Donald W. Baker College Veterinary Medicine Photograph Collection

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Identifier: 24-2-4215

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Collection of photographs mostly pertaining to the Veterinary School at Cornell. The photographs are almost entirely taken by Baker. Some subjects extend beyond the Vet School to other areas of Cornell. The photographs show faculty, staff, facilities, students, classes, events, and other topics documenting operations in the College.

Dates

1950- 1969.

Creator

Baker, Donald Wyckoff, 1899-1978 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor Donald Wyckoff Baker, D.V.M., Ph.D. (1899-1978) was Director of the Diagnostic Laboratory (1928-1933), Assistant Professor (1933) of Parasitology, Associate Professor (1940), Professor (1947), and Professor Emeritus (1965) at the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine. As such, he became the first Professor of Parasitology at the College. Over a span of 37 years, Dr. Baker was "devoted to people, the Veterinary College, and Cornell University" as a frequent traveler, speaker at hundreds of meetings, author of scientific papers, and consulting veterinarian. As a teacher, "he chose to emphasize the problem that parasitism presented to the clinician."

Extent

4.5 cubic feet. (4.5 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection of photographs mostly pertaining to the Veterinary School at Cornell showing faculty, staff, facilities, students, classes, events, and other topics documenting operations in the College.

Note on Boxes:

Boxes 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d are smaller-sized boxes housed within Box 5.

Physical Description

Photographs

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: RMC Staff
Date completed:: December 2015
EAD encoding:: Marcie Farwell, December 2015
Date modified:: Marcie Farwell, October 2018