Molecular biologist, biochemist, and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, laboratory notebooks, research files, notes, charts, speeches, writings, teaching files, organization files, biographical material, photographs, transparencies, slides, negatives, clippings, printed matter, and other material in both physical and digital formats documenting Blackburn's career as a scientist and educator.

Molecular biologist, geneticist, educator, and science and technology advisor to the United States Department of State. Correspondence, notes, subject files, writings, and speeches in both physical and digital formats relating primarily to Fedoroff’s career as a scientist and professor and to her involvement in professional organizations from 1971 to 2012.