Labrador retriever

Scope and Contents This group of records includes two scrapbooks of Labrador Retriever clippings from dog publications and one photo album, numerous loose photographs and slides of Labrador Retrievers. Photographs include win shots, candids, portrait and profile snapshots, puppies, photographs with children, and field hunting. Many of the photographs in this collection were considered or used for Dorothy Howe's book, ...

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Dog Health research records include Dorothy Howe's extensive collection of research reports, articles, and news clippings regarding various dog health issues, especially hip dysplasia and eye health. Files may also include correspondence and related pedigrees.

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These materials include Dorothy Howe's research on changes to relevant American Kennel Club rules and clippings from dog publications of Labrador Retrievers of various kennels, including critiques.

Scope and Contents This grouping contains records compiled by Dorothy Howe for breeding Labrador Retrievers under the Rupert Kennels name. Ms. Howe kept extensive correspondence with prospective breeding partners, often mentioning certain traits she desired in her breedings. She also compiled numerous pedigrees of Labrador Retrievers from various kennels, often making notations on the pedigrees as to colors, whelp dates, litter results, health, traits, and related information. Ms. Howe's meticulous records...

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These files consist of numerous pedigrees and correspondence shared between Dorothy Howe and various other Labrador Retriever breeders and owners. Occasionally, a corresponding photograph or news clipping is included. These records supplement Dorothy Howe's Rupert Kennels breeding records in Series 4, as they discuss possible breedings, health matters, breeding logistics, and show relationships among the breed's various kennels.

Abstract The Labrador Retriever Club collection documents the activities of the club dedicated to the sporting breed, chiefly dating back to 1990. National Specialty show items include catalogs, premium lists, judges' slips, and photograph albums. Club documents and photographs include policies and a description of the club, as well as slide images of Labradors unrelated to shows. Club publications include informational pamphlets, club newsletters, books, and annual club yearbooks from 1994 to...

Abstract The Dorothy Howe Collection of Labrador Retriever Materials spans from 1885 to 1984 and includes substantive records of Rupert Kennels, under which Ms. Howe bred Labrador Retrievers, photographs of Labrador Retrievers, and Ms. Howe's research and clippings regarding dog health issues. Ms. Howe collected clippings of Labrador Retrievers from dog publications and kept them loose and in scrapbooks. She also compiled a photograph album and numerous loose photographs and slides of...

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This collection is comprised of breed-specific periodicals, the bulk of which are produced by AKC parent or affiliate clubs.

Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

This collection is comprised of breed-specific periodicals, the bulk of which are produced by AKC parent or affiliate clubs.

Scope and Contents From the Record Group: Club Yearbooks include annual publications created by clubs that compile pertinent club activities from the year, a club membership list, officers, committees, breeders, and may include meeting minutes from the year, financial reports of the club, National Specialty results, lists of top winners, and historic club information. Some clubs produce yearbooks every year, while others create commemorative books for milestone club anniversaries or periodically. Yearbooks are an important...