The D. Carleton Gajdusek Papers document the scholarly achievements of D. Carleton Gajdusek in the form of honorary diplomas and certificates from universities and medical societies around the world, a commemorative paperweight from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria Foundation, and a bronze medallion from the Slovakian Medical Society. As the collection had no original order, items were arranged chronologically.

The D. Carleton Gajdusek Papers document the scholarly achievements of D. Carleton Gajdusek in the form of honorary diplomas and certificates from universities and medical societies around the world, a commemorative paperweight from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria Foundation, and a bronze medallion from the Slovakian Medical Society. As the collection had no original order, items were arranged chronologically.