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Guy Roger Spencer Papers, 1938-1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Spencer, Guy Roger
Title
Guy Roger Spencer Papers
Dates
1938-1978 (inclusive)
Quantity
13 containers., (10 linear feet of shelf space.), (9800 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 426
Summary
Correspondence, notes, photographs, memoranda, bibliographic data and published material about the study and teaching of verterinary pathology and the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology at Washington State University. A major correspondent is Dr. R.W. Leader.
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 for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Dr. Guy Roger Spencer was born on June 22, 1916 in Whiting, Kansas and became interested in veterinary medicine as a result of the years he spent on the family farm. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Kansas State College in 1940 and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1949. In 1950 he came to Washington State University as a Professor and as Acting Chairman of the Department of Hygiene and Pathology. The next year he became Chairman of that department, which changed its name in 1954 to the Department of Veterinary Pathology. During the 1977-1978 school year Dr. Spencer retired to become Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology (the two departments merged in 1976).

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 426, Guy Roger Spencer Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The papers of Guy Roger Spencer are arranged in two series which date from 1938 to 1978. The first series is an Alphabetical Subject File which contains correspondence, bulletins, notes, publications, photographs, de partmental files, memoranda, and other papers. Although the papers date from 1938 to 1978, the bulk of the papers date from 1960 to 1978. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

The second series, titled- "Research: Bibliographic Notes and Laboratory Notes" includes hand-punch cards and index cards, both of which contain bibliographic information collected by Dr. Spencer. In addition, one laboratory notebook, 1950-1960, has been added to the series.

Major correspondents in the papers include Dr. Spencer and Dr. Robert Wardell Leader (b. 1919). The major topics of the papers include Veterinary Pathology, and bibliographic citations in Veterinary Science.

Acquisition Information

The papers of Guy Roger Spencer were donated by him to the Washington State University Libraries on June 1, 1978 (78-23).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Veterinary medicine--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Pullman

Personal Names

  • Leader, Robert W., 1919-
  • Spencer, Guy Roger, 1916- --Archives (creator)

Corporate Names

  • Washington State University--Faculty--Archives

Finding aid prepared by Patricia M. Gourd
2012

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