Guide to the Paul Berg Papers SC0358

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Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Paul Berg papers

Identifier/Call Number: SC0358

Physical Description: 89 Linear Feet

Date (inclusive): 1953-1998

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Language of Material: English .

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Search files, student files, personnel files, letters of recommendation, and other confidential materials are restricted. Otherwise, materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Biography

Biochemistry Professor at Stanford University since 1960, Berg received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1980 for "fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids with particular regard to recombinant DNA." He was appointed Director of Stanford's Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine in 1984. In 1967, Berg, working at the Salk Institute, redirected his study of protein synthesis from bacterial cells to tumor viruses. By 1970, this research had led Berg and his associates to conclude their experiments could form the basis of "man-made living matter." Spurred by growing ethical questions, Berg chaired the National Academy of Sciences 1975 conference which focused on the potential hazards of recombinant DNA research and resulted in the policy and quidelines which form the framework for genetic research.

Chronology

Missing Title

1952-1954:	American Cancer Society fellow, Institute in Copenhagen and Washington University School of medicine. His work was concerned with clarifying how the master substances of heredity, DNA, transfers its genetic information to analogous molecules, known as RNA, which serve as templates for making proteins.
1954:	Scholar in cancer research at University of Washington. His work on the genetic apparatus that directs the synthesis of protein earned Berg the Eli Lilly award in biochemistry in 1959.
1960:	Stanford School of Medicine, associate professor of biochemistry and until 1967 continued work on protein synthesis. All this work was based on bacterial cells, but in 1967, he decided to do research on animal cells, taking a year's leave. He worked at the Salk Institute on tumor viruses.
1970:	By about 1970, Berg and his associates began to think how they might use tumor viruses to bring new genes to animal cells - "man-made living matter" or "engineered a new genetic molecule." This raised the question of ethics, so, in 1973, they stopped experimentation.
1975:	National Academy of Sciences sponsors meeting, chaired by Berg, whose purpose is to conduct a survey of potential hazards involved (Asilomar). This resulted in a set of recommendations to establish guidelines to put certain constraints on experiments; these were organized by the NIH and are used as guidelines today.
1980:	Berg was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for "fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids with particular regard to recombinant DNA." Berg was also responsible for shaping "policy" for dealing with possible risks of recombinant DNA research.
1984:	Appointed director of Stanford University's Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine.

Provenance

Gift of Paul Berg, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2007, 2013.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item], Paul Berg Papers (SC0358). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Scope and Contents

Collection focuses on Berg's work with recombinant DNA and includes professional correspondence, 1959-1985; research lab notebooks for the years 1953-1986 which document his work with protein synthesis in bacterial cells and tumor viruses; records concerning the National Academy of Sciences conference on recombinant DNA research guidelines; records from his Stanford positions including administrative files, grant files, departmental records, student files, lectures, and symposia; reprints and illustrations; and videotapes and audiotapes.

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Nobel Prizes.

Recombinant DNA -- Research.

Molecular genetics.

Science -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Series 1. Correspondence Series 1 1959-1985

Language of Material: English.

Box 1, folder 1

Correspondence A - J 1959 - 1962

Box 1, folder 2

Correspondence K - Z 1959 - 1962

Box 1, folder 3

Correspondence 1962 - 1964

Box 1, folder 4

Correspondence A - B 1965 - 1966

Box 1, folder 5

Correspondence C - D 1965 - 1966

Box 1, folder 6

Correspondence E - G 1965 - 1966

Box 1, folder 7

Correspondence H - K 1965 - 1966

Box 1, folder 8

Correspondence L - N 1965 - 1966

Box 1, folder 9

Correspondence O - R 1965 - 1966

Box 1, folder 10

Correspondence S 1965 - 1966

Box 1, folder 11

Correspondence T - Z 1965 - 1966

Box 1, folder 12

Correspondence on Positions 1959 - 1967

Box 1, folder 13

Comm. on Medical Education - Drafts and reports

Box 1, folder 14

NAS - letters of congratulations, 1966

Box 1, folder 15

Gordan Conference (Nucleic Acids), 1966

Box 1, folder 16

NIH Study Section - Physiological Chemistry, corresp. 1964 - 1965

Box 1, folder 17

NIH Study Section, correspondence 1964 - 1965

Box 1, folder 18

Comm. on Public Exercises & Public Events 1968 - 1969

Box 1, folder 19

University Public Health Committee corresp., 1968 - 1969

Box 1, folder 20

Comm. on Committees (Proposed Research) corresp., 1968 - 1969

Box 1, folder 21

NAS - National Research Council, correspondence, 1966

Box 1, folder 22

NAS - Life Sciences panel, correspondence, 1966

Box 1, folder 23

NAS, correspondence, 1966

Box 2, folder 1

Journal of Biological Chemistry, Publications Committee, correspondence, 1965 - 1967

