Association for Women Veterinarians Records, 1945-2003

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Association for Women Veterinarians
Title
Association for Women Veterinarians Records
Dates
1945-2003 (inclusive)
Quantity
18 Linear feet of shelf space, (17 Containers)
Collection Number
Cage 648 (collection)
Summary
Includes correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and research materials; research materials include articles on and by women veterinarians, and the bulletin series, containing developments in the field of veterinary medicine. The oldest information is in the scrapbooks. VHS tapes and floppy diskettes contain interviews and images of veterinary doctors.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Association for Women Veterinarians held its first meeting as the Women’s Veterinary Association in August, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its founder, Dr. Mary Knight Dunlap, started the association based on “a duty to those who followed me . . . so that they don’t make the same fool mistakes I did.” Dr. Dunlap invited the 37 female members of the American Veterinary Medical Association to the initial meeting. One of the officers of the nascent organization was Washington State College graduate, First Lieutenant Doreen Hatfield (Lewis), D.V.M.

According to its constitution, the association sought to “further the mutual advancement of women veterinarians in the science of veterinary medicine by bringing them together to share knowledge, support and friendship.” Over its history, the association carried out its mission by advocating for women veterinarians within the profession, providing financial support to female veterinary students, conducting studies to better understand the challenges facing women veterinarians, and acknowledging women in the profession through its various awards.

Initially, the AWV supported women veterinarians through annual meetings, informal gatherings, and monthly bulletins. In 1952, the association presented the first Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of the Year (OWVY) award to Mary K. Dunlap. In 1959, the association began awarding a small scholarship to the female veterinary student in her senior year with the highest scholastic achievement. In 1973, the award was changed to a need-based award and students were required to send in an application. In 1986, the Distinguished Service Award was instated for individuals who made contributions for the advancement of women in the veterinary field, but was not limited to veterinarians.

In the 1970s, the AWV became more politically active in advocating for women’s rights in the veterinary profession. In 1971 the AWV brought two resolutions to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to end discrimination against and to encourage women veterinary students. Both resolutions were rejected. Following this defeat, there was a concentrated effort to get a woman elected to office in the AVMA, which resulted in Dr. Bobbye Chancellor’s election to vice president in 1977. Also in the 1970s, the association began urging women who faced discrimination to document their complaints in writing. By the end of the 1970s, the percentage of female veterinary graduates rose to nearly 17% from an average of roughly 5% over the 1960s.

Over the decade of the 1980s, over 44% of graduates were female as the number of women in veterinary programs continued to increase. Seeing this rise, the AWV shifted its focus to educating its members about health risks, maternity leave, leadership, and management practices. In 1987, AWV formed the Health Issues Committee, which published a special compendium of Veterinary Health Issues: Occupational Hazards in the Workplace. The AWV continued to support its members who pursued sexual harassment lawsuits. However, over this decade the AWV opened its membership and awards to males as well as females.

The 1990s saw the most women in executive leadership at the AVMA, and the number of women Deans of veterinary schools continued to increase. The association launched a website and hired a paid bulletin editor. In 1997, for the 50th anniversary of the association, the AWV History Committee, headed by Dr. Phyllis Hickney Larsen, published Our History of Women in Veterinary Medicine: Gumption, Grace and Good Humor. At a strategic planning meeting in 1998, the association changed its mission statement to: “supporting veterinary medicine by providing leadership in women’s issues.”

However, as women continued to succeed in the veterinary profession, with women now outnumbering men, membership in the AWV began to dwindle. Although the scholarship funds were supported by corporate sponsors, dues were still needed to run the organization. Therefore, in 2012, AWV decided to relinquish its funds to the American Veterinary Medical Foundation in order to continue its awards and scholarships.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of official records of the Association for Women Veterinarians. It includes correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and research materials; research materials include articles on and by women veterinarians, and the bulletin series, containing developments in the field of veterinary medicine. The oldest information is in the scrapbooks. VHS tapes and floppy diskettes contain interviews and images of veterinary doctors.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

