DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Flower-Sprecher
Veterinary Library records, 1897-2004
24-15-3366
Cornell University. College of Veterinary Medicine. Flower-Sprecher Veterinary
Library
3.4 cubic ft.
Subject files, accession records, and
photographs.
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library
Subject files, accession records, and photographs created by
the Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library at the Cornell University College of Veterinary
Medicine.
Collection material in English
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
The library at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine was founded on
September 21, 1897. It was originally named after New York State governor, Roswell P.
Flower, but became the Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library in 1992 when it was renamed to
recognize the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Isidor I. Sprecher.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Subject files, accession records, and photographs created by the Flower-Sprecher
Veterinary Library at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
SUBJECTS
Names:
Cornell University. College of Veterinary Medicine.
Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library.
Subjects:
Veterinary medicine -- Study and teaching.
Veterinary libraries.
Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Cite As:
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library
Records, # 24-15-3366. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library.
RELATED MATERIAL
See also the John B. Taylor and Simon Henry Gage correspondence, #24-4-m.1021, for more
information about early funding for the library
SERIES LIST
[Series I.
Subject Files](s1)
Box: 1 and 2
[Series II.
Photographs](s2)
Box: 1
[Series III.
Accession Records, Requisitions](s3)
Boxes: 1-3
CONTAINER LIST
Series I. Subject Files
1
1
Founding
1897, 1901
1
2
Histories of the Library
1930-2004, n.d.
1
3
Administration - General
1925, 1935
1
4
Alpha Correspondence, B-C
ca. 1930-1947
1
5
Alpha Correspondence, G-O
ca. 1930-1947
1
6
Alpha Correspondence, R-W
ca. 1930-1947
1
7
Alumni Room Project
1940-1945
Archives
1
8
College Archives
2002-2004
1
9
College Historian/Ann Traitor
1995-1996
1
10
Organization Plans
ca. 1970s
1
11
Photo Classification
ca. 1970s
1
12
College newsletters (incomplete run) and miscellany
1962-1981
3
Catalog Cards
ca. 1970s
Buildings and Facilities
1
13
General
1970
1
14
Equipment - H.J. Bool Co.
1924-1932
1
15
Equipment - Library Bureau
1924-1938
1
16
Pictures on Walls
1931, 1937, 1939
1
17
Move to Schurman - Memoranda
1954-1957
1
18
Move to Schurman - Equipment
1956-1957
1
19
Move to Schurman - Space Allotment
1956-1957
1
20
Move to Schurman - Moving Plans
1956-1957
1
21
Move to Schurman - Clocks, Switches, Phones, Dumbwaiter, Keys
1956-1957
1
22
Move to Schurman - Revisions
1956-1957
1
23
Move to Schurman - Miscellaneous
1954-1957
1
24
Floor Plans and Equipment Inventories
1973
1
25
Card Catalog Filing Rules
ca. 1960s
Exhibits
1
26
Women of the Vet School
1975-1976
1
27
Horse Portraiture
1976
1
28
James Law
ca. 1970s
1
29
Miscellaneous
ca. 1970s
1
30
Faculty Portraits in the Library
1960
Faculty Publications - catalog cards
3
Henry Asmus
3
Earl Louis Brunett
3
Samuel H. Burnett
3
Pierre A. Fish
3
James N. Frost
3
Simon Henry Gage
3
Charles Hayden
3
Grant Sherman Hopkins
3
James Law
3
Veranus A. Moore
Gifts
1
31
Alumni Gifts to the Library
ca. 1960-1970
1
32
Gift Books
ca. 1929-1958
1
33
Gift Books - James Law
n.d.
1
34
Gift Books - Veranus Moore
n.d.
Handouts
1
35
General
ca. 1950-1969
1
62
General - legal sized
ca. 1950-1969
1
36
Reference Sources
ca. 1950-1969
1
37
Reference
2002
1
62
General - legal sized
ca. 1950-1969
1
38
Library Humor
ca. 1960s
1
39
Newsletter
1974-1982
1
40
Rare Books - List
2003
1
41
Required Book Lists
1935-1962
Serials
1
42
Lists
1898-1923, n.d.
1
43
Lists
ca. 1935, 1957, n.d.
1
44
Lists
1962, 1967, 1972
1
45
Subjects to be Indexed
ca. 1960-1975
Staff
1
46
Burnett, Nellie
1945
1
47
Heyns, Erla
2001
1
48
Williams, E. Clifford
1961-1996
Mss Box 41
Williams, E. Clifford: certificate of appreciation
(oversize)
1946
1
49
Whitaker, Susanne
ca. 1977
1
50
Miscellaneous
1
51
Miscellaneous
4
1
Baker Institute
2004
4
2
CVM history
2003
4
3
Don't Forget the Horse Doctor
2004
4
4
Exhibition: "In Her Footsteps: Early Women Graduates in the College of
Veterinary Medicine, 1910-1940"
2003
4
5
Vet education - NYU Endowment Fund
19--
4
6
Women Veterinarians
2003
4
7
Book Lists from Old Library
1898-1946
4
8
Annual Reports
1926-1961
4
9
Administrative Data
1946-1951
4
10
Library Plans
1947-1953
4
11
Roswell Pettibone Flower
1993-2003
4
12
Library Society Kick-Off-Binder
March 9. 2001
Series II. Photographs
1
52
Entry in Veterinary Education Center
ca. 2002
1
53
Reunion Display
2002
1
54
"Photos Used in 'A Walk thru Flower Library'"
ca. 1970s
1
55
University Photo Publicity Shots
ca. 2000
1
56
Susanne Whitaker's 25th Anniversary
June 2002
1
57
Library Society
2001
1
Happy 100th Birthday Mrs. Sprecker - Photo Book
2013
1
58
Miscellaneous
4
13
Veterinary Library Photos
various dates
4
14
Veterinary Library Slides
1898-1946
4
15
Veterinary Library Society
1990s
4
16
Veterinary Library Centennial-contact sheets
1997
Series III. Accession Records, Requisitions
1
59
"Flower Fund"
1975-1983
2
"Bindery Record"
1927-1948
3
untitled bound volume (large)
ca. 1897-1899
3
untitled bound volume (large)
1899-1907
3
untitled bound volume (large)
1907-1917
3
untitled bound volume (large)
1917-1928
3
untitled bound volume
1928-1931
3
untitled bound volume
1931-1936
3
untitled bound volume
1936-1942
3
untitled bound volume
1942-1947
2
untitled bound volume
1940-1946
2
untitled bound volume
1947-1951
2
untitled bound volume
1951-1963
3
untitled bound volume
1964-1975
2
untitled bound volume
1928-1950
2
untitled bound volume
1950-1956
2
untitled bound volume
1956-1961
2
untitled bound volume
1961-1964
2
untitled bound volume
1964-1967
2
untitled bound volume
1967-1970
2
untitled bound volume
1970-1973
2
"State"
1973-1977
1
60
"State"
1977-1981
1
61
untitled loose leaf volume
1981-1984
4
17
Requisitions
1924-1934
4
18
Correspondence about Classifications, Requisitions
1929-1958
4
19
Library Statistics
1932-1961