Irvin Forest Huddleson papers

Record Group

Identifier: UA-17.90

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the volume "Brucella Infections in Animals and Man" by Irvin Forest Huddleson (1934) and the journal articles, “The Differentiation of the Species of the Genus Brucella” (1928) by Huddleson, and “A Study of an Epidemic of Brucellosis Due to Brucella Melitensis” (1940) by Huddleson and Myrtle Munger. Also included is a booklet honoring I. Forest Huddleson and three photographs.

Dates

Creation: 1928 - 1950

Creator

Huddleson, Irvin Forest, 1893-1965 (Person)
Munger, Myrtle R. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

I. Forest Huddleson was born in Murphysville, Kentucky on October 17, 1893. Huddleson earned his B.S. (1915) from Oklahoma A, & M. College (now Oklahoma State University), his M.S. (1916), D.V.M. (1925) and Ph.D. (1937) from Michigan State College (now Michigan State University). He was a professor of microbiology and public health at Michigan State University for 49 years. His research on brucellosis is generally credited as the basis for the procedures which have helped to bring the disease under control in Michigan and other states. He died on May 26, 1964.