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The Academic and Scientific Career Files series documents Colwell’s contributions to the scientific community in research, education, and development of science policy in the areas of marine biotechnology, microbial ecology, and microbial systematics, mostly between 1970 and 2003. The series features writings, speeches, grant files, correspondence, and an expansive subject file focusing on her research on marine and estuarine microorganisms, interactions between microorganisms and their environment, and cholera and species of bacteria. The series also documents her role as an administrator at the University of Maryland, primarily as founding president of the Maryland Biotechnology Institute. Some files related to Colwell’s role as a researcher can also be found within the National Science Foundation Director Files series including files related to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B), American Society for Microbiology, and International Union of Microbiological Societies. This series does not contain many files on her role as president of the American Society for Microbiology, as a member of the National Science Board from 1984 to 1990, or any files related to her career after 2004.
Arranged into four subseries.
BOX 203-241 Speeches and Writings, 1968-1999
The Speeches and Writings subseries comprises files related to articles, reports, speeches, books, and chapters of books written by or edited by Colwell. In addition to the final published and unpublished writings, the files contain drafts, working files, and other background material. The bulk of the writings span from 1974 to 1994. No writings after 1999 are represented in the subseries. Topics include marine biotechnology, Vibrio cholerae and other Vibrio species, marine and estuarine microorganisms, the effect of bacteria on marine life, and interactions between microorganisms and their environment, especially in relation to petroleum and other pollutants. Much of the research relates to studies conducted in Bangladesh and the Chesapeake Bay. Speech files include American Society for Microbiology conferences and presentations, congressional hearings, and plenary addresses. Reports and articles often include research conducted as part of grant-funded projects located in the Grants, Proposals, and Contracts subseries. Additional writings and speeches are also in the proceedings, symposia, and conferences files in the Subject File subseries.
Material types include articles, abstracts, bibliographies, charts, graphs, reviews, correspondence, outlines, reports, agreements, and speeches. Some textual materials are in digital formats.
Arranged alphabetically by material type and thereunder either chronologically or alphabetically by title. The file structure of the digital content maintained as received.
BOX 203 Abstracts, 1971-1992, undated
BOX 203 Articles, 1968-1974
(14 folders)
BOX 204 Articles, 1974-1975
(14 folders)
BOX 205 Articles, 1975-1976
(12 folders)
BOX 206 Articles, 1976-1977
(11 folders)
BOX 207 Articles, 1977-1978
(13 folders)
BOX 208 Articles, 1978-1979
(11 folders)
BOX 209 Articles, 1979-1980
(21 folders)
BOX 210 Articles, 1981-1982
(13 folders)
BOX 211 Articles, 1982-1983
(15 folders)
BOX 212 Articles, 1983
(11 folders)
BOX 213 Articles, 1983-1984
(13 folders)
BOX 214 Articles, 1984-1985
(10 folders)
BOX 215 Articles, 1985-1986
(11 folders)
BOX 216 Articles, 1986
(15 folders)
BOX 217 Articles, 1986-1987
(8 folders)
BOX 218 Articles, 1987
(9 folders)
BOX 219 Articles, 1987-1988
(9 folders)
BOX 220 Articles, 1988
(12 folders)
BOX 221 Articles, 1988-1989
(9 folders)
BOX 222 Articles, 1989
(11 folders)
DF Articles, 1989
Digital ID: mss85361_197_026
BOX 223 Articles, 1989-1990
(9 folders)
BOX 224 Articles, 1990
(7 folders)
BOX 225 Articles, 1990
(9 folders)
DF Articles, 1990
Digital ID: mss85361_197_027
Digital ID: mss85361_197_028
BOX 226 Articles, 1990-1991
(8 folders)
BOX 227 Articles, 1991
