Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 14/6/51
George W. Beran
Papers, 1930-2008, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Beran, George W. |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1930-2008, undated |
| extent: | 13.84 linear feet (10 records center cartons and 2 document boxes) |
| collection number: | RS 14/6/51 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research.
This collection is stored offsite. Please contact the Special Collections Department at least two working days in advance. |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | George W. Beran Papers, RS 14/6/51, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
George W. Beran, a native of Riceville, Iowa, received his D.V.M. (1954) from Iowa State College (University). After graduating, he worked for two years as an epidemic intelligence officer with the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He went on to earn his Ph.D. (1959) in medical microbiology from the University of Kansas Medical School. Along with his wife Janice, Beran moved to the Philippines to serve as a Christian missionary in 1960. During his time in the Philippines, he established the Van Houweling Laboratory for Microbiological Research at the Silliman Medical Center at Silliman University. At Silliman, Beran developed procedures to diagnose and treat cases of rabies contracted through dog bites. He developed a rabies vaccine for dogs that virtually eliminated rabies in parts of the Philippines. Silliman University awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters. After thirteen years as professor and researcher at Silliman University, Beran moved back to the United States in 1973 to begin his teaching career at Iowa State University. A popular professor at Iowa State University, Beran received the Distinguished Teacher Award in Veterinary Medicine (1975) from Iowa State and the American Food Hygiene Veterinarians selected him for the Outstanding Teacher of Veterinary Food Hygiene Award (1978). In 1979, Beran was awarded the International Award of the World Veterinary Epidemiology Society in Moscow, Russia, for his work in the epidemiology of diseases transmitted from animals to people, particularly in the field of rabies. Again, in 1980, he was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year by Iowa State. That same year, he and his wife traveled to Nigeria as Fulbright-Hays Scholars. Beran retired in 1998 at the age of 70 after teaching at Iowa State University for twenty-five years. Even after his retirement from teaching, Beran remained active, continuing to serve as coordinator for Iowa State University in the Food Safety Consortium, as chair for the USDA's technical advisory group, which was working to revise slaughter inspections, as a member of the National Advisory Committee for Microbiological Criteria for Foods, and also working with the American Veterinary Medical Association's Council on Public Health. Along with veterinarian Linda Schlater, Beran raised funds for and created the R. Allen Packer Veterinary Heritage Room, the Iowa State University Museum of Veterinary Medicine, in 2002. In 2004, Beran received the Sustainable Agriculture Award from the Practical Farmers of Iowa. |
Collection description
This collection (1930-2008, undated) contains materials documenting the work of George W. Beran and includes biographical information, research materials, and files related to his committee responsibilities for various organizations. The biographical information includes news clippings that discuss his time spent in the Philippines and the work he did there with the World Health Organization (WHO) and pseudorabies eradication. There are also newspaper articles written during his time as a professor at Iowa State that document awards he received as a professor and researcher. An extensive portion of the collection is information regarding George Beran's work toward the eradication of pseudorabies. It includes quarterly and annual reports, committee meeting minutes, information from conferences, correspondence between Dr. Beran and others working to eliminate the disease, research