Background
Richmond, Phyllis Allen was born on January 5, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Charles Francis Hitchock and Alberta (Currie) Allen.
library and information science educator
Richmond, Phyllis Allen was born on January 5, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Charles Francis Hitchock and Alberta (Currie) Allen.
Bachelor of Arts, Western Reserve University, 1942; Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1949; Master of Science in Library Science, Western Reserve University, 1956.
Curator of history, Rochester, New York Museum, 1943-1947;
research assistant to director Welch Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1952;
librarian, U. Rochester, New York, 1955-1968;
professor, Syracuse University, New York, 1969;
professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1970-1984;
visiting professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1985;
visiting professor, Columbia University, 1986. Speaker, United States, Canada, Europe, since 1960. Consultant to professional groups, since 1965.
With Rochester Public Library., 1953-1954.
Member American Library Association (recipient Margaret Mann citation 1978), American Society for Information Science (recipient award of merit 1972, Pioneer Information Science award 1987), History of Science Society, American Radio Relay League.
Married James Hugh Richmond, September 24, 1949 (deceased 1951).