Guide to the Mary-Dell Chilton Papers, 1947 - 1999

Collection Number MC 376

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The Mary-Dell Chilton Papers include laboratory records, correspondence, notes, manuscripts, reprints, articles, and photographs from 1947 through 1999 documenting Chilton's career as a plant geneticist. The bulk of the records are from the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Mary-Dell Chilton has worked as a plant geneticist and genetic engineer throughout her career at the University of Washington, Washington University in St. Louis, and at Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

Chilton, Mary-Dell, 1939-

Title

Mary-Dell Chilton Papers, 1947 - 1999

Call Number

MC 376

Extent

17 archival boxes , 7.75 linear feet

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Language of Material

English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information

Gift of Mary-Dell Chilton, 2005 June (Accession number 2005-0005)
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Mary-Dell Chilton Papers, MC 376, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Biographical Note


Mary-Dell Chilton was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on February 2, 1939. After receiving a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana, Mary-Dell Chilton continued to study at the University of Illinois, completing her Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1967 with a dissertation entitled "Transforming Activity in Single Stranded DNA from Bacillus Subtilis." She then went on to complete post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Washington, Seattle, until 1971, when she received a faculty position at the same university. Chilton remained at the University of Washington until 1979 when she accepted a faculty position at Washington University in St. Louis. Chilton's research teams at the universities first demonstrated that the genes responsible for causing disease could be removed from the bacterium without adversely affecting its ability to insert its own DNA into a plant cell. Chilton and her collaborators at Washington University were also the first to produce transgenic plants.

In 1983, Mary-Dell Chilton left Washington University and accepted a position in the private sector at CIBA-Geigy Corporation, which later became Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. (SBI) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Her tenure there spanned both research and administrative roles, including vice president of agricultural biotechnology, distinguished science fellow, and principal scientist. In 2002, Chilton's contributions to the development of plant biotechnology earned her the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Sciences for 2002.

Chilton's current research (as of August 2006) is directed at improving the technology for introducing new genes into plants.

Mary-Dell Chilton was married to Dr. Scott Chilton, who was a professor of botany in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University from 1983 to 2004. In 2004, a few weeks before Scott Chilton's untimely death, Mary-Dell Chilton and her husband completed plans to create an endowment supporting the collections of the NCSU Libraries.

Scope and Content Note


The Mary-Dell Chilton Papers include laboratory records, correspondence, notes, manuscripts, reprints, articles, and photographs, 1947-1999, documenting Chilton's career as a plant geneticist. The bulk of the records are from the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Organization of the Collection


The Mary-Dell Chilton Papers are organized into six series: Laboratory Records, Research, Publications and Manuscripts, Teaching and Advising, Correspondence, and Subject Files.

Collection Arrangement


The series have been ordered roughly by significance and extent. Most folder titles have been maintained as originally labeled. Within series, folders have been arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Online Catalog Terms


The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.
  • Chilton, Mary-Dell, 1939-
  • Plant biotechnology--Research--United States.
  • Plant genetics--Research--United States.
  • Scientists--United States.
  • Women scientists--United States.

Related Material

  • Scott Chilton Papers, MC 375, Special Collections Research Center, NCSU Libraries

Detailed Description of the Collection


  • Series 1 : Laboratory Records, 1962 - 1981


    5 archival boxes , 2.5 linear feet

    This series contains Mary-Dell Chilton's laboratory notebooks and other records from her laboratory experiments. Many were originally contained in binders labeled by experiment or subject. The records contain a great deal of information regarding DNA experimentation and other genetics experiments.

