AKD. Clubs

Abstract The Mastiff Club of America (MCOA) collection contains breed research, clippings, and photograph files dating back to 1890; club administration files holding a wide variety of club records dating between 1938 and 2008; catalogs, premium lists, and photographs for events beginning with the club's first independent specialty in 1983; a broad swath of Mastiff-related publications released by the club, its affiliates, and other regional and international associations devoted to the breed...

Abstract The Newfoundland Club of America collection thoroughly documents the club’s activities since its founding in the 1930s, through meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence files of some of its most prominent members and officers over the years: Nell Ayers, Kitty Drury, and Larry Lerner. Also present is a complete run of its publication “Newf Tide,” photographs of prominent dogs dating back to the 1920s, a large assemblage of catalogs for National Specialties as well as regional shows and...

Abstract The collection comprehensively chronicles the club and breed histories' development over the course of 30 years in the United States. It includes meeting minutes dating back to the club's founding; club administration files; correspondence; original litter registries and import certificates for the earliest examples of the breed in the United States; publications, such as national and regional club newsletters; catalogs, photographs, and video records of select National Specialties; and...

Abstract The Standard Schnauzer Club of America (SSCA) records include documentation of the club’s efforts to promote the Standard Schnauzer breed in the United States. A notable part of the collection are the club’s newsletters and periodicals, Pepper ‘N Salt, documenting the club’s membership, dog shows, pedigrees and champions, breeders, meetings, finances, and articles of interest from 1951 to 2011. Other publications include versions of the SSCA Source Book,...

Abstract This collection is comprised of numerous presentations by the ASDCA, Inc. to the American Kennel Club in connection with the club's efforts to obtain recognition of the breed between 1985 and 1997. These presentations include breed history and evidence the growth of the breed in the United States during this time. The collection includes club administrative records, such as Annual reports from the 1980s, lists of the club's directors and officers from 1970 to 1998, and correspondence...

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Collection consists of 21 DVDs featuring audovisual footage (edited) of the annual Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America national specialty dog show. It represents a complete run of coverage from 1988 to 2008.

Abstract The Scottish Terrier Club of America collection documents some of the club's administrative operations, club membership, breed shows, publications, and breed photos and scrapbooks. Significant holdings include meeting minutes, show catalogs (1976 to 2001) and a run of the club's newsletter The Bagpiper. In addition, scrapbooks dating from the 1920s and 1930s document the breed's early American history. Photographic and audiovisual materials include...

Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of photographs and artwork featuring prominent examples of the breed; Keeshond themed publications, including international and member club magazines; catalogs for Specialties in the 1980s-1990s and other regional shows; and ephemera, clippings, correspondence, show ribbons, and scrapbooks belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Horrox, owners of Coventry Forge and Del Val Kennels, the latter of which contain photographs, correspondences, pedigrees, and more related...

Scope and Contents The collection documents the early through mid-century administrative and event history of the Pekingese Club of America and is rich in rare ephemera. It is comprised of materials collected by Iris de La Torre Bueno, the bulk of which predate her tenure as secretary of the Pekingese Club of America, but were likely compiled from her mother Celia, a former PCA board member, and other club members. Club administration materials include meeting minutes from the founding year of 1909, as well as...

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The Löwchen Club of America records contains materials created by, collected by, and related to the Löwchen Club of America and its efforts to promote the Löwchen breed. The collection is a great resource for information on some of the first Löwchens in America through registration and stud book records. Present club records provide insight into the efforts of the Club to get the breed recognized by the AKC.