The Bacteriology Department worked closely with other OAC departments, such as Dairy Husbandry and Poultry Husbandry, on Experiment Station reserch projects. Beckwith served on the OAC faculty from 1912 to 1919, and later served as chair of UCLA's Department of Bacteriology.
Emile F. Pernot (1859-1927) was a photographer who, through his pioneering work in microphotography, developed an interest in bacteriology, and was named the first chair of the OAC Bacteriology Department in 1900.
