Archives West Finding Aid

This collection contains the papers of Dr. Lavon M. Koger, Professor of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University, between 1936 and 1982. The collection primarily consists of papers related to Dr. Koger's time as a professor, including teaching materials, departmental documents, as well as photographs. The collection also contains materials such as notes, journals, newspaper clippings, and numerous professional publications.

Preliminary Inventory:

Boxes 1-3:

Teaching materials, research notes, lecture notes (from his time as a student at WSC), correspondence, departmental documents, newspaper clippings, diaries (1975-1979), and various professional publications, as well as photographs, overhead projector slides, and microscope slides (glass), 1936-1979.

Box 4:

Materials related to Dr. Koger's research and teaching, including photographs (slides, prints, and negatives), audiocassettes, film, as well as 3D glasses, and Viewmaster reels and viewer, 1960s-1970s.

Box 5:

Teaching materials, research notes (including the topics of pregnancy diagnosis in ewes and foot and mouth disease), correspondence, departmental documents, newspaper clippings, and various professional publications, as well as photographs and negatives, 1964-1978.

Box 6:

Research notes, department related forms, documents pertaining to the registration and licensing of controlled substances, multiple copies of Modern Veterinary Practice (February, 1978, Volume 59, Number 2), as well as negatives, 1970s.

Boxes 7-8:

Teaching materials, research notes (including the topics of shipping fever, DSMO, and Dwarfism in Bovines), correspondence, departmental documents, newspaper clippings, and various professional publications, as well as photographs (slides and negatives), curriculum vitae, and preliminary collection inventory, 1960s-1980s.

Box 9:

Papers related to Dr. Koger's research and sabbatical travels, including a research journal (containing various materials from his sabbatical), and copies of publications, 1970s.

Boxes 10-11:

Teaching materials, research notes, correspondence, departmental documents, newspaper clippings, and various professional publications, 1960s-1970s.

Box 12:

Professional publications including veterinary school directories, journals, and newsletters, as well as correspondence and student papers, 1960s-1970s.

Box 13:

Research notes, correspondence (including information about a veterinary school class of 1942 reunion), newspaper clippings, and various professional publications, 1960s-1970s.

Box 14:

Professional publications including veterinary school directories, journals, and newsletters, as well as correspondence and student papers, 1960s-1970s.

Box 15:

Papers related to the American Veterinary Medical Association, including meeting minutes, correspondence, and the AVMA Group Insurance Trust, 1960s.

Boxes 16-18:

Teaching materials, research notes, faculty documents, correspondence, and various professional publications, 1950s-1970s.