Robert J. Foster papers, 1895-1958.
Collection Number: 6549
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Robert J. Foster papers, 1895-1958.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6549
Abstract:
Correspondence, military documents, newsclippings and photographs relating to Col.
Robert J. Foster's career as a veterinarian and as an officer in the U.S. Army Veterinary
Corps.
Creator:
Foster, Robert J. (Robert Julian), 1880-1970.
Quanitities:
1.0 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
CHRONOLOGY |
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1880 | Born on September 27 in Youngstown, Ohio. | |
1899 | Graduated from Ithaca High School | |
1902 | DVM, Cornell University | |
1902-1903 | Instructor of Veterinary Science, Clemson College. | |
1902-1903 | Assistant State Veterinarian, South Carolina | |
May 1903 | Not accepted into the Army, probably due to tuberculosis. | |
1903-1904 | Instructor, Veterinary Department, University of Missouri | |
1904 | Worked "as a cowboy" on the M-Bar Ranch in Embar, WY, while recovering from tuberculosis | |
1904 | Worked briefly as a BAI inspector in Denver Colorado | |
1904-1905 | Instructor of Veterinary Science, Kansas State Agricultural College | |
1905 | Enlisted in the Army, appointed as Veterinarian, 12th U.S. Cavalry, on August 30 | |
1906 | Joined the American Veterinary Medical Association | |
1909 | Married Alice Ewing Johnston in June. | |
1905-1916 | Served with the 12th U.S. Cavalry at Fort Oglethrope, GA; Fort William McKinley, Philippines; Fort Robinson, NE; Fort Meade, SD; and along the Mexican border. | |
1916 | Transferred to 9th U.S. Cavalry in January, stationed at Camp Stotsenburg, Philippine Islands. | |
1916 | U.S. Army Veterinary Corps established. | |
1918 | Organized and commanded Veterinary Training School, Medical Officers Training Camp, Fort Riley, KS. | |
1918-1920 | Officer in charge of organization, training and instruction for Veterinary Corps, Surgeon General's Office, Washington, DC. | |
1920-1922 | Chief Veterinarian of the Army of Occupation, Coblenz, Germany. | |
1922-1926 | Station Veterinarian and officer in charge of veterinary instruction, Cavalry School, Fort Riley, KS | |
1926-1929 | Department Veterinarian, Panama Canal Department, Cordzal, Canal Zone. | |
1929-1931 | Corps Area Veterinarian, 7th Corps Area, Omaha, NE | |
1931 | Achieved rank of Colonel | |
1931-1934 | Station and Division Veterinarian, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, TX. | |
1934-1938 | Chief of Veterinary Division, Surgeon General's Office | |
1936-1937 | President of the American Veterinary Medical Association | |
1938-1944 | Corps Area Veterinarian, 9th Corps Area, Presidio of San Francisco, CA. | |
1944 | Retired from the Army | |
1970 | Died in February in California |
This collection includes correspondence, military documents and photographs relating
to Col. Robert J. Foster's career as a veterinarian and as an officer in the U.S.
Army Veterinary Corps. Special orders, lecture notes, legislation, photographs, tables,
charts and commendations are included. Of particular note, is material relating to
Foster's meat inspection work, which became part of the mission of Veterinary Corps
as the Army replaced animal-based transportation with automobiles. As well as formulating
inspection procedures for the Army, Foster also worked on sanitary food systems for
the Civilian Conservation Corps. There are also files relating to his membership in
the American Veterinary Medical Association. AVMA correspondents include Carl J. Norden,
R.R. [Ralph Ralph] Dykstra, Cassius Way, L.A. Merillat.
For more biographical information, see Col. Foster's file in Cornell's Deceased Alumni Files
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Robert J. Foster Papers, # 6549. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library.
Names:
Foster, Robert J. (Robert Julian), 1880-1970.
Dykstra, R. R. (Ralph Ralph), 1879-
Way, Cassius.
Norden, Carl J.
Merillat, Louis A. (Louis Adolph), 1868-
American Veterinary Medical Association
United States. Army. Veterinary Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Series I: Biography
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Newsclippings
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1926-1957 |
Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Education
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1894-1902 |
Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Commendations
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1910-1933 |
Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Commendations upon Retirement
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1944-1946 |
Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Special Orders
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1922-1935 |
Box 3 |
Miscellaneous
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1908-1920 | |
Box 3 |
Photographs
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Series II. Lectures & Speeches
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Box 1 | Folder 6 |
On Education
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1922 |
Box 1 | Folder 7 |
"The Veterinary Service and Its Relation to Animal Management Instruction," Cavalry
School, Fort Riley
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1923 |
Box 1 | Folder 8 |
"Post War Development of the Veterinary Service," Minnesota State Veterinary Association
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16 Jan 1924 |
Box 1 | Folder 9 |
"The Evacuation and Hospitalization of Animals in the Theatre of Operation," Cavalry
School, Fort Riley
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1925 |
Box 1 | Folder 10 |
"The Veterinary Service and Its Relation of the Line," Cavalry School, Fort Riley
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1925 |
Box 1 | Folder 11 |
"A Modern Veterinarian's Place in a Community"
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1920-1935 |
Series III. Chronological Files
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Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Chron Files
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1904-1915 |
Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Chron Files
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1916-1920 |
Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Chron Files
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1921-1922 |
Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Chron Files
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1922-1926 |
Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Chron Files
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1926-1929 |
Box 1 | Folder 17 |
Chron Files
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1929-1931 |
Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Chron Files
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1932-1934 |
Box 1 | Folder 19 |
Chron Files
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1934-1938 |
Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Chron Files
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1939-1944 |
Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Chron Files
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1946-1948 |
Series IV: Subject Files
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Box 2 | Folder 3 |
AVMA
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1935-1936 |
Box 2 | Folder 4 |
AVMA
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1937-1945 |
Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Examinations
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1916-1925 |
Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Examinations
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1926-1931, 1937, n.d. |
Box 2 | Folder 7 |
Legislation
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1912-1937 |
Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Legislation
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1937 |
Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Legislation
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1937-1938 |
Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Proposal to Discontinue the Veterinary Corps
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1956-1957 |
Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Veterinary Corps Organization and Structure
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1920, 1925, n.d. |
Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Miscellaneous
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1913-1935, n.d. |