    • Brute Force Experiments, Folder 1 of 2, 1976 Summer [MC 376 Box 1, Folder 1]
    • Brute Force Experiments, Folder 2 of 2, 1976 Summer [MC 376 Box 1, Folder 2]
    • Brute Force Experiments II, 1976 Summer [MC 376 Box 1, Folder 3]
    • Clones - Plasmid/Plant, 1978 [MC 376 Box 1, Folder 4]
    • Corn, 1968 [MC 376 Box 1, Folder 5]
    • Crown Gall, 1973 - 1975 [MC 376 Box 2, Folder 1]
    • Digests - Randall Saiki, 1978 - 1979 [MC 376 Box 2, Folder 2]
    • DNA/RNA on HA. I. B. subtilis, 1969 [MC 376 Box 2, Folder 3]
    • DNA/RNA on HA. II. Unique Mouse, Mouse Genome Fractionation, 1969 [MC 376 Box 2, Folder 4]
    • DNA/RNA on HA. II. Unique Mouse, Mouse DNA/RNA on HA, 1969 [MC 376 Box 2, Folder 5]
    • Graduate Laboratory Work, 1962 - 1963 [MC 376 Box 2, Folder 6]
    • M-13 Cloning/DNA Sequencing, 1981 [MC 376 Box 2, Folder 7]
    • Methods, undated [MC 376 Box 3, Folder 1]
    • Mouse, 1970 March 27 - 1970 August [MC 376 Box 3, Folder 2]
    • Nopaline Plasmids, Cryptopine Plasmids, 1978 - 1979 [MC 376 Box 3, Folder 3]
    • Notes, 1979 [MC 376 Box 3, Folder 4]
    • Octopine - Nopaline, Book 2, Folder 1 of 2, 1977 [MC 376 Box 3, Folder 5]
    • Octopine - Nopaline, Book 2, Folder 2 of 2, 1977 [MC 376 Box 3, Folder 6]
    • Plasmid DNA Isolation, Restriction Endonuclear Experiments, 1976 [MC 376 Box 3, Folder 7]
    • Plasmid Genetics; Transformation, 1975 September 17 - 1976 March 27 [MC 376 Box 3, Folder 8]
    • Plasmids - Common Bond Experiments - Cloning , 1977 - 1978 [MC 376 Box 4, Folder 1]
    • Radioactivity Log (Archives), undated [MC 376 Box 4, Folder 2]
    • "Randy Papers" - Enzyme Preps., Plasmid Clones, Alkaline Gels, DNA Concentrations, Plasmid Mapping, Misc., Methods, 1978 - 1979 [MC 376 Box 4, Folder 3]
    • Sequencing, 1978 - 1979 [MC 376 Box 4, Folder 4]
    • Tomato Satellite, 1972 October 16 - 1974 January 24 [MC 376 Box 4, Folder 5]
    • Gel Films [oversize], undated [MC 376 Flat Box 17, Folder 1]
    • DNA Digests and Eco Plants [oversize], 1978 - 1979 [MC 376 Flat Box 17, Folder 2]

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  • Series 2 : Research, 1947 - 1982


    5 archival boxes , 2.25 linear feet

    This series includes material related to Mary-Dell Chilton's research on plants, plant genetics, genetic engineering, and other subjects in which she was professionally interested. It contains articles and reprints written by other scientists, as well as many of Chilton's own research notes. The series also includes professional activity information related to Chilton's research, such as grant applications and information on professional conferences attended by Chilton.

