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; AuthorClarence R. Roberts - General Practice (NY); Corporate Practice
1930s
John P. Ayres - General Practice (NY); Regulatory MedicineClarence 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); PathologistGilbert 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 VeterinariansRobert 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, IncTevis 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 PracticeTevis 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
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 VeterinariansUniversity
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 VeterinariansMarie 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
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