Skye Terrier Club of America collection

Collection

Identifier: AKD-4-19

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains a vast amount of club administrative materials, including meeting minutes and general correspondence, dating as far back as the 1940s; an assemblage of photographs, both win shots and candids; and the personal papers of prominent mid-century breeder Marjorie T. Adams.

Dates

1930-2010

Creator

Skye Terrier Club of America (Organization)

Biographical note

Mrs. Marjorie T. Adams (formerly Townsend, also known by Mrs. R. Percy Adams and Mrs. R.P. Adams) received her first Skye Terrier in 1904. She imported many specimens from England, Austria, and Czechloslavakia to establish Talisker Kennels, on whose bloodlines many of the present day kennels are established.

Physical Description

16 Linear Feet (31 boxes (27 doc boxes; one half-dox box; one flat box, one record carton, one oversize cardboard box))

16.5 Linear Feet (in 31 boxes (27 doc boxes, 1 half-doc box, 1 record carton, 1 photo box, 1 oversize cardboard box))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Provenance

Donated by the Skye Terrier Club of America in 2017.

Processing Information

This collection has not been fully processed but may still be accessible for research and reference.

Please contact the Archivist for further information.