Carol D. Litchfield microbiology collection, 1924/1997

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669

Summary

Extent:
16.5 linear feet (11 boxes)
Creator:
Carol D. Litchfield
Abstract:
The Carol D. Litchfield microbiology collection contains published reports and government studies as well as a few personal documents and papers encompassing topics such as microbiology of organisms and water quality.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Carol D. Litchfield microbiology collection contains journal publications, government studies, microfiche, and research data, both published and personal. This collection features many different areas of microbiology, ranging from research methods and analysis to water quality data influencing policy making. Some highlights in this collection contain the New York Bight Project, which deals with water quality, sludge, and sewage dumping in the New York Bight, the waters between New York and New Jersey. Also within this collection are government manuals, findings, and reports on microbiology, as well as some personal field work, research, and papers by Dr. Litchfield. A few pieces of the collection are in French, German, and Japanese. The majority of this collection dates from the mid-1970s to the end of the 1980s, and the majority of the material contains information on the New York Bight project and other water quality studies and reports.

Biographical / historical:

Microbiologist and biochemist Carol D. Litchfield was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1936. She received a Masters of Science in Microbiology from the University of Cincinnati in 1960 and went on to pursue a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Texas A and M University. Following a post-doctoral appointment at the University of North Wales, Dr. Litchfield joined the faculty at Rutgers, State University of New Jersey. After ten years at Rutgers, she worked as Head of Environmental Toxicology at Haskell Laboratory, a DuPont laboratory, then as Senior Scientist for its bioremediation subsidiary. Dr. Litchfield then founded her own consulting company and worked for Chester Environmental prior to joining George Mason University in 1993. A member of several professional societies, Litchfield served as the president of the Society for Industrial Microbiology (SIM) from 2007 to 2008. She was awarded the Charles Porter Award in 2012 from the organization for her achievements in applied microbiology and her exceptional service to SIM. She died in 2012.

Acquisition information:
The collection was first donated by Carol D. Litchfield in 1995 followed by more donations until 2008.
Arrangement:

There is some arrangement by topic and geographical location.

Physical location: