Faculty Records (University of Maine). Professor Hitchner (E. Reeve) Records
Scope and Contents
The records mainly contain textual information created by and about E. Reeve Hitchner during his tenure 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. There are also photographs of Hitchner and Hitchner Hall and a signed photograph from U.S Congressman Clifford G. McIntire.
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 in Maine, tannery, and the State of Maine’s Water Improvement Commission which sought to address the issue of water pollution and which Hitchner was appointed a member of in 1965.
Dates
- 1915-1969
Creator
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Elmer Reeve Hitchner was born on March 24, 1891 in Woodstown, New Jersey. Hitchner joined the faculty of the University of Maine in 1922 following his earlier graduation from Pennsylvania State College with a Master of Science degree in bacteriology. In 1931, he was awarded the Ph.D. degree by the University of Wisconsin. Following his original appointment as Assistant Professor at the University of Maine, he assumed increasing responsibility, including for the Pullorum-Typoid Testing Service, until in 1933 he was appointed Head of the Department of Bacteriology and Professor of Bacteriology. He remained in this responsibility until his retirement in 1959. At the time of his retirement the academic building housing bacteriology, biochemistry and poultry science was named Hitchner Hall in recognition of his leadership, scholarliness and contributions to Maine and its people. He died in 1972.
Extent
2 boxes
10 boxes (Card size boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Physically the boxes are arranged by subject. File names and dates were added and material was separated and divided into multiple sub-folders where necessary. Material was rehoused into archival quality storage.
Box numbers have changed:
- Old Box #670 (New Box #1)
- Old Box #671 (New Box #2)
- Old Box #673a (New Box #3a)
- Old Box #673b (New Box #3b)
- Old Box #672a (New Box #3c)
- Old Box #672 (New Box #3d)
- Old Box #673 (New Box #3e)
- Old Box #675 (New Box #3f-j)
General
Formerly SpC MS 0560.
Processing Information
Processed by Matthew Revitt and student worker Julia Haberstick, August 2018, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department. Processing involved a collection survey and intellectual arrangement into series and the creation of this finding aid. Material still needs to be rehoused into appropriate archival folders and the boxes and folders numbered and titled using information from ArchivesSpace.
- Bacteriology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Maine. Water Improvement Commission
- Memorandums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- University of Maine -- Faculty
- University of Maine. Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
- Water -- Pollution -- Research Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- University Of Maine. Professor Hitchner (E. Reeve) Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Matthew Revitt
- Date
- September 4, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library University Archives Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