    • 5B and 0B Maize, 1968 - 1973 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 1]
    • ACS [American Cancer Society] Proposal, 1974 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 2]
    • ACS [American Cancer Society] Grant Application, Molecular Basis of Crown Gall Tumor Genesis, 1980 March 25 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 3]
    • Agrobacterium References, 1980 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 4]
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting Program, 1979 January [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 5]
    • B. subtilis Transformation, 1969 - 1970 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 6]
    • Blattner, Structure of the Constant...Heavy Chain Messenger RNA, 1979 December 14 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 7]
    • Cloned Tumor DNA Binder, Notes and Articles, 1969 - 1975 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 8]
    • Cloning Origins, 1978 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 9]
    • Cloning Technology, 1976, 1978 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 10]
    • Corn, 1947 - 1973 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 11]
    • Development of a Tumor-Inducing Plasmid Vector for Plant Genetic Engineering, "Unfinished Symphony," Folder 1 of 2, 1980 - 1982 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 12]
    • Development of a Tumor-Inducing Plasmid Vector for Plant Genetic Engineering, "Unfinished Symphony," Folder 2 of 2, 1980 - 1982 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 13]
    • DNA Articles, 1979, undated [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 14]
    • DNA-RNA Hybrid, 1960 - 1969 [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 15]
    • DNA Sequencing, undated [MC 376 Box 5, Folder 16]
    • DNA Transformation Articles, 1958 - 1964 [MC 376 Box 6, Folder 1]
    • DNA Transformation Articles, 1965 - 1966 [MC 376 Box 6, Folder 2]
    • DNA Transformation Articles, 1967 - 1968 [MC 376 Box 6, Folder 3]
    • DNA Transformation Articles, 1969 - 1971 [MC 376 Box 6, Folder 4]
    • DNA Transformation Articles, 1972 - 1975 [MC 376 Box 6, Folder 5]
    • DNA Transformation Meetings, 1967 - 1968 [MC 376 Box 6, Folder 6]
    • DNA Transformation Notes, 1961 - 1973 [MC 376 Box 6, Folder 7]
    • Drug Resistance Gene Sequence, 1979 - 1982 [MC 376 Box 6, Folder 8]
    • EMBO [European Molecular Biology Organization] Meeting, Molecular Biologists Look at Green Plants, 1980 [MC 376 Box 6, Folder 9]
    • Farley-Chilton Enterprises, Inc. Grant and Budget Information, 1980 - 1981 [MC 376 Box 6, Folder 10]
    • Genetic Engineering, 1980 - 1981 [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 1]
    • Genetic Engineering Articles, 1978 July [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 2]
    • George Jen Proposal, In Vivo Suppression of Plant Nonsense Mutants Award Application, 1981 May 29 [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 3]
    • Gordon Conference on Plant Molecular Biology, 1980 [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 4]
    • Grant Application, Molecular Basis of Crown Gall Tumorigenesis, 1975 March 26 [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 5]
    • Images and German Articles, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 6]
    • Insulin Genes - Howard Goodman, 1979 [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 7]
    • Ken Barton - Data, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 8]
    • Ken Barton - Data, Plasmids and Bugs Freezer Collection, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 9]
    • Ledoux , 1975 - 1979 [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 10]
    • Mapping Cuts in Clones, 1980 September 1, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 11]
    • Mapping Cuts in Clones, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 12]
    • Mapping Cuts in Clones, BAM 3A and 6, ECO 18 and 26, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 13]
    • Mapping Cuts in Clones, BAM 14A and BAM 9, 1982 March 3, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 14]
    • Mapping Cuts in Clones, Biohazards, Draft of T37 Map Paper, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 15]
    • Mapping Cuts in Clones, BSTE II Digests of Deletion Mutants, Folder 1 of 2, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 16]
    • Mapping Cuts in Clones, BSTE II Digests of Deletion Mutants, Folder 2 of 2, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 17]
    • Mapping Cuts in Clones, Cosmid Clones, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 18]
    • Mapping Cuts in Clones, SMA Digests of Deletion Mutants, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 19]
    • Mapping Cuts in Clones, T37 Map, Raw Data, Rough Draft Maps, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 20]
    • Meetings, 1981 Summer [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 21]
    • Michael Kahn, Construction of a Cosmic Gene Bank... Proposal, 1979 October 25 [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 22]
    • Northerns Graphs and Papers, 1977, undated [MC 376 Box 7, Folder 23]
    • PhD Thesis Research Binder, 1965 - 1966 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 1]
    • PhD Research, Dubnau, Gene Conservation, 1965 September [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 2]
    • PhD Research Expression, Article, 1958 October 3 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 3]
    • PhD Research, Fate of Donor DNA, 1960 - 1965 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 4]
    • PhD Research, Integration - Genetics Studies, 1963 - 1964 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 5]
    • PhD Research Uptake, undated [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 6]
    • Photographs, undated [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 7]
    • Plant Satellite DNA, 1968 - 1977 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 8]
    • Plastid DNA Papers, 1975 - 1977 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 9]
    • Recombinant DNA, Public, 1976 - 1978 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 10]
    • Recombinant DNA Research Proposal, c. 1978 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 11]
    • Renatured Mouse Satellite DNA Paper, 1973 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 12]
    • Renatured Mouse Satellite DNA Paper, 1973 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 12]
    • Restriction Endonucleases Purification, Methods, 1976 - 1979 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 13]
    • Restriction Enzyme Isolation, 1978 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 14]
    • Restriction Enzyme Isolation, Chilton et al., Edinburgh preprint Notes, undated [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 15]
    • Restriction Enzyme Isolation, Yadav Grant Applications Notes, undated [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 16]
    • Schell Preprints Reprints, 1976 - 1978 [MC 376 Box 8, Folder 17]
    • Seminar Notes, 1979 - 1980 [MC 376 Box 9, Folder 1]
    • Simon Silver Mechanisms of Plasmid-Determined Resistance Mercury..., c. 1979 [MC 376 Box 9, Folder 2]
    • Tomato, 1973 - 1975 [MC 376 Box 9, Folder 3]
    • Translocatable Elements, 1977 [MC 376 Box 9, Folder 4]
    • United States/Australia Science Foundation Grant Application, 1981 [MC 376 Box 9, Folder 5]
    • University of Minnesota Symposium, Emergent Techniques for the Genetic Improvement of Crops, Notes, 1979 March [MC 376 Box 9, Folder 6]

