Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 14/1/3
Iowa State University

College of Veterinary Medicine

Office of the Dean
Cabinet Minutes, 1970-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator:

Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Office of the Dean

title:

Cabinet minutes

dates:

1970-[ongoing]

extent:

2.15 linear feet (5 manuscript boxes)

collection number:

RS 14/1/3

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Office of the Dean, Cabinet minutes, RS 14/1/3, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

Veterinary courses were first offered in 1872 to the first senior class in agriculture. Anatomy, physiology, pathology and veterinary science and practice instruction was given by H. J. Detmers. He resigned after one year and there were no veterinarians on the staff until 1877, when Millikan Stalker the faculty. Under his direction, the School of Veterinary Science was founded in 1879, making it the first state-funded veterinary school in the nation. The two-year program was extended to three years in 1887. In 1898, the School became a Division with Stalker as the Dean. A reorganization in 1903 resulted in a four-year program, the first such program in the country. The Division was departmentalized in 1912. Five departments were established.

By 1931, a year of pre-professional training was required for admission to the Division. That requirement was extended to two years in 1948. Early physical facilities included a barn that served as a clinic and laboratory, a veterinary hospital (1885-1926) and the Sanitary Building (1885-1927). The Veterinary Quadrangle was constructed in 1912 and housed the College of Veterinary Medicine until 1976, when the $25.6 million complex on the south campus was opened. The College's centennial celebration was held during Homecoming weekend, October 19-20, 1979. The College continues to expand with its new Livestock Infectious Disease Isolation facility completed in 1999. Its purpose is safety, and develop new vaccines.

 

Collection description

Collection contains the meeting minutes of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Office of the Dean's Cabinet.

 

Organization

The collection is arranged chronologically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Minutes

1970-1971

1

2

Minutes

1972-1973

1

3

Minutes

1973-1974

1

4

Minutes

1974-1975

1

5

Minutes

1975-1976

2

1

Minutes

1976-1977

2

2

Minutes

1977-1978

2

3

Minutes

1978-1979

2

4

Minutes

1979-1980

3

1

Minutes

1980-1981

3

2

Minutes

1981-1982

3

3

Minutes

1982-1983

3

4

Minutes

1983-1984

4

1

Minutes

1984-1985

4

2

Minutes

1985-1986

4

3

Minutes

1986-1987

5

1

Minutes

1987-1988

5

2

Minutes

1988-1989