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| RS 14/6/11 Packer, R.A. (Raymond Allen) (1914-1999) Papers, 1835-2000 |
Special Collections Department |
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Descriptive summary | Administrative information | Biographical/Historical note Collection description | Organization | Description of series/container list |
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creator: |
Packer, R. A. (Raymond Allen) |
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title: |
Papers |
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dates: |
1835-2000 |
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extent: |
11 linear feet (18 document boxes, 2 half-document boxes, 1 map case folder) |
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collection number: |
RS 14/6/11 |
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repository: |
University Archives,Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
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access: |
Open for research |
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publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
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preferred citation: |
R. A. Packer (Raymond Allen) Papers, RS 14/6/11, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
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Biographical
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Packer received a B.S. in Animal Husbandry and a DVM (1940), a M.S. (1942), and a Ph.D. (1947) from Iowa State College (University). Dr. Packer began his teaching career at Iowa State as a graduate student in 1940. He was appointed Head of the Department of Hygiene (Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine) in 1952; he served in this capacity until 1980. Although Dr. Packer officially retired in 1985, he continued to teach courses in veterinary history. As of 2000, Dr. Packer is said to have educated seventy-eight percent of all Iowa State’s veterinary graduates. His main areas of research included veterinary bacteriology and virology, including such diseases as bovine mastitis. Packer was also interested veterinary history, particularly the history of veterinary education and veterinary medicine at Iowa State University. Dr. Packer authored numerous papers and publications, including Veterinary Bacteriology and Virology, which he co-authored with I. A. Merchant and has become a textbook that is used around the world. His interest in the history of veterinary medicine and its beginnings at Iowa State prompted him to write the First 100 Years of the College of Veterinary Medicine, in addition to several articles on the history of teaching veterinary medicine at Iowa State. Packer was also an active member of several professional organizations, including the World Association of Microbiologists, American Veterinary Medical Association, Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, and the Conference for Research Workers in Animal Diseases. He was also a charter member of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and the American Veterinary History Society. Due to his excellence in teaching and scholarship, Dr. Packer was the recipient of several awards and honors. In 1966, he received the Iowa State University Faculty Citation, and he was named the Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professor in Veterinary Medicine in 1969. The Conference for Research Workers in Animal Diseases chose Packer as its 1990 Dedicatee. Dr. Packer passed away April 9, 1999. He was interred in the Iowa State University Cemetery April 12, 1999.
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Collection
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The papers are arranged into eleven series:
Series 1: Biographical
Materials, 1943-2000,
contains newsclippings and an oral history regarding his work and his
life. It also includes a
professional profile and materials relating to awards he had received.
Series 2:
Education, 1936-1940, is
comprised of a class schedule from 1939 and course notes from his
undergraduate classes. The courses include pathology, surgery, bacteriology, and
biophysical chemistry.
Series 3: Teaching,
1953-1995, consists of syllabi, notes, assignments, tests, and
other materials from some of the courses taught by Packer.
The files are arranged according to course number.
The classes include veterinary history, live stock sanitation,
virology, and bacteriology. Seminars
and workshops are also apart of this series. Series 4: Research, 1907-1994, contains notes, data and general information on a variety of subjects including bovine mastitis, antibodies, virology, burcellosis, and pasteurella. The data includes information Dr. Packer collected while studying the university herds of cattle..
Series 5: Papers and
Publications, 1943-1990, includes
papers and articles authored and co-authored by Dr. Packer.
Speeches and exhibits are also in this series. The materials
reflect his interest in bovine mastitis and the history of veterinary
medicine at Iowa State University.