Box 2, folder 2

Journal of Molecular Biology, correspondence, 1967 - 1970

Box 2, folder 3

Orbit correspondence, 1969

Box 2, folder 4

NAS, correspondence, 1967 - 1968

Box 2, folder 5

Post-doctoral applications, rejected 1969

Box 2, folder 6

Correspondence A - H 1969

Box 2, folder 7

Correspondence I - O 1969

Box 2, folder 8

Correspondence P - Z 1969

Box 2, folder 9

Correspondence A - H 1970

Box 2, folder 10

Correspondence I - O 1970

Box 2, folder 11

Correspondence P -Z 1970

Box 3, folder 1

Correspondence, Chron file, 1970

Box 3, folder 2

Correspondence, Chron file, January - June 1971

Box 3, folder 3

Correspondence, Chron file, July -November 1971

Box 3, folder 4

Correspondence A - L 1972

Box 3, folder 5

Correspondence M - Z 1972

Box 3, folder 6

Correspondence, Chron file, 1973

Box 3, folder 7

Correspondence A - K 1973

Box 3, folder 8

Correspondence M - Z 1973

Box 3, folder 9

Correspondence, Faculty/Technical Positions, 1973

Box 3, folder 10

Correspondence post-doc rejects, 1973

Box 3, folder 11

Correspondence, Chron file, 1974

Box 3, folder 11

Correspondence A - N 1974

Box 4, folder 1

Correspondence N - Z 1974

Box 4, folder 2

Correspondence, Faculty positions, 1974

Box 4, folder 3

Correspondence A - Z 1975

Box 4, folder 4

Correspondence, post-doc rejects, 1974

Box 4, folder 5

Correspondence NSF Human Cell Program 1971 - 1974

Box 4, folder 6

Correspondence NSF Human Biology Steering Comm. 1970 - 1976

Box 4, folder 7

Correspondence "President's Biomedical Research Panel - Palade's Cluster" 1975

Box 4, folder 8

Correspondence Jane Coffin Childs Fund, 1972

Box 4, folder 9

Correspondence, University Comm. on Research Policy 1972 -1976

Box 4, folder 10

Correspondence with Rich [Med. School Dean] 1973

Box 4, folder 11

Correspondence Jane Coffin Childs April 1973

Box 4, folder 12

Correspondence Jane Coffin Childs meeting, 1974 Oct. 4

Box 4, folder 13

Correspondence Jane C. Childs Spring Meeting 1975

Box 4, folder 14

Correspondence, Council on Analysis and Projection

Box 4, folder 15

Correspondence, Council on Analysis and Projection

Box 4, folder 16

Scientific American

Box 4, folder 17

National Medal of Science, nomination A. Kornberg, 1969

Box 5, folder 1

Correspondence A - C 1976 - 1978

Box 5, folder 2

Correspondence D - G 1976 - 1978

Box 5, folder 3

Correspondence H - L 1976 - 1978

Box 5, folder 4

Correspondence M - Q 1976 - 1978

Box 5, folder 5

Correspondence R - T 1976 - 1978

Box 5, folder 6

Correspondence U - W 1976 - 1978

Box 5, folder 7

Correspondence A - C 1978 - 1979

Box 5, folder 8

Correspondence D - F 1978 - 1979

Box 5, folder 9

Correspondence G - I 1978 - 1979

Box 5, folder 10

Correspondence J - N 1978 - 1979

Box 5, folder 11

Correspondence R 1978 - 1979

Box 5, folder 12

Correspondence S - Z 1978 - 1979

Box 5, folder 13

Letters of Recommendation, A - D 1973 - 1976

Box 5, folder 14

Letters of Recommendation, E - H 1973 - 1976

Box 5, folder 15

Letters of Recommendation, J - O 1976 - 1977

Box 5, folder 16

Letters of Recommendation, R - Z 1972 - 1978

Box 5, folder 17

Post-doc application rejects, Jan - June 1979

Box 5, folder 18

Post-doc application rejects, July - December 1979

Box 6, folder 1-79

Travel Correspondence - lectures/symposia 1982 - 1985

Box 7

Travel Correspondence - lectures/symposia 1980 - 1981

Series 2. Research lab notebooks Series 2 1953-1986

Language of Material: English.

