Guide to the Betsy and Tom Giduz Papers, 1977 - 1990

Collection Number MC 289

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The Betsy and Tom Giduz Papers contain research materials pertaining to animal rights organizations dating from 1981-1990. The majority of the collection consists of published sources.

Contact Information:
Processed by
Virginia G. Smith
Date Completed
November, 2001
Encoded by
Virginia G. Smith

Descriptive Summary

Creator

Giduz, Tom

Title

Betsy and Tom Giduz Papers, 1977 - 1990

Call Number

MC 289

Extent

6 archival storage box, 3 linear feet

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information

Donated by Betsy and Tom Giduz, August, 2000.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Betsy and Tom Giduz Papers, MC 289, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Copyright Notice

North Carolina State University does not own copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Biographical Note


Betsy and Tom Giduz, residents of Orange County, North Carolina, amassed documents pertaining to animal rights.

Organization of Collection


The Historical and General Information series relates to the animal rights movement and the beginning of the movement itself. The Animal Research series offers general information, as well as research on alternative methods of medical and biological research. The Organizations series has information on the various local, national, and international animal rights groups and their causes. The Topical Materials series includes documents on issues that pertain to various forms of animal testing, recreational activities involving animals, and alternative lifestyles; materials relating to education, law, and religion. Finally, the Publications series has editorials, journal articles, and other ephemeral publications produced by various local and national animal rights organizations. The Bibliography includes a list of those serials and monographs located in the books collection that were donated by the Giduz with this collection.

Online Catalog Headings

  • Animal experimentation.
  • Animal rescue.
  • Animal rights activists.
  • Animal rights movement.
  • Animal shelters.
  • Animal sanctuaries.
  • Animal welfare.
  • Bernard, Neal
  • Fur garments -- Public opinion.
  • Fur garments -- Social aspects.
  • Huffines, William D.
  • Humane Society of the United States
  • Newkirk, Ingrid
  • North Carolina Network for Animals.
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
  • Pet adoption.
  • Pets Are Wonderful Support (Organization)
  • Regan, Tom
  • Rich, Nancy
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Vegetarianism.
  • Veterinary colleges.
  • Veterinary medicine.
  • Vivisection.

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Historical and General Information, 1984 - 1990


    0.5 archival boxes, 0.25 linear feet

    This series primarily pertains to the origins of the animal rights movement and basic information on the movement itself. It also has a plethora of documents relating to general animal care. The series consists of flyers, pamphlets, advertisements, booklets, posters, and reports from a variety of local, national, and international animal rights groups. The correspondence mainly stems from animal rights groups, but some of the letters are from the Giduz's or other individuals involved in the movement. There are also newspaper, journal, and magazine articles from around the country including The Animals' Agenda, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, the Raleigh News and Observer, the New York Times, the Chapel Hill Newspaper, and the Washington Post.

    • Animal Rights Movement History [MC 289 Box 1, Folder1]
    • Animal Rights [MC 289 Box 1, Folder2]
    • General Information, Animals [MC 289 Box 1, Folder3]
    • Animal Care [MC 289 Box 1, Folder4]
    • March for Animals, June 1990 [MC 289 Box 1, Folder5]

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  • Animal Research and Activism, 1984 - 1990


    0.3 archival boxes, 0.15 linear feet

    This series documents animal research in general and alternative methods of research. There are ephemeral materials, including papers, bulk mail, pamphlets, flyers, advertisements, newsletters, journal, newspaper, and magazine articles, and other forms of promotional materials produced by different animal rights groups. The folder Animal Research contains two papers: the Animal Rights Protection Society of Orange County's paper entitled "APS Position on Research Laboratory Animals"; and Gul Agha's paper entitled, "Myths and Realities of Animal Experimentation". The folder Alternatives to Animal Research has some abstracts and a bibliography as well. The folder UNC, Crisp List contains two annual reports from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection and computer printouts on different types to testing used on different species of animals.

    • Animal Research (1 of 5) [MC 289 Box 1, Folder6]
    • Animal Research (2 of 5) [MC 289 Box 1, Folder7]
    • Animal Research (3 of 5) [MC 289 Box 1, Folder8]
    • Animal Research (4 of 5) [MC 289 Box 1, Folder9]
    • Animal Research (5 of 5) [MC 289 Box 1, Folder10]
    • Alternatives to Animal Research [MC 289 Box 1, Folder11]
    • Research, UNC, Crisp List (1 of 2) [MC 289 Box 1, Folder12]
    • Research, UNC, Crisp List (2 of 2) [MC 289 Box 1, Folder13]

