McClintock was the first woman to win an unshared Nobel Prize in that category and the third woman to win an unshared Nobel Prize in science. McClintock also received numerous honorary degrees, including those from Georgetown University, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, and Yale University. Barbara McClintock died on 2 September 1992 at age ninety. Fortunately, after McClintock's death it was discovered that not everything had been destroyed. The collection is mainly in English, but there are a few items in other languages, such as French and Spanish.
Oversized materials follow the same series arrangement as noted above.
Cross-referencing to oversized material appears on the folders in the standard sized boxes. Cross-references appear in the original series. Reprints have been moved to the printed materials collection of the APS library. If a reprint was found as an enclosure, a photocopy of the title page was filed in its place. To retrieve reprints, consult the card catalog for printed materials.