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Scope and Contents The Rita R. Colwell papers contain materials created and collected by Dr. Rita R. Colwell during her professional career as a microbiologist. The materials include correspondence, notes, manuscripts, publications, research material, speeches, calendars, and awards. The contents relate to Colwell's research topics such as cholera and other infectious diseases, health, climate change, environmental policy, science and technology including sequencing, intelligence efforts, national security and...

Scope and Contents This series includes professional and personal correspondence related to Colwell's career and personal life. The professional correspondence sub-series consists of correspondence related to her work at the University of Maryland, with professional contacts, and about professional activities. The personal correspondence sub-series consists of cards and letters from Colwell's immediate family and friends and Christmas letters sent by the Colwells. Some photographs received with the...

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This sub-series includes correspondence to and from individuals, groups, and corporations Colwell was associated with during her professional career. The majority of the correspondence is from the 1990s to 2010s. Of note are letters from former president Barack Obama and astronaut, Sally Ride.

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This series consists of manuscripts, research documents and project proposals, research files, and publications. The majority of the items in this series have been written by or about Colwell, or she has contributed to in some form.

Scope and Contents This series includes materials related to the various boards and committees Colwell has served on during her extensive career and are arranged alphabetically. Many of the boards and committees Colwell served on relate to her professional interests such as climate change, microbiology, biotechnology, genomics, and various research councils. Digital files include supplemental documents, presentations, data, proposals and videos related to physical materials found within the boards and...

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This sub-series includes correspondence, administrative documents, notes, business plans, and other documents related to Colwell's role as Chairman of Canon U.S. Life Sciences and its creation in the early 2000s. Digital files include presentations viewed by Colwell.

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This series includes numerous awards and honors Colwell received throughout her extensive career. Types of materials include honorary degrees, clippings, awards, and programs.

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The manuscripts sub-series consists of drafts and final copies of manuscripts written or co-written by Colwell. Topics include cholera, marine biology, infectious diseases, and biotechnology. Digital files include draft and final copies of manuscripts.

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This sub-series consists of research materials and projects Colwell participated in during her professional career. Types of materials include reports, proposals, notes, articles, data, and patents. Topics include cholera, Antarctica, climate change, infectious diseases, and other relevant topics. Grant proposals have been restricted for the presence of personal identifying information.

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This sub-series includes drafts and final copies, pamphlets, flyers, and documents related to speeches given by Colwell or events she attended during her extensive career. Digital files includes photographs, and videos of a speech on genomics from the Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology in 2003 and a speech given at the 2007 Inauguration Lecture for Professor Pornchai Matangkasombut, Chair Professorship at Mahidol University in Thailand.

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The publications sub-series consists of newspaper clippings and magazine and journal publications about and authored by Colwell. Clippings saved by Colwell relate to her time as National Science Foundation director, cholera, and the University of Maryland and are either authored by her or mention Colwell in some aspect. Also included is Colwell's book, "A Lab of One's Own: One Woman's Journey Through Sexism in Science," published in 2020.

Scope and Contents This series consists of professional activities Colwell was a part of in addition to her other professional work. Types of materials include correspondence, papers, photographs, and notes. Of note are materials related to when Colwell served as an ambassador of the Science Envoy program and from various consultation work. Also included is a signed copy of Colwell's 2020 book, A Lab of One's Own: One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science. Digital files include presentations by...

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This sub-series contains boards and committees arranged alphabetically A-G. It begins with ACE – Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Faculty Career Flexibility Review Panel and ending with Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Research Board. Digital files include a conference program and a video honoring Anita Borg featuring Colwell.

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This sub-series contains boards and committees arranged alphabetically H-M. It begins with H. John Heinz III Center and ends with Montgomery County, Marlyand BioSciences Task Force Committee. Digital files include a video showcasing the University of Maryland's Institute of Genome Sciences that moved in 2008.

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This sub-series contains boards and committees arranged alphabetically, N-R. It begins with NANOTEC International Advisory Board (IAB), NSTDA and ends with Royal Society of Canada. Digital files include data related to Colwell's work with the NIGSCC.

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This sub-series contains boards and committees arranged alphabetically, S-Z. It begins with Safe Water Network Board and ends with Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, Yale University. Digital files include supplemental documents for the United States Joint Forces Command Transformation Advisory Group.