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James Law miscellany

Collection — manuscript box: 4 - folder 1

Identifier: 24-1-m.846

Scope and content

Various letters of recommendation; letters to Law from others, including William Windom, Secretary, U.S. Treasury, from W. S. Bigelow requesting information, and from Elisha Harris, Secretary, New York State Board of Health, about cases of lung plague in cattle; lecture cards for lectures at the University of Edinburgh attended by Law; and printed items.

Dates

1857-1883.

Creator

Law, James, 1838-1921. (Person)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

James Law was one of the first faculty members of Cornell University, the first dean of the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, and a pioneer in veterinary medicine and public health in the United States.