Frank Caldwell Hershberger Papers

The papers were assembled by Colonel Frank Caldwell Hershberger (1888-1965) over a long international career as a veterinary medicine specialist. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs and postcards gathered into three scrapbooks dating from 1908-circa 1955. These albums cover various locations in Europe and Africa, as well as Diamond, Wyoming, and the Philippines. Additional loose photographs date from circa 1905 and document his time at the University of Missouri, Camp Marfa (Texas), Fort Monroe (Virginia), Fort Riley (Kansas), Fort Sill (Oklahoma), and Fort Mills (Corregidor, Philippines). Photographs include military officers, military polo teams, training cavalry horses, and the process of transporting horses via troopship. Augmenting the visual materials are articles, diplomatic papers, typescripts, some correspondence, and a diary related to Hershberger’s work for the Chinese government (1914-1918). One typescript details the history of the Port Veterinarian for the Port of Embarkation, New York, 1921-1945. The collection also includes the Legion of Merit medal, Legionnaire degree, which is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

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Photograph album, Hershberger no. 2
This album contains photographs and postcards several locations where Frank C. Hershberger traveled and lived. Locations of the postcards include Germany (Berlin), The Netherlands (The Hague, Rotterdam), Belgium (Brussels, Antwerp), France (Marseille), Egypt (Cairo), Singapore, Libya (Tripoli), the United States (Claremore, Oklahoma). There are photographs of army officers, ships, scientists, unnamed individuals, and homes, Also included are other pieces of travel related emphemera such as brochures and hotel advertisements.
Photograph album, Hershberger no. 3
This album contains photographs and postcards from the 1930s of people and places in the Philippines where Frank C. Hershberger was stationed in the 1930s. Some photos are of people and bears in the United States. Locations in the Philippines represented by the photographs and postcards include Baguio, Bontoc (Mountain Province), Banaue, Manila, and Iloilo City. There are photographs of individuals and groups from the Cordilleran (labeled as Igorot in the photographs) indigenous groups of the Philippines including the Isneg (labeled as Apayao in the photographs) and Ifugao. There are photographs of some Cordilleran burial practices. There are also photographs of animals in the Philippines including carabao, dogs, and chickens. There are clippings of landscape drawings of the Mountain Province, as well as postcards from Singapore and Mexico City, Mexico. 2022-02-08: Some images on pages 15 and 17 have been removed from the digital copy as they include human remains, per Morse Department policy.
Report "Historical Narrative Report - Port Veterinarian's Branch, New York Port of Embarkation, From 11 July 1921 to 7 December 1941"
This a historical narrative report about the Port Veterinarian's Branch at the New York Port of Embarkation from when it was created around July 11, 1921. The report covers July 1921 to December 7, 1941. It details the history of the Veterinary Service, including chain of command and officers. The Depot Veterinarian was tasked with inspecting meats and dairy products for troops in foreign stations purchased by the Quatermaster Supply Officer. There is some information about Port Newark, which was desiganted as a sub-depot.Hershberger reported for service at the port in March 1938. In December 1939, the port also took over inspection for the Panama Railroad Company.
Report "Historical Narrative Report - Port Veterinarian's Branch, New York Port of Embarkation, From 8 December 1941 to 30 June 1945"
This is a historical report of the Port Veterinarian New York Port of Embarkation between December 8, 1941 and June 30, 1945, covering the port's contributions to World War II efforts. The report is divided into 11 sections: Personnel, Panama Railroad Co., Inspection and Salvage of Canned Meats, Meat and Dairy Hygiene, Training of Personnel, Army Cargo and Ship Stores, Loss Through Loading Operations, Animal Shipment, Contagious Disease Control, Scope of Port Authority, and Summary.
Report "Historical Report, Office of the Port Veterinarian, New York Port of Embarkation"
This is a historical report of the Port Veterinarian New York Port of Embarkation between December 1941 and June 1945, covering the port's contributions to World War II efforts. The report gives personnel information and recounts the amounts of food inspections done, particularly covering the time period after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II. Some information is provided about transitioning Veterinary Officers back to the United States at the end of the war.