There is also a file regarding his work on the 1900 veterinary
office at Living History Farms. Series
6: Veterinary History,
1835-1994, is comprised of
subject files regarding the history of veterinary medicine, including
veterinary education, microbiology, and various state and local
veterinary histories. The
series also contains a file on museums dedicated to veterinary
medicine. Series 7: Iowa State University’s Veterinary History, 1891-1990, consists of information on the history of teaching veterinary medicine at Iowa State. Files include materials on teaching bacteriology, women in the veterinary medicine program, lists of faculty and staff and theses written. Photographs from this series have been filed into the University Archives photograph collection. Series 8: Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1952-1996, contains materials regarding the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, including committee files, alumni information, correspondence, and reports. There are also files regarding the equipment and facility needs for the department. Series 9: Iowa State University, 1954-1994, includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports relating to Dr. Packer’s work with various university committees, programs, and the Iowa State University Library. The series also contains information regarding Dr. Packer’s efforts to increase the veterinary medicine collections in the Special Collections Department of the Iowa State University Library. Series
10: American
Veterinary History Society, 1960-1995, is comprised
various materials relating to the American Veterinary History Society.
The files contain materials from annual meetings, Packers
correspondence with various members of the organization, newsletters,
and information regarding the history of the society. Series
11: Professional Associations,
1956-1994, includes correspondence, meeting minutes,
constitutions and by-laws, resolutions, and organizational histories
materials for eight of the professional organizations and boards to
which Dr. Packer belonged. These
include the American Association Veterinary Bacteriologists, American
College of Veterinary Microbiologists, American Veterinary
Association, Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Iowa
State Board of Control, Mastitis Research Workers Conference, Iowa
Veterinary Medical Association, Phi Zeta, and World Association for
the History of Veterinary Medicine. |
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Organization |
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Description of series
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Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1943-2000 |
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extent: |
.1 linear ft. (4 folders) |
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description: |
This series contains information about Dr. Packer’s life and accomplishments, including newsclippings and an oral history. |
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Container List |
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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Awards and honors |
1990 |
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2 |
Newsclippings |
1943-2000 |
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3 |
Oral history |
1974 |
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4 |
Professional profile |
n.d. |
Description of series
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Series
2: Education,
1936-1940 |
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extent: |
.84 (2 manuscript boxes) |
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description: |
Series consists of course notes taken by Dr. Packer as a student at Iowa State. Also included is his class schedule from 1939. |
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Container list |
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
5 |
Class schedule |
1939 |
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6 |
Course notes – bacteriology |
1937-1938 |
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1 |
7 |
Course notes – bacteriology |
1940 |
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1 |
8 |
Course notes – bio-chemistry |
1936 |
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1 |
9 |
Course notes – bio-physical chemistry 586c |
1936 |
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1 |
10 |
Course notes – bio-physical chemistry 586d |
n.d. |
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1 |
11 |
Course notes – epizoology |
1939 |
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1 |
12 |
Course notes – pathology |
1939 |
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2 |
1 |
Course notes – pathology and physiology |
1937-1938 |
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2 |
2 |
Course notes – pharmacology |
1938 |
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2 |
3 |
Course notes – physiological and nutritional chemistry |
1936 |
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2 |
4 |
Course notes – physiology |
1938 |
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2 |
5 |
Course notes – sanitary and food bacteriology |
1940 |
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2 |
6 |
Course notes – special surgery |
1939 |
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3 |
1 |
Course notes – surgery |
1938 |
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3 |
2 |
Course notes – systemic bacteriology |
n.d. |
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3 |
3 |
Course notes – veterinary medicine |
1936-1939 |
Description of series
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Series
3: Teaching,
1948-1995 |
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extent: |
.4 linear ft. (1 partial manuscript box) |
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description: |
This series includes course materials from some of the courses taught by Packer. Files consist of syllabi, notes, assignments, and tests. |
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Container list |
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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3 |
4 |
Veterinary Hygiene – 226, Virology |
1953-1960 |
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3 |
5 |
Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine – 381, General Bacteriology and Immunology |
1979 |
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3 |
6 |
Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine – 382, Pathogenic Bacteriology |
1979 |
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3 |
7 |
Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine – 390x, Topics in Veterinary History |
1987-1995 |
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8 |
Veterinary Hygiene – 427, Livestock Sanitation |
1948-1956 |
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3 |
9 |
Veterinary Hygiene – 509, Virology |
1966-1967 |
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Veterinary Hygiene – 520, Serology |
1959-1961 |
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2 |
Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine – 625, Pathogenic Bacteriology |
1974 |
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4 |
3 |
Seminar – Standards for Diagnosticians |
n.d. |
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4 |
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Seminar – Veterinary Microbiology |
1960-1967 |
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Workshop – Bovine Mastitis |
1970 |
Description of series
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Series
4: Research,
1907-1994 |
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extent: |
2.52 linear ft. (6 manuscript boxes) |
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description: |
Dr. Packer’s research files contain notes, data and general information regarding his various research interests. Subjects covered include bovine mastitis, antibodies, virology, burcellosis, and pasteurella. |
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Container list |
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Box
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Dates |
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4 |
6 |
Actinobacillus, general information and notes |
1953-1982 |
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4 |
7 |
Agglutination and precipitation, general information and notes |
1928-1963 |
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4 |
8 |
Anthrax, general information |
1952-1968 |
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4 |
9 |
Antibodies, general information |
1931-1965 |
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4 |
10 |
Antibodies, general information and notes |
1965-1971, n.d. |
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4 |
11 |
Antibiotics, general information |
1944-1954 |
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4 |
12 |
Antibiotics, general information |
1955-1957 |
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5 |
1 |
Antibiotics, general information and notes |
1958-1970 |
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5 |
2 |
Antibiotics, general information and notes |
1970-1982 |
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5 |
3 |
Antibiotics in milk, general information |
1954-1960 |
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5 |
4 |
Bacillus, general information and notes |
1983, n.d. |
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5 |
5 |
Bacterial classification, general information and notes |
n.d. |
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5 |
6 |
Bacteriological techniques and methods, general information and notes |
1937-1972 |
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5 |
7 |
Bacterium anitratum and herellea vaginicola, general information and notes |
1948-1970 |
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5 |
8 |
Blood type, general information |
1942-1970 |
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5 |
9 |
Bordtella, general information |
1957-1968 |
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5 |
10 |
Bordtella bronchiseptica, general information |
1966, 1971 |
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5 |
11 |
Bovine mastitis, data and notes |
1940-1950 |
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6 |
1 |
Bovine mastitis, data and notes |
1950-1970 |
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6 |
2 |
Bovine mastitis, data and notes |
1970-1972 |
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6 |
3 |
Bovine mastitis, general information |
1940-1957 |
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6 |
4 |
Bovine mastitis, general information |
1958-1962 |
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6 |
5 |
Bovine mastitis, general information and notes |
1966-1968 |
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6 |
6 |
Bovine mastitis, general information |
1973-1978 |
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6 |
7 |
Bovine mastitis, Camp Test, data |
1952 |
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6 |
8 |
Burcellosis, general information and notes |
1939-1959 |
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6 |
9 |
Burcellosis, general information |
1959-1973 |
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6 |
10 |
Burcellosis, in humans, data |
1949 |
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7 |
1 |
Corynebacterium, general information and notes |
n.d. |
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7 |
2 |
Cytolysis and alexin fixation, general information and notes |
1935-1963 |
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7 |
3 |
Disinfection, general information and notes |
1950-1970 |
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7 |
4 |
Dorset, Marion and hog cholera, general information and notes |
1907-1935 |
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7 |
5 |
Drug resistance, general information and notes (3 color slides) |
1967 |
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7 |
6 |
Eberthella and shigella, general information and notes |
1953-1961 |
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7 |
8 |
Fluorescent antibody, general information |
1968 |
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7 |
9 |
Garbage cooking, general information and notes |
1953-1954 |
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7 |
10 |
Horses, general information and notes |
1963-1982 |
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7 |
11 |
Immunity and serum therapy, general information |
1929 |
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7 |
12 |
Immuno diseases, general information and notes |
1913-1930 |
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7 |
13 |
Immunoglobin, general information and notes |
1972-1973 |
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8 |
1 |
Immunology, general information and notes |
1948-1964 |
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8 |
2 |
Immunology, general information and notes |
1969-1973 |
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8 |
3 |
Infection, general information and notes |
1952-1963 |
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8 |
4 |
Milk hygiene, general information and notes |
1934-1935 |