Paul Berg

Box 8, folder 1

Methods (Salk Institute) 1967/68

Box 8, folder 2

Mut 51 - 78 (Salk Institute) 1967

Box 8, folder 3

RNA - Isolation from Tissue Cultures 1967

Box 8, folder 4

PY (P.B.) (La Jolla) 1967

Box 8, folder 5

Mut 79 - 141 (Salk Institute) 1968

Box 8, folder 6

Mut 142 - 225 (Salk Institute) 1968/69

Box 8, folder 7

AA - Incorporation (Amino acids ?) 1968

Box 8, folder 8

EM (Electron Microscopy) of TSA viral DNA's 1968

Box 8, folder 9

Nicking-Enzyme (F.C.) 1969

Box 8, folder 10

Nicking-Enzyme II (F.C.) 1969

Box 8, folder 11

Virus I V-1 to V-57 (M.D.) 1969/71

Box 8, folder 12

DNA-Synthesis in Nuclei (M. D.) 1970

Box 8, folder 13

c-RNA-Synthesis in vitro (Py) 1970/71

Box 8, folder 14

Cot 1 1970/71

Box 8, folder 15

Hin Fragments (SV 40) 1972

Box 8, folder 16

Cot 2 1972

Box 11, folder 1

Acetate III, 1954-55

Box 11, folder 2

Acetate IV, Part 1, 1955-56

Box 11, folder 3

Acetate IV, part 2, 1955-56

Box 11, folder 4

Synthesis of amino acyl adenylates, 1956

Box 11, folder 5

Synthesis and study of adenyl-amino acids 1956 Sept. - 1957 May

Box 11, folder 6

Amino acid incorporatio into RNA, I, 1957 May - 1958 July

Box 11, folder 7

Amino acid incorporatio into RNA, II, 1958 July - 1959 April

Box 11, folder 8

Purification of e. coli RNase 1958-59

Box 11, folder 9

Purification of RNA, 1959 Jan. - May

Box 11, folder 10

Acetate incorporation 1964 Mar. 18 - 1964 June 2

Box 11, folder 11

Acetate incorporation 1964 June 23- Sept. 22

Box 11, folder 12

Purification of amino acid activating enzymes 1958 June - October

Box 11, folder 13

Methionyl Act-Enz (Yeast) I, 1955-56

Box 11, folder 14

Unlabeled [Acetate II ?], 1954

Box 11, folder 15

Acetate I, 1953-54

Box 12, folder 1

GLy-RNA Synthetase I, 1965 July 11 - 1966 Aug. 26

Box 12, folder 2

GLy-RNA Synthetase II, 1966 Aug. 25 -1967 Apr. 12

Box 12, folder 3

GLy-RNA Synthetase III, 1967 July 14 - Aug. 14

Box 12, folder 4

Prep. & triphosphates

Box 12, folder 5

Growth curves 1966 Sept. 19 - 1967 July 6

Box 13, folder 1

Preparation of ARPP+P+, 1964

Box 13, folder 2

Vancouver 1956

Box 13, folder 3

Paris experiments, 1961

Box 13, folder 4

Polyama Cot Data

Box 13, folder 5

Science article, 1968

Box 13, folder 6

General thoughts on suppression

Box 13, folder 7

Notes for paper on level of suppression

Box 13, folder 8

Mechanism of missense suppression

Dieckmann/Berg

Box 9, folder 1

COT II A 1972

Box 9, folder 2

COTs for publication

Box 9, folder 3

SV Plaque Morphology Mutants 1973

Box 9, folder 4

Isolation of SV 40 Complex 1973

Box 9, folder 5

SV 40 Mutants (Plaque Assays) 1974/1975

Box 9, folder 6

SV 40 Mu, Dn'ase (Mutants M. D.) 1975/1976

Box 9, folder 7

SV 40 Mu Late and Early (dl 861) 1975/1976

Box 9, folder 8

SV 40 Mu, Complementation (Mutant Characterization Complementation) 1976

Box 9, folder 9

Replication Ori 1976

Box 9, folder 10

SV 40 Mu, Hpall, Early and Late 1976

Box 9, folder 11

Lagerkrist 1977

Box 9, folder 12

Plasminogen Activator 1977/1978

Box 9, folder 13

Tag Function (Doefler), Dieckmann 1978

Box 9, folder 14

Restriction Mapping of Yeast t-RNA Inserts 1978

Box 9, folder 15

beta Globin, 2kb in SV 1979

Box 9, folder 16

alpha- and beta-Globin in SV 1979

Berg/Dieckmann/Hoshi

Box 10, folder 1

Mouse Embryos 1980

Box 10, folder 2

NIH Guidelines 1980, 1982, 1986

Box 10, folder 3

TC June Hoshi 1970

Box 10, folder 4

[Untitled] 1974/75

Box 10, folder 5

[Untitled] 1976/77

Box 10, folder 6

[Untitled] 1978 to 1980

Box 10, folder 7

[Untitled] 1980/81

Box 10, folder 8

[Untitled] 1982 to 1986

Box 10, folder 9

Plaque Assays 1972 to 1979

Notebooks by others

Box 13, folder 9

Peter Powell's paper and notes

Box 12, folder 6

Jack Preiss: ACC - adding enzyme, Book 1, 1959-60

Box 12, folder 7

Jack Preiss: ACC - adding enzyme, Book 2, 1959-60

Box 12, folder 8

Jack Preiss: ACC - adding enzyme, Book 3, 1959-60

Box 12, folder 9

Jack Preiss: ACC-RNA end group identification

Box 12, folder 10

Jack Preiss: E. Coli Lysates, 1958 Sept. - 1959 May

Box 12, folder 11

Fred Bergmann notebooks

Series 3. Recombinant DNA Series 3 1973-1977

Language of Material: English.

History 1973 - 1977

Box 13, folder 10

Correspondence, A - H (pre Asilomar), 1974 - 1975

Box 13, folder 11

Correspondence, I - R (pre Asilomar), 1974 - 1975

Box 13, folder 12

Correspondence, S - Z (pre Asilomar), 1974 - 1975

Box 13, folder 13

Asilomar Administrative Materials (conference coordinator)

Box 13, folder 14

Asilomar Meeting Material

Box 13, folder 15

Final Report (originals)

Box 13, folder 16

Asilomar statement documents

Box 13, folder 17

NAS Final Report (Working Papers)

Box 13, folder 18

Correspondence (post Asilomar) 1975

Box 14, folder 1

Correspondence (post Asilomar) 1976 - 1977

Box 14, folder 2

Correspondence (pre Asilomar)

Papers 1973 - 1977

Box 14, folder 3

News articles prior to 1974

Box 14, folder 4

News articles 1974

Box 14, folder 5

News articles 1975

Box 14, folder 6

News articles 1977

Box 14, folder 7

Recombinant DNA Controversy at Ann Arbor, Michigan

Box 14, folder 8

NIH Director's Advisory Committee Meeting, Feb. 9 -10, 1976

Box 14, folder 9

Kennedy Hearings Cambridge Controversy

Box 14, folder 10

Non-NIH Guidelines (USA & abroad)

Box 15, folder 1

Index, RDR Reference lists, RDR Master of selected articles

Box 15, folder 2

Correspondence (MIT meeting) 1974

Box 15, folder 3

Manuscripts 1974 - 1977

Box 15, folder 4

Recombinant DNA Research Vol. 1, US Dept HEW, NIH August 1976:

Box 15, folder 5

Draft: Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines for research involving Recombinant DNA Molecules 1976 Aug. 19

Box 15, folder 6

NIH Recombinant DNA research minutes/meeting reports etc., 1976 - 1977

Box 15, folder 7

Cambridge City Council Matters

Box 15, folder 8

Published Reactions to NIH Guidelines on RD Research

Box 15, folder 9

Reply to Chargaff letter

Box 15, folder 10

WHO on Recombinant DNA Molecules

Box 15, folder 11

Germ warfare correspondence

Box 15, folder 12

"Genetic Scientists: Facing the Mutant Microbe," Rolling Stone, June 19, 1975

Box 15, folder 13

"Genetisk Manipulation," INGENIOREN, Sept. 22, 1977

Box 22

DNA: meetings/hearings/publications

Box 23

DNA: essays

Box 25

Recombinant DNA articles/clippings, 1976 - 1977

Box 25

DNA: copies of Berg's Senate Testimony

Series 4. The Salk Institute Series 4 1972 - 1976

Language of Material: English.