regarding feral swine, newspaper and journal clippings, and research reports. In addition, there is information regarding pilot projects, including the project in Carroll County, Iowa, and reports and economic analyses from the research done at Iowa State University. There are descriptions of both the Iowa and national approaches to eradication. In addition, the collection contains information from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), of which Beran was a member. These materials include biannual council meetings, documents from and correspondence with the American College of Preventive Medicine, and notes and information from the AVMA Food Safety Subcommittee. There are several research reports and articles regarding food safety issues in the swine industry, food borne pathogens, and salmonella. Additionally, there are newspaper clippings and news releases from the Food Safety and Inspection Service, an organization with which Dr. Beran was involved throughout his career. There is also extensive information regarding the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and the HACCP-Based Inspection Models Project (HIMP), including guides and documents, expense accounts, and visits and critiques of participating farms. Beran's research with e. coli. 0157:H7 is also included. |
Organization
This collection is arranged into four series: |
Description of series
| Series 1 | Biographical Information |
1975-2008 |
| extent: | 1 folder |
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| description: | This series contains several newspaper clippings with biographical information regarding George Beran. They discuss his time spent in the Philippines and the work he did there with the World Health Organization (WHO) and pseudorabies eradication. There are also newspaper articles written during his time as a professor at Iowa State that talk about awards he received as a professor and researcher. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
12 |
13 |
Biographical information |
1975-2008 |
Description of series
| Series 2 | Pseudorabies Eradication |
1958-2004, undated |
| extent: | 7.15 linear ft. (5.5 records center cartons) |
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| description: | This series contains information regarding George Beran's work toward the eradication of pseudorabies. It includes quarter and annual reports, committee meeting minutes, information from conferences, correspondence between Dr. Beran and others working to eliminate the disease, research regarding feral swine, newspaper and journal clippings, and research reports. In addition, there is information regarding pilot projects, including the project in Carroll County, Iowa, and reports and economic analyses from the research done at Iowa State University. There are descriptions of both Iowa's and the nation's approach to eradication. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Data and correspondence regarding pseudorabies in swine |
1958 |
1 |
2 |
Photographs of swine displaying symptoms of pseudorabies and tissue samples (2- 3x5" b/w, 4- 4x5" b/w photographs) |
1958 |
1 |
3-7 |
Research and reports regarding pseudorabies by veterinarians other than Dr. Beran |
1965-2001, undated |
1 |
8 |
Pseudorabies project in Taiwan |
1972-1984 |
1 |
9 |
Iowa's monthly pseudorabies reports |
1974-1991 |
1 |
11-12 |
Pseudorabies committee meeting minutes and notes |
1975-1988, undated |
1 |
13-20 |
Pseudorabies epidemiology research reports (1-8 of 9) |
1975-1992, undated |
2 |
1 |
Pseudorabies epidemiology research reports (9 of 9) |
1975-1992, undated |
1 |
10 |
Newspaper, magazine, and journal clippings regarding pseudorabies |
1975-1997, undated |
2 |
2-3 |
Correspondence regarding pseudorabies virus committee, study and eradication of pseudorabies |
1976-2001, undated |
2 |
4 |
Pseudorabies news releases |
1976-2003, undated |
2 |
5-6 |
Iowa laws, regulations, and guidelines regarding pseudorabies eradication |
1977-1988 |
2 |
7-8 |
Pseudorabies eradication forms |
1977-1990, undated |
2 |
11-13 |
Pseudorabies program proposed plans and budgets |
1977-1990, undated |
2 |
9-10 |
Pseudorabies program federal rules and regulations |
