This collection comprises material related to the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine between 1855-2014. This collection contains administrative records from this college, including handbooks and manuals, proposals and applications, various records, reports, publications, presentation materials, records related to international programs, material pertaining to campus and its buildings, and a film catalogue which describes some of the collection’s video material. It also contains recordings and transcripts of interviews, most of which featured alumni from the College of Veterinary Medicine for the history book “A Century of Excellence: Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine” by Howard H. Erickson and Ronnie G. Elmore. Drafts of this book are also present in this collection. Moreover, this collection contains yearbooks and scrapbooks, including auxiliaries and photo albums, from the college spanning nearly a century. There are also audio and video materials related to the College of Veterinary Medicine on cassette tapes, microcassette tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, and DVDs, and film reels which record college events, interviews, teaching aids, and virtual tours of the college. This collection includes class and faculty composites for the College of Veterinary Medicine spanning the majority of the 20th century, and even features a composite from the St. Joseph Veterinary College. These composites are either photographic negatives or oversize photographs.

Other photographs that can be found in this collection depict people, including faculty, staff, students, and other notable individuals. Photos of buildings, including diagrams and photos of buildings on the Kansas State campus and the Veterinary Medicine campus, as well. There are also photos of animals, which were either pets, farm animals, or lab animals, as well as the labs performed on these animals. Additionally, photographs of college events, miscellaneous photos, and oversize photos also contribute to this collection’s material.

Lastly, this collection features photographic negatives and photographic slides which depict people, like faculty, staff, students, exchange students, and Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association members. Also pictured are labs, lab equipment, and associated animals, which were often pets, farm animals, or wildlife/exotic animals. Locations within the Manhattan area (especially within the Kansas State University campus and the College of Veterinary Medicine Complex/Campus specifically) are also an important subject to this collection. Negatives of these locations feature buildings, layouts, maps, construction, maintenance, renovations, and damage to buildings. Formal, casual, recreational, donation-based, food-based, and sporting events related to the college can be found in this collection as well. Miscellaneous photo negatives and slides make up the remainder of the undeveloped photographic material in this collection.

Veterinary Medicine report to the Accreditation Committee of the American Veterinary Medical Association (1986), environmental assessment of the Veterinary Medicine campus and the proposed Clinical Science and Pathology building (1971-1972), construction grant applications (1968), record book (1931-1938), notebooks.

Changes to Burt Hall and Veterinary Hall (1943-1961), Veterinary Hospital estimates and requests (1950-1954), Distinguished Service in the Field of Veterinary Medicine Award committee information (1954-1982), Kansas State University/Agency for International Development with Nigeria (1970-1976).

Correspondence to the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine (Dr. Ronald J. Marler), itinerary, reports, minutes, Instructional Technology Center news.

Kansas State University Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association auxiliary (1958-1976).

Kansas Veterinary Medical Association library scrapbooks (1905-1984), College of Veterinary Medicine History Book interviews by Veterinary Medicine students (class of 1933-1952), interview with Max Milbourn by Dr. Mike Donnelly on VHS (1995), Veterinary Medicine articles (1905-1985), photos of campus, documents, and faculty (1920-1931).

VHS tapes and DVDs of KSU commencement, events/festivities, nominations, award ceremonies, dedication ceremonies, alumni, tribute videos, talent shows, and Historical Perspectives.

Photographic negatives of conferences, class composites, student candids and portraits, faculty, yearbook photos, basketball photos, surgery and pathology labs, animals, open houses, intramurals, banquets and other events, graduation, the Clinical Science building, and the Veterinary Medicine Complex. Many of these are undated.

Photographic negatives of Veterinary Medicine students, staff, faculty, alumni, class composites, candids, yearbook materials, labs (surgery, wet lab, pathology, cardiology), animals (dogs, cattle, horses), American Animal Hospital Association, NeoNatal Care Unit, Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Veterinary Medicine buildings, construction and renovations, events (Fall Brawl, Spring Fling, June Conference, Hills pet food donation, pie throwing, symposium, volleyball, rodeo, parties, open house, banquets, graduation).

