Herding (group)

Abstract The Bearded Collie Club of America collection contains the records and collected items of the Club devoted to the Bearded Collie breed. Secretary's records include meeting minutes dating back to 1978 and the officer's files on numerous club administration matters, complimented by further club files of distribution materials, stud books, and records of Bearded Collie champions in conformation, agility, obedience, and herding. A nearly comprehensive run of club's magazine and newsletter, as...

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The collection documents the club's activities since its founding in 1936, and is fairly comprehensive in nature. Highlights include meeting minutes dating back to the beginning; catalogs, photographs, and correspondence files for National Specialties from the early 1970s through early 2000s; comprehensive runs of the club newsletters and handbooks; and an extensive series of photographs and negatives, sometimes accompanied by pedigrees, depicting important dogs of the breed.

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents assembled by AKC Library staff into files on each AKC recognized breed and was chiefly to track the establishment and revision of breed standards. This information is directly recorded by AKC notices, AKC Gazette Secretary’s Pages, and handwritten draft revisions submitted by clubs, but files may also include photographs of representative types; correspondence with clubs and fanciers (both American and international), newspaper...

Abstract The John T. Marvin photography collection (1800-1985; bulk: 1910-1965) chronicles many great events, figures, dogs, and depictions in art & print of the sport of the purebred dog over the course of its history. The collection contains portraits, win shots, publicity shots, candids, and snapshots from a wide variety of shows and other events in America and Europe. Drawn from the AKC Gazette files and Marvin's own personal research investigations, is a rich resource for images of important...