1977-1991, undated |
2 |
14 |
Vaccine information |
1977-1991, undated |
2 |
15 |
Handwritten pseudorabies reports and records |
1978-2001, undated |
2 |
17 |
Swine conferences |
1979-1986 |
2 |
16 |
NCR-115 Project: Pseudorabies with major emphasis on disease in swine |
1979-1987 |
2 |
18-21 |
Pseudorabies publications (1-4 of 7) |
1980-1999, undated |
3 |
1-3 |
Pseudorabies publications (5-7 of 7) |
1980-1999, undated |
3 |
4 |
Pseudorabies herd clean-up plan |
1981-1991 |
3 |
5 |
Pseudorabies progress newsletters |
1981-1991 |
3 |
6 |
National programs and budgets for pseudorabies eradication |
1982-1986 |
3 |
7-9 |
Iowa pseudorabies pilot project goals, data, and reports |
1983-1986 |
3 |
11 |
Economic studies of pseudorabies program at Iowa State University |
1984-1985 |
3 |
10 |
Application for pseudorabies record keeping software |
1984-1986 |
3 |
14 |
Selection from The Herpes Viruses: "Molecular Biology of the Pseudorabies Virus" |
1985 |
3 |
15 |
State and federal economic analyses of pseudorabies program |
1985-1990 |
3 |
12 |
Pseudorabies control and regulation in various states |
1985-1991 |
3 |
13 |
Pseudorabies slaughter sampling |
1985-1991 |
3 |
16 |
Economic analysis of the pseudorabies eradication pilot project in Marshall County, Iowa |
1986 |
3 |
17 |
Pseudorabies eradication program development documents |
1986 |
3 |
18-19 |
Pseudorabies pilot projects in Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin |
1986-1993 |
4 |
1 |
"Influence of Temperature and Age on the Recovery of Pseudorabies Virus from House Flies" by Dr. Jeff Zimmerman |
1987 ca. |
3 |
20-21 |
Economic studies of pseudorabies program at Iowa State University |
1987, undated |
4 |
2 |
National programs and budgets for pseudorabies eradication |
1987-1988 |
4 |
6 |
Pseudorabies cooperation program with Hungary |
1988 |
4 |
5 |
Proposed methods of swine identification |
1988, undated |
4 |
7 |
Pseudorabies program request for funding |
1988-1989 |
4 |
3 |
National pseudorabies quarterly report |
1988-1990 |
4 |
4 |
Programs of pseudorabies eradication in Iowa's counties |
1988-1991 |
4 |
8-10 |
Quarterly assessments of pseudorabies reports |
1988-1991 |
4 |
11 |
Swine conferences |
1988-1992 |
4 |
14-15 |
Iowa laws, regulations, and guidelines regarding pseudorabies eradication |
1989-1990 |
4 |
21 |
"Pseudorabies Eradication: A State-Federal-Industry Cooperative Program" |
1989-1990 |
4 |
18-20 |
National pseudorabies quarterly report |
1989-1991 |
4 |
16 |
National epidemiological progress reports |
1989-1991, undated |
4 |
12-13 |
Feral swine studies |
1989-1992 |
4 |
23 |
Pseudorabies eradication program standards development |
1989-1992 |
4 |
17 |
National programs and budgets for pseudorabies eradication |
1989-1993 |
4 |
22 |
Pseudorabies eradication program standards |
1989-1995 |
4 |
24-25 |
Carroll County (Iowa) pseudorabies project (1-2 of 5) |
1990-1993 |
5 |
1-3 |
Carroll County (Iowa) pseudorabies project (3-5 of 5) |
1990-1993 |
5 |
4 |
Lieski Farms and Janssen vs. Driscoll lawsuits |
1990-1994 |
5 |
8 |
Maps showing nationwide percentages of infected herds |
1991 |
5 |
10 |
"Pseudorabies Eradication: A State-Federal-Industry Cooperative Program" |
1991 |
5 |
9 |
National pseudorabies quarterly report |
1991-1992 |
5 |
5 |
Accelerated pseudorabies eradication program |
1991-1999 |
5 |
6-7 |
Iowa laws, regulations, and guidelines regarding pseudorabies eradication |
1991-2001 |
5 |
11 |
Photograph of feral swine committee (1- 8x10" b/w photograph) |
1992 ca. |
5 |
13 |
Pseudorabies progress newsletters |
1992-1993 |
5 |
12 |
Iowa's monthly pseudorabies reports |
1992-1996 |
5 |
16 |
National pseudorabies quarterly report |
1993 |
5 |
14-15 |
Lowell A. Anderson, MS: "Identification of potential risk factors contributing to swine becoming sero-positive to pseudorabies" |
1993-1995 |
5 |
17 |
Pseudorabies program standards development |
1993-1995 |
5 |
19 |
National pseudorabies quarterly report |
1994 |
5 |
21 |
State and federal economic analyses of pseudorabies program |
1994 |
5 |
20 |
Pseudorabies progress newsletter |
1994-1995 |
5 |
18 |
National programs and budgets for pseudorabies eradication |
