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Leo K. Bustad Papers, 1912-2005

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bustad, Leo K.
Title
Leo K. Bustad Papers
Dates
1912-2005 (inclusive)
1961-1997 (bulk)
Quantity
26.84 Linear feet of shelf space, (46 Boxes)
Collection Number
Cage 942 (collection)
Summary
The Leo K. Bustad Papers consist of the personal and professional papers of Leo K. Bustad, the former dean of the Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine.
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, with exception of certain personally identifiable information and protected health information in Series 4. Where possible, personally identifiable information has been redacted, with the original documents segregated in restricted folders. Protected health information is restricted until 2073.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Leo K. Bustad was born in 1920 in Stanwood, Washington. He received his B.A. in Agriculture from Washington State College (now Washington State University) in 1941. Within a year of graduation, he married Signe Byrd, a Washington State College graduate in Home Economics Education, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army, serving in Italy and Germany during World War II. He returned to Pullman in 1945, after being a prisoner of war in a German prison camp for fifteen months. Dr. Bustad went on to receive his M.A. in Animal Nutrition in 1948 and his D.V.M. in 1949 from Washington State College, as well as a Ph.D. in Physiology in 1960 from the University of Washington. From 1949 to 1965, he also directed biological research at Hanford Laboratories in Benton County, Washington. He then went on to become the Director of the Radiobiology Laboratory and Comparative Oncology Laboratory at the University of California, Davis, before returning to WSU as the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine (1973-1983).

Dr. Bustad's research initially focused on the physiological effects of radiation exposure, but he is most widely known for spearheading the study of human-animal interaction and the human-animal bond. Among his many accomplishments and contributions to veterinary medicine, he co-founded and was the first Chair of The Delta Society (Pet Partners), also serving as its first president from 1981 to 1988. As of 2015, the society continues to present the Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian Award to a veterinarian working in the field of human-animal interactions. Dr. Bustad founded the People-Pet Program at Washington State University, and helped establish the journal Anthrozoos (1987) on human-animal interaction studies, as well as the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations (1990). In addition to his two books (Animals, Aging, and the Aged and Compassion: Our Last Great Hope), Dr. Bustad co-authored Learning and Living Together: Building the Human-Animal Bond, and contributed to over 200 academic articles during his career.

The WSU Veterinary Science Building was renamed Bustad Hall in 1985 in honor of Dr. Bustad's service as Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. He remained an active member of the Pullman community until his death in 1998.

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Historical Note

Many terms historically used to describe individuals and communities with disabilities are offensive and were used to dismiss, discount and dehumanize these individuals and communities. Terms often focused on a perceived impairment and not the person. MASC recognizes the harm caused by these terms. We retain the language in this finding aid to document history and preserve context.

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Content Description

The Leo K. Bustad Papers consist of the personal and professional papers of Leo K. Bustad, the former dean of the Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine. It includes correspondence, photographs, slides, research reports and background materials, newsletters, regional veterinary medicine education papers, materials related to The Delta Society and the human/animal bond, speeches, publications, and teaching materials, as well as audiocassettes and videocassettes by Dr. Bustad, about Dr. Bustad, and that cover his personal and professional interests. These interests include companion animals, animal-assisted therapy, veterinary curriculum, ethics and values, leadership, managing adversity, and radiobiology. The collection includes materials that postdate Dr. Bustad’s death as they relate to either him personally or to his work.

Series 1: Research, circa 1950s-1990 - This series contains both research by Dr. Bustad, as well as publications by other authors. It tends to focus on his earlier research related to radiation and includes his 1960 thesis "Physiological Response of Mice to Low Levels of Irradiation".

Subseries 1.1: Research Notes and Publications, circa 1950s-1990

Subseries 1.2: Slides, 1963-1982

Subseries 1.3: Photographs, 1966

Series 2: Professional Papers, 1912-2005 - This series spans the varied interests of Dr. Bustad’s career, including the effects of radiation, veterinary school curriculum for Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, and his work with multiple organizations related to the human-animal bond. Speeches address a variety of subjects, including compassion, ethics and values, and the benefits of the human-animal bond. Publications cover similar topics as well as document Dr. Bustad’s radiobiology work. Many publications are reprints of speeches or presentations that Dr. Bustad gave at professional conferences.

Subseries 2.1: Tri-state Shared Curriculum, 1972-1978

Subseries 2.2: The Delta Society, 1981-2001

Subseries 2.3: People-Pet Partnership, 1912-2000

Subseries 2.4: Human-Animal Bond, 1974-2005

Subseries 2.5: Washington State University, 1949-2004

Subseries 2.6: Speeches, 1961-1995

Subseries 2.7: Publications, 1948-1997

Subseries 2.8: Day Planners, 1974-1988

Subseries 2.9: Ephemera, 1954-1986

Series 3: Correspondence, 1972-2003 - This series observes Dr. Bustad’s arrangement of correspondence by general alphabetical order and specifically by person and includes correspondence with Sophie Engelhard Craighead, Dean Borje Gustafsson, and Sister Pauline Quinn.

Subseries 3.1: General Correspondence, 1974-1977

Subseries 3.2: Correspondence by Person, 1972-2003

Series 4: Personal Papers, 1930s-1997 - This series includes photographs, certificates and honors, newspaper clippings, Christmas letters, curriculum vitae, memorial service notes, paperwork related to Dr. Bustad’s retirement from the United States Army, and other personal materials. This series contains restricted materials.

Series 5: Audiovisual Materials, 1962-1998 - This series contains multiple formats related to Dr. Bustad’s professional and personal interests, including the human-animal bond, animal behavior, animal-assisted therapy, veterinary medicine and research, and ethics and values. Materials are by Dr. Bustad as well as by others.

Subseries 5.1: Reel to Reel, 1962-1969

Subseries 5.2: U-matics, circa 1980s (many undated)

Subseries 5.3: VHS cassettes, 1972-1998 (many undated)

Subseries 5.4: Audiocassettes, 1972-1994 (many undated)

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Leo K. Bustad Papers, 1912-2005 (Cage 942)

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

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in 5 series; where possible, Dr. Bustad’s arrangement and folder titles are retained. Correspondence is in Bustad's original general alphabetical order and specifically by person.

Acquisition Information

The Washington State University (WSU) Libraries received this collection in multiple installments. The WSU Health Sciences Libraries transferred materials between 1997 and 2009 (MS.1997.24, MS.1999.11, MS.2008.19, MS.2008.27, and MS.2009.07). In addition, the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine transferred additional materials in 2017 (MS.2017.04) and 2018 (MS.2018.07).

Future Additions

The repository expects to receive additions to this collection.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Gayle O’Hara in 2019 and 2020.

In 2022, in response to evolving standards regarding the language used to describe individuals and communities with disabilities, Gayle O’Hara added a Historical Note to this finding aid.

Separated Materials

Documents with personally identifiable information have been segregated to restricted folders. Redacted versions of the documents are available for research.

In addition to Dr. Bustad’s papers, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) received a number of books owned by Dr. Bustad. These were primarily used by Dr. Bustad for his thesis and have been catalogued and made available to researchers in MASC.

Related Materials

Veterinary Medicine College Records, 1932-1975 (Archives 21)

Washington State University Veterans Oral History Interviews, 1996-2009 (Archives 232)

Veterinary Medicine College Associate Dean Records, 1976-1978 (Archives 177)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Veterinarians -- United States -- Archives
  • Veterinary medicine--United States

Personal Names

  • Bustad, Leo K. -- Archives

Corporate Names

  • Washington State University -- Faculty -- Archives

Finding aid prepared by Gayle O’Hara
2020

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