RECORD

Iowa State College. Department of Surgery

URI:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/isulv/items/dpt0297.html
Preferred form:
Iowa State College. Department of Surgery
Term type:
Authority Corporate Name
Vocabulary:
Iowa State academic departments
Language of term:
eng
Start date:
1930
End date:
1955
Definition:
Preferred form of name for use in Iowa State University Library metadata.
Usage:
Use this name to describe resources by or about the veterinary academic department active at Iowa State College from 1930 to 1955. It was formed in 1930 when the Department of Surgery and Obstetrics split. In 1955, it merged with the Department of Medicine to form the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.
History:
Term added to ISULV 2026-08-24. Based on the sources cited, Metadata Services recommends this form of the name over other variants.
Associated locations:
Iowa--Ames
Component of merger:
Iowa State College. Department of Medicine (1919-1955)
Predecessor of split:
Iowa State College. Department of Surgery and Obstetrics
Source:
Iowa State University. Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences finding aid, viewed on 2026-08-20 https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9w796
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Rights:
http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/