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  • Series 3 : Publications and Manuscripts, 1965 - 1982


    1 archival box , 0.5 linear feet

    This series includes Mary-Dell Chilton's publications in various forms, including manuscripts, preprints, and reprints. It also includes supporting records when the creator had originally included such records with the file. Thus, some research notes are contained in this series rather than in the Research series. The series includes publications written solely by Chilton as well as some publications written jointly with other scientists.

    • Agrobacterium Tumefaciens, undated [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 1]
    • Agrobacterium Ti Plasmids As a Tool for Genetic Engineering in Plants, 1980 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 2]
    • Bevan and Chilton Manuscript Research and Notes, 1981, undated [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 3]
    • Bevan and Chilton Northern Manuscript, Multiple Transcripts of T-DNA..., undated [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 4]
    • Bridgehead Dehydrohalogenation in the Photodimer of 9-chloroanthracene, 1965 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 5]
    • Detection and Quantitation of Octopine in Normal Plant Tissue and in Crown Gall Tumors, 1974 February [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 6]
    • DNA from Maize with and without B. Chromosomes: A Comparative Study, 1973 August [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 7]
    • Fingerprints of Agrobacterium Ti Plasmids, 1978 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 8]
    • Foreign DNA...is Transcribed in Crown Gall Tumors, 1977 October 6 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 9]
    • Genetic and Base Sequence Homologies in Bacilli, 1969 January 14 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 10]
    • Highly Conserved DNA...Overlaps T-DNA Maintained in Plant Tumors, 1978 September 14 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 11]
    • Hybridization of Ribonucleic Acid with Unique Sequences of Mouse Deoxyribonucleic Acid, 1972 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 12]
    • Nuclear CplMt Manuscript T-DNA from Agrobacterium Ti Plasmid..., 1980 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 13]
    • On the Question of the Integration of...Bacterial DNA into Plant DNA, 1975 July [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 14]
    • On the Question of Integration of...Deoxyribonucleic Acid by Tomato Plants, 1975 December [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 15]
    • Restriction Endonuclease Analysis of Virulence Plasmids From Agrobacterium Tumefaciens, 1978 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 16]
    • Restriction Endonuclease Mapping of a Plasmid..., 1978 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 17]
    • Ribosomal DNA in a Nuclear Satellite of Tomato, 1975 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 18]
    • Search for Bacterial DNA in Crown Gall Tumors, 1977 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 19]
    • Short Direct Repeats Flank the T-DNA on a Nopaline T. Plasmid, 1982 October [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 20]
    • Site-Specific Insertion of Genes Into T-DNA..., 1981 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 21]
    • Stable Incorporation of Plasmid DNA into Higher Plant Cells, 1977 June [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 22]
    • Studies of the T-DNA of Agrobacterium Ti Plasmids, 1978 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 23]
    • T-DNA of a Crown Gall Teratoma is Covalently Joined to Host Plant DNA, 1980 October 2 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 24]
