AKD. Clubs

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The collection chiefly consists of the club's bi-monthly newsletter/magazine, The Barker (1978-2007) and copies of stud book registries (1975-1993), in addition to select regional and national specialty show catalogs and a small group of club files including pamphlets, officer lists (1974-1997), and a copy of the 1991 AKC club presentation.

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...

Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of all materials produced and distributed by AKC parent clubs that have not been donated to the AKC Library & Archives as a larger formally deposited collection (as part of its archival services program established to professionally maintain parent club records). Materials have been assembled piecemeal over the course of departmental operations either by staff, or by donation of the club itself.The Breed and Club files may also contain some...

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The Irish Setter Club of America collection chronicles one of the AKC's oldest clubs, consisting of meeting minutes and other administrative documents dating as far back as 1918, a photograph collection of prominent champions, applications for the Irish Setter Genetic Registry, and audiovisual footage of 21st-century national specialties.

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,...

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 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club (USA) collection comprehensively documents the history of the sporting breed and the club devoted to its emergence in the United States -- before, during, and following its acceptance into the American Kennel Club. Administrative records date prior to the club's founding in 1984, and include subsequent meeting minutes, correspondence, bylaws revisions, membership directories, and much more. The breed's participation in competitive sport is well...

Abstract The Greyhound Club of America collection documents the activities, functions, decisionmaking, events, and output of the parent club devoted to the ancient sighthound. While it includes annual and board meeting minutes dating back to 1958, copies of the original constitution and by-laws (1912) and articles of incorporation (1990), and internal club handouts, memorandum and correspondence dating back to 1965, the bulk of it chronicles the 1980s and 1990s when racing greyhound rescue dominated...

Abstract The collection contains records of the club and breed history beginning with the personal papers and records of Dr. Hugh Mouat, conductor of the first Otterhound breeding program in America. Club administration documentation includes secretary's files, meeting minutes, correspondence, specialty show files, and more. Print publications such as specialty show catalogs and a run of the club's newsletters from 1971 to 2001 are present, in addition to a video collection of show footage and other...