NTE2cg826.xml Guide to the Association for Women Veterinarians Records, 1954-2013 Association for Women Veterinarians Records Finding aid prepared by Steven Bingo. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2015 Finding aid encoded by Steven Bingo. 2015 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Cage 826 Association for Women Veterinarians Association for Women Veterinarians records 1954-2013 11.5 Linear feet of shelf space 24 Boxes The Association for Women Veterinarians Records contains files used for the routine operation of the organization. The Association for Women Veterinarians advanced women in the field by providing scholarships to female veterinary students, acknowledging excellence among its membership through its various awards, publishing information on topics impacting women veterinarians, and advocating for gender equality within the field. Materials include correspondence, meeting notes, and publications created by the association. Collection materials are in English.

The Association for Women Veterinarians held its first meeting as the Women’s Veterinary Association in August, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its founder, Dr. Mary Knight Dunlap, started the association based on “a duty to those who followed me . . . so that they don’t make the same fool mistakes I did.” Dr. Dunlap invited the 37 female members of the American Veterinary Medical Association to the initial meeting. One of the officers of the nascent organization was Washington State College graduate, First Lieutenant Doreen Hatfield (Lewis), D.V.M.

According to its constitution, the association sought to “further the mutual advancement of women veterinarians in the science of veterinary medicine by bringing them together to share knowledge, support and friendship.” Over its history, the association carried out its mission by advocating for women veterinarians within the profession, providing financial support to female veterinary students, conducting studies to better understand the challenges facing women veterinarians, and acknowledging women in the profession through its various awards.

Initially, the AWV supported women veterinarians through annual meetings, informal gatherings, and monthly bulletins. In 1952, the association presented the first Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of the Year (OWVY) award to Mary K. Dunlap. In 1959, the association began awarding a small scholarship to the female veterinary student in her senior year with the highest scholastic achievement. In 1973, the award was changed to a need-based award and students were required to send in an application. In 1986, the Distinguished Service Award was instated for individuals who made contributions for the advancement of women in the veterinary field, but was not limited to veterinarians.

In the 1970s, the AWV became more politically active in advocating for women’s rights in the veterinary profession. In 1971 the AWV brought two resolutions to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to end discrimination against and to encourage women veterinary students. Both resolutions were rejected. Following this defeat, there was a concentrated effort to get a woman elected to office in the AVMA, which resulted in Dr. Bobbye Chancellor’s election to vice president in 1977. Also in the 1970s, the association began urging women who faced discrimination to document their complaints in writing. By the end of the 1970s, the percentage of female veterinary graduates rose to nearly 17% from an average of roughly 5% over the 1960s.

Over the decade of the 1980s, over 44% of graduates were female as the number of women in veterinary programs continued to increase. Seeing this rise, the AWV shifted its focus to educating its members about health risks, maternity leave, leadership, and management practices. In 1987, AWV formed the Health Issues Committee, which published a special compendium of Veterinary Health Issues: Occupational Hazards in the Workplace. The AWV continued to support its members who pursued sexual harassment lawsuits. However, over this decade the AWV opened its membership and awards to males as well as females.

The 1990s saw the most women in executive leadership at the AVMA, and the number of women Deans of veterinary schools continued to increase. The association launched a website and hired a paid bulletin editor. In 1997, for the 50th anniversary of the association, the AWV History Committee, headed by Dr. Phyllis Hickney Larsen, published Our History of Women in Veterinary Medicine: Gumption, Grace and Good Humor. At a strategic planning meeting in 1998, the association changed its mission statement to: “supporting veterinary medicine by providing leadership in women’s issues.”

However, as women continued to succeed in the veterinary profession, with women now outnumbering men, membership in the AWV began to dwindle. Although the scholarship funds were supported by corporate sponsors, dues were still needed to run the organization. Therefore, in 2012, AWV decided to relinquish its funds to the American Veterinary Medical Foundation in order to continue its awards and scholarships.

This collection contains the records of the Association for Women Veterinarians until the dissolution of the organization in 2013. The bulk of the collection consists records for the association's annual meetings and for the awards to women veterinarians and veterinary students. These records consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, agendas, reports, publicity, recordings of events, and award applications (most applications are restricted until 2063). In addition to these materials, the collection contains the association's by-laws and constitutions, correspondence received by AWV officers, an incomplete run of AWV bulletins from 1980-2010, business records and correspondence related to the association's publications, reports conducted by the AWV, minutes and records for special AWV committees, directories, and records of the association's finances and fundraising. The collection contains a small quantity of photographs, as well as VHS tapes and DVDs.

