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

MS 426
American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Records, 1958-1986


Descriptive summary

creator: American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
title: Records
dates: 1958-1986
extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box)
collection number:

MS 426

repository: Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology Records, MS 426, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

The American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) was established in 1965 at an organizational meeting held in conjunction with the American Veterinary Medical Association meeting in Portland, Oregon. This followed several years of informal discussions organized by Dr. Harry Berrier at annual AVMA meetings.

The charter members of the society were Drs. Maxine J. Benjamin, Harry J. Berrier, H.A. Carper, Clarence R. Cole, Embert H. Coles, Donald E. Jasper, Horace C. Morgan, Harry C. Mussman, Victor Perman, Jay H. Sautter, Oscar W. Schalm, Margaret W. Sloss, and John B. Tasker.

The purposes of the ASVCP are to (1) further scientific progress in veterinary clinical pathology, (2) promote a wider application of clinical pathology to the diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases, (3) provide an organization for individuals with an interest in teaching, research or the practice of veterinary clinical pathology, (4) further education in veterinary clinical pathology, and (5) encourage and promote the establishment of standards for the performance of laboratory procedures.

The ASVCP is run by an executive board that consists of a president, president-elect, immediate past-president, secretary, treasurer, and two executive board members. Standing committees of the society include education, membership, regulatory affairs, and development. Special committees are appointed as is deemed necessary by the Executive Board, often in response to the desires of the membership. For example, the Leukemia Study Group established and published in Veterinary Clinical Pathology criteria for the classification of leukemias in dogs and cats and the Joint Scientific Committee for International Harmonization of Animal Clinical Pathology Testing in toxicity and Safety Studies helped to shape the laboratory standards used internationally in industry for animal studies.

In 1983, the society began holding its annual meetings in conjunction with the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

 

Collection description

The collection contains written histories of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathologists and of the Department of Veterinary Pathology at the University of Missouri.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

History of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology; 1965-85 by Steven L. Stockham and Harry Berrier

1986

1

2

History of the American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathologists: July 13, 1965- , by Dr. Harry Berrier

1958-1973

1

3

History: Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Missouri, September 1946 to July 1981

1982