RECORD

Iowa State College. Bacteriology (1921-1959)

URI:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/isulv/items/dpt0027.html
Preferred form:
Iowa State College. Bacteriology (1921-1959)
Alternative forms:
Dept. of Bacteriology
Term type:
Authority Corporate Name
Vocabulary:
Iowa State academic departments
Language of term:
eng
Start date:
1921
End date:
1959
Definition:
Preferred form of name for use in Iowa State University Library metadata.
Usage:
Use this name to describe resources by or about the academic department active at Iowa State College from 1921 to 1959. It was formed when the Department of Bacteriology and Hygiene split into separate departments. In 1959, the name changed to Iowa State University. Department of Bacteriology to reflect Iowa State's transition to a university.
History:
Term added to ISULV, 2026-02-27. Based on the sources cited, Metadata Services recommends this form of the name over other variants.
Associated locations:
Iowa--Ames
Predecessor of split:
Iowa State College. Department of Bacteriology and Hygiene
Successor:
Iowa State University. Department of Bacteriology
Source:
Iowa State University Department of Microbiology papers, viewed on 2026-01-21 https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97z1h
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Rights:
http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/