Issues of the Bulletins have been digitized and are available online as the Association for Women Veterinarians Bulletins Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Association for Women Veterinarians Records, 1945-2003 (Cage 648)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in nine series:

Series 1: The Correspondence Series consists of letters from various officers of the Association and women within or associated with the organization. Principal correspondents include M. Lois Calhoun, Frankee P. Elliot, Marguerite B. Gulick, and Jean R. Hagan. The correspondence of Bonnie V. Gustafson Beaver is filed under both her married and maiden names. In addition, some of her correspondence is located in the General File, folder 115, under the title "Veterinary Schools and Bonnie Beaver Files, 1968-1975." The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject. All of the material is in its original order with the exception of the M. Lois Calhoun and Patricia O’Connor correspondence that has been arranged in chronological order.

Series 2: The Financial series contains bank statements, deposit slips, canceled checks, paid bills, dues payment journals and treasurer’s reports, 1951-1961. Treasurer’s reports from 1963-1971 are located in the Meeting Minutes and Officers’ Reports Series under the title "Minutes of Meetings and Treasurer’s Reports." Correspondence from two past treasurers, Roberta Hartman, 1962-1966 and Doreen Lewis, 1966-1969, is located in the Correspondence Series. The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject. Statements, checks, and deposit slips are separated by bank name.

Series 3: The Meeting Minutes and Officers’ Reports series contains the records of annual meetings minutes, notes and officers’ reports from 1963-1971 and from 1976-1988.

Series 4: The General File consists of records of annual meetings, articles on and by women veterinarians, constitutions and by-laws, registers, replies to various surveys, and student material. Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject; material within the folders is in its original order.

Series 5: The Membership Series consists of membership lists, address cards, membership applications of the Association.

Series 6: The Bulletin Series contains the news bulletins of the Association. They include various types of information concerning the profession and the statutes of the organization such as developments within veterinary medicine, changes in the organization, information on positions within the field, practice tips, and information of general interest. They are arranged chronologically.

Series 7: The Scrapbook Series includes seven volumes. They contain magazine and newspaper clippings about women veterinarians and articles published by women veterinarians. Although the material was first collected in the late 1940s, some of the items gathered date back to the 1920s.

Series 8: The Bulletin Card File series consists of approximately 1200 3" x 5" cards which list the addresses of members receiving the AFWV Bulletin. The cards have been separated from the remaining materials for ease of access. They are arranged alphabetically and remain in their original order.

Series 9: The VHS Tapes and Floppy Diskettes Series contains video taped interviews and digital images of veterinary doctors.

Acquisition Information

These records were donated between 1979 and 1998 by officers of the Association for Women Veterinarians.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by by Anna Vogt in 1999.

Bibliography

Larsen, Phyllis Hickney. Our History of Women in Veterinary Medicine: Gumption, Grace and Good Humor. Littleton, CO: Association for Women Veterinarians, 1997.

Related Materials

Association for Women Veterinarians Records, 1954-2013 (Cage 826)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: CorrespondenceReturn to Top