The Association for Women Veterinarians Records consists of 10 series.

Series 1: Administrative files, 1964-2013. This series consists of the organization's governing documents, such as its constitution and bylaws, as well as files created by association’s leaders. This series is organized alphabetically according to file name.

Series 2: Events, 1977-2013. This series consists of files containing notes, agenda, correspondence, and publicity for events organized by the association. Recurring events include annual meetings and board meetings. Also included are symposia and special events. Summaries of the annual meetings may also be found in association newsletters, which are held in Series 4: Publications. Information for special committees may be found in Series 9: Special issues. Annual meetings include the announcement of award winners and topics with specific gender implications, such as sexual discrimination and maternity leave. This series is organized according to the year the event occurred, with a general file at the end of the series for awards banquets.

Series 3: Awards and Scholarships, 1979-2012. This series consists of correspondence, announcements, photographs, and guidelines for the Outstanding Woman Veterinarian Award, the Distinguished Service Award, and the scholarship winners. Also included are rules and guidelines for the awards. Files for nominees are restricted until 2063.

Series 4: Publications, 1965-2010. This series contains files for the publication of the association’s quarterly bulletins and Our History of Women in Veterinary Medicine: Gumption, Grace, Wit, and Good Humor, the history covering the association's first 50 years. Also included are AWV bulletins from 1975-2010. Some of the older bulletins may be found in Cage 648. Information on special issues covered in specific newsletters may also be found in Series 9: Special issues. This series is arranged in alphabetical order.

Series 5: Reports and studies, 1971-2004. This series contains reports by AWV officers, budgets, and surveys of the AWV membership. This series is arranged in alphabetical order.

Series 6: Correspondence, 1954-1999. This series consists largely of correspondence compiled by officials in the AWV. This includes correspondence to past presidents and the board. This series is arranged in chronological order.

Series 7: Financial records, 1987-2013. This series contains records detailing the financial history of the organization, including donor files, correspondence with a financial management firm, and budgets. Yearly budgets can also be found in Series 2: Events as part of the documentation gathered for the AWV's annual meetings and Series 5: Reports and studies. This series is arranged in alphabetical order.

Series 8: Directories, 1961-1997. This series contains membership lists for the association. This series is arranged by title.

Series 9: Special issues, 1980-1996. This series contains background information, committee notes and correspondence, and surveys on issues for which the AWV formed special committees, specifically health issues and discrimination and harassment. This series is arranged in alphabetical order.

Series 10: Miscellaneous, 1975-2002. This series contains files containing materials that span multiple series, information about the Oklahoma State University student chapter, a commemorative pin, and a business card file.

Issues of the Bulletins have been digitized and are available online as the Association for Women Veterinarians Bulletins Collection

This collection is open and available for research use. Some files are restricted to protect the privacy of third parties. Most of the restricted files contain information about applicants and nominees for the various awards given by the AWV and will be opened in 2063. Files containing information about award winners have remained open for public viewing.

Copyright restrictions apply.

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Association for Women Veterinarians Records, 1954-2013 (Cage 826)

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

Larsen, Phyllis Hickney. Our History of Women in Veterinary Medicine: Gumption, Grace and Good Humor. Littleton, CO: Association for Women Veterinarians, 1997.

The Association for Women Veterinarians Records were donated to Washington State University Libraries from 1999-2013 (MS 1999.35, MS 2001.21, MS 2004.18, MS 2005.12, MS 2005.22, MS 2006.02, MS 2010.12, MS 2012.06, MS 2013.09, MS 2013.26) . Most of the accessions were donated by the AWV via different members of the organization. The papers that former member Helen E. Jordan donated to the Libraries in 2014 were added to this collection upon processing (MS 2014.15).

This collection was processed by Evelyn Moos and Steven Bingo.

Association for Women Veterinarians Records, 1945-2003 (Cage 648)