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  • Organizations


    2.25 archival boxes, 1.2 linear feet

    This series, the largest in the collection, has documents pertaining to the various local, national, and international animal rights groups. Many of the folders contain correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, pamphlets, flyers, and handouts that promote either the organization or the various animal rights issues they are concerned with. Much of the correspondence includes membership letters or is between the Giduz's and various officials of animal rights groups, such as Neal Barnard (president of PCRM ), Nancy Rich (N.C. Network for Animals), and Ingrid Newkirk (PETA). Other significant materials include: a paper written by Tom and Betsy Giduz entitled "The Use of Non-Human Animals in Medical Education" created in conjunction with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine; documents on primate research, primarily the Silver Spring Monkeys, associated with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) organization; photographs and slides from PETA's unauthorized visit to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Animal Holding Facility in December 1988; and court documents relating to the SETA v. Dr. William D. Huffines, who at the time of the case was Chairman of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This series is arranged alphabetically.

    • American Mixbreed Society [MC 289 Box 1, Folder13]
    • Animal Legal Defense Fund [MC 289 Box 1, Folder14]
    • Animal Liberation Front (ALF) [MC 289 Box 1, Folder15]
    • Animal Protection Institute (API) [MC 289 Box 1, Folder16]
    • Anti-Vivisection Society [MC 289 Box 1, Folder17]
    • Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR) [MC 289 Box 2, Folder1]
    • Culture and Animals Foundation [MC 289 Box 2, Folder2]
    • Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM) [MC 289 Box 2, Folder3]
    • Fund for Animals [MC 289 Box 2, Folder4]
    • Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) [MC 289 Box 2, Folder5]
    • Humans Against Rabbit Exploitation (HARE) [MC 289 Box 2, Folder6]
    • International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) [MC 289 Box 2, Folder7]
    • International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) [MC 289 Box 2, Folder8]
    • Medical Research Modernization Committee (MRMC) [MC 289 Box 2, Folder9]
    • National Alliance for Animal Legislation [MC 289 Box 2, Folder10]
    • National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) [MC 289 Box 2, Folder11]
    • National Association of Nurses Against Vivisection (NARAV) [MC 289 Box 2, Folder12]
    • N.C. Network for Animals [MC 289 Box 2, Folder13]
    • N.C. Network for Animals Newsletters [MC 289 Box 2, Folder14]
    • Pets Are Wonderful Council (PAW) [MC 289 Box 2, Folder15]
    • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) [MC 289 Box 3, Folder1]
    • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Primate research [MC 289 Box 3, Folder2]
    • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Photographs [MC 289 Box 3, Folder3]
    • Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) (1 of 2) [MC 289 Box 3, Folder4]
    • Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) (2 of 2) [MC 289 Box 3, Folder5]
    • Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), Newsletters [MC 289 Box 3, Folder6]
    • Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) [MC 289 Box 3, Folder7]
    • Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Adoption Contracts [MC 289 Box 3, Folder8]
    • Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Pamphlets [MC 289 Box 3, Folder9]
    • Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Newsletters [MC 289 Box 3, Folder10]
    • Primarily Primates [MC 289 Box 3, Folder11]
    • Sea Shepherd [MC 289 Box 3, Folder12]
    • Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (SETA) [MC 289 Box 4, Folder1]
    • Trans-Species Unlimited [MC 289 Box 4, Folder2]
    • Voices for Animals [MC 289 Box 4, Folder3]

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  • Topical Materials, 1983 - 1990


    1.75 archival boxes, 0.9 linear feet

    This series contains documents addressing the various issues that concern many animal rights activists. Many of the items, like newspaper, journal, magazine articles, pamphlets, and flyers, discuss the different sides to each issue, and in many cases offer solutions to a particular issue. Much of the correspondence was generated by either the Giduz' or other individuals affiliated with the various animal rights groups. The Cosmetic Testing folder contains some photographs of animal experiments. The folder Dog and Cock Fighting contains a couple of petitions to end the practice. In the Fur and Anti-Trap folder, there are several stickers and bumper sticker that promote a ban on wearing fur. The issues are arranged alphabetically.

    This series offers documents that discuss the various forms of protest, dissection in biology classes, and human-animal interactions. It contains a range of teaching materials as well. Most of the documents come in the form of pamphlets, booklets, newspaper and magazine articles, handouts, flyers, and worksheets. In the folder Humane Bibliography, there are two bibliographies on animal abuse, animal rights, and animal welfare. This series is arranged alphabetically.

    This series contains research on legal matters pertaining to animals and animal rights protection. The folder Ordinances contains various North Carolina counties' and Jefferson County, Kentucky animal ordinances. The series is arranged alphabetically.

    This series includes research on how religion has played a role in the animal rights movement. The documents, like newsletters, pamphlet, magazine articles, and correspondence, in this series were primarily generated by the Unitarian Universalists for Ethical Treatment of Animals.

