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PROVENANCE
Accessioned at University Archives, 1986. Additional material was
donated to the School of Dental Medicine in 2001 by relatives of Burket.
Transferred to the University Archives in 2001.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Harry M. Martin, a native of York County, came to Philadelphia as a
blacksmith and won a scholarship in veterinary medicine to the University
of Pennsylvania. He received his doctorate in 1916. Martin served on
the faculty of the University from 1931 to 1934 as Assistant Professor
of Veterinary Pathology and Parasitology, from 1934 to 1943 as Associate
Professor, and from 1943 to 1962 as Professor. He served in a variety
of administrative capacities and won two Fulbright awards, studying
the effect of parasites on African livestock. In addition, Martin published
various papers on animal pathology and parasitology.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The papers of Harry Martin, though small in size, reflect the range
of his work at the University as well as his research efforts in animal
parasitology. The collection includes correspondence, 1944-1972, committee
papers, research files, grants and awards received, photographic material
which supported his research, reprints and microscope slide sections.