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Association for Women Veterinarians -- Archives Association for Women Veterinarians--Records and correspondence Women's Veterinary Medical Association -- Archives Women's Veterinary Medical Association Veterinarians -- Societies, etc. -- Archives Veterinary medicine -- 20th century -- Archives Veterinary students -- Societies, etc. -- Archives Women veterinarians -- 20th century -- Archives Colleges and Universities Medicine and Health Women Washington (State) Series 1: Admninistrative files 1964-2013 1 1 Archives fund 2013 1 2 Background and activities circa 1986-1992 1 3 Constitutions 1964-1978 1 4 Constitution and bylaws 1988-1995 1 5 Constitution and bylaws 1990-2006 1 6 Delegate manual and resolutions 1992-1996 1 7 Office of Student Liaison 1996-1999 1 8 Organization description undated 1 9 President's file 1995-2002 1 10 Secretary's file 1982-1985 1 11 Student chapter by-laws and mission 2000-2002 Series 2: Events 1977-2013 1 12 1979 annual meeting 1978-1979 1 13 1980 annual meeting 1979-1980 1 14 1980, 1982 meeting displays 1978-1982 1 15 1981 annual meeting 1981 1 16 1986-1989 annual meetings 1986-1996 1 17 1987 board meeting 1987 1 18 1987 Tax seminar 1985-1987 1 19 1990 annual meeting 1990 1 20 1990-1991 annual meetings 1990-1991 1 21 1991 SAVMA symposium 1991 1 22 1991-1993 annual meetings 1990-1993 2 23 1991-1995 annual meetings 1991-1995 2 24 1992 annual meeting 1992 2 25 1992 annual meeting 1990-1992 2 26-27 1992-1994 annual meetings 1990-1994 2 28 1992-1995 SAVMA symposiums 1991-1995 2 29 1992-2004 meetings 1992-2004 2 30 1993-1994 meetings 1993-1994 2 31 1993-1995 annual meetings 1992-1996 3 32 1994 board meeting 1990-1995 3 33 1994-1995 annual meetings 1994-1996 3 34 1995 telephone meeting 1994-1995 3 35 1995-1998 annual meetings 1995-1998 3 36 1996 annual meeting 1995-1996 3 37 1996 Working Women Cruise 1996 3 38 1996-1998 board meeting notes 1996-1998 3 39 1996-2004 meeting minutes and notes 1996-2004 15 2 50th Anniversary AWV videotape 1997 3 40 1997 annual meeting 1995-1997 3 41 1997 annual meeting 1995-1997 3 42 1997 annual meeting 1996-1997 3 43 1997 annual meeting speakers 1996 3 44 1997-2001 meeting notes 1997-2001 4 45 1998-1999 Annual meetings 1992-1999 15 3 AWV display videotape 1999 4 46 1999 board meeting minutes 1999 4 47 1999-2000 annual meetings 1999-2001 4 48 1999-2000 meetings 1999-2000 4 49 1999-2013 National Convention on Veterinary Economic Issues gender issues panel 1999-2013 4 50 2000 National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues meeting 1999-2000 4 51 2000-2006 annual meeting 2000-2006 4 52 2001-2002 annual meetings 2000-2002 4 53 2001-2002 meeting minutes 2000-2002 4 54 2002 board meeting agenda 2002 4 55 2003 Awards luncheon 1994-2003 5 56 2004-2013 board meetings 2004-2013 5 57 2004 Speaker list 2004 5 58 2004 Strategic planning 2004 5 59 2004-2005 strategic planning meetings 2003-2005 5 60 2005 Strategic planning meeting 2004-2005 5 61 Awards banquet photographs and correspondence 1977-1995 Series 3: Awards and scholarships 1979-2012 5 62 1979-1988 Scholarship grant 1979-1988 5 63 1988-1989 Scholarship winners 1988-1989 5 64 1990, 1996 Scholarship awards 1990-1996 5 65 1991-1992 Student honorable mention recipients 1991-1992 5 66 1993 Honorable mention 1993 6 67 1993 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian award recipient 1993 6 68 1997 Distinguished Service Award recipient 1997 6 69 1999-2000 Scholarship recipients 1999-2000 6 70 2001-2002 Scholarship recipients 2001-2002 6 71 2002 Outstanding Women Veterinarian Award recipient 2002-2002 6 72 2002-2004 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of the Year Award recipient photos 2002-2004 6 73-74 2004 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of the Year award winner profile 1989-2004 6 75 2010-2013 Scholarship recipients 2010-2013 6 76 Award criteria and judging guidelines 1972-1984 6 77 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of the Year Award information 1980-1987 18 189 1971 Scholarship 1971 18 190 1972-1976 Grant-in-aid Program 1972-1976 18 191 1976-2009 Award nominations 1976-2009 18 192 1977-1982 Grant-in-aid Program 1977-1982 18 193 1979 Grant-in-aid Program 1979 18 194 1979-1982 Grant-in-aid Program 1979-1982 18 195 1979-1991 Grant-in-aid Program 1979-1991 18 196 1980 Grant-in-aid Program 1980-1980 18 197-198 1986-2001 Awards notebook 1986-2001 19 199-200 1989-1995 Scholarship 1989-1995 19 201 1990 Scholarship 1990 19 202 1991-1995 Scholarship 1991-1995 19 203 1992 Scholarship 1992 19 204 1993 Distinguished Service Award