Papers of M H F Wilkins: drafts of James Watson’s book, ‘Honest Jim’, subsequently published as 'The double helix'

Date:
1966-1967
Reference:
K/PP178/3/39/2/1-3
Part of:
Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (1916-2004)
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Two photocopies of the typescript draft text of James Watson’s book ‘Honest Jim’, subsequently published as The double helix: a personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London, 1968), dated Aug 1966. Bound copy of the typescript draft text of the amended version, dated 1967.

Publication/Creation

1966-1967

Physical description

3 files

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics. Not all items within this subsubsection have been digitised.

Terms of use

Available at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Where to find it

Location of original

The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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