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College of Veterinary Medicine Records, 1923-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. College of Veterinary Medicine.
- Title
- College of Veterinary Medicine Records
- Dates
- 1923-1976 (inclusive)19231976
- Quantity
-
1 cubic foot, (1 box)
1 microfilm reel - Collection Number
- RG 175
- Summary
- The College of Veterinary Medicine Records consist predominantly of reports of research and diagnostic testing conducted by the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State University. The first veterinary science courses were taught at Oregon State Agricultural College in 1892; the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory was built in 1952 and the School of Veterinary Medicine was established at in 1975.
- Repository
-
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Veterinary Science courses were taught at Oregon State Agricultural College as early as 1892. In 1910, the Department of Veterinary Science was established within the School of Agriculture. In 1914, a veterinarian, Dr. Bennet T. Simms, was employed and the department name was changed to Veterinary Medicine.
In 1952 the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory was built; it was enlarged in 1961. The Veterinary Isolation Facility was constructed on campus in 1973 to provide an environment for effective research into the complex and costly diseases that affect Oregon's domestic animals and wildlife. In 1975 the School of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University was established by the State Legislature. Magruder Hall, named for the state representative that was responsible for securing the funding for the construction of the building, opened in 1980, and in the fall of 1981, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital opened. The School was changed to a college in 1983 when most other schools at OSU were designated as colleges.
Department heads of Veterinary Medicine over the years, in addition to Dr. Simms (who stayed until 1938), have included: James Niven Shaw from 1938-1955; and Ernest Milton Dickinson 1955-1970. The first dean of the School in 1975 was Dr. E. E. Wedman, followed by Loren Koller from 1985-1995. Norman Hutton served as interim dean in 1995 and 1996 until Robert C. Wilson was named dean in June of 1996. He served as dean until his retirement in June, 1999. The present dean, named in 1999, is L. J. Koong.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The College of Veterinary Medicine Records contains two subgroups: 1. School of Veterinary Medicine; and 2. Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. The first subgroup consists of papers written for Veterinary Medicine Classes, and translations of veterinary medicine papers from German to English. The second subgroup, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory contains reports, correspondence and other administrative records. Included are annual progress and final reports on various research projects, annual reports of the lab, monthly clinical necropsy records compiled in cooperation with the State Wildlife Commission; correspondence pertaining to test results; press releases; inspection reports of the lab; fee scales; and equipment specifications. The administrative correspondence includes requests for office and medical supplies, advice to prospective veterinary students, travel arrangements, thank you notes, and requests for payment of travel expenses.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
College of Veterinary Medicine Records (RG 175), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The College of Veterinary Medicine Records are arranged in two subgroups: 1. School of Veterinary Medicine and 2. Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Subgroup 1 consists of two series: I. Class Projects from Veterinary Medicine Classes and II. Translations. Subgroup 2 also consists of two series: I. Reports and II. Correspondence and Administrative Records.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Subgroup 1: School of Veterinary Medicine, 1923-1969Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Series I: Class projects from
