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Interviews with Veterinarians

How did you become a veterinarian? What happened in your veterinary career? Most interviews provide brief biographies and transcripts. Click on the underlined live links for access to the complete file.

This is an ongoing project with additions each month. Funding for this historical collection is provided by alumni and animal owners who value the historical record of the veterinary profession.Dr. Smith welcomes comments and suggestions at dfs6@cornell.edu.



INTERVIEWS BY DECADES

1920s
Louis Camuti (1930) - Feline Practitioner in New York City; Author
Clarence R. Roberts - General Practice (NY); Corporate Practice

1930s
John P. Ayres - General Practice (NY); Regulatory Medicine
Clarence F. Bent - General Practice (NH)
Mark R. Crandall - General Practice (NY)
Andrew M. Draper - General and Small Animal Practice (CT); Dermatology interest
Robert Ferber - WWII Vet Corps; NYC Practice; Jewish Veterinary History
Tevis M. Goldhaft - Poultry Vaccine Development (NJ); Jewish Veterinary History
Henry E. Grossman - Small Animal Practice (NYC); Jewish Veterinary History
Clifford H. Hoppenstedt - Large Animal Practice (NY); NYS Vet Med Soc
Joseph J. Merenda - WWII Veterinary Corps; Small Animal Practice (NYC)
John D. Murray - General Practice (NY); NYS Vet Med Soc
Marie Koenig Olson - General Practice (NY); Women Veterinarians
Albert P. Pontick - Small Animal Practice on Long Island (NY)
Daniel Skelton - Federal Meat Inspection Service (KS), African-American  History
Isidor I. Sprecker - WWII Vet Corps; General Practice (CT); Jewish Veterinary History
Lawrence Waitz - General and Small Animal Practice on Long Island (NY)

1940s
Kenneth I. Gumaer - WWII Veteran (Burma); General Practice (NY); Pathologist
Gilbert F. Hoppenstedt - General Practice (NY)
Carleton W. Potter - Large Animal Practice (NY)
Morris L. Povar - WWII Vet Corps; Small Animal Practice (RI); Jewish Veterinary History
Delano L. Proctor - WWII Veteran (India); Equine Practice (KY); AVMA president; ACVS
Charles W. Raker - U Penn faculty; established New Bolton Center, Equine surgeon; ACVS

1950s
Edward Hagyard Fallon - Equine Practice (KY); Family Hagyard Legacy

1960s
Carolyn Foster Comans - Small Animal Practice (NY); Women Veterinarians
Robert E. Lynk - Large Animal Practice (NY)
Linda Dixon [Peddie] Reeve - General and Wildlife Practice (CA); Women Veterinarians
George E. Ross - Cornell Faculty; Small Animal Referral Practice; ACVS
Patricia Herr Thomson - Small Animal Practice (PA); Women Veterinarians; PVMA officer
Jack O. Walther - Small Animal Practice (NV); AVMA president; Western Vet Conf Board

1970s
Mitchell E. Kornet - Small Animal Practice (NY); Cornell Leadership Service

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INTERVIEWS BY CATEGORIES

African-American Veterinarians
Daniel Skelton - Federal Meat Inspection Service (KS)

Corporate Veterinarians
Clarence R. Roberts - President of Sealtest, Inc
Tevis M. Goldhaft - Poultry Vaccine Development (NJ)
Kenneth I. Gumaer - WWII Veteran (Burma); General Practice (NY); Pathologist

Depression Era Veterinarians
John P. Ayres - General Practice (NY); Regulatory Medicine
Clarence F. Bent - General Practice (NH)
Andrew M. Draper - General and Small Animal Practice (CT); Dermatology interest
Robert Ferber - WWII Vet Corps; NYC Practice; Jewish Veterinary History
Henry E. Grossman - Small Animal Practice (NYC); Jewish Veterinary History
Clifford H. Hoppenstedt - Large Animal Practice (NY); NYS Vet Med Soc
Joseph J. Merenda - WWII Veterinary Corps; Small Animal Practice (NYC)
John D. Murray - General Practice (NY); NYS Vet Med Soc
Albert P. Pontick - Small Animal Practice on Long Island (NY)
Daniel Skelton - Federal Meat Inspection Service (KS), African-American  History
Lawrence Waitz - General and Small Animal Practice on Long Island (NY)

