This collection contains materials documenting the work of George W. Beran and includes biographical information, research materials, and files related to his committee responsibilities for various organizations. The biographical information includes news clippings that discuss his time spent in the Philippines and the work he did there with the World Health Organization (WHO) and pseudorabies eradication. There are also newspaper articles written during his time as a professor at Iowa State that document awards he recieved as a professor and researcher. An extensive portion of the collection is information regarding George Beran's work toward the eradication of pseudorabies. It includes quarterly and annual reports, committee meeting minutes, information from conferences, correspondence between Dr. Beran and others working to eliminate the disease, research regarding feral swine, newspaper and journal clippings, and research reports. In addition, there is information regarding pilot projects, including the project in Carroll County, Iowa, and reports and economic analyses from the research done at Iowa State University. There are descriptions of both the Iowan and the national approaches to eradication. In addition, the collection contains information from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), of which Beran was a member. These materials include biannual council meetings, documents from and correspondence with the American College of Preventative Medicine, and notes and information from the AVMA Food Safety Subcommittee. There are several research reports and articles regarding food safety issues in the swine industry, food borne pathogens, and salmonella. Additionally, there are newspaper clippings and news releases from the Food Safety and Inspection Service, an organization with which Dr. Beran was involved throughout his career. There is also extensive information regarding the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and the HACCP-Based Inspection Models Project (HIMP), including guides and documents, expense accounts, and visits and critiques of participating farms. Beran's research with e. coli. 0157:H is also included.
