College of Veterinary Medicine records, 1945-2005, bulk 1951-1979

Summary

Creator:
University of Georgia. College of Veterinary Medicine
Date:
1945-2005, bulk 1951-1979
Extent:
52.5 Linear Feet 53 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

College of Veterinary Medicine records, UA 06-149, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The College of Veterinary Medicine records holds items that date from the earliest days of the school's creation in the 1940s through 1997. Series one is "Administrative Files" which holds materials such as correspondence, minutes, photographs and employee biographical information. These materials date from 1946 to 1997. Series two is "Diagnostic Laboratories" and consists of material relating to the College's Diagnostic Laboratories from the 1970s through the early 1980s. Series three is "Financial" and has budget information and other records documenting the school's finances from 1952 to 1972. Series four is "Reader's Files." These are documents that were read and shared among department heads at the College of Veterinary Medicine during 1967 to 1978. Series five is "Plaques/Certificates" and has two plaques and two certificates dating from 1965 to 1985. Series six includes class photographs spanning several years. Series seven contains administrative papers, reports, and photographs regarding the Poultry Disease Research Center (PDRC) and the Master of Avian Medicine degree program.

Biographical / historical:

The UGA College of Veterinary Medicine was established in 1946. The first laboratories were housed in Hardman Hall, which had previously been used as a livestock judging pavilion and later as a Navy warehouse. The school graduated its first class of 44 students in 1950, the year it was accredited. In 1951, the vet school's first permanent building was opened to house the school and clinics. In 1970, the Board of Regents approved a name change from the School of Veterinary Medicine to the College of Veterinary Medicine, reflecting the expansion of the College's graduate, research and service programs.

The Poultry Disease Research Center (PDRC), now called the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, was constructed in 1958 in response to the needs of the rapidly growing poultry industry in Georgia. In 1968, the PDRC was transferred from the Agricultural Experiment Station of the College of Agriculture to the School of Veterinary Medicine. In 1970, a graduate program was approved for Avian Medicine.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into five series: Administrative Files, Financial, Diagnostic Laboratories, Reading Files and Plaques/Certificates.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

College of Veterinary Medicine records, UA 06-149, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.