The Correspondence Series consists of letters from various officers of the Association and women within or associated with the organization. Principal correspondents include M. Lois Calhoun, Frankee P. Elliot, Marguerite B. Gulick, and Jean R. Hagan. The correspondence of Bonnie V. Gustafson Beaver is filed under both her married and maiden names. In addition, some of her correspondence is located in the General File, folder 115, under the title "Veterinary Schools and Bonnie Beaver Files, 1968-1975." The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject. All of the material is in its original order with the exception of the M. Lois Calhoun and Patricia O’Connor correspondence that has been arranged in chronological order.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
American Women's Veterinary Medical Association
1947-1954
1 2
Anderson, Lynn C.
1987-1988
1 3
Association for Women Veterinarians (AWV)
1981-1982
1 4
Association for Women Veterinarians
1983-1988
1 5
AWV, Career Guidance Inquiries
1977-1978
1 6
AWV, Career Guidance Inquiries
1979
1 7
AWV, Career Guidance Inquiries
1979
1 8
AWV, Career Guidance Inquiries
1980
1 9
AWV, Career Guidance Inquiries
1980
1 10
AWV, Career Guidance Inquiries
1981
1 11
AWV, Career Guidance Inquiries
1981
1 12
AWV, Career Guidance Inquiries
1982-1986
1 13
AWV, Career Guidance Response
1973
1 14
AWV, Miscellaneous
1982-1983
1 15
AWV, Officers' Announcements
1976-1989
1 16
AWV, Sponsor Correspondence
1986
1 17
Baumgartener, Lois, AWV Treasurer 1982-1985
1 18
Beaver, Bonnie G.
1972-1975
1 19
Beaver, Bonnie G.
1978
1 20
Birr, Carolyn, Secretary
1981-1983
1 21
Bowls, Karen F., Treasurer, President
1976-1988
1 22
Bowls, Karen F. and Donna Den Boer
1976-1977
1 23
Bowls, Karen F. and Ann-si Li on Bulletin
1979-1981
1 24
Brown, Marilyn
1980-1982
1 25
Brown, Marilyn
1983-1988
1 26
Calhoun, M. Lois and Patricia O'Connor
1950-1957
1 27
Calhoun, M. Lois
1947-1953
1 28
Calhoun, M. Lois
1954-1959
1 29
Calhoun, M. Lois
1955-1966
1 30
Calhoun, M. Lois
1960-1963; 1968-1978
1 31
Calhoun, M. Lois
undated
1 32
Committee on Charter Members
1964; 1987-1994
1 33
Constitutional Revision Rough Drafts
1969-1980
1 34
Coughlin, Mrs. Dennis (Esther)
1950-1951
1 35
den Boer, Donna L.
1975-1977
1 36
Dunlap, Mary K.
1947-1951
Elliot, Frankee P., President
1964-1968
Box Folder
2 1
Annual Meetings
2 1
Billie Pennings - Secretary
2 1
Roberta Hartman - Treasurer
2 1
Jean Hagan Editor
1963-1965
2 1
Editor's File
2 1
Jan Smith - Editor
1965-1967
2 1
Vice Presidents
2 1
Correspondence WVMA Members
2 1
Miscellaneous Mail Received
2 1
A.V.M.A Misc. Matters
2 1
Career Pamphlet
2 1
Nominations
2 1
N.S.M.R.
2 1
Scholarship Award Winners
2 1
Constitution Revision
2 1
Membership Lists
2 1
Students
2 1
Girl Scout Information
2 1
Book Information Requests
2 1
A.V.M.A Auxillary
Box Folder
2 2
General
1945-1956
2 3
General
1949-1976
2 4
General
1950-1953
2 5
General
1959-1960, 1971-1973
2 6
General
1962-1965
2 7
General
1963-1964, 1968, 1979
2 8
General
1964-1971
2 9
General
1968-1969
2 10
General
1968-1972
2 11
Gonder, Janet C., Bulletin Editor
1983-1987
2 12
Grant-in-Aid Program
1980
2 13
Gulick, Marguerite B.
1956, 1959, 1960
2 14
Gulick, Marguerite B.
1962-1964
2 15
Gulick, Marguerite B.
1977-1978
2 16
Gustafson, Bonnie V. (Beaver)
1964; 1970-1972
2 17
Gustafson, Dorothy, Secretary
1977
Hagan, Jean R., WVMA President
1966-1968
Box Folder
2 18
Officers- general correspondence
2 18
Secretary Billie Pennings
2 18
Treasurer Doreen Hatfield Lewis
2 18
Editor, Frankie P. Elliot
1967-196?
2 18
Editor, Jan M. Smith
1965-1967
2 18
Vice-Presidents
2 18
President-Elect 1968-1970 Jan M. Smith
2 18
Past President, Frankie Elliot
1964-1966
2 18
Committee - Archive
2 18
Committee - Career Pamphlet
2 18
Committee - Constitution Revision
2 18
Committee- Nominating
2 18
Committee - Professional Employment Survey
2 18
Committee - Student Addresses
2 18
Committee - Student Award
2 18
Committee - Student WVMA Chapters
2 18
Miscellaneous Correspndence
2 18
Annual Meeting, Boston
1968
2 18
Annual Meeting, Dallas
1967
2 18
Annual Meeting, Louisville
1977
2 18
AVMA
2 18
Delegate - Nat. Society for Med. Research
2 18
Membership Lists
Box Folder
2 19
Jacobson, Dee, Student Membership Coordinator
1982-1989
2 20
Johnson, Julia, Treasurer
1979-1982
2 21
Li, Ann-si, Vice President, Western Region
1978
2 22
Li, Ann-si, Bulletin Editor
1979
2 23
Li, Ann-si, Bulletin Editor
1980
2 24
Li, Ann-si, Bulletin Editor
1981-1982
2 25
Mainster, Mary E., Secretary
1982-1987
2 26
Mannschreck, Vicki R.
1970-1972
2 27
McCormack, Jeannine, Secretary
1978-1979
2 28
Mitchell, Deborah, Bulletin Editor
1988-1990
2 29
Nielson, Mrs. Paul C.
1953
2 30
O'Connor, Patricia
1948-1962; 1964
2 30.1
O'Connor, Patricia; correspondence, obituary, and memorabilia
1999-2003
2 31
Olson, Marie Koenig
1969-1971
2 32
Outstanding Women Veterinarian
1972-1973
2 33
Pennings, Billie A.
1964-196
3 1
President's Handbook, Copies of Pages
1970; 1982
3 2
President's Handbook, Out of Date Material
1962-1974
3 3
Robens, Jane F.
1972
3 4
Robens, Jane F.
1977
3 5
Sloss, Margaret W.
1951-1952
3 6
Smiler, Kathleen
1982-1991
3 7
Smith, Jan M.
1969-1983
3 8
Spurling, Judith, Secretary
1967-1979
3 9
Spurling, Judith
1980-1983
3 10
Spurling, Judith, President
1984-1986
3 11
Spurling, Judith, Past President
1967-1988
3 12
Spurling, Judith, Membership Services
1989-1990
3 13
Student Representatives
1972
3 14
Treasurers: Roberta Hartman, 1962-1966 and Doreen Lewis, 1966-1969
1962-1969
3 15
Washington State University Archives
1982-1992
Western Vice President's File:
Box Folder
3 16
Helen Rider
1965 -1972
3 17
Karen Bowls
1972-1974
3 18
Ann-si Li
1974-1975
3 19
Ann si Li
1976-1977

