Hunting dogs

Abstract The AKC Rules and Information Pamphlets collection includes pamphlets published by the AKC compiling rules, regulations, guidelines and procedures for various AKC registration, events, and shows. Dating from the early 1930s to present, these pamphlets are periodically updated and new versions published to provide participants with up-to-date, complete information regarding the administration of the sport of pure-bred dogs in the United States. The most recent version of each pamphlet is...

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 Dorothy Page Whitney collection of Gordon Setter papers includes records, clippings, and photographs of Ms. Page Whitney's activities related to Gordon Setters, including breeding, showing, club involvement, and field trial competitions. Included in the collection are records kept by Ms. Page Whitney related to Page's Kennel, under which she bred Gordon Setters beginning in 1949. Many of the records are handwritten and include details of litters, dog health, breeding information, and...

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The Wilbur E. Henry "Red" collection of Beagle research materials (1878-1975) documents Henry's interest in the history, breeding, and training of hunting dogs. Included are original pedigrees, correspondence, notes, pamphlets, pictures, and ephemera assembled by Henry over the years. Highlights are early 20th-century ephemera, advertisements, field trial records, pedigrees, photographs, and correspondence related to prominent Beagles.

Abstract The John T. Marvin photography collection (1800-1985; bulk: 1910-1965) chronicles many great events, figures, dogs, and depictions in art & print of the sport of the purebred dog over the course of its history. The collection contains portraits, win shots, publicity shots, candids, and snapshots from a wide variety of shows and other events in America and Europe. Drawn from the AKC Gazette files and Marvin's own personal research investigations, is a rich resource for images of important...

Scope and Contents

Collection includes a photograph of Mrs. Bissell and her Basset pack competing at Bryn Mawr; correspondence, including attempts to import hounds from England and France; pedigrees; a 1971 clipping on Beagle packs in the Wilmington, Delaware "Evening Journal;" and registration, litter, and championship certificates. The bulk of the materials relate to Basset Hounds, though Beagles are also featured.