Title:

Letter from Francis Crick to James D. Watson

Creator:

Crick, Francis, 1916-2004

Recipient:

Watson, James D., 1928-

Date:

1 November 1966

Description:

In his most forceful objection to Watson's plans for publishing The Double Helix, Crick here stated that "if I had known that you were going to write the sort of book you have written I would never have collaborated with you." In contrast to what Crick regarded as Watson's self-seeking attempt to cater to the public taste for gossip, Crick insisted "that I have always avoided all personal publicity."

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 the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. and http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

DNA and Ethics, Professional

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 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:

SCBBLG

NLM ID:

101584582X151

Profiles Collection:

The Francis Crick Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X151

Story Section:

The Discovery of the Double Helix, 1951-1953