Bruce W. Calnek papers, 1947-2001
Collection Number: 24-2-3346
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Bruce W. Calnek papers, 1947-2001
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
24-2-3346
Abstract:
The bulk of this collection is correspondence, meeting minutes, slides, and photographs
relating to the construction of the Veterinary Medical Center and the Veterinary Education
Center at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 1987-1992. There
are also class notes taken by Dr. Calnek while he was a DVM student at Cornell. In
addition there is information about the S.B. Hitchner Student Scholarship, the Poultry
Advisory Council, and the Rudolph J. Steffen Professorship.
Creator:
Calnek, B. W.
Quanitities:
.3 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Bruce. W. Calnek is an emeritus professor of avian medicine at the Cornell University
College of Veterinary Medicine. He received his DVM from Cornell in 1955, joined the
faculty at the College in 1961, and was named chair of the Department of Avian and
Aquatic Animal Medicine in 1977. He retained that position until his retirement in
1995. Among his many contributions to the College and the University is his chairmanship
of the Central Planning Committee that oversaw planning for the construction of the
Veterinary Medical Center and the Veterinary Education Center.
For more information about Dr. Calnek, please consult his oral history interview
in the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Oral History Collection,
RMC # 24-04-3349.
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Oral History Collection, RMC # 24-04-3349.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Bruce W. Calnek papers, #24-02-3346. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Donated by Dr. Bruce W. Calnek in 2004.
The bulk of this collection is correspondence, meeting minutes, slides, and photographs
relating to the construction of the Veterinary Medical Center and the Veterinary Education
Center at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 1987-1992. There
are also class notes taken by Dr. Calnek while he was a DVM student at Cornell. In
addition there is information about the S.B. Hitchner Student Scholarship, the Poultry
Advisory Council, and the Rudolph J. Steffen Professorship.
PROVENANCE
Donated by Dr. Bruce W. Calnek in 2004.
Names:
Calnek, B. W.
Hitchner, Stephen B.
Steffen, Rudolph J.
Cornell University. College of Veterinary Medicine -- : Buildings.
Subjects:
Veterinary hospitals -- Design and construction.
Veterinary medicine -- Study and teaching.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
Box 1 | Folder 1 |
DVM Class Notes - Poultry Diseases, Book 1
|
Spring 1954 |
Box 1 | Folder 2 |
DVM Class Notes - Poultry Diseases, Book 2
|
Spring 1954 |
Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Hitchner Scholarship
|
1998-2001 |
Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Stephen B. Hitchner Biographical Material
|
1947- 1998 |
Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Steffen Chair
|
1992-1993 |
Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Poultry Advisory Council
|
1993 |
Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Central Planning Committee - Construction Newsletters
|
1987-1992 |
Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Central Planning Committee - Minutes and Agendas
|
1987 |
Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Central Planning Committee - Minutes and Agendas
|
1988 |
Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Central Planning Committee - Minutes and Agendas
|
1989-1990 |
Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Central Planning Committee - Meeting Schedules
|
1987-1990 |
Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Construction Slides
|
1990-1994 |
Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Construction Slides
|
1992 |
Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Central Planning Committee Photo
|
1991 |