Constitutions
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
American Kennel Club Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws Collection
Collection
Identifier: AKA-4
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the American Kennel Club's Charter, Constitution, and By-laws and their amendments from 1885 to 2013. These documents are generally published in one compilation, with early publications also including rules and regulations governing dog shows and clubs, which were separately published beginning in the early 1930s. The constitution describes the organizational structure of the AKC, while the by-laws outline the structure for meetings and procedures. The collection...
Dates:
1885-2013
AKC Club Relations Files
Collection
Identifier: AKA-7-1
Scope and Contents
The majority of these files center around club constitutions and by-laws including revision and amendment correspondence, drafts, permanent file copies, and printed pamphlets. Other documents relate to issues such as new club successorship, conflict resolution, elections, annual meetings and more. Show license applications are usually accomplanied by membership lists, and various other club materials such as newsletters or legal forms appear. The files are far from comprehensive but may aid...
Dates:
1918-1984
American Water Spaniel Club collection
Collection
Identifier: AKD-1-4
Scope and Contents
The American Water Spaniel Club collection documents the activities and output of the club devoted to the sporting breed. A large assemblage of newsletters and publication, including catalogues, premium lists, and pictorials of top-winning dogs dominate the collection. Also present are the club constitution and articles of incorporation, color snapshots from dog shows and trials, video recordings of national specialty shows dating back to its first in 1994, and a series of pedigrees and...
Dates:
1939-2005
AKD 3.7 Doberman Pinscher Club of America collection
Collection
Identifier: AKD-3-7
Abstract
The Doberman Pinscher Club of America collection spans from 1887 to present and is a comprehensive record of the Doberman Pinscher breed in America and the club's activities.The collection is arranged into ten series. Club Administration and Governance includes club meeting minutes, secretary's files, officer and committee files, and membership lists, directories, and club yearbooks. The Chapter Clubs series includes records related to the management of chapter clubs, Chapter...
Dates:
1887-2016
Bedlington Terrier Club of America collection
Collection
Identifier: AKD-4-5
Abstract
The majority of the collection consists of publications and clippings which shed light on the history of the Bedlington Terrier breed, the breed's standard, health issues, and the operations of the Bedlington Terrier Club of club throughout the years. Also present are Club Administration files of meeting minutes, correspondence, and more; dog show catalogs; ephemera and photographs, chiefly from specialties; historical scrapbooks; and registration cards featuring pedigrees and progeny...
Dates:
1923-2001; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1966
Chihuahua Club of America collection
Collection
Identifier: AKD-5-9
Abstract
The Chihuahua Club of America (CCA) records collects some of the work of the CCA in its efforts to help and promote the Chihuahua breed inside and outside the fancy. The collection's newsletters, meeting minutes, and clippings give insight to many regional Chihuahua dog shows, the operations of the Club and the breed's popularity from the 1950's to the early 2000's.
Dates:
1953-2007
Irish Water Spaniel Club of America collection
Collection
Identifier: AKD-1-23
Abstract
The Irish Water Spaniel Club of America collection includes club membership lists, breeders directories, and National Specialty catalogs from the 1980s to 2000s. Numerous Club newsletters dating from 1956 to 2005 detail events and news important to the Club and its members over time. A few issues of the more modern Club publication, Rat Tails, are included, as well as copies of the Club's Constitution and Bylaws (version amended in 1990), a Club-produced breed information pamphlet,...
Dates:
1956-2010
Standard Schnauzer Club of America Collection
Collection
Identifier: AKD-3-20
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,...
Dates:
c. 1900-2013
Anatolian Shepherd Dog Club of America collection
Collection
Identifier: AKD-3-21
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...
Dates:
c. 1968-2001