Overview

Administrative/Biographical Note

The Maryland Biotechnology Institute was authorized at the University of Maryland by the General Assembly in 1985. It brought together different research disciplines across the biotechnology field within the University System of Maryland and provided expertise along with exceptional facilities for training, research, and development. The Institute comprised four unique research centers that collaborated and cooperated with various other government and academic institutions. The Institute was closed and restructured in 2010.

Scope & Content

Arrangement

Provenance Information

Provenance and Acquisition Information

SARCV 2000-04, SARCV 2003-04; ~30 linear feet of material arrived in 2000, and the rest of the current collection arrived in 2003. Donated with records from Dr. Rita Colwell, one of the founding faculty of UMBI.

Processing Note

Collection unprocessed.

Descriptive Rules Used

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)

Access & Use

Finding Aids

Finding Aid: /specialcollections/finding-aids/coll019/

Access Conditions

Records are unprocessed and will need to be reviewed by the Archivist prior to use.

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.

Subject Headings

Creators

University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute

Subjects

Colwell, Rita R., 1934-

Biotechnology

University System of Maryland

Maryland Biotechnology Institute — Archives

University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute — Archives