Photographs. Doberman Pinschers from Jerry Run Kennels, c. 1930-1965

File — Multiple Containers

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Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Eleanor Houston (nee Hill) Carpenter was an early importer of Doberman Pinschers from Germany in the mid to late 1930s, including notable Dobermans Ch. Cherloc v. Raufelsen and Ch. Assy von Illerblick, and produced many champions as a breeder. Carpenter also wrote educational articles on Dobermans and was active in the DPCA and as a judge. Her Pennsylvania property on which the kennel originated was seized by eminent domain in the 1950s.

The collection contains numerous images (photographs, slides, negatives, and glass plate negatives) of Dobermans from Jerry Run Kennels, along with educational slides of a Doberman skeleton. Eleanor and her husband, Rhys Carpenter, who was a faculty member at Bryn Mawr College, are occasionally pictured. Also included are educational Doberman articles written by Carpenter; pedigrees, awards, and breeding records of Jerry Run Kennels; correspondence and clippings; a few National Specialty show records; and a scrapbook memorializing Carpenter's kennel and Dobermans. This collection was donated by Grace Moore to the DPCA.

Dates

c. 1930-1965

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The bulk of this collection is in English. There are also some periodicals, books, and pedigrees in German.

Access Restrictions

Two document boxes comprising governance files and National Specialty records are restricted and inaccessible due to the presence of inactive mold. Please see the archivist for details. The rest of the This collection is open to research without restrictions.

Physical Description

From the Collection: 141.52 Linear Feet (170 boxes) : in 64 document boxes, 6 legal-sized boxes, 7 cartons, 56 flat photo/folder boxes, 2 photo album boxes, 5 DVD/CD boxes, 1 slide box, 33 oversize boxes of varying sizes.

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

Box PH.4 includes photographs of Assy von Illerblick, Jill, Jerry, Rajah, Freia and Gypsy, and other unidentified Dobermans of Jerry Run Kennels.

Box PH.1 consists of photos that were removed from a small, deteriorating album. They include photos of various dogs from Jerry Run Kennels, including Fricka, Tristan, and Freia. A handwritten index is included, presumably created by Eleanor Carpenter. Although the photos were not numbered or ordered to correspond with the index, the index is helpful in that it includes dog names, dates, and some locations including Jamaica, Rome, Bermuda, Nassau, and Martinique.

Box OS.X.1 includes photographs of Florinda, Florizel, Rajah, Ritza and other unidentified Dobermans.