Series 2: FinanceReturn to Top

Contained within the Financial series are bank statements, deposit slips, canceled checks, paid bills, dues payment journals and treasurer’s reports, 1951-1961. Treasurer’s reports from 1963-1971 are located in the Meeting Minutes and Officers’ Reports Series under the title "Minutes of Meetings and Treasurer’s Reports." Correspondence from two past treasurers, Roberta Hartman, 1962-1966 and Doreen Lewis, 1966-1969, is located in the Correspondence Series. The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject. Statements, checks, and deposit slips are separated by bank name.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 1
Account Records
1985-1986
4 2
Bank Statements, Deposit Slips, and Cancelled Checks
1947-1960
4 3
Bank Statements, Deposit Slips, and Cancelled Checks
1960-1962
4 4
Bank Statements, Deposit Slips, and Cancelled Checks
1964-1966
4 5
Bank Statements, Deposit Slips, and Cancelled Checks
1966-1970
4 6
Bank Statements, Deposit Slips, and Cancelled Checks
1970-1974
4 7
Bank Statements, Deposit Slips, and Cancelled Checks
1974-1976
4 8
Deposit Records, slips from Gamma Phi Orthopedic
1964-1967
4 9
Deposit Records
1981-1988
4 10
Dues Notices and Treasurer's Reports
1951-1961
4 11
Dues Payment Journals
1950-1963, 1968-1974
4 12
Expense and Budget Reports
1980-1989
4 13
MCI Phone Expenses and Accounts
1984-1985
4 14
Miscellaneous Expenses and Receipts
1986-1988
4 15
Paid Bills
1949-1976
4 16
Paid Bills
1975-1976
4 17
Postage Receipts
1980-1988
4 18
Printing Bills and Treasurer's Reports
1949-1959
4 19
Printing and Bulletin Expenses
1977-1986