Veterinary Medicine Classes |
1949-1969 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 | "Swine Erysipelas," by
James R. Harr |
1958 |
| 1 | "Avian Encephalopathy,"
by Ramsay George Burdett |
1969 |
| 1 | "Coccidiosis in
Chickens," by Wm. E. Babcock |
circa 1950 |
| 1 | "Erysipelothrix
Rhusiopathiae Infections," by John W. Osebold |
circa 1949 |
Series II: Translations |
1923-1929 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 | "Influence of the
Reaction of the Soil, Especially on the Continued Development of Erysipelas
(Red Murrain) on Musisepticus Bacillus," by Erich Hess
translation by Mary E. Lewis, 1923-1924
|
1923 |
| 1 | "The Erysipelas Bacillus,
Morphology and Biology," by Dr. H.V. Preisz
translation by Mary E. Lewis, 1929
|
1927-1928 |
| 1 | "The Digestion of
Poultry," by Herausgegeben Von Ernst Mangold, n.d., translation by Von
Moock |
undated |
Subgroup 2: Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, 1948-1976Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Series I: Reports
[noted as Series 8 on microfilm]
|
1948-1976 | ||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-8 | Annual Progress
Reports
[noted as Reel 7 on microfilm]
|
1948-1955 |
| 1 | 9 | Diagnostic & Testing
Report #211 |
1954-1955 |
| 1 | 10 | Annual Progress
Report |
1956 |
| 1 | 11 | Procedures and
information on reporting projects |
1955-1956 |
Annual Progress
Reports |
1955-1957 | ||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 12 | Project
#13-10 |
1956 |
| 1 | 13 | Project
#24 |
1956 |
| 1 | 14 | Project
#25 |
1956 |
| 1 | 15 | "Poultry Disease
Report," Project #27 and #18 |
1955 |
| 1 | 16-22 | Project #27-2 to
#27-7 |
1955-1956 |
| 1 | 23-24 | Project
#135-136 |
1956 |
| 1 | 25 | Project
#175 |
1956-1957 |
| 1 | 26 | Project
#201 |
1956 |
| 1 | 27 | Project
#211 |
1956 |
| 1 | 28 | "Veterinary
Diagnostic Lab Report," Project #215 |
1956-1957 |
| 1 | 29 | Various
projects |
1957 |
| 1 | 30 | Memoranda on Reports
and Federal Inspections |
1956-1957 |
Annual Progress
Reports |
1957 | ||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 31 | "Growth, Lactation,
and Management Studies with Dairy Cattle," Project #13 |
|
| 1 | 32 | "Carotene and Vitamin
A, Utilization and Storage in Dairy Cattle of Different Nutritional
Backgrounds," Project #13-10; "Physiological Cases of Breeding Failure in Dairy
Cattle," #2-W49 |
|
| 1 | 33 | "Investigation of
Diseases of Beef Cattle," Project #24 |
|
| 1 | 34 | "Investigation of
Diseases of Sheep," Project #25 |
|
| 1 | 35 | "Investigation of
Diseases in Poultry and Miscellaneous," Project #27 |
|
| 1 | 36 | "Necatrix Dosage and
Time," Project #27-2 |
|
| 1 | 37 | "Field testing of
Coccidial Cultures for Artificially Inducing Immunity Against Coccidiosis,"
Project #27-3 |
|
| 1 | 38 | "Viability of
Bronchitis Virus," Project #27-7 |
|
| 1 | 39 | "Biochemical Studies
with Livestock Nutritional Problems," Project 61-1 |
|
| 1 | 40 | "Mastitis," Project
#135 |
|
| 1 | 41 | "Sterility in Dairy
Cattle," Project #136 |
|
| 1 | 42 | "The Role of Minor
Elements in Animal Nutrition," Project #154-1 |
|
| 1 | 43 | "Determination of
Nature and Control of White Muscle Disease in Livestock," Project
#175 |
|
| 1 | 44 | "General Service,"
Project #201 |
|
| 1 | 45 | "Poultry Disease,
Diagnosis and Testing," Project #211 |
|
Other Reports |
1956-1957 | ||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 46 | Animal Diagnostic
Laboratory, Annual Report |
1956-1957 |
| 1 | 47 | Final Report of
Federally-Granted Project, #259 |
1956 |
Annual Progress
Reports |
1956 | ||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 48 | "Management as it
