Correspondence, 1972-2015
Conditions Governing Access
The papers of Elizabeth H. Blackburn are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Scope and Content Note
The Correspondence series contains Blackburn's correspondence with friends, colleagues, scientists, government officials, students, acquaintances, and the public. The correspondence relates chiefly to Blackburn's professional and personal endeavors. Much of the correspondence overlaps, as some scientific topics are discussed in the general correspondence and some general topics are mentioned in the scientific correspondence. The scientific correspondence of the early 1980s includes letters between Blackburn and Jack W. Szostak discussing their collaboration in studying the telomere function in Tetrahymena and yeast. Digital files, 1989-2004, contain email and drafts of letters with friends, colleagues, scientists, students, and acquaintances relating to mainly to Blackburn's research and teaching. Digital files represent the bulk of the correspondence.
Material types include letters, memoranda, cards, email, drawings, and digital files.
Dates
- Creation: 1972-2015
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Elizabeth H. Blackburn are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by type of correspondence and therein chronologically. The file structure of the digital content maintained as received.
Container Range
Box: 1-3
Part of the Manuscript Division Repository
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