1994-1997 |
5 |
22 |
Terry A. Proescholdt, PhD: "Virus survival in stored meats" |
1994-1997 |
5 |
23 |
National pseudorabies quarterly report |
1995 |
5 |
24 |
Iowa State University swine research reports |
1996 |
5 |
25 |
National pseudorabies quarterly reports |
1996-1997 |
6 |
1 |
Pseudorabies progress newsletters |
1996-1997 |
5 |
26 |
Pseudorabies eradication program standards |
1996-2000 |
6 |
2 |
Iowa's monthly pseudorabies reports |
1997-2002 |
6 |
3 |
National pseudorabies quarterly report |
1998-1999 |
6 |
5 |
Swine conferences |
2001 |
6 |
4 |
Photograph of members of swine conference (1- 8x10" b/w photograph) |
2001 ca. |
6 |
6 |
Swine conference |
2003 |
6 |
7 |
Pseudorabies eradication book preparation for publication |
2004 |
6 |
13 |
"Pseudorabies Virus in the Syrian Golden Hamster" by Dr. D. R. Cassidy (9- 3x5" color photographs) |
undated |
6 |
8 |
Graphs measuring presence of virus |
undated |
6 |
9-12 |
Lectures and presentations by Dr. Beran |
undated |
Description of series
| Series 3 | American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) |
1983-1998 |
| extent: | 3.04 linear ft. (2.8 records center cartons) |
|
| description: | This series contains information from AVMA's biannual council meetings, documents from and correspondence with the American College of Preventive Medicine, and notes and information from the AVMA Food Safety Subcommittee. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
6 |
14 |
Correspondence and documents from American College of Preventive Medicine Epidemiology Specialty |
1983-1996 |
6 |
15 |
Documents and correspondence from American College of Preventive Medicine |
1989-2000 |
6 |
16 |
Proposal from Association of Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary |
1989-1991 |
6 |
17 |
Notes and reports from Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Public Health Committee |
1989-2001 |
6 |
18 |
Council on Public Health |
1990-1995 |
6 |
19-20 |
Public and corporate practice symposium |
1991 |
6 |
21-24 |
Fall Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1992 |
6 |
25 |
Spring Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports (1 of 5) |
1993 |
7 |
1-4 |
Spring Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports (2-5 of 5) |
1993 |
7 |
5-10 |
Fall Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1993 |
7 |
11 |
Food Safety Subcommittee |
1994 |
7 |
12-16 |
Spring Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1994 |
7 |
17-19 |
Fall Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1994 |
7 |
20 |
Food Safety Subcommittee |
1995 |
8 |
1 |
Correspondence |
1995 |
8 |
2 |
Council on Public Health |
1995 |
8 |
3-5 |
Spring Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1995 |
8 |
6-7 |
Fall Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1995 |
8 |
8-10 |
Council on Public Health |
1996 |
8 |
11-15 |
Fall Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1996 |
8 |
16 |
U. S. Animal Health Association |
1996-1997 |
8 |
17-18 |
Spring Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1997 |
8 |
19-20 |
Fall Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1997 |
8 |
21 |
Spring Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports (1 of 4) |
1998 |
9 |
1 |
Spring Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports (2-4 of 4) |
1989 |
9 |
4-6 |
Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1998 |
9 |
7 |
Food Safety Subcommittee |
1998 |
9 |
8-9 |
Council Meeting: Correspondence, minutes, and reports |
1998 |
Description of series
| Series 4 | Food Safety |
1930-2002, undated |
| extent: | 3 linear ft. (1.7 records center cartons and 2 document boxes) |
|
| description: | This series contains several research reports and articles regarding food safety issues in the swine industry, food borne pathogens, and salmonella. Additionally, there are newspaper clippings and news releases from the Food Safety and Inspection Service. There is also extensive information regarding the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and the HACCP-Based Inspection Models Project (HIMP), including guides and documents, expense accounts, and visits and critiques of participating farms. Beran's research with e. coli. 0157:H7 is also included. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