    • Tailoring the Agrobacterium Ti Plasmid as a Vector for Plant Genetic Engineering, 1981 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 25]
    • Theoretical Explanation of Mouse Satellite DNA Renaturation Kinetics, 1973 November 7 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 26]
    • Transforming Activity in Both Complementary Strands of Bacillus subtilis DNA, 1967 August 18 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 27]
    • Transforming Activity in Single-stranded DNA from Bacillus subtilis, 1968 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 28]
    • Yadav, et al., Covalent Joining, 1980 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 29]
    • Yadav, et al., Short Direct Repeats Flank the T-DNA and Supporting Research, Folder 1 of 4, 1980 - 1982 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 30]
    • Yadav, et al., Short Direct Repeats Flank the T-DNA and Supporting Research, Folder 2 of 4, 1980 - 1982 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 31]
    • Yadav, et al., Short Direct Repeats Flank the T-DNA and Supporting Research, Folder 3 of 4, 1980 - 1982 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 32]
    • Yadav, et al., Short Direct Repeats Flank the T-DNA and Supporting Research, Folder 4 of 4, 1980 - 1982 [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 33]
    • Yadav, et al., Short Direct Repeats Flank the T-DNA and Supporting Research, J. Vanderleyden, undated [MC 376 Box 10, Folder 34]

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  • Series 4 : Teaching and Advising, 1959 - 1999


    3 archival boxes , 1.25 linear feet

    This series includes readings and lecture notes from courses that Mary-Dell Chilton taught in conjunction with her career in academia. It also contains several theses written by Chilton's advisees.

    • Bio 572, Seminar in Plant Biology, Readings #1, 9 articles, 1981 Fall [MC 376 Box 11, Folder 1]
    • Bio 572, Seminar in Plant Biology, Readings #2, 1981 Fall [MC 376 Box 11, Folder 2]
    • Bio 572, Seminar in Plant Biology, Readings #3-4, 8 articles, 1981 Fall [MC 376 Box 11, Folder 3]
    • Bio 572, Seminar in Plant Biology, Readings #5, 4 articles, 1981 Fall [MC 376 Box 11, Folder 4]
    • Bio 572, Seminar in Plant Biology, Readings #6, 5 articles, 1981 Fall [MC 376 Box 11, Folder 5]
    • Bio 572, Seminar in Plant Biology, Readings #7, 6 articles, 1981 Fall [MC 376 Box 11, Folder 6]
    • Biology Honors Thesis - "Construction of a pAMI-agrocin Hybrid Plasmid Using Recombinant DNA Methods," Douglas M. Brugge, 1982 March 15 [MC 376 Box 11, Folder 7]
    • EMBO [European Molecular Biology Organization] Course Material "The Use of Ti-Plasmid as Cloning Vector for Genetic Engineering in Plants", undated [MC 376 Box 11, Folder 8]
    • Equipment Grant for Bio 437, 1981 [MC 376 Box 11, Folder 9]
    • Micro 503 Lab Manual, undated [MC 376 Box 11, Folder 10]
    • Micro 510 Articles, DNA Transformation, 1963 - 1971 [MC 376 Box 12, Folder 1]
    • Micro 510 Competence Lecture, Papers and Notes, Folder 1 of 3, 1959 - 1973 [MC 376 Box 12, Folder 2]
    • Micro 510 Competence Lecture, Papers and Notes, Folder 2 of 3, 1959 - 1973 [MC 376 Box 12, Folder 3]
    • Micro 510 Competence Lecture, Papers and Notes, Folder 3 of 3, 1959 - 1973 [MC 376 Box 12, Folder 4]
    • Micro 510 References, Notes, Articles, 1972 - 1975 [MC 376 Box 12, Folder 5]
    • T-Even Phage Lecture, Folder 1 of 2, 1970 - 1971, undated [MC 376 Box 12, Folder 6]
    • T-Even Phage Lecture, Folder 2 of 2, 1970 - 1971, undated [MC 376 Box 12, Folder 7]
    • Thesis - Excision and Transposition of Tn5 and Other Transposons, Carol Ann Egner, 1981 December [MC 376 Box 13, Folder 1]
    • Thesis - Light Modulation of PEA Fed-1 Translation Depends on its 5' End, Eric Ralph Hansen, 1999 [MC 376 Box 13, Folder 2]
    • Thesis - Virulence Plasmid Found in Avirulent Mutants, Margaret Palmquest, 1976 June 10 [MC 376 Box 13, Folder 3]