(10 folders)
BOX 228 Articles, 1991-1992
(7 folders)
BOX 229 Articles, 1992
(10 folders)
DF Articles, 1992
Digital ID: mss85361_197_029
BOX 230 Articles, 1992-1993
(7 folders)
DF Articles, 1993
Digital ID: mss85361_197_030
BOX 231 Articles, 1993-1994
(8 folders)
BOX 232 Articles, undated
(4 folders)
BOX 232 Bibliographies, 1970, 1983-1993 See also Containers 4-5, Curricula vitae
BOX 232 Books
BOX 232 Biotechnology in the Marine Sciences (1984), 1982-1984
BOX 232 Biomolecular Data: A Resource in Transition (1989), 1989-1990
BOX 233 Coding Microbiological Data for Computers (1986), 1981-1991
BOX 233 Effect of the Ocean Environment on Microbial Activities (1974), 1971-1974
BOX 233 Endangered Culture Collections: Proceedings of the First and Second International Symposia (1992), 1992
BOX 233 Global Challenge of Marine Biotechnology: A Status Report on the United States, Japan, Australia, and Norway (1995), 1991-1995 See also Containers 362-364, Marine Biotechnology
(6 folders)
BOX 234 Global Challenge of Marine Biotechnology: A Status Report on the United States, Japan, Australia, and Norway (1995), 1995
BOX 234 "History of Marine Microbiology" textbook, 1993-1994
BOX 234 "Human Pathogens and Toxins in the Marine Environment," 1983-1987
BOX 234 Information for the Advancement of Science (1983), 1983
BOX 234 Miscellany, 1973-1978, 1987-1994
BOX 234 "Manual of Methods in Numerical Taxonomy," 1972-1979
BOX 234 Marine and Estuarine Microbiology Laboratory Manual (1975), 1973-1975
(2 folders)
BOX 234 Methods in Aquatic Microbiology by A. G. Rodina (1972); Translated, edited, and revised by Colwell and Michael Zambruski, 1970-1973
BOX 235 Vibrios in the Environment (1984), 1984
(2 folders)
BOX 235 Chapters of books, 1971-1985
(7 folders)
BOX 236 Chapters of books, 1985-1992
(9 folders)
BOX 237 Chapters of books, 1992-1999
(6 folders)
BOX 238 Graphics, circa 1971-circa 1972, undated See also Container OV 12, same heading ; See also Containers OV 13-15, same heading
(6 folders)
BOX 238 Instructions to authors, 1973-1992
(2 folders)
BOX 238 Reports, 1975-1986
(5 folders)
BOX 239 Reports, 1986-1996
(4 folders)
BOX 239 Reviews, 1973-1974, 1986-1987
BOX 239 Speeches, 1972-1982
(4 folders)
BOX 240 Speeches, 1984-1989 See also Container OV 14, Poster
(8 folders)
BOX 241 Speeches, 1989-1993
(9 folders)
BOX 242 Speeches, 1993-1998, undated
(8 folders)
BOX 243-270 Grants, Proposals, and Contracts, 1972-1993
The Grants, Proposals, and Contracts subseries comprises files related to various research studies and projects in which Colwell was involved, mostly during the 1980s. In many cases, the files document the full breadth of each study from the initial proposal to the final deliverable. Topics include the effect of pollution in marine environments, genetically engineered microorganisms, hazards to divers in polluted waters, and many studies related to cholera, including systematics of the genus Vibrio, and detection and effects of Vibrio cholerae in marine and estuarine environments. Most of the projects were funded by public institutions including the Environmental Protection Agency, National Institutes of Health, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, and the World Health Organization. Many reports and articles generated from research associated with these projects can also be found in the Speeches and Writings subseries.
Material types include applications, proposals, drafts, correspondence, notes, memoranda, articles, reports, and agreements. Some textual materials are in digital formats.
Arranged alphabetically by granting agency or company and thereunder alphabetically by title. The file structure of the digital content maintained as received.
BOX 243 Agency for International Development (AID)
BOX 243 Environmental Microbiology Studies in Bangladesh, 1982-1987
(4 folders)
BOX 243 Monoclonal Antibodies for Direct Detection of Vibrio cholerae in Aquatic Environments, 1987-1988
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