Dates
- 1893-1941.
Creator
- Ward, Archibald Robinson, 1875- (Person)
- Cornell University. College of Veterinary Medicine. Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Archibald Robinson Ward received his DVM from the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1901. He was the first veterinarian to be appointed at the University of California, Berkeley. He also spent several years in the Philippines as the country's chief veterinarian, a position appointed by the United States Department of Insular Affairs. His primary purpose there was to rid the nation's cattle of several contagious diseases, such as rinderpest and contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. He later became Dean of the Veterinary College at the University of the Philippines, Manilla.
Extent
.8 cubic feet. (.8 cubic feet.)
1 volumes. (1 volumes)
Abstract
Scrapbooks, notebooks, and one photograph album kept by Archibald R. Ward from 1910-1914, documenting his studies at Cornell and work in the Philippines, primarily relating to cattle diseases such as rinderpest and contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.
HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP
Donated to the Flower Veterinary Library by Dr. Ward in 1944.
PROVENANCE
Transfered to the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections in 2004
Physical Description
Scrapbooks, photograph album, laboratory notebooks.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Laura Finkel
- Date
- August 2004
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- ENG
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
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