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  • Series 5 : Correspondence, 1963 - 1983


    2 archival boxes , 0.75 linear feet

    This series includes Mary-Dell Chilton's correspondence, which is mainly professional in nature, though some contains a personal element. It also contains a small number of related records that were contained within a correspondence file by the creator.

    • [Armin] Braun Letters, 1978 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 1]
    • Chapter for Molecular Biology of Plant Tumors, 1981 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 2]
    • Chronological Labeled "Micro", 1967 - 1970 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 3]
    • Chronological, Outgoing Labeled "1973 Vintage", 1972 - 1974 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 4]
    • Crown Gall, Cucumber Satellite, 1971 - 1972 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 5]
    • DNA Transformation, Charles Laird, 1966 June 27 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 6]
    • Dubnau, D., 1967 - 1969 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 7]
    • Genetics Department, 1963 - 1967 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 8]
    • [Jeff] Schell Letters, 1976 - 1978 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 10]
    • Letters, Folder 1 of 3, 1980 - 1983 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 11]
    • Letters, Folder 2 of 3, 1980 - 1983 [MC 376 Box 14, Folder 12]
    • Letters, Folder 3 of 3, 1980 - 1983 [MC 376 Box 15, Folder 1]
    • [Martin] Drummond, 1978 [MC 376 Box 15, Folder 2]
    • Nestor Sabbatical, 1974 [MC 376 Box 15, Folder 3]
    • [R. A.] Schilperoort Letters, 1978 [MC 376 Box 15, Folder 4]

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  • Series 6 : Subject Files, 1977 - 1981


    1 archival box , 0.5 linear feet

    This series contains files maintained by Mary-Dell Chilton regarding her employment search as well as records containing information only indirectly related to her career.

    • Academic Appointment [Washington University], 1979 [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 1]
    • Computer Information, 1980, undated [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 2]
    • Curriculum Vitae, 1978 July [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 3]
    • Departmental Seminar Program, 1980 - 1981 [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 4]
    • Diagram - Plasmids, undated [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 5]
    • French Lessons and Notes, 1979, undated [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 6]
    • Job Applications, Folder 1 of 2, 1978 [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 7]
    • Job Applications, Folder 2 of 2, 1978 [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 8]
    • Kotty Postle Correspondence, Grant and Fellowship Application, 1977 - 1978 [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 9]
    • Revisions of NIH [National Institute of Health] Guidelines on Experiments, 1977 November 2 [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 10]
    • Using the Computer, 1981, undated [MC 376 Box 16, Folder 11]

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