Box 15, folder 14

CV of Personnel for Dr. Paul Berg

Box 15, folder 15

Salk Institute: Correspondence, Holley's Lab, Salk Personnel listing

Box 15, folder 16

Banbury Center - Cold Spring Harbor Lab, (Initial attempts at Berg et al II - corresp -, Bio-hazards of Viruses) circa 1977

Series 5. Administrative files Series 5 1968-1984

Language of Material: English.

Box 6, folder 80

Manuscript - Biofuture: Confronting the Genetic Era, pp. 1 - 465, by Burke K. Zimmerman, undated

Box 16, folder data_value_missing_fefda67d085e7ac33faf877e6c575bb9

Grant files ca. 1974 - 1982

Box 16-17, folder data_value_missing_a4fcb3fe153fc748deb69f9301f0ce90

Reprints

Box 17, folder 1

Faculty applications, post-doc applications

Box 17, folder 2

Staff Meeting Minutes 1969 July 1

Box 17, folder 3

Faculty Meetings - Agendas - Minutes, 1968 - 1969

Box 17, folder 4

Faculty Senate - Agenda - Minutes, Jan - Dec 1971

Box 17, folder 5

Faculty Meeting, 1971 - 1972

Box 17, folder 6

Faculty Meeting, 1972 - 1973

Box 18, folder 1

Faculty Minutes and Memos 1979 Sept. - 1980 Aug.

Box 18, folder 2

Faculty Minutes and Memos 1979 Sept. - 1980 Aug.

Box 18, folder 3

Faculty Minutes and Memos 1980 Sept. - 1982 Aug.

Box 18, folder 4

Executive Committee Dec 1971 - March 1973

Box 19, folder 1

Executive Committee April - Dec 1973

Box 19, folder 2

Weekly-Minder 1971 - 1972

Box 19, folder 3

Weekly-Minder 1972 - 1973

Box 19, folder 4

Hearings/Committees on Recombinant DNA (US Senate/State legislatures) 1976 - 1977

Box 20

Misc. Grant files and Disk files

Box 20-21

Post doc files 1981-1984

Box 21

Trip Files: lectures/symposia, 1975 - 1980

Box 22

Trip files/lectures/symposia

Box 23

National Academy of Sciences Council Meeting 1980 Oct. 26

Box 24, folder 1

National Academy of Sciences

Box 24, folder 2

Congressional Hearing 1981 May 6

Box 24, folder 3

Manuscript Reviews completed

Box 24, folder 4

Potential post-doctoral fellows

Box 24, folder 5

Seminar Invitations declined

Box 24, folder 6

Misc. check requests

Box 24, folder 7

Medical School Biohazards Committee

Series 6. Audiovisual materials Series 6

Language of Material: English.

Box 26-27

Illustrations for publications

Box 28

Seminar, Part I and Part II 1987 Nov 11

Physical Description: 2 videotape(s) (VHS)

Box 28

"Genetic Engineering: Challenge and Responsibility," 1975 Mar 7

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (U-matic)

Box 28

"Dissections and Reconstruction of the SV40 Genome," NIH Lecture 1976 Nov 17

Physical Description: 1 audiotape reel(s)

Box 28

William H. Stein, lecture at Rockefeller University 1984 Mar 16

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette(s)

Box 28

Untitled

General Physical Description note: 1 audio cassette

Box 28

Conversations in Genetics, Paul Berg Interview 2002

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (DVD)

Lecture notes and Nobel Prize files 1978-1998

Language of Material: English.

Box 2, folder 1-2

Nobel Prize trip 1980

Box 2, folder 3

Telegrams 1980 Oct

Box 2, folder 4

News clippings 1980 Oct

Box 2, folder 5

Congratulatory letters

Box 2, folder 6

Letters 1980 Oct

Addenda, 1989-062 Accession ARCH-1989-062

Language of Material: English.

Box 1

General correspondence 1959 - 1966; Correspondence on positions; Committee on Medical Education (COME) drafts and report; National academy of sciences letters of congratulations; National Institutes of health (NIH) study section (1961-1963); Committee on public exercises and Public Events; University Public Health Committee; Committee on Committees; National Academy of Sciences (NAS) national research council, Life Sciences Pane 1959-1966

Box 2

1a: correspondence, 1975; 1b: memoranda, guidelines, 1975; Journal of Biological Chemistry Publications Committee, correspondence, agenda, minutes, 1965-1967; Journal of Molecular Biology correspondence 1967-1970; Orbit correspondence, 1969; National Academy of Sciences correspondence, 1967-1968; Postdoctoral applications rejected; general correspondence 1969, A-H, I-O, P-Z; general correspondence, 1970, A-Z 1965-1975

Language of Material: English.