Series 3: Meeting Minutes and Officers' ReportsReturn to Top

The Meeting Minutes and Officers’ Reports series contains the records of annual meetings minutes, notes and officers’ reports from 1963-1971 and from 1976-1988.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 20
Minutes of Meetings and Treasurer's Reports
1963-1971
4 21
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1976
4 22
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1977
4 23
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1978
4 24
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1979
4 25
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1980
4 26
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1981
4 27-28
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1982
4 29
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1983
4 30
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1984
4 31
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1985
4 32
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1986
4 33
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1987
4 34
Annual Meeting Minutes, Notes, Officers' Reports
1988

Series 4: GeneralReturn to Top

The General File consists of records of annual meetings, articles on and by women veterinarians, constitutions and by-laws, registers, replies to various surveys, and student material. Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject; material within the folders is in its original order.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 1
American Association of University Professors, Committee on the Status of Women
1981
5 2
American Medical Women's Association, Articles
1983
5 3
Annual Meeting
1969
5 4
Annual Meeting
1970
5 5
Annual Meeting
1971
5 6
Annual Meeting
1972
5 7
Annual Meeting
1973
5 8
Annual Meeting
1974
5 9
Annual Meeting
1975
5 10
Annual Meeting
1976
5 11
Annual Meeting
1977
5 12
Annual Meeting (Display)
1979
5 13
Annual Meeting
1980
5 14
Archives File
1954-1970
5 15
Articles, By Women Veterinarians
1946-1960
5 16
Articles, By Women Veterinarians and Newspaper Clippings
1954-1976
5 17
Articles, Careers for Women in Science
1979
5 18
Articles, Chronicle Guidance Publication
1984
5 19
Articles, On European Women Veterinarians
1975
5 20
Articles, On Women Veterinarians
1974-1974
5 21
Articles, Published by Women Veterinarians
1979
5 22
Articles, Women in Veterinary Medicine
1980-1981
5 23
Articles, Women in Vet. Medicine, women's issues
1976-1984
5 24
Articles, Women in Vet. Medicine, women's issues
1985-1988
5 25
Articles, Written by and for Women Vets.
1978-1982
5 26
Audrey Christie Notecards, Scholarship Fund-raiser
1986
5 27
AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) Convention
1977
5 28
AVMA Convention
1978
5 29
AVMA Convention
1979
5 30
AVMA Convention
1980
5 31
AVMA Convention
1981
5 32
AVMA Convention
1982
5 33
AVMA Convention
1983
5 34
AVMA Convention, AWV Seminar Notes
1983
5 35
AVMA Convention
1984
5 36
AVMA Convention
1985
5 37
AVMA Convention
1986
5 38
AVMA Convention
1987
5 39
AVMA Convention
1988
5 40
AVMA Convention
1989
5 41
AVMA Convention
1990
5 42
AVMA Women Members Address List
1978
5 43
AVMA Women Members Address List
1982
5 44
AVMA Women Members Address List
1985
6 1
Awards, AVMA Practitioner Research Award Nomination
1986
6 2
Awards, Charles River prize Nominee, W. Jean Dodds
1981
6 3
Awards, Charles River Award Nomination
1983
6 4
Awards, Distinguished Service Award, Purpose and Criteria
1983-1984
6 5
Awards, Distinguished Service Award, Call for Nominations
1985
6 6
Awards, Distinguished Service Award Nominees
1986-1989
6 7
Awards, Distinguished Service Award Packets
1990
6 8
Awards, Distinguished Service Award, recipient, Moses A. Simmons
1986
6 9
Awards, Distinguished Service Award, recipient, Mary Anna Thrall
1987
6 10
Awards, Distinguished Service Award, recipient, Mary Josephine Deubler
1988
6 11
Awards, Distinguished Service Award, recipient, Jean M. Buist
1989
6 12
Awards, Distinguished Service Award, recipient, Phyllis M. York
1990
6 13
Awards, Distinguished Service Award, recipient, Elizabeth McGregor
1991
6 14
Awards, Distinguished Service Award, recipient, Shirley D. Johnston
1992
6 15
Awards, Grant-In-Aid College Scholarships
1979-1991
6 16
Awards, Outstanding Vet. Student Award
1959
6 17
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Articles
1973-1987
6 18
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. Nominees
1978
6 19
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. Nomination Packets
1986
6 20
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. Nomination Packets (B-D)
1988
6 21
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. Nomination Packets (F-H)
1988
6 22
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. Nomination Packets (H-M)
1988
6 23