9 |
16 |
Food Safety and Inspection Service newspaper clippings |
1930-2001, undated |
9 |
10 |
Microbiology of retail meats and swine farm survey |
1972-1996 |
9 |
11 |
Retail meat cultures longitudinal study |
1988-1993 |
9 |
12-13 |
Articles and reports regarding food borne disease |
1989-1996, undated |
9 |
14 |
Agricultural Research Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, and U. S. Department of Agriculture food safety meetings |
1990-1994 |
9 |
15 |
Food borne viruses |
1990-1995, undated |
9 |
17 |
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point proposed rules and legislation |
1991-1994 |
9 |
18 |
Study to improve the antemorten and postmortem detection of septicemia and toxemia in chickens |
1992-1993 |
9 |
19 |
E. coli. 0157:H7 research |
1993 |
9 |
20 |
Profiles on e. coli. 0157:H7 infection on infected farms |
1993 |
9 |
23 |
Technical analysis group final report |
1994 |
9 |
21-22 |
Swine and food safety research reports |
1994-1995 |
9 |
24 |
Animal production food safety meeting |
1995 |
9 |
25 |
Comments on the proposed rule regarding pathogen reduction |
1995 |
9 |
26 |
Correspondence regarding Dr. Beran's work with e. coli. 0157:H7 |
1995 |
9 |
27 |
Food safety forum |
1995 |
9 |
28 |
Food safety national meetings |
1995 |
9 |
29 |
Future issues of food safety |
1995 |
9 |
30 |
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point public forum |
1995 |
10 |
7 |
National Research Initiative grants funded |
1995 |
10 |
8 |
Report of the Technical Analysis Group: Slaughter |
1995 |
10 |
9-10 |
Tracking food borne pathogens |
1995 |
10 |
11 |
World Health Organization and U. S. Department of Agriculture safety meeting |
1995 |
9 |
31 |
Healthy livestock research grants |
1995-1996 |
10 |
1-6 |
HIMP guides and documents |
1995-2002, undated |
10 |
14 |
"Food Safety Issues Affecting the Swine Industry" by Bonnie Buntain |
1996 |
10 |
12 |
Burt farm swine culture charts (includes floppy disk) |
1996 |
10 |
15 |
Interrupted feeding study |
1996 |
10 |
17 |
Salmonella in swine and pork reports and information from symposium |
1996 |
10 |
13 |
Drafting of National Research Initiative proposal |
1996-1998 |
10 |
16 |
National Research Initiative grant application |
1996-1998 |
10 |
20 |
Prevalence of food borne pathogenic organisms in pork and swine pilot project |
1997 |
10 |
21 |
Prevalence of salmonella in swine and pork: a farm to consumer study (includes 2 floppy disks) |
1997 |
10 |
22 |
Retail meats longitudinal study |
1997 ca. |
10 |
18 |
HIMP: Initiation of models |
1997-1998 |
10 |
19 |
Helen Jensen project and joint study |
1997-1999 |
11 |
5 |
Notes from National Renderers Association |
1998 |
10 |
23-26 |
Food Safety and Inspection Service news releases and constituent updates (1-4 of 7) |
1998-2001 |
11 |
1-3 |
Food Safety and Inspection Service news releases and constituent updates (5-7 of 7) |
1998-2001 |
11 |
4 |
Information regarding food safety organizations (includes CD) |
1998-2001, undated |
11 |
6 |
Food Safety and Inspection Service information |
1999 |
11 |
7 |
Food Safety and Inspection Service salmonella project |
1999 |
11 |
8 |
Food Safety and Inspection Service task force |
1999 |
12 |
3 |
Scott Hurd and Jim McKean projects |
1999 |
12 |
1 |
HIMP: Correspondence with Dr. Donald Anderson |
1999-2000 |
12 |
2 |
HIMP: Expense account |
1999-2001 |
12 |
12 |
Food Safety and Inspection Service task force: Vets for 2000 |
2000 |
12 |
8 |
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point based inspection of poultry and swine |
2000 |
12 |
7 |
HIMP: Plant visits and critiques |
2000 |
12 |
4 |
Analysis of HIMP |
2000-2001 |
12 |
5 |
Food Safety and Inspection Service and U. S. Department of Agriculture correspondence |
2000-2001 |
12 |
6 |
Grant funds |
2000-2001 |
12 |
9 |
Control of Food Borne Diseases in the Food Service Industry presented by the U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare |
undated |
12 |
10 |
Food borne diseases risk management |
undated |
12 |
11 |
HIMP: Recommended forms |
undated |