Box 3

General correspondence 1970 - 1974 1970-1974

Box 4

Correspondence relating to faculty positions, 1974; correspondence, 1974-1975; 1975 Post Doc applications; National Science Foundation Human Cell Program; National Science Foundation Biology steering committee; President's Biomedical Research Panel, Palade's Cluster; University Committee on Research Policy; Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Correspondence 1972, April 1973, meeting Oct. 4, 1974, meeting, spring, 1975; Correspondence with Clayton Rich, 1973; , Council on Analysis and Projection, American Cancer Society; Scientific American, correspondence re article; National Medal of Science nomination for Dr. A Kornberg, 1969 1969-1975

Box 5

General correspondence 1976 - 1979; letters of recommendation 1973 - 1978; Postdoctoral application rejects 1979 1973-1979

Box 6

Salk Institute meeting January 1982; City of Hope January 8, 1982; SMASH lecture January 22, 1982; Fred Smith Memorial lecture 1982; Gene Therapy meeting, Cold Spring Harbor 2/5 - 2/7 1982; National Academy of Sciences (NAS) meeting 2/28/1982; Berkeley Graduate Students Association 2/16/1982; 35th Annual symposium on Cancer Research March 2 - 5, 1982; CETUS UCLA symposium March 28, 1982; University of North Carolina April 1982; Smith, Kline and French Lecture May 12-13, 1982; National Academy of Sciences (NAS) meeting April 1982; Frederick Cancer Research Center April 26, 1982; Yale University Comprehensive Cancer Institute April 30, 1982; Bard College Center May 22, 1982; Bristol-Myers Company May 20, 1982; Scientific Advisory Board, Welch Foundation June 26, 1982; Lasker Prize Jury June 15, 1982; Paris trip June 18-23, 1982; American Society of Virology August 2-5, 1982; University of Nevada (ACS section) September, 1982; Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research 1982; American Conference for Science Writers UI Chicago September 20-21, 1982; Roussel Round Table Paris, Fall 1982; G.E> Joseph Henry Science Lecture, Schenectady, NY November 8-9, 1982; Rochester Institute of Technology Wiley Jones Distinguished Lecture November 11-13, 1982; Kalamazoo ACS Section Lectureship November 16, 1982; Public Health Research Institute NY November 9-10, 1982; Mount Sinai Medical Center May 26, 1982; Merton Utter Memorial Symposium May 28, 1982; Woods Hole January 17-23, 1983; Lawrence Livermore Director's Distinguished Lecture February 1, 1983; Gordon Conference Ventura, CA February 3, 1983; Salk Institute meeting January 8-14, 1983; Robbins Lectures Pomona College March 23, 1983; North Carolina State trip April 21-23, 1983; University of Alabama Birmingham April 26, 1983; Brookhaven National Laboratory April 27-29, 1983; Loyola University Medical Center may 16, 1983; Monsanto, St Louis June 22-24, 1983; Welch Foundation June 25-26, 1983; Jackson Laboratory Bar harbor, MA July 30, 1983; Natuur en Techniek, The Hague August 30-31, 1983; General Motors Cancer Research Foundation September 25, 1983; Lawrence Livermore September 12, 1983; Whitehead Institute MIT October 2-4, 1983; International Titisee Conference W. Germany, October 5-9, 1983; Strasbourg October 10-11, 1983; Recombinant DNA Lab University of Helsinki, Finland October 10-22, 1983; University of Wisconsin Hillsdale Lecture November 2, 1983; Robert A. Welch Foundation November 7, 1983; Hyderabad, India, January - February, 1984; Cal State University Long Beach March 5, 1984; Stein Memorial Lecture, Rockefeller University, NY March 15-16, 1984; Welch Foundation March 18, 1984; Southwestern University, Robert L. Soulen March 22-23, 1984; Temple University Smith, Kline Lecture March 19, 1984; Gamow Lecture, Boulder, CO April 3, 1984; Ewing Halsell Lecture, University of Texas, San Antonio April 5-6, 1984; Stanford Alumni Conference, April 26-29, 1984; National Academy of Sciences (NAS) meeting, Washington D.C. April 29 - May 2, 1984; General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, May 15, 1984; Schering Plough, June 11, 1984; Dulbecco/Salk July 21-22, 1984; Third Summer Symposium on Molecular Biology, Penn State August 1, 1984; Univesity of Washington and P.L. Biochemicals, September 13, 1984; NY/Washington September 28, 1984; Meloy Laboratories, October 3, 1984; UCLA Alex Mautner Memorial Lecture October 9-11, 1984; Stanford 25th Anniversary celebration, October 12, 1984; Examiner/Getty Dinner October 18, 1984; LSRF Airlie House (Washington) October 26-28, 2984; Dohme Lecture, Johns Hopkins October 30, 1984; Merton Utter Memorial Lecture October 31, 1984; Welch Foundation Advisory Board Meeting, October 11, 1984; Weizmann Lecture Berkeley, CA November 28, 1984; US Biochemical, Cleveland OH (Cancelled) November 1984; World Forum, Holland (Cancelled) May 29, 1985; Wakunaga International Symposium on Life Science, October, 1985; 1981

Box 7

Correspondence related to travel and speaking engagements, 1981 1981

Box 8

Salk Institute, methods 1967-1968; Lab books: RNA Isolation from tissue cultures, 1967; Py (La Jolla), P.B. 1967; Mut 51-78, 1967, Salk Institute; Mut 79-141m Salk Institute, 1968; Mut 142-225, Salk Institute, 1968/1969; Electron Microscopy 1968; - incor .MD. 1968 (aa - incorporation); Nicking Enzyme II (F.C.) 1969; Nicking Enzyme (F.C.) 1968/1969; Hin Fragments 1972; DNA synthesis in nuclei, 1970; Py C-RNA synthesis in vitro 1970-1971; Virus II v-58 - v-83, 3/15/71-6/5/72; Virus I, v-1 - v-57, 5/6/69-3/15/71; Cot II, 1972; Cot I, 1970/1971 1967-1972