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. Nomination Packets (P-T)
1988
6 24
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year
1989
6 25
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. Nomination Packets
1990
6 26
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1980
6 27
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1981
6 28
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1982
6 29
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1983
6 30
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1984
6 31
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1985
6 32
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1986
7 1
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1987
7 2
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1988
7 3
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1989
7 4
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1990
7 5
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1991
7 6-7
Awards, Outstanding Woman Vet. of the Year, Nominations
1992
7 8
Awards, University of Georgia Distinguished Alumnus Nomination
1986
7 9
Ballots, AWV Election
1980-1982
7 10
Ballots, AWV Election
1982-1983
7 11
Ballots, AWV Election
1986-1988
7 12
Ballots, AWV Election
1988-1990
7 13
Ballots, AWV Election
1990-1992
7 14
Business Contract, Dixie D. Lycan
1976
7 15
Committee on Maternal and Reproductive Health
1987-1988
7 16
Constitution and Bylaws of WVMA
undated
7 17
Constitution and Bylaws
1980
7 18
Constitution of WVMA, Revisions
1979-1980
7 19
Constitution of AWV, Revisions
1982
7 20
Council Nominations for AVMA
1974
7 21
Data on Women Vets
1973
7 22
Election of AMV Officers, Notes and Correspondence
1979-1982
7 23
General File
1950-1967
7 24
General File
1953-1959; 1976
7 25
General File
1963-1966
7 26
General File
1965-1966; 1970
7 27
General File
1966-1972
7 28
General File
1969, 1971
7 29
General File
1970-1972
7 30
General File
1970-1976
7 31
General File
1972-1973
7 32
General File
1973-1974
7 33
General File
1973-1974
7 34
General File
1974
7 35
General File
1975
7 36
General File
1976
7 37
"Goats in Research", a paper
1978
7 38
Grant-in-Aid Program WVMA
1972-1974
7 39
Grant-in-Aid Program WVMA
1979
7 40
Grant-in-Aid Program WVMA
1979-1980
7 41
Journals and Magazines, Miscellaneous
1980-1982
7 42
Journals and Magazines, Miscellaneous
1982-1988
7 43
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA), clippings
1979-1988
7 44
Miscellaneous Papers
undated
7 45
New Member Information Packet
1981-1986
7 46
Newsletters-WVMA
1949, 1951, 1973-1976
7 47
Newsletters-WVMA
1972-1975
7 48
Postal Service Information
1981-1982
8 1
Photographs
1948
8 2
Photographs
1983-1992
8 3
Presidential Messages for Bulletin
1968-1973
8 4
President's Notebook, Judith Spurling
1984-1986
8 5
Professional Survey Results
1973
8 6
Publicity Committee
1969-1975
8 7
Registers
1954-1967
8 8
Replies to Questionnaire by Patricia O'Connor
1953
8 9
Replies to Survey by M. Lois Calhoun
1976
8 10
Replies to Survey on Women in Veterinary Medicine
1973-1976
8 11
Replies to World-Wide Survey on Women in Veterinary Medicine
1975-1976
8 12
Resumes
1968-1975
8 13
Resumes, Bowls, Karen F.
1984
8 14
Resumes, Saueressig, Suzanne
1972
8 15
Rosters
1961-1965
8 16
Safari, AWV Trip to Kenya, Africa
1985
8 17
SCVMA - AWV Panel Discussion
1984
8 18
Speakers Bureau WVMA
1972-1973
8 19
Student Chapters, List of Female Graduates at the University of Pennsylvania
1990
8 20
Student Chapters, List of Female Veterinary Students, Letters
1986-1990
8 21
Student Chapters, Lists of Veterinary Students
1977-1978
8 22
Student Chapters, Lists of Veterinary Students
1977-1978
8 23
Student Chapters, Reports and Lists of Students
1979-1984
8 24
Student Chapters, Reports, Letters, Notes
1985
8 25
Students, Award nominees for 1971
1971
8 26
Students, of Canadian Schools
1968-1975
8 27
Students, Female Freshman Veterinary Students
1972
8 28
Students, Female Freshman Veterinary Students
1973
8 29
Students, Female Freshman Veterinary Students
1974
8 30
Female Large Animal Veterinarians
1975
8 31
Students, Female Veterinary Graduates
1971
8 32
Students, Female Veterinary Graduates
1972
8 33
Students, Female Veterinary Graduates
1973
8 34
Students, Female Veterinary Students
1971
8 35
Students, Gamma Phi Iota at Cornell
1946-1966
8 36
Students, Gamma Phi Iota at Michigan State
1946-1966
8 37
Students, Listings, Missouri-Washington
1973-1975
8 38
Students, Veterinary Schools and Bonnie Beaver Files
1968-1975
8 39
Survey Questionnaires
1957-1960
8 40
Survey, Women Veterinarians
1968-1971
8 41
Survey, Women Veterinarians
1978-1979
8 42
Survey, Women Veterinarians (cont.)
1978-1979
8 43
Survey, Faculty Survey
1980-1981
8 44
Survey, Meeting Surveys
1984-1986
8 45
Veterinary Hospital Managers Association Newsletter
1987
8 46
Washington State University Archives
1979-1980

