W-series (White), 1947

There are 187 laboratory notebooks containing detailed records of laboratory research conducted over the course of Dr. Robbins' career. Some notebooks were created and maintained by students or associates under his direction. Records of Annette Hervey and Frederick Kavanaugh appear in notebooks associated with their published articles. Robbins titled and numbered the notebooks using Roman numerals. In some cases dating is absent or experiments from disparate years appear in a single notebook. These records document the conditions, progress, status, and findings of laboratory experiments. Data in the notebooks include experimental conditions, tables, graphs, lists, charts, and summaries. In some cases, photographs and correspondence are attached within, e.g. see "Potato Factor Z, Book II" (Box #34) for correspondence with George W. Beadle, 20 February 1942.