Box 9

Lab book: SV 40 Mutants Hpa I Plaque Assays MD 1974-1975; Lab book Cot IIA 1972; Lab book: Plaque Morphology Mutants 1973; Lab book: Cots for Publication 1972; Isolation of SV-40 Complex 1/14/74 - 5/16/74; Mutants (DN'ase) M.D. 1975/1976; Lab book: Late and Early Mutants of SV40 (Dn'ase cut. dl861) 1975-1976; Mutants (DN'ase) 1975-1976; Lab book: Late and Early Mutants of SV40 (DN'ase cut. dl861) 1975-1976; Lab book: Mutant Characterisation Complementation 1976; Lab report: Replication Origin; Lab book: HpaII Mutants SV Early aenoe 1976/1977; Lab book: Preparation of PDC 14 - DNA/RI, U. Lagerkrist, Fall 1977; Lab book: Plasminogen Activator 1977-1978; Lab book: Restriction mapping of yeast T-RNA tyr inserts, 1978; Lab book: Function of Tag Doerfler, Dieckmann, 1978; Lab book: 2 Kb BG/SV 1979; Lab book: a GLobin B GLobin, 1979 1974-1975

Box 10

Notebooks: Mouse embryos, 1980; NIH Guidelines, 1980, 1982, 1986; TC 1974/75 YH; TC 1976/77 YH; TC 1978/80 YH; TC 1982-86 YH; Plague Assay 1972-1979 YH; TC 1970 MD; TC 1980/81 YH 1970-1986

Box 11

Fifteen bound notebooks: "Acetate I 1953-1954", "Unlabeled", "Purification of Amino Acid Activating Enzymes 6/58-10/58", "Methionyl Act-Enz (Yeast) 1 1955-1956", "Purification of Amino Acid Activating Enzymes 6/58 - 10/58", "Acetate Incorporation June 1964- September 1964", "Acetate Incorporation March 18, 1964 - June 22, 1964," "Purification of RNA 1/59 - 5/59," "Purification of E. Coli RNase 1958 - 1959", "Amino Acid Incorporation Into RNA II. 7/58 - 4/59", "Amino Acid Incorporation into RNA I 5/57-7/58", "Synthesis and Study of Adenyl-Amino Acids 9/56-5/57", "Synthesis of Amino Acyl Adenylates, 1956", "Acetate IV Part 1, 1955 -1956", "Acetate IV, Part II 1955-1956", "Acetate III 1954-1955" 1953-1964

Box 12

9 bound notebooks: Fred Bergmann: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; Jack Preiss: Book I, Book II, Book III; Jack Preiss: E.Coli Lysates 9/58-5/59; Jack Preiss: ACC-RNA End Group Identification. 5 3-ring binders: Growth Curves 9/19/67-; Prep of Triphosphates P32JC14; GRS III Sucrose-Gradient 7/14/67; GLy-RNA-Synthetase 7/1/65-8/26/66 I; GLy-RNA-Synthetase 8/25/66 II 1958-1967

Box 13

Asilomar Meeting; Asilomar Meeting correspondence; NAS report; Suprresion; 1968-1975

Box 14

Contents of binders: News articles, meeting minutes, files on Recombinant DNA controversies, correspondence 1974-77

Box 15

Draft environmental impact statement: guidelines for research involving recombinant DNA molecules NIH; Advisory committee to the director, NIH, 31st meeting; Review of proposed guidelines concerning recombinant DNA research; Correspondence (1974); Index: RDR Reference lists, RDR masters of selected articles; Manuscripts 1974-77; the "Berg Letter" [also referred to as "Berg et al"] re safety of recombinant DNA and drafts; Recombinant DNA Research Vol. 1: Documents relating to NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (Feb 1975-June 1976); correspondence on recombinant DNA research; Germ warfare correspondence; Salk Institute; Bio Hazards of viruses, etc. 1974-1976

Box 16

Article drafts and reviews; American Cancer Society grants; NSF Grant 1974; NCI Grants 1974-1987; US-Israel Binational Science Federation report 1985; Dept. of Industrial Affiliates

Box 17

Faculty meeting agendas and minutes, staff meeting notes, Faculty Senate meeting notes, postdoc and faculty applications 1971-1972

Box 18

Faculty executive committee meetings; faculty meeting notes, minutes, and memos 1971-1982

Box 19

Executive Committee Meeting files - 1973; loose correspondence; San Diego City Council materials; other work files from late 1970s 1973-1977

Box 20

Diskette printouts, many with summary title page; article manuscripts; the box mainly contains files relating to individual postdoctoral researchers and research projects; files also about researchers at other institutions 1971- 1983

Box 22

talk manuscripts and paper manuscripts; Nobel Prize 1980 trip to Stockholm - telexes, correspondence; National Academy of Sciences - General Correspondence; press releases and reviews, Misc. articles on DNA 1970-1981

Language of Material: English.

Box 23

Paul Berg's lectures/speeches, use of gels for emergency use, Construction & potential uses for a family of mammalian transducing vectors,correspondence 1976-National AcadDNAemy of Sciences 1980 FY Budget Estimates, 1975 lecture notes, 1974-1978 Calif. Scientist of the Year Awards, Natl Academy Sciences Council Affairs 1979 & 1980S, DNA controversy 1977-1978, issues of Campus Report Oct. 15, 1980 Paul Berg wins Nobel Prize, Recombinant DNA Hearings 1977 Assembly Committee on Resources 1976-81

Language of Material: English.

Box 24

MIT oral history; congressional hearing; National Academy of Sciences; manuscript reviews; potential post-doctoral fellows; seminar invitations declined; Medical School Biohazards Committee 1976-1981

Language of Material: English.

Box 25

Newspaper and magazine clippings on recombinant DNA, research files and correspondence 1977

Addenda, 1991-020 Accession ARCH-1991-020

Language of Material: English.