Series 5: MembershipReturn to Top

The Membership Series consists of membership lists, address cards, membership applications of the Association.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
9 1
Annual Supplement to the Membership Roster
1964-1965
9 2
Change of Address Cards
1980-1982
9 3-4
Change of Address Cards
1983
9 5-6
Change of Address Cards
1984
9 7
Change of Address Cards
1985
9 8
Change of Address Cards
1987
9 9
Member Cards
undated
9 10-11
Membership Applications
1977
9 11-13
Membership Applications
1979
9 14-17
Membership Applications
1981
9 18
Membership Applications
1982
9 19-21
Membership Applications
1983
9 22-24
Membership Applications
1984
10 1-3
Membership Applications (cont.)
1984
10 4-9
Membership Applications
1985
10 10-16
Membership Applications
1986
10 17-20
Membership Applications
1987
11 1-5
Membership Applications
1988
11 6-11
Membership Applications
1989
11 12-15
Membership Applications
1990
11 16
Membership Applications
1991-1992
12 1
Membership Lists and Lists of Graduates
1950-1975
12 2
Membership Lists
1963-1976
12 3
Membership Lists - Student and Full
1964-1970
12 4
Membership Lists
1964-1976
12 5
Membership Lists
1977
12 6-7
Membership Lists
1978
12 8
Membership Lists
1980
12 9
Membership Lists
1982
12 10
Membership Lists
1983
12 11
Membership Lists
1984
12 12-13
Membership Lists
1985
12 14-15
Membership Lists
1986
12 16-18
Membership Lists
1987
12 19
Membership Lists
1988
12 20
Membership Lists
1989
12 21
Membership Lists
1992
12 22
Membership Rosters
1961-1984

