Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
The Barbara Sherman Papers contains a wide variety of materials that document her career as a professor, lecturer, and clinician of veterinary medicine at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Included are correspondence, lectures and writings, clinical reports, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, raw data from clinical trials and studies, and other materials. The collection provides information on Dr. Sherman's career as an instructor at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, public speaker at veterinary conferences, and clinician in the field of companion animal behavior.
Barbara Sherman was a professor at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine from 1984 until her retirement in 2018. She previously taught at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and practiced veterinary medicine at her clinic in Southern Pines and Cary, North Carolina. Her clinical research focused on anxiety, fear, and aggression in companion animals.
Barbara Sherman was a professor at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine from 1984 until her retirement in 2018. She previously taught at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and practiced veterinary medicine at her clinic in Southern Pines and Cary, North Carolina. In 2012, she became a full Clinical Professor. Her research focused on anxiety, fear, and aggression in companion animals.
Sherman earned her M.S. in biology from Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland, then her Ph.D. in zoology (animal behavior) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her DVM from The Ohio State University.
The Barbara Sherman Papers contains a wide variety of materials that span her career as a professor, lecturer, and clinician of veterinary medicine at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Included are correspondence, lectures and writings, clinical reports, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, raw data from clinical trials and studies, and other materials. The collection provides information on Dr. Sherman's career as an instructor at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, public speaker at veterinary conferences, and clinician in the field of companion animal behavior.
Also included are materials from two clinical trials Dr. Sherman conducted at the College of Veterinary Medicine, one on the use of Trazodone for anxiety in companion animals and one on the creation of an emotional reactivity test for service dogs in the military.
This collection is arranged in four series: Teaching Materials, Conferences and Publications, Trazodone Clinical Trials, and Emotional Reactivity Test.
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.
[Identification of item], Barbara Sherman Papers, MC 00642, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Barbara Sherman, 2018 (Accession no. 2018.0231)
Processed by: Phillip MacDonald
The collection is organized into four principal series:
This series contains materials spanning Dr. Sherman’s 24-year teaching career at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Sherman's teaching focus was in pharmacology and animal behavior. The series includes teaching lecture slides (both printed and photo), handwritten notes, syllabi, email correspondence, and articles.
Within the College of Veterinary Medicine, many courses are coordinated and taught with many lecturers, thus some of the course folders only contain materials about the single lecture Dr. Sherman gave in that course.
This series is arranged numerically by course number.
This series contains materials Dr. Sherman collected over decades of engagement with the field of veterinary medicine and behavior through seminars, conferences, conventions, and meetings throughout the United States and abroad. Some of the materials included are handwritten notes, informational pamphlets and brochures, newsletters, program schedules, articles, and letters of invitation. Also in the series are Sherman’s scholastic writings, newspaper and journal articles, book chapters, edited drafts, newspaper clippings, publisher contracts, and email correspondence.
This series was arranged in chronological order.
Trazodone hydrochloride is an antidepressant that has been used for cats and dogs for a variety of reasons. Despite its common use, there has been little work on evaluating its efficacy against a placebo control. Dr. Sherman, as part of a team, created a study to evaluate trazodone in a randomized placebo clinical trial. This series contains materials from the trazodone study such as animal patient reports, grant applications, trial summary, drafts of consent agreements, and patient notes. The names listed are the names of the animal patients in the trial.
This series was arranged in the orginal order.
The United States Marine Corps uses Labrador retrievers as improvised explosive device detection dogs (IDDs). Dr. Sherman, as part of a team, created a study to develop an Emotional Reactivity Test (ERT) for these dogs help make sure the IDDs selected are suitable for this specialized action. This series contains ERT score sheets, proposals and applications, information pamphlets, emails correspondence, articles, presentation materials, and project reports.
This series is arranged in the original order.
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
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[Identification of item], Barbara Sherman Papers, MC 00642, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.