Title:

Letter from James D. Watson to Francis Crick

Creator:

Watson, James D., 1928-

Recipient:

Crick, Francis, 1916-2004

Date:

23 November 1966

Description:

In his letter Watson expressed fears that his "long, most productive, and thoroughly enjoyable friendship" with Crick might be ruptured by the publication of his account of their discovery of the double helix, but vowed nonetheless to proceed with his plans for publication.

Original Repository:

The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers

Location:

Box: 75. Folder: PP/CRI/I/3/8/4

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of James D. Watson.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

DNA and Ethics, Professional

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers. 11646. URL. http://archives.wellcome.ac.uk/

Legacy ID:

SCBBLC

NLM ID:

101584582X148

Profiles Collection:

The Francis Crick Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X148

Story Section:

The Discovery of the Double Helix, 1951-1953