affects Parasitism in Cattle and Sheep," Project W-35 |
|
| 1 | 49 | "Nature and Control
of Anaplasmosis," Project #293 |
|
| 1 | 50 | "Food Preservation by
Means of Ionizing Radiation," Project #171-3 |
|
Wildlife
Reports |
1953-1957 | ||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 51 | Wildlife Reports,
antelope sera studies |
1953-1957 |
Annual Progress and Final
Reports |
1958 | ||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 52 | Various
projects |
|
| 1 | 53 | Miscellaneous Project
Reports, including "Genetics and Breeding of Poultry Husbandry" |
|
| 1 | 54 | Report to Cooney for
Chancellor |
|
| 1 | 55 | Information on
completing Progress Reports for |
1958 |
| 1 | 56 | "Investigations of
Diseases of Sheep," Project S-25 |
|
| 1 | 57 | "Eimeria Necatrix
Immunity," Project #27-2 |
|
| 1 | 58 | "Field Testing of
Coccidial Cultures," Project #27-3 |
|
| 1 | 59 | "Bronchitis
Viability," Project #27-7 |
|
| 1 | 60 | "PPLO Testing and
Pathogenicity Studies," Project #27-8 |
|
| 1 | 61 | "Biochemical Studies
with Livestock Nutrition," Project #61 |
|
| 1 | 62 | "Sterility in Dairy
Cattle," Project #136 |
|
| 1 | 63 | "Role of Minor
Elements in Animal Nutrition," Project #154 |
|
| 1 | 64 | "White Muscle
Disease," Project #175 |
|
| 1 | 65 | "General Service,
Misc. Investigation," Project #201 |
|
| 1 | 66 | "Poultry Disease
Diagnosis and Testing," Project #211 |
|
| 1 | 67 | "Veterinary
Diagnostic Lab," Project #215 |
|
| 1 | 68 | "Nature and Control
of Anaplasmosis in Cattle," Project #293 |
|
| 1 | 69 | "Epizoological
Studies of Anaplasmosis in Oregon Cattle," Project #293-1 |
|
| 1 | 70 | "Performance of Dairy
Cattle fed selected levels of Carotene and/or Vitamin A from different
sources," Project #343 |
|
| 1 | 71 | "Ornithosis Control,"
Project #346 |
|
| 1 | 72 | "Natural Reservoirs
of Ornithosis Virus," Project #346-1 |
|
| 1 | 73 | "Food Preservation by
means of Ionizing Radiation," Project #171-3 |
|
Annual Progress and Final
Reports |
1959 | ||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 74 | Active
Projects |
|
| 1 | 75 | Miscellaneous
Projects |
|
| 1 | 76 | Information on
completing Projects Report |
1959 |
| 1 | 77 | "Parasites of
Ruminants," Project AB |
|
| 1 | 78 | "Mastitis in Cattle,"
Project AD |
|
| 1 | 79 | "Genetics and
Breeding Improvement in chickens," Project #18 |
|
| 1 | 80 | "Respiratory Diseases
of Domestic Poultry," Project #26 |
|
| 1 | 81 | "The Nature and
Control of Avian Coccidia," Project #28 |
|
| 1 | 82 | "Biochemical
Investigations of Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders in Livestock," Project
#61 |
|
| 1 | 83 | "The Role of Minor
Elements on Animal Nutrition," Project #154 |
|
| 1 | 84 | "Determination and
Control of White Muscle Disease," Project #175 |
|
| 1 | 85 | "General Services,"
Project #201, |
|
| 1 | 86 | "Poultry
Disease-Diagnosis and Testing," Project #211 |
|
| 1 | 87 | "Animal Diagnostic
Lab," Project #215, |
|
| 1 | 88 | "Nature and Control
of Anaplasm," Project #293 |
|
| 1 | 89 | "Performance of Dairy
Cattle fed selected levels of Carotene and/or Vitamin A from difference
sources," Project #343 |
|
| 1 | 90 | "Nature and Control
of Ornithosis in Birds," Project #246 |
|
| 1 | 91 | "The Growth,
Breeding, Longevity and Histopathology of Rats fed or Control Foods
Irradiated," Project #433 |
|
Annual Progress
Reports |
1960 | ||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 92 | Various
Projects |
|
| 1 | 93 | Miscellaneous
Projects |
|
| 1 | 94 | Memoranda on Progress
Reports |
|
| 1 | 95 | Report from Livestock
Research Advisory Committee, USDA |
|
| 1 | 96 | "Genetics and
Breeding Improvement of Chickens," Project #18 |
|
| 1 | 97 | "Pleuropneumonia-like
organisms," Project #26 |
|
| 1 | 98 | "Coccidiosis,"
Project #28 |
|
| 1 | 99 | "Biochemical
Investigations of Metabolec and Nutritional Disorders in Livestock," Project
#61 |
|
| 1 | 100 | "Arthropods affecting
Man and Animals," Project #97 |