Oversize images of students and faculty (1907), anatomy class (1908), first annual Veterinary Conference (1922), annual Veterinary Medicine open house with proclamation by the governor (1964), Division of Veterinary Medicine class composite (1940), School of Veterinary Medicine class composites (1947-1962), College of Veterinary Medicine class composites (1967-2004), School of Veterinary Medicine faculty composite (1945-1949), St. Joseph Veterinary College class composite (1911).

Dean’s portraits and photographic negatives (1976-1997), class composites (2001), alumni groups, reunions, and portraits (1937-1998), buildings: Anderson Hall, Veterinary Medicine Complex, Trotter Hall (1997), portraits of Louis and Norma Jane Ball (1996), Willie the Wildcat photoshoot (1995), June Conference (1947-1992), unmarked photos, envelopes, and slides.

Department of Veterinary Medicine photographs (1907-1976), Veterinary Medicine College and Alumni Newsletter (1967-1972), class composites (1955-1985), Reserve Officers' Training Corps camp (1949), International Agriculture Programs and Agency for International Development mission to Nigeria photos and correspondence (1968-1973).

Veterinary Division class composites (1927-1931).

School of Veterinary Medicine class composites (1944-1947).

School of Veterinary Medicine class composites (1949-1953)

School of Veterinary Medicine class composites (1954-1960).

School of Veterinary Medicine class composites (1961-1963), School of Veterinary Medicine faculty composite (1945-1949).

Staff and faculty portraits, photos (negatives and copy sheets) of fire damage, class composites (1974-1998), surgery, yearbook, symposium, miscellaneous photos.

Photos and photographic negatives of the Annual Conference for Veterinarians (2001-2004), college events (1998-2004), special events (1999-2002), Instructional Technology Center (1999-2000), Cat Town (1999-2003).

Dean’s portraits and photographic negatives (1976-1997), class composites (2001), alumni groups, reunions, and portraits (1937-1998), buildings: Anderson Hall, Veterinary Medicine Complex, Trotter Hall (1997), portraits of Louis and Norma Jane Ball (1996), Willie the Wildcat photoshoot (1995), June Conference (1947-1992), unmarked photos, envelopes, and slides.

Department of Veterinary Medicine photographs (1907-1976), Veterinary Medicine College and Alumni Newsletter (1967-1972), class composites (1955-1985), Reserve Officers' Training Corps camp (1949), International Agriculture Programs and Agency for International Development mission to Nigeria photos and correspondence (1968-1973).

Food Animal Health and Management Center photo slides (1991-2001), Mosier Hall dedication (1998-1999), historical statistics of the United States, faculty reprints (1940-1960), speeches (2002-2004).

Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association photographs, photographic negatives, and slides of members, animals, procedures, surgery (1905-2002), veterinarian publications (1931-1946), Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association photograph CDs (1907-2007), Annual Emergency Medicinal Conference photograph CDs (1905-2007).

Photographic negatives of Veterinary Medicine class photos, open houses, events, faculty, staff, candids, graduation, labs, buildings, and animals.

Photographic negatives of Veterinary Medicine faculty, staff, students, magazines, housing, and housing maintenance.

Photographic negatives of Veterinary Medicine faculty, staff, students, graduate students, exchange students, unlabeled negatives.

Photographic negatives of Veterinary Medicine students, faculty, staff, labs, animals, candids, events (Fall Brawl, parties, dinners, symposium), Phi Zeta, horse treadmill test, and graduation.

Photographic negatives of Veterinary Medicine faculty, staff, students, class composites, candids, labs (computer, surgery, radiology, pathology, toxicology, intensive care), animals (horses, dogs, cows, pigs, mice, kangaroos, bobcats, ostrich), events (banquets, award ceremony, graduation party, retirement party, alumni reunions, Spring Fling, Halloween party, Christmas party), sports (flag football, baseball, water polo), graduation, open house, Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association, June Conference, Trotter Hall.

Photographic negatives of Veterinary Medicine faculty, staff, interns, students.

Photographic slides of Veterinary Medicine students, staff, labs, diagrams, maps, buildings, and landscapes.

