Phyllis Allen Richmond (1921–6 October 1997) was a historian of science and librarian recognized for her work in classification and cataloging. Her dissertation "Americans and the Germ Theory of Disease" was a leading theory of history of medicine for nearly 40 years and she later published seminal work in classification theory.
Richmond was born in Boston and grew up in Rochester, NY. [1]
She studied at Western Reserve University where she received a bachelor's degree in history in 1942. [1] At the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences she was curator of history from 1943 to 1945 and 1946 to 1947. [1] She received her master's degree in 1946 from University of Pennsylvania [1] She also studied at Bryn Mawr College and Cornell University. [1]
Her Ph.D. in history and philosophy of science was awarded in 1949 from University of Pennsylvania; [2] her dissertation "Americans and the Germ Theory of Disease" was a leading theory of history of medicine for nearly 40 years. [3] She then worked at the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. [1]
Richmond returned to Western Reserve from 1952 to 1956 to study library science. [1] From 1955 to 1969 she worked at the University of Rochester in various aspects of librarianship, [2] including computer-produced title-a-line book catalogs and serials lists, which were "leading edge projects for that time". [1]
She taught library & information science first at Syracuse University in 1969. [1] From 1970 until her retirement in 1984 she was a professor at Case Western Reserve University [1]
She formed a U.S. Classification Study Research Group, modeled after the British Classification Research Group to which she belonged [1]
During her career she wrote a book and over 75 research articles. [1] Her work on LCSH was described as seminal. [4]
Her hobbies included ham radio and cats. [1] In 1997 she died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. [2]
Phyllis Allen Richmond (1921–6 October 1997) was a historian of science and librarian recognized for her work in classification and cataloging. Her dissertation "Americans and the Germ Theory of Disease" was a leading theory of history of medicine for nearly 40 years and she later published seminal work in classification theory.
Richmond was born in Boston and grew up in Rochester, NY. [1]
She studied at Western Reserve University where she received a bachelor's degree in history in 1942. [1] At the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences she was curator of history from 1943 to 1945 and 1946 to 1947. [1] She received her master's degree in 1946 from University of Pennsylvania [1] She also studied at Bryn Mawr College and Cornell University. [1]
Her Ph.D. in history and philosophy of science was awarded in 1949 from University of Pennsylvania; [2] her dissertation "Americans and the Germ Theory of Disease" was a leading theory of history of medicine for nearly 40 years. [3] She then worked at the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. [1]
Richmond returned to Western Reserve from 1952 to 1956 to study library science. [1] From 1955 to 1969 she worked at the University of Rochester in various aspects of librarianship, [2] including computer-produced title-a-line book catalogs and serials lists, which were "leading edge projects for that time". [1]
She taught library & information science first at Syracuse University in 1969. [1] From 1970 until her retirement in 1984 she was a professor at Case Western Reserve University [1]
She formed a U.S. Classification Study Research Group, modeled after the British Classification Research Group to which she belonged [1]
During her career she wrote a book and over 75 research articles. [1] Her work on LCSH was described as seminal. [4]
Her hobbies included ham radio and cats. [1] In 1997 she died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. [2]