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

MS 344
Temple Grandin

Papers, 1973-2006, undated


Descriptive summary

creator: Grandin, Temple
title: Papers
dates: 1973-2006, undated
extent: 0.42 linear feet (1 document box)
collection number: MS 344
repository: Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Temple Grandin Papers, MS 344, Archives of Women in Science and Engineering, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Temple Grandin was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 29, 1947. She received her B.A. (1970) in Psychology from Franklin Pierce College; an M.S. (1975) in Animal Science from Arizona State University; and a Ph.D (1989) in Animal Science from the University of Illinois. She also holds an honorary doctorate from McGill University, Montreal. Dr. Grandin has worked as a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University.

Temple Grandin's career has focused on designing humane livestock handling facilities.  She started her own company, Grandin Livestock Handling Systems, and has created new systems for handling animals including corrals, pens, chutes, and feedlots. Almost one third of all livestock handling facilities in the United States and Canada have been designed by Grandin. Her center track restrainer system is used by half of North American meat plants, and her curved-chute and race systems are used worldwide for cattle. In addition, Grandin has developed an objective scoring system for assessing cattle and pig handling at meat packing plants which is used by many large corporations to improve animal welfare. Her systems and techniques have also been used by horse trainers and zoo keepers.

Grandin was one of the first people with autism to write about her experiences from an autistic person's point of view. In addition, she has used her ability to understand animal behavior and the visual thinking skills of her autism to her advantage in designing livestock handling systems.

 

Collection description

The collection (1973-2006) contains primarily publications related to animal behavior, the behavior of livestock handlers, and the design of livestock handling systems including academic papers, articles and columns in professional magazines, brochures, a handbook, extension publications, and newspaper clippings. Also included are course materials (articles and livestock facility diagrams), photographs of Grandin's livestock facilities, and biographical information including her vitae, award nominations, bibliographies of her publications, and a listing of her design projects and consultancies.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Biographical information

1976-1990

1

2

Photographs of livestock facilities: index list included (20 8x10, 14- 5x7, 5- 4x5 photographs)

undated

1

3

Course teaching (An 378)

1990

1

4

Publications (2): Australian Bureau of Animal Health
"A Survey of Handling Practices and Facilities Used in the Export of Australian Livestock"
"Livestock Handling from Farm to Slaughter"

1983

1

5

Academic publications:
"Designing Meat Packing Plant Handling Facilities for Cattle and Hogs" (American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1979)


"Observations of Cattle Behaviour Applied to the Design of Cattle Handling Facilities" (Applied Animal Ethology, 1980)


"Pig Behavior Studies Applied to Slaughter Plant Design" (Applied Animal Ethology, 1981)


"Race System for Cattle Slaughter Plants with 1.5-m Radius Curves" (Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 1984/5)


"Electro-Immobilization Versus Mechanical Restraint in an Avoid-Avoid Choice Test for Ewes" (Journal of Animal Science, 1986)


"Animal Handling" (Farm Animal Behavior, 1987)


"Effect of Naltrexone on Relaxation Induced by Flank Pressure in Pigs" (Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior, 1989)


"Behavior of Slaughter Plant and Auction Employees Toward the Animals" (Anthrozoös: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the Interactions of People, Animals, and Environment, 1988)


"Stress et Manipulation des Animaux" (Recueil de Médecine Vétérinaire, 1988)


"Double Rail Restrainer Conveyor for Livestock Handling" (Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 1984)


"Voluntary Acceptance of Restraint by Sheep" (Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 1989)


"Behavioral Principles of Livestock Handling" (The Professional Animal Scientist, 1989)

1979-1989

1

6

Academic papers:
"Behaviour of Slaughter Plant and Auction Employees" (Paper presented at Delta Society Conference, 1987)


"Designing Feedlot Cattle Processing Systems and Restraining Chutes" (Paper presented at the American Society of Agricultural Engineers Winter meeting, 1974)


"Environment and Genetic Effect on Hog Handling" (Paper presented at the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1989)


"Stunning of Livestock" (Proceedings of a Workshop, 34th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology, 1988)

1974-1989

1

7

Beef Cattle Science Handbook; The Feedlot, Chapter 13

1983

1

8

Newspaper clippings

1977-2006

1

9

Grandin Livestock Handling Systems, Inc. brochure

undated

1

10

Livestock handling brochures (3)

1988

1

11

Cooperative Extension publications

1989

1

12

Printed articles/columns in professional magazines

1973-1978

1

13

Printed articles/columns in professional magazines

1980-1985

1

14

Printed articles/columns in professional magazines

1987-1990