    • General Records, 1983 - 1990
      • Cosmetic Testing [MC 289 Box 4, Folder4]
      • Dog and Cock Fighting [MC 289 Box 4, Folder5]
      • Dog and Horse Racing [MC 289 Box 4, Folder6]
      • Dog Laboratory (1 of 2) [MC 289 Box 4, Folder7]
      • Dog Laboratory (2 of 2) [MC 289 Box 4, Folder8]
      • Factory Farming [MC 289 Box 4, Folder9]
      • Fur and Trapping (1 of 2) [MC 289 Box 4, Folder10]
      • Fur and Trapping (2 of 2) [MC 289 Box 4, Folder11]
      • Hunting [MC 289 Box 4, Folder1]
      • Lethal Dose [MC 289 Box 5, Folder2]
      • Livestock Abuse [MC 289 Box 5, Folder3]
      • Pet Shops/Puppy Mills [MC 289 Box 5, Folder4]
      • Pound Seizures (1 of 2) [MC 289 Box 5, Folder5]
      • Pound Seizures (2 of 2) [MC 289 Box 5, Folder6]
      • Psychological Experiment [MC 289 Box 5, Folder7]
      • Project Wild [MC 289 Box 5, Folder8]
      • Rodeos [MC 289 Box 5, Folder9]
      • Veal [MC 289 Box 5, Folder10]
      • Vegetarianism [MC 289 Box 5, Folder11]
      • Wildlife [MC 289 Box 5, Folder12]
      • Zoos [MC 289 Box 5, Folder13]
    • Education, 1984 - 1989
      • Civil Disobedience [MC 289 Box 5, Folder14]
      • Children and Animals [MC 289 Box 5, Folder15]
      • Computer and Animals [MC 289 Box 6, Folder1]
      • Curricula [MC 289 Box 6, Folder2]
      • Teaching Materials [MC 289 Box 6, Folder3]
      • Humane Bibliography [MC 289 Box 6, Folder4]
      • Humane Lifestyles [MC 289 Box 6, Folder5]
      • Letter Writing for Animals [MC 289 Box 6, Folder6]
    • Law, 1984 - 1989
      • Law and Animals [MC 289 Box 6, Folder7]
      • Legislation [MC 289 Box 6, Folder8]
      • Ordinances [MC 289 Box 6, Folder9]
      • Wills and Bequests for Animals [MC 289 Box 6, Folder10]
    • Religion, 1987 - 1990
      • Religion and Animals [MC 289 Box 6, Folder11]

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  • Publications, 1977 - 1989


    0.5 archival boxes, 0.25 linear feet

    This series contains editorials, journal articles, primarily from journals like National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD), Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), and The North Carolina Medical Journal (NCMJ), miscellaneous newsletters from various local animal rights groups, and catalogs that either promote merchandise from a particular organization or products that were not tested on animals. Many of the articles in the folder Editorials are written by Belton P. Mouras (API). The various articles in the folder Medical Journal Articles discuss the authors' position on a topic relating to animal research and its association with medicine. The articles are arranged chronologically by date of publication.

    • Editorials [MC 289 Box 6, Folder12]
    • Medical Journal Articles [MC 289 Box 6, Folder13]
    • Animal Protection Society Newsletters, March 1987 - October 1987 [MC 289 Box 6, Folder14]
    • Farm Sanctuary Newsletters, 1987 - 1990 [MC 289 Box 6, Folder15]
    • The Grapevine , Newsletters, March 1990 - April 1991 [MC 289 Box 6, Folder16]
    • Miscellaneous Newsletters [MC 289 Box 7, Folder1]
    • Animal Rights Catalogs [MC 289 Box 7, Folder2]
    • Cruelty-Free Catalogs [MC 289 Box 7, Folder3]

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Bibliography

Check the NCSU Catalog for these titles

Alternatives in Biology Education: Non-animal Methods. Edited by Alice Daniel. Boston: Biology Methods Review Project, [198-?].
Beyond the Laboratory Door.Washington, D.C.: Animal Welfare Institute, 1985.
Boyd, B. R. The New Abolitionists: Animal Rights and Human Liberation: An Essay. San Francisco: Taterhill Press, 1987. 
Scheffer, Victor B. A Voice for Wildlife. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974.
Stiller, Herbert. Animal Experimentation and Animal Experimenters. [Nimes, France: AGM, 1977].
Stephens, Martin L. Alternatives to Current Uses of Animals in Research, Safety Testing, and Education: A Layman's Guide. Washington, D.C.: Humane Society of the United States, 1986.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. "Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session, on S. 657 July 20, 1983." Washington, D. C.: U.S. G.P.O., 1984.
Vegetarian Times' Guide to Natural Food Restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Compiled by Debra Blake Weisenthal. Garden City Park, NY: Avery Pub. Group, 1988.