Box 1, folder 1

News clippings on DNA research, 1975 - 1976

Box 1, folder 2

Business correspondence, 1975 - 1976

Box 1, folder 3

Personal correspondence, re: Asilomar, 1975 - 1976

Box 1, folder 4

Comments and revisions of Asilomar Report: drafts and letter, 1975

Box 1, folder 5

News clippings on Ethics and Guidelines for Genetic Research, 1975 - 1976

Box 1, folder 6

Essays on the ethics of science/DNA research:

The Benefits of Saying YES! by Paul Ehrlich (1975)

Toward an International Ethic of Science by Sergent Shriver (1975)

Untitled - final version of the bioethics story with letter to Berg from S. F. Moran (1975)

Scientists with a Secret" by Spencer R. Weart (1976)

Box 1, folder 7

Memos and info on conferences: Asilomar Conference - programs, roster, memo; Joint MRC/ARC/SRC Conference on Recombinant DNA, (1975)

Box 1, folder 8

International Conference on Recombinant DNA Molecules: memos, contract and budget

Box 1, folder 9

ASILOMAR Conference: "Summary Statement of the Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA Molecules" manuscript and "Report of the Organizing Committee of the Asilomar. . ." drafts

Box 1, folder 10

DNA Testimony to Senate Committee, incoming and outgoing correspondence, testimony by Berg for the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space 1977

Box 1, folder 11

Recombinant DNA Correspondence, 1979 - 1991

Box 1, folder 12

Addresses/Conferees

Box 1, folder 13

Recombinant DNA: correspondence and related matters 1976 - 1980

Box 2, folder 1

Notebook, Current Guidelines for Research in Recombinant DNA molecules, Members of the Recombinant DNA Program Advisory Committee - memos, letters, drafts, minutes 1975

Addenda, 2001-092 Accession ARCH-2001-092

Language of Material: English.

Box 1

Office files

Box 2

Office files

Box 2

Binder

Box 3

David Singer

Box 3

AMBO/AMBL

Box 3

Engelhardt Institute July 1999

Box 3

Tokyo Univ. Bio Inauguration

Box 3

Lasker Foundation

Box 3

Glenn Foundation

Box 3

SKB proposals

Box 3

Genes & Genomes: Correspondence

Box 3

Exploring: Early correspondence

Box 3

Dealing with Genes: Correspondence

Box 3

Beckman Center Newsletters

Box 3

Fellowship support

Box 3

Possible students

Box 3

Job applicants

Box 3

Research Students: Stanford policies

Box 3

Others' lab students: recs, nominations

Box 3

Postdocs: general

Box 3

Postdoc/grad student status

Box 3

Postdocs accepted

Box 3

Postdocs rejected

Box 3

Students accepted

NIH 13235:

Box 3

1996-7 NIH Renewal GM 13235

Box 3

1995-6 NIH Renewal GM 13235

Box 3

7/87-6/92 NIH Renewal GM 13235

Box 3

1989-9 NIH ROI 13235-22

Aging Grant:

Box 3

1995-6 Aging Grant renewal

Box 3

1994-5 Aging Grant renewal

Box 3

1993-4 Aging Grant renewal

Box 3

1992-3 Aging Grant renewal

Box 3

1990 Aging Grant

Box 3

1990 Aging Grant binder

Box 3

NIH AIDS: Davis/Berg AIDS grant

Box 3

CMB Grant

Box 3

Dzau Cardiovascular Training Grant

Box 3

Training Grant

Box 3

Bergfest

Box 4

IOM Patent Study Group

Box 4

cDNA Patent Letter

Box 4

Trip files, 1987-1990

Box 5

Trip files, 1990-1993

Box 5

Reprints 1951-79

Box 6

Reprints 1980-2000

Course materials:

Box 7

Path to Code

Box 7

Biochem 202 (1990-1997)

Box 7

Human Bio 1993

Box 7

Hurlbut class

Box 7

DB229 Molec. & Genetic Medicine

Box 7

Medicine 229

Box 7

Cell Sciences course

Box 8

ASCB 1995

Box 8

ASCB 1997

Box 8

CASBS

Box 8

Chulabhorn Research Institute

Box 8

Rep. George Brown correspondence

Box 8

Human Genome Program Advisory Cte.

Box 8

Gerontological Society of American

Box 8

CA Academic Standards Commission

Box 8

PB Personal

Box 8

SF United School District Advis. Council

Box 8

NFBR 194-5

Box 8

NFBR 1996 (2 folders)

Box 8

NFBR 1997

Box 8

Mabel Beckman

Box 8

Beckman F GAC 1990-1997

Box 8

French Academy of Science

Box 8

5 binders Beckman design corrections

Beckman Fundraising 1980-1989:

Box 9

Fundraising correspondence 1980-1989

Box 9

Crocker proposal

Box 9

Genentech

Box 9

Communications with Kennedy 1984

Box 9

Communications with Crowley 1984

Box 9

Communications with Purpura 1984

Box 9

Discussions with Dean 1986

Box 9

CMGM Fundraising correspondence

Box 9

Funding for CMGM Center

Box 9

Academic Plan for CMGM 8/84

Box 9

Original Program in Medical Genetics 1981

Box 9

CMGM Search Committees

Box 9

Center for Molec. & Genetic Med. Committee

Box 9

HHMI Policies for Investigators

Box 9

Relations between HHMI and CMGM

Box 9

Hughes Institute materials

Box 9

Correspondence with Purnell Choppin

Box 9

A. Beckman Matters 9/84

Box 9

Second Appeal to Beckman

Box 9

Fairchild Foundation

Box 9

Markey Foundation

Box 9

Markey Proposal II

Box 9

Mather Foundation matters

Box 9

Dealings with SKB

Box 9

The SKB Agreement

Box 9

Correspondence with Wendt & Dealings with SKB gifts

Box 9

George & Camilla Smith Foundation

Box 9

Zaffaroni file

Box 9

MGM 5/10/85

Box 9

Scientific Symposium 20 Anniversary 3/27-28/80

Box 9

PPG Discussions

Box 9

Sandoz

Box 9

Dupont file

Box 9

Steve Jobs

Box 9

Bob Swanson – Genentech

Box 9

Beckman Symposium 10/17/85

Box 9

The Beckman Naming Occasion

Box 9

General Fundraising

Box 9

Correspondence with Jack Whitehead

Box 9

Communications with Mrt. Li Ka-shing

Box 9

Gerson Bakar

Box 9

David Blech

Box 9

Syntex – Rosenkranz and Allen

Box 9

Bob Noyce file

Box 9

Colton

Box 9

Brook Byers Foundation

Box 9

Ron Cape

Box 9

Weingart Foundation

Box 9

[unlisted folders]

