Daniel E. Salmon papers, 1886-2008.
Collection Number: 6585
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Daniel E. Salmon papers, 1886-2008.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6585
Abstract:
Two scrapbooks on the Nebraska Hog Cholera controversy of the late 19th century, and
an unpublished manuscript on susceptibility and immunity.
Creator:
Salmon, D. E.
Quanitities:
.6 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
CHRONOLOGY |
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| July 23, 1850 | Born in Mount Olive, New Jersey | |
| 1868 | Entered Cornell University | |
| 1872 | Received bachelor's degree in veterinary science | |
| 1872 | Married Mary Thompson Corning | |
| 1876 | Earned first D.V.M. degree in the United States | |
| 1884 | Named first chief of the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Industry | |
| 1892 | Founded National Veterinary College in Washington, D.C. | |
| 1902 | Mary Thompson Corning, first wife, died | |
| 1904 | Married Agnes Christina Dewhurst | |
| 1905 | Left Bureau of Animal Industry following meat packing controversy roused by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle | |
| 1906 | Moved to Uruguay to found a veterinary college in Montevideo | |
| 1913 | Returned to the United States, managed a hog cholera serum company in Butte, Montana | |
| August 30, 1914 | Died in Butte, Montana | |
Two scrapbooks on the Nebraska Hog Cholera controversy of the late 19th century, and
an unpublished manuscript on susceptibility and immunity.
The scrapbooks were compiled by Salmon from 1886-1893, and document the commentary
and criticism relating to the Hog Cholera epidemic in Nebraska. Many of the articles
and editorials were written by Dr. Frank S. Billings and are highly critical of the
response of the Bureau of Animal Industry, as well as Salmon's leadership.
The manuscript is 268 pages long and in Spanish. It was probably sent to Dr. Simon
Henry Gage for editing some time during Salmon's time in Uruguay.
Also, an article on Salmon from a Hungarian veterinary magazine.
PROVENANCE
The scrapbooks were originally cataloged in the Flower Veterinary Library. The manuscript
was found in the papers of Dr. Grant Sherman Hopkins after his death in 1952, then
kept by Dean William Hagan. The manuscript was removed from the Hagan papers in 2004.
The scrapbooks are available on microfilm from the Library Annex, Film # N6131
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Daniel E. Salmon papers, #6585. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library.
The scrapbooks were originally cataloged in the Flower Veterinary Library. The manuscript
was found in the papers of Dr. Grant Sherman Hopkins after his death in 1952, then
kept by Dean William Hagan. The manuscript was removed from the Hagan papers in 2004.
Names:
Salmon, D.E.
Billings, F. S. (Frank Seaver), 1845-1912.
Subjects:
Classical swine fever -- Nebraska.
Immunity.
Disease susceptibility.
Veterinarians.
Form and Genre Terms:
Scrapbooks
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 |
Nebraska Hog Cholera Controversy Scrapbook, Volume 1
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1886-1893 | |
| Box 1 |
Nebraska Hog Cholera Controversy Scrapbook, Volume 2
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1886-1893 | |
| Box 2 |
Susceptibility and Immunity manuscript (in Spanish)
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1905-1913 | |
| Box 2 |
Article on Salmon from a Hungarian veterinary magazine - "Kamarai Allatorvos", pg.
65
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2008 | |