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Gershman (Melvin) Papers, 1959-1992, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Gershman (Melvin) Papers, 1959-1992, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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Melvin (Mel) Gershman was born in 1927. He received a M.Sc. Degree in 1957 from the University of Massachusetts and came to the University of Maine in 1958 as an assistant professor of microbiology and animal pathology. In 1963, he was appointed full professorship and in 1977 he became Professor of Microbiology and Animal Veterinary Sciences. Professor Gershman research focused on Enteric bacteria such as Salmonella and Escherichia Coli. His research led to the development of a Serotyping and Phage Typing Center at the University of Maine.
Gershman received numerous awards during his career, including in 1977 the University …
Hitchner (E. Reeve) Records, 1915-1969, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Hitchner (E. Reeve) Records, 1915-1969, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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These records contain textual information created by and about E. Reeve Hitchner during his tenure at University of Maine, Orono, as Professor of Bacteriology (1922-1959), Head of the Department of Bacteriology (1932-1958), and overseeing the Pullorum-Typhoid Testing Service at the University of Maine until his retirement in 1958.
Include biographic information regarding Hitchner, copies of his thesis, papers, and notebooks, various correspondence on a range of subjects, details regarding the Orono Town budget (1965 & 1967), class notes, research cards, and reports related to Hitchner's research particularly on water and air pollution, but also: wood rot, pickles, Pullorum Disease, mining …