creator:

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

title:

Cabinet minutes

dates:

1970-1989

extent:

2.15 linear feet (5 manuscript boxes)

collection number:

RS 14/1/3

repository:

Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

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, 1970-1989, RS 14/1/3, University Archives, 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.

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