nomination 1993 19 205 1993 Distinguished Service Award nomination 1993 19 206 1993 Distinguished Service Award nomination 1993 19 207 1993 Distinguished Service Award nomination 1993 19 208 1993 Distinguished Service Award nomination 1993 19 209 1993 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1993 19 210 1993 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1993 19 211 1993 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1993 19 212 1993 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1993 19 213 1993 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1993 19 214 1993 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1993 19 215 1993 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1993 19 216 1993 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1993 19 217 1993 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1993 19 218 1993-1994 Awards and scholarships 1993-1994 20 219 1993-1995 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1993-1995 20 220 1994 Distinguished Service Award nomination 1994 20 221 1994 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1994 20 222 1994 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1994-1998 20 223 1994 Scholarship 1994 20 224-225 1994-1995 Scholarship applications 1994-1995 20 226 1995 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1995 20 227 1995 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1995 20 228 1995 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1995 20 229 1995 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1995 20 230 1995 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1995 20 231 1995, 1996 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1988-1996 20 232 1996 Distinguished Service Award nomination 1996 21 233 1996 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1996 21 234 1996 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1996 21 235 1996 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1996 21 236 1996 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1996 21 237 1996 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1996 21 238 1996-1997 Scholarship 1996-1997 21 239 1997 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1997 21 240 1998 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1998 21 241 1998 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1998 21 242 1998 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1998 21 243 1999 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 1999 21 244 2000 Scholarship applicants 2000 21 245 2000-2012 OWVA announcements and recipients 2000-2012 21 246 2001 Scholarship applicants 2001-2001 21 247-248 2002 Award nominations 2002-2002 21 249 2003 Award nominations 2002-2003 22 250 2003-2004 Scholarship information 2003-2004 22 251-252 2004 Award nominations 2004 22 253 2004 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 2004 22 254 2004-2005 Award nominations 2004-2005 22 255 2005 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nomination 2005 22 256 2005 Scholarship information 2005 23 257 2005-2006 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nominations 2004-2006 23 258 2006 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nominations 2006 23 259 2006 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nominations 2006 23 260 2007 Award nomination files (CD-ROM) 2007 23 261 2007 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nominations 2006-2007 23 262 2007 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nominations 2007 23 263 2007-2011 Award and essay contest entries 2007-2011 23 264 2008 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nominations 2008 24 265 2008-2011 awards 2008-2011 24 266 2009 Award nomination files (DVD) 2009 24 267 2009 Award nominations 2009 24 268 2009 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nominations 2009 24 269 2010-2011 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nominations 2010-2011 24 270 2011 Distinguished Service Award nominations 2011 24 271 2011-2012 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian nominations 2011-2012 Series 4: Publications 1965-2010 7 78 50th anniversary publication 1995-1998 7 79 Article requests 1990-1995 7 80 Articles 1974-1976 16-17 Association for Women Veterinarians Bulletin 1975-2010 7 81 Bulletin editor 1989-1992 7 82 Bulletin meeting notes 2000 7 83 Bulletins and publications 1988-1998 7 84 Carol Cordy abstract requests 1992 7 85 Classified invoices for Bulletin vol. 60 no. 2 2005 7 86 Directions and Redirections in Veterinary Careers for the 1990s 1990 7 87 First woman veterinarians 