Box 10

[NIH Grant - unlisted folders]

Box 10

Program in Molec. & Genetic Medicine members

Box 11

AAAS

Box 11

Beckman Symposium 10/12/85

Box 11

Erik Boye

Box 11

Karol Taylor

Box 11

Elman Walde

Box 11

Michael O'Donnell

Box 11

David Bramhill

Box 11

Roger Kasken

Box 11

James Flynn Jr.

Box 11

Kazuhisa Sekimizu

Box 11

Fellowship Programs

Box 11

Hisaji Maki

Box 11

Kornberg Symposium 5/88 (2)

Box 11

Beckman Management Group

Box 11

1991 Markey Trust Proposal

Box 11

Industrial Affliliates

Box 11

Wm. Freeman & Co.

Box 11

LSRF

Box 11

NSF

Box 11

Nobel Committee (3)

Box 11

Franco-Amer Assn for Fetal Med

Box 11

Pre-'89 Correspondence F, G, M

Box 12

Pre-'89 Correspondence A-E, H-L, N-Z

Box 12

Rockefeller Board

Box 12

Trip files 1996

Box 13

Trip files 1996-1997

Box 13

Videos of talks at The Welch Foundation Chemical Conference 1993

Box 13

Man's tie with A. Beckman image

Box 14

Course materials 1996

Box 14

Trip files 1994

Box 15

Trip files 1995-1997

Box 15

Videos

Box 16

Unlisted files

Box 16

Videos

Addenda, 2007-051 Accession ARCH-2007-051

Language of Material: English.

Conditions Governing Access note

Boxes 1-3, 6-9 are restricted. Student records are restricted for 75 years from date of graduation.

Box 3

Strain notebooks – 4 volumes of student research, organized alphabetically by name 1976-1991

Box 4

Berg Reprints circa 1979-1996

Box 5

Berg Reprints

Box 5

External Science Advisory Committee 1992

Box 5

Univ Colorado Health Science Center 1992

Box 5

Joklik Symposium 1992

Box 5

Beckman Grants Advisory Committee 1992

Box 5

Annenberg Symposium 1992

Box 5

Rockefeller Board 1992

Box 5

Stanford Alumni (2 folders) 1992

Box 5

Juan March Foundation 1992

Box 5

Mel Cohn Symposium 1992

Box 5

Weizmann Dinner 1992

Box 5

Yanofsky Award 1992

Box 5

Cornell keynote, NYC n.d.

Box 5

Personal correspondence

Box 5

Biochem 202 extra handouts

CMGM Executive Committee

Box 5

minutes 1982-1988

Box 5

minutes 1982-87

Box 5

Directorate, minutes 1982-84

Box 6

PMGM Seminars 1995-1999

Box 6

Spectrum "Rainbow" nametags 1994

Box 6

Biological Sciences

Box 6

Developmental Biology

Box 6

Cancer Biology

Box 6

Spectrum faculty photographs

Box 6

Spectrum 1994

Box 6

Spectrum Expenses 1994

Box 6

Spectrum Expenses – unfoldered material

Box 6

Spectrum program

Box 6

Binder – PMGM New Faculty Recruitment

Box 9

Biochem Department files—may not have listed every file

Box 9

Biochemisry Affiliate Program

Box 9

Biochem Faculty reports

Box 9

Bichem Founders Fund

Box 9

Biochem general

Box 9

Lab spaces

Box 9

Grad admission interviews

Box 9

Heller lecture

Box 9

Stanford Art Committee

Box 9

Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics

Box 9

Biotechnology-Law Course

Box 9

Cahill Chair

Box 9

Stanford Clinical Cancer Center

Box 9

Consulting/Conflict of Interest matters

Box 9

Dean Funding

Box 9

Dean's Task Force on PhD training

Box 9

Faculty Campaign Planning Committee

Box 9

Stanford Gene therapy Task Force

Box 9

Indirect Cost Debate

Box 9

LCME Accrediation

Box 9

Lohrlein, Christine

Box 9

Millenial Forum

Box 9

Stanford –NIH

Box 10

Dealing With Genes: The Language of Heredity (Paul Berg, Maxine Singer) translations; VHS (4): Diagnostics, Diseases and implications; VHS (13): Biochemistry 202 recordings 1992-1993; VHS (1): Genetic testing Stanford video; Master Broadcast Videocassette: Genetics 1990s 1990-1993

Box 12, Box 11

Affiliation files

Box 12

Service with non-Stanford organizations, foundations, etc.

Box 12

Genome testimony files

Box 13

VHS: Beckman Center Symposium on Molecular and Genetic Medicine recordings 1989

Box 13

Audio cassette (16): Beckman Center Symposium on Molecular and Genetic Medicine recordings 1989

Box 14

Building Beckman Center photographs and symposium programs 1989

Addenda, 2009-127 Accession ARCH-2009-127

Language of Material: English.

Profiles in Science site on Paul Berg [computer files] Accession ARCH-2009-127

Physical Description: 2 optical disc(s) (cd-r)

Language of Material: English.