Kansas State University Veterinary Medicine photo album (students, staff and newsletters), auxiliary to the American Veterinary Medical Association for students on the honor roll (photographs and certificates), Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association auxiliary (1976-1980. 3 scrapbooks dated 1976-1977, 1978-79, and 1979-1980. Newsletters, photographs, records), KSU Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association A Year in the Life of the Student Wives scrapbook (1977-1978).

Film rolls/movie reels, cassettes, account books.

Administrative council records (1918-1959), administrative council minutes (1960), Dean of Academic Administration records (1951-1964).

Newspaper and journal prints (1855-1991), booklets and pamphlets (1948-1997), Notes Re: History of Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine from Various Sources (1961-1995), faculty council minutes (1969-1973), Kansas State University Fact Book (1996).

College of Veterinary Medicine records (1871-1930), History of the Kansas State Agricultural College (1909), College of Veterinary Medicine History (1940, 1995-1996), University of Missouri-Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine 50 Years of Excellence pictorial review (1946-1996), Distinguished Service in the Field of Veterinary Medicine Award recipients and nominee information (1955-1982), booklets (1963-1997), correspondence (1969-1995), Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine Self-Evaluation of Programs submitted to The American Veterinary Medical Association and Accreditation Report (1989), Kansas State University: The Quest for Identity (1995), 3.5” floppy disks (1995-1997).

KSU College of Veterinary Medicine handbooks (1989-1992), KSU College of Veterinary Medicine Student Handbook (1994-1995), KSU College of Veterinary Medicine Student/Faculty Handbook (1998-1999), A Long Range Development Plan for Veterinary Medical Campus (1970), A Report on Academic Success for the College of Veterinary Medicine at KSU (1989), KSU Foundation Annual Report and Audit Report (1991-1992), A Report of Research and Sponsored Programs for Fiscal Year 1998, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Report of Progress (published sometime between 1975 and 1993), schedules, programs, transcripts, publications, and other information on the following conferences: Annual Conference for Veterinarians (1990-1999), North Central Conference of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (1994), Emergency Medicine Conference on Imagining of the Traumatized or Critical Veterinary Patient: Imagining is Everything (1999), Small Animal Internal Medicine Lecture Series (1999), Veterinary Technicians Conference (1999), Frank W. Jordan Seminar on Immunology (1999).

Manual of Poultry Diseases (1951), Veterinary Medicine accreditation self-study report (unit report and college report) (1996).

Kansas Veterinary Medical Association library scrapbooks (1905-1984), College of Veterinary Medicine History Book interviews by Veterinary Medicine students (class of 1933-1952), interview with Max Milbourn by Dr. Mike Donnelly on VHS (1995), Veterinary Medicine articles (1905-1985), photos of campus, documents, and faculty (1920-1931).

This series contains yearbooks and scrapbooks, which include auxiliaries and photo albums, from the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine between 1905-1999. The scrapbooks consist of the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association: A Year in the Life of the Student Wives scrapbook, a Veterinary Medicine photo album which features students, staff, and newsletters from 1989-1995, and the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association auxiliaries from 1958-1980, which include photographs, certificates, newsletters, and other records. There are additionally yearbooks for the College of Veterinary Medicine that cover the years 1996-1999.

Russell Alan Frey dissertation 1970, constitution for the KSU College of Veterinary Medicine (1971-1973), faculty minutes (1970-1971), Kansas State Agricultural College graduates list (1867-1911), curriculum concept proposal (1970), alumni news (1966), New York Women’s League for Animals annual report (1957), Phase III of Clinical Sciences and Pathology Building information, teaching aid DVD (2003), Kind Hearts Caring Hands events (2004-2005), Animal Resource Facility Information Manual (1971), Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association records, correspondence (1900-1902; 1958; 1970-1971; 1994), newspaper clippings (1920-1960), pamphlets (1961-1966; 1970-1973; 1989; 1993-1994), photographs various dates between 1920-1994.

College of Veterinary Medicine History Book interviews on cassette and microcassette tapes (class of 1931-1979), class reunion and alumni CDs (classes of 1967-2002, disk ordered 2007), Instructional Technology Center CDs (2007).