1988 7 88 Historical file 1994-2004 7 89 Infosheets 1965-1981 7 90 Maternity Leave for Professional Women reprint requests 1992 7 91 Men and Women in the College of Veterinary Medicine 1975-1976 7 92 Newsletters 1972-1974 7 93 Occupational issues 1988-1993 7 94 Occupational issues 1988-1994 OS Posters undated 7 95 Publications 1999 7 96 Publications and history 1974-1986 8 97 Statistics for the history of women in veterinary medicine 2002-2003 16 Survey -- WVMA Bulletin Vol. 30 No. 2 + 3 1975 8 98 Veterinary Health Issue 1992 8 99 Webpage design contracts 200 8 100 Williams and Wilkins publishing company 1994-1995 Series 5: Reports and studies 1971-2004 8 101 General data on women in veterinary medicine 1971-1987 8 102 Health survey 1997-1998 8 103 Membership survey 2004 8 104 Membership survey 2004 8 105 Membership survey 2004 8 106 Percentage of women in veterinary programs, U.S. + Canada, 1910-1996 1996 8 107 Reports 1990-1996 8 108 Reports 1998 8 109 Reports 1993-1997 8 110 Reports and budget 1987-1988 8 111 Reports and budget 1988 8 112 Reports, annual meeting, correspondence 1989-1990 9 113 Reports and general information 1996 9 114 SAVMA questionnaires 1992 9 115 Statistics and network ideas 1978-1990 Series 6: Correspondence 1954-1999 9 116 Helen Jordan's AWV correspondence and newsletters 1954-1981 9 117 Women's veterinary history 1972-1997 9 118 Miscellaneous correspondence 1974-1975 9 119 President's correspondence 1978-1980 9 120 Correspondence with student chapters 1979-1982 9 121 Treasurer and President's correspondence 1979-1982 10 122 Correspondence 1980-1981 10 123 Board and committee correspondence 1981-1982 10 124 General correspondence 1981-1982 10 125 President's correspondence 1981-1982 10 126 Correspondence 1987 10 127 Dr. Estelle Geller correspondence 1987 10 128 Correspondence 1988-1989 10 129 Correspondence 1991-1995 10 130 Correspondence 1992-1994 10 131 Internal correspondence 1992-1994 24 272 Correspondence and award applications--restricted 1993-1994 10 132 Correspondence 1996 10 133 Correspondence 1998-1999 10 134 Marilyn Waldhalm correspondence 1999 Series 7: Financial records 1987-2013 11 135 Budget and correspondence 1987-1994 11 136 Budget and comparison reports 1992-1995 15 1 CD with finances 2005 11 137 Certificate of deposit account 1998-2004 11 138 Certificate of deposit account 1999 11 139 Expense reports 2006-2013 11 140 Expenses 1996 11 141 Financial history 2004-2006 11 142 Financial statements 1993 11 143 Magnolia Management 1996-1997 11 144 Non-profit filing 1994-2006 11 145 Non-profit forms and correspondence 2004-2006 11 146 Proposal for non-profit corporation set up 1990 11 147 Scholarship fund 2006-2012 11 148 Sponsorships (general) 1997-1999 12 149 Sponsorships (general) 2003-2004 12 150 Sponsorships: Bayer 1996-2000 12 151 Sponsorships: Burns Veterinary Supply 1996-1999 12 152 Sponsorships: Fort Dodge 1996-2001 12 153 Sponsorships: Heska 1997-2001 12 154 Sponsorships: Hills 1988-2005 12 155 Sponsorships: Iams 1993-2001 12 156 Sponsorships: KalKan/Waltham 1992-1999 12 157 Sponsorships: Lea and Febiger 1993-1997 12 158 Sponsorships: Merial 1998-1999 12 159 Sponsorships: Pharmacia 1992-1999 12 160 Sponsorships: Smith-Kline/Pfizer 1989-2001 12 161 Sponsorships: Wyeth 1996-1997 Series 8: Directories 1961-1997 12 162 Membership directory 1989-1993 12 163 Membership list 1977-1979 12 164 Membership list 1999 12 165 Rosters 1961-1973 12 166 Student lists 1996-1997 12 167 Veterinary Academic Women Faculty Directory 1995 Series 9: Special issues 1980-1996 13 168 Ad hoc committee on discrimination and harassment 1993-1994 13 169 Articles on wages and harassment 1985-1993 13 170 Discrimination in workplace survey 1993 13 171 Harassment policy 1989-1994 13 172 Health Issues Committee 1980-1991 13 173 Health Issues Committee correspondence 1987-1991 13 174 Health Issues Committee correspondence 1987-1990 13 175 Health Issues Committee information packets 1987-1991 13 176 Health Issues Committee original survey 1987-1990 13 177 Health Issues Committee rosters 1987-1988 13 178 Maternity leave and health issues 1992-1993 13 179 Pregnancy guidelines in vet school 1988 14 180 Sexual harassment and discrimination 1989-1993 14 181 Women in the workplace 1986-1987 24 273 MSPCA lawsuit-restricted 1993 24 274 Discrimination investigation-restricted 1996 Series 10: Miscellaneous 1975-2002 6 AWV pin undated 14 182 Business cards undated 14 183-184 General files 1994-1996 14 185 Miscellaneous 1993-2002 14 186 Miscellaneous 1994-1994 14 187 Miscellaneous 1995-1995 14 188 Oklahoma State University student chapter 1975-1979