Milton M. Leonard Papers 1934-1990

Dr. Milton Moot Leonard was born in Newfield, New York, in 1893. He received his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Cornell Veterinary College currently known as The College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, in 1913. Soon after receiving his degree he opened a veterinary practice in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1914.

Active in veterinary circles, Leonard became the president of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (NCVMA) in 1917, and served in every office of the association. He became the grand old man among North Carolina’s veterinarians and they affectionately called him “Pappy Leonard.” In 1957 Dr. Leonard was named Veterinarian of the Year by the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (NCVMA). He was a member of the American and Southern States Veterinary Medical Associations, American Animal Hospital Association, and the Piedmont and North Carolina State Veterianarian Associations. In 1978, Dr. Leonard was awarded the Distinguished Veterinarian Award by the NCVMA.

He praticed for more than twenty-six years and attended twenty-six national conventions of veternarians. Dr. Leonard died in October 1984 at the age of ninety-one in Asheville, North Carolina.

The Milton M. Leonard papers, 1934-1990, contains Dr. Milton Moot Leonard's research files and research papers written by him documenting the contributions he made during his years as a veterinarian in Asheville, North Carolina. Also included are medical pamplets, catalogs, animal x-rays, business correspondences, animal vendor catalogs, NC State University vet school catalogs, and black and white photos.

Files are listed in alphabetical order.

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[Identification of item], Milton M. Leonard Papers, MC 00133, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Gift of Milton M. Leonard, 2008 (Accession no. 2009-0093); Gift of Kris Alpi, 2012 (Accession no. 2012-0044)

Processed by Judy Allen Dodson, 2009 May , Finding aid created by Judy Allen Dodson, 2009 May, Updated by Jonathan Holloway, 2011 August, updated by Jennifer Baker, Updated by Phillip MacDonald, 2018 December