. 8 July 1956. pdf (335,783 Bytes) ocr (7,400 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. Letter from Francis Crick to Jerry Donohue. Letter (correspondence). 4 Images. 1 August 1956. pdf (399,446 Bytes) ocr (6,594 Bytes)
Metadata Record Watson, James D. Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 23 September 1956. pdf (440,418 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. Letter from Francis Crick to Jerry Donohue. Letter (correspondence). 3 Images. 11 October 1956. pdf (241,881 Bytes) ocr (2,727 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. "Ideas on Protein Synthesis." Notes. 2 Images. October 1956. pdf (151,939 Bytes) ocr (2,507 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. Letter from Francis Crick to James D. Watson. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 19 November 1956. pdf (111,509 Bytes) ocr (2,027 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. "What Is a Gene?" Lecture. 8 Images. [1956]. pdf (774,056 Bytes) ocr (14,334 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. Letter from Francis Crick to Cy Levinthal. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 1 February 1957. pdf (129,677 Bytes) ocr (2,268 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. Letter from Francis Crick to James D. Watson. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 8 March 1957. pdf (382,611 Bytes) ocr (9,746 Bytes)
Metadata Record Levinthal, Cy. Letter from Cy Levinthal to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 6 Images. [ca. March 1957]. pdf (17,467,127 Bytes) transcript of pdf
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. Letter from Francis Crick to Cy Levinthal. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 5 April 1957. pdf (186,538 Bytes) ocr (2,920 Bytes)
Metadata Record Lwoff, Andre, and Institut Pasteur (France). Letter from Andre Lwoff, Institut Pasteur (France) to Francis Crick. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 13 September 1957. pdf (124,160 Bytes) ocr (1,938 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. Letter from Francis Crick to Andre Lwoff, Institut Pasteur (France). Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 25 September 1957. pdf (189,408 Bytes) ocr (3,197 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. Letter from Francis Crick to James D. Watson. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 14 November 1957. pdf (128,792 Bytes) ocr (2,601 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis, J. S. Griffith, and Leslie E. Orgel. "Codes Without Commas." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 43, (1957): 416-421. Article. 6 Images. pdf (507,988 Bytes) ocr (14,388 Bytes)
Metadata Record Rich, Alexander, and Francis Crick. "The Structure of Collagen." Recent Advances in Gelatin and Glue Research. Pergamon Press, 1957. Pp. 20-24. Article. 5 Images. pdf (463,922 Bytes) ocr (13,280 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. "The Structure of the Nucleic Acids and Related Substances." Part II in Special Publication of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 5. New York Academy of Sciences, 1957. Pp. 173-179. Article. 6 Images. pdf (734,209 Bytes) ocr (21,360 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis, and James D. Watson. "Virus Structure: General Principles." Ciba Foundation Symposium on the Nature of Viruses. Little, Brown, and Company, 1957. Pp. 5-18. Article. 8 Images. pdf (1,120,322 Bytes) ocr (33,542 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis, and John Kendrew. "X-Ray Analysis and Protein Structure." Advances in Protein Chemistry 12, (1957): 133-214. Article. 42 Images. pdf (7,187,225 Bytes) ocr (211,946 Bytes)
Metadata Record Crick, Francis. "X-Ray Diffraction of Protein Crystals." Methods in Enzymology 4, (1957): 127-146. Article. 11 Images. pdf (1,749,446 Bytes) ocr (54,518 Bytes)
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