2. Chapter Clubs, 1960-2005

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Chapter Clubs series contains files kept by the DPCA regarding the various DPCA-member Doberman Pinscher Chapter Clubs around the country and their activities and communications with DPCA.

Substantive correspondence, bids and agreements to host the annual DPCA National Convention and Specialty, show reports, applications for DPCA Chapter Club status and renewal, constitutions and bylaws, Club histories, rosters, and annual lists of officers and members are retained in these files. Many Chapter Clubs produced newsletters for members containing Club news and events, which are also included in this series. The Illini DPC records include several scrapbooks.

See also "1. Club Administration and Governance" series for Chapter Club secretary files.

Dates

1960-2005

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

Arrangement

Records dealing with Chapter Clubs generally are listed first in chronological order, followed by specific Chapter Club files, arranged alphabetically by Club name using the geographic indicator. For example, DPC of Florida is filed under F for Florida, and the DPC of the Greater Twin Cities is filed under G for Greater Twin Cities. Chapter Club newsletters are foldered separately from other club records and follow the Club's general documents. Specific titles of newsletters, if any, are included in the file description.