|
| 1 | 101 | "Minor Elements and
Animal Nutrition," Project #154 |
|
| 1 | 102 | "White Muscle
Disease," Project #175 |
|
| 1 | 103 | "General Services,"
Project #201 |
|
| 1 | 104 | "Veterinary Serology
Testing," Project #211 |
|
| 1 | 105 | "Veterinary
Diagnosis," Project #215 |
|
| 1 | 106 | "Anaplasmosis,"
Project #293 |
|
| 1 | 107 | "Performance of Dairy
Cattle fed selected levels of Carotene and/or Vitamin A from different
sources," Project #343 |
|
| 1 | 108 | "Ornithosis," Project
#346 |
|
| 1 | 109 | "Rats on Irradiated
and Control feed," Project #422 |
|
| 1 | 110 | "ARS on Natural
Reservoirs of Orithosis in Birds," Project #346, Report to USDA |
|
| 1 | 111 | "Ruminant Nematodes,"
Project #433 |
|
| 1 | 112 | Project #433,
(W35) |
|
| 1 | 113 | "Mastitis," Project
#441 |
|
Annual Progress
Reports |
1961 | ||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 114 | Various
projects |
|
| 1 | 115 | Information on
completing Project Reports |
1961 |
| 1 | 116 | "Respiratory Diseases
of Domestic Poultry," Project #1 #26 |
|
| 1 | 117 | "Nature and Control
of Avian Coccidiosis," Project #28 |
|
| 1 | 118 | "Arthropods affecting
Man and Animals, "Project #97 |
|
| 1 | 119 | "Nature and Control
of White Muscle Disease," Project #175 |
|
| 1 | 120 | "General Service,
Misc. Investigations," Project #201 |
|
| 1 | 121 | "Serological testing
and diagnosis," Project #211 |
|
| 1 | 122 | "Veterinary
Diagnostic Services," Project #215 |
|
| 1 | 123 | "Anaplasmosis,"
Project #293 |
|
| 1 | 124 | "Performance of Dairy
Cattle fed levels of Carotene and/or Vitamin A from Different sources," Project
#343 |
|
| 1 | 125 | "Nature and Control
of Ornithosis in Birds," Project #346 |
|
| 1 | 126 | "Cooperative USDA,
ARS Ad PRD Ornithosis Report," Project #346 |
|
| 1 | 127 | "Bionomics,
Pathogenicity, and Control of Ruminant Nematodes,"Project #433 |
|
| 1 | 128 | Project
#433-W35 |
|
| 1 | 129 | "AEC (Atomic Energy
Commission) Travel Report to Glasgow" |
|
| 1 | 130 | "AEC Contract
Project" |
|
| 1 | 131 | "Mastitis," Project
#441 |
|
Annual Progress
Reports: |
|||
| Reel | Folder | ||
| 1 | 132 | 1962 | |
| 1 | 133 | 1963 | |
| 1 | 134 | 1964 | |
| 1 | 135 | 1965 | |
| 1 | 136 | 1966 | |
| 1 | 137 | Lab Report, Project
#215 |
1968-1969 |
| Box | |||
| 1 | Annual Reports (Summary
Reports), Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory |
1952-1972 | |
| 1 | Clinical Necropsy
Records |
1976 | |
| 1 | Monthly Animal Disease
Reports |
1957-1963; 1971-1975 | |
| 1 | Poultry Diagnoses Reports
and Monthly Autopsy Results |
1967-1969 | |
| 1 | Salmonella
Reports |
1962-1969 | |
Series II: Correspondence and
Administrative Records |
1952-1975 | ||
| Box | |||
| 1 | Diagnostic responses and
test results to animal and crop disease problems |
1964-1975 | |
| 1 | Administrative
correspondence |
1966-1974 | |
| 1 | Permit
Applications |
1968 | |
| 1 | Fee Scales |
1966-1970 | |
| 1 | Guide to
Slides |
1964 | |
| 1 | Blank stationery
samples |
circa 1959 | |
| 1 | Inspection Reports of
premises |
1968-1969 | |
| 1 | Inventory of culture
media and laboratory supplies |
1965 | |
| 1 | Equipment
Specifications |
1952-1963 | |
| 1 | Staff
Directory |
1968 | |
| 1 | News releases |
1954-1968 | |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Livestock--Diseases.
- Poultry--Diseases--Diagnosis.
- Veterinary medicine--Diagnosis.
- Veterinary clinical pathology.
- Veterinary medicine--Study and teaching.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University. College of Veterinary Medicine.
- Oregon State University. Dept. of Veterinary Medicine.
- Oregon State University. School of Veterinary Medicine.
- Oregon State College. Dept. of Veterinary Medicine.
- Oregon State University. Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- Oregon. Wildlife Commission. (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Janet
Wendt.
2000
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