Series 6: BulletinsReturn to Top

The Bulletin Series contains the news bulletins of the Association. They include various types of information concerning the profession and the statutes of the organization such as developments within veterinary medicine, changes in the organization, information on positions within the field, practice tips, and information of general interest. They are arranged chronologically.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
13 1
Addresses and Mailing Lists
1976-1978
13 2
Address and Student Mailing Lists
1978-1980?
13 3
Bulletins
1947-1949
13 4
Bulletins
1947-1955
13 5
Bulletins
1950-1954
13 6
Bulletins
1955-1959
13 7
Bulletins
1956-1964
13 8
Bulletins
1960-1964
13 9
Bulletins
1965-1969
13 10
Bulletins
1965-1976; 1978; 1979
13 11
Bulletins
July, 1966 - October, 1980
13 12
Bulletins
1970-1976
13 13
Bulletins
1977-1980
13 14
Bulletins
1981-1983
13 15
Bulletins
January, 1981 - October, 1982
13 16
Bulletins
January, 1983 - October, 1984
13 17
Bulletins (incomplete)
1984-1991
13 18
Bulletins
April, 1985 - October, 1986
13 19
Bulletins
January, 1987 - Fall, 1988
13 20
Bulletins
Spring, 1989 - Winter, 1990
13 21
Bulletins
Spring, 1991 - Winter, 1993
13 22
Bulletin Resources
January, 1980
13 23
Bulletin Resources
April / May, 1980
13 24
Bulletin Resources
July, 1980
13 25
Bulletin Resources
October, 1980
13 26
Bulletin Resources
January, 1981
13 27
Bulletin Resources
April / May, 1981
13 28
Bulletin Resources
July, 1981
13 29
Bulletin Resources
October, 1981
13 30
Bulletin Resources
January, 1982
13 31
Bulletin Resources
April, 1982
13 32
Bulletin Resources
July, 1982
13 33
Bulletin Resources
October, 1982
13 34
Bulletin and Roster Resources
January, 1983
13 35
Bulletin Mailing List
1979-1981
13 36
Bulletin Response Cards
1980, 1981, 1986

Series 7: ScrapbooksReturn to Top

There are seven volumes included in the Scrapbook Series. They contain magazine and newspaper clippings about women veterinarians and articles published by women veterinarians. Although the material was first collected in the late 1940s, some of the items gathered date back to the 1920s.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
14 1
WVMA Scrapbook
1948-1960
15 2
WVMA Scrapbook
1945-1969
15 3
WVMA Scrapbook
1969-1972
15 4
WVMA Scrapbook
1970-1975
16 5
WVMA Scrapbook
1976-1978
16 6
WVMA Scrapbook
1979
16 7
AWV Album of Articles
June, 1979 - May, 1982

Series 8: Bulletin Card File, undatedReturn to Top

The Bulletin Card File series consists of approximately 1200 3" x 5" cards which list the addresses of members receiving the AFWV Bulletin. The cards have been separated from the remaining materials for ease of access. They are arranged alphabetically and remain in their original order.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
17 1
A-G
17 2
H-O
17 3
P-Z
17 4
Address Unknown or Incomplete

Series 9: VHS Tapes and Floppy DisksReturn to Top

Contained in the VHS Tapes and Floppy Diskettes Series are video taped interviews and digital images of veterinary doctors.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
18 1
(Video) Interview with Dr. Gail Pate
1998 July 11
18 2
(Video) Interview with Dr. Gail Pate, tape #2
1998 July 11
18 3
(Video) Interview with Dr. JoAnn O'Brien
1998 May 22
18 4
(Video) Interview with Dr. Olive K. Britt
1998 June 8
18 5
(Floppy Disk, JPEG Images) 9 Photos of Dr. Gail Pate
1988
18 6
(Floppy Disk, JPEG Images) 3 Photos of Dr. JoAnn O'Brien
1988
18 7
(Floppy Disk, JPEG Images) 6 Photos of Dr. Olive Britt
1988

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Veterinarians -- Societies, etc. -- Archives
  • Veterinary medicine -- 20th century -- Archives
  • Veterinary students -- Societies, etc. -- Archives
  • Women veterinarians -- 20th century -- Archives

Corporate Names

  • Association for Women Veterinarians -- Archives
  • Association for Women Veterinarians--Records and correspondence
  • Women's Veterinary Medical Association -- Archives

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Women's Veterinary Medical Association (creator)