Jewish Veterinarians
Robert Ferber - NYC Practice
Tevis M. Goldhaft - Poultry Vaccine Development (NJ)
Henry E. Grossman - Small Animal Practice (NYC)
Isidor I. Sprecker - WWII Vet Corps; General Practice (CT)
Morris L. Povar - WWII Vet Corps; Small Animal Practice (RI)

General or Large Animal Clinical Practice
Mark R. Crandall - General Practice (NY)
Edward Hagyard Fallon - Equine Practice (KY); Family Hagyard Legacy
Clifford H. Hoppenstedt - Large Animal Practice (NY)
Gilbert F. Hoppenstedt - General Practice (NY)
Robert E. Lynk - Large Animal Practice (NY)
John D. Murray - General Practice (NY); NYS Vet Med Soc
Marie Koenig Olson - General Practice (NY); Women Veterinarians
Carleton W. Potter - Large Animal Practice (NY)
Delano L. Proctor - WWII Veteran (India); Equine Practice (KY); AVMA president; ACVS
Lawrence Waitz - General and Small Animal Practice on Long Island (NY)

Regulatory Veterinary Medicine 
John P. Ayres - General Practice (NY); Regulatory Medicine
Daniel Skelton - Federal Meat Inspection Service (KS), African-American  History

Small Animal Clinical Practice
Clarence F. Bent - General Practice (NH)
Louis Camuti (1930) - Feline Practitioner in New York City; Author
Carolyn Foster Comans - Small Animal Practice (NY); Women Veterinarians
Andrew M. Draper - General and Small Animal Practice (CT); Dermatology interest
Robert Ferber - NYC Practice
Henry E. Grossman - Small Animal Practice (NYC); Jewish Veterinary History
Mitchell E. Kornet - Small Animal Practice (NY); Cornell Leadership Service
Joseph J. Merenda - WWII Veterinary Corps; Small Animal Practice (NYC)
Albert P. Pontick - Small Animal Practice on Long Island (NY)
Morris L. Povar - WWII Vet Corps; Small Animal Practice (RI); Jewish Veterinary History
George E. Ross - Small Animal Referral Practice; ACVS
Isidor I. Sprecker - WWII Vet Corps; General Practice (CT); Jewish Veterinary History
Patricia Herr Thomson - Small Animal Practice (PA); Women Veterinarians; PVMA officer
Jack O. Walther - Small Animal Practice (NV); AVMA president

Specialized Clinical Practice 
Linda Dixon [Peddie] Reeve - General and Wildlife Practice (CA); Women Veterinarians

University
Morris L. Povar - Laboratory animal medicine, Brown University
Charles W. Raker - University of Pennsylvania faculty (equine Surgery); established New Bolton Center
George E. Ross - Cornell Faculty in Small Animal Surgery; ACVS

World War II Veterans (Veterinary Corps)
Clarence F. Bent - General Practice (NH)
Robert Ferber - Food Inspection Service
Kenneth I. Gumaer - Served in China-Burma-India Campaign, China 1943-45
Joseph J. Merenda - Food Inspection Service
Morris L. Povar - Vaccine Research
Delano L. Proctor - Served in India preparing mules for China-Burma-India Campaign
Isidor I. Sprecker - WWII Vet Corps; General Practice (CT); Jewish Veterinary History

Women Veterinarians 
Carolyn Foster Comans - Small Animal Practice (NY); Women Veterinarians
Marie Koenig Olson - General Practice (NY); Women Veterinarians
Linda Dixon [Peddie] Reeve - General and Wildlife Practice (CA); Women Veterinarians
Patricia Herr Thomson - Small Animal Practice (PA); Women Veterinarians; PVMA officer


Gifts in support of this historical project are tax deductible. Please contact Dr. Smith if you would like to consider making a contribution.