Guide to the Esther Mechler Papers, 1974-2004

Collection Number MC 322

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The Esther Mechler Papers consists of papers and artifacts documenting Mechler's interest and participation in the animal rights/animal welfare movement. It includes writings by individuals and organizations, as well as published volumes and periodicals. Correspondence about animal or animal-rights related issues and the background work for two of Mechler's animal-rights projects are also present, as well as audio-visual materials and memorabilia from various animal rights/animal welfare groups and events.

Esther Mechler has been involved with the animal rights/animal welfare movement since the 1970s. An instrumental figure in several organizations, she was a founding member of both the Fairfield County, Connecticut branch of Friends of the Animals, and the national Animal Rights Network. Mechler worked to create and distribute animal protection related audio-visual materials and has also been particularly active in the area of preventing pet overpopulation. In 1990 she founded SPAY/USA, a national referral service for low-cost spay/neutering. Mechler is currently the co-editor of the magazine Paws to Think.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

Mechler, Esther

Title

Esther Mechler Papers, 1974-2004

Call Number

MC 322

Extent

7.02 linear feet, 14 archival boxes and 1 oversized folder

Location

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

Language of Material

English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

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

Received in a series of donations from Esther Mechler in June 2002, November 2003, February 2004, and April 2005.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Esther Mechler Papers, MC 322, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Proccessing Information

Processed by Jennifer McElroy, September 2005

Encoded by Jennifer McElroy, October 2005

Biographical Note


Esther Rosenthal Mechler attended Bates College, where she spent her junior year abroad in Geneva studying with psychologist Jean Piaget. She received her Bachelor's Degree in 1964 and her Master's and Sixth Year degrees in education from The University of Rochester. She began her career in education, but has been involved with the animal rights/animal welfare movement since the 1970s. She started the Marian Rosenthal Koch fund with her parents. Named for Mechler's sister, the goal of the fund was to provide money for animal rights projects. Mechler was an instrumental figure in several organizations. Among her distinctions are serving as co-founder of Animal Rights Hawaii in the late 1970s and helping establish Animal Advocates in Massachusetts. A founding member of the Fairfield County, Connecticut branch of Friends of the Animals, she left that group and became a founding member of the Animal Rights Network in 1979. She served as an officer in that organization until her resignation in 1982. In the 1980s, Mechler worked to create newsletters for teachers and filmstrips for students. She started Focus on Animals to create, collect, and disseminate animal protection related audio-visual materials. Since this time, she has also co-produced two animal welfare videos.

Mechler has been particularly active in the prevention of pet overpopulation. In 1990 she founded SPAY/USA, a national referral service for low-cost spay/neutering. Originally a program of the Marion Rosenthal Koch Fund, SPAY/USA began with one vet. In 1993 the program was transferred to the direction of the North Shore Animal League International, now known as The Pet Savers Foundation. As of 2005, it is considered to be the largest spay/neuter advocacy and referral program in the world, with spay/neuter programs and clinics in 1000 locations nationwide and about 8,000 veterinarians in the network. Mechler also worked to spread her message on an international level. Several international organizations have been started based on her SPAY/USA model, including Spay/Israel, Spay/Costa Rica, and Spay/Panama, as well as various programs in Europe and Asia. For her work, Mechler won the first Geraldine R. Dodge Award for Humane Ethics in Action in 1995.

Esther Mechler is currently the co-editor of Paws to Think, the magazine of The Pet Savers Foundation. She regularly speaks at seminars and conferences around the world, and hosts a yearly SPAY/USA conference.

Scope and Content Note


The Esther Mechler Papers contains papers, audio-visual materials, and artifacts documenting Mechler's interest and participation in the animal rights movement. The Writings include published volumes, periodical publications, and writings by organizations and individuals on animal rights related topics, as well as article clippings on a variety of subjects. The Correspondence series consists of letters and notes to and from publications, political figures, fellow activists, or friends. The majority are about animal or animal-rights related issues. Two of Mechler's projects, "Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement" Film Strip and the 1986-1987 Wildlife Calendars, are the subjects of the Projects series. The Audio-Visual Materials include photographs, slides, films, and a cassette tape. The Memorabilia series contains an assortment of artifacts from various animal rights/animal welfare groups and events.

The collection includes materials dating from 1974 to 2004, but the bulk of the collection dates from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. For this reason, the collection contains very few materials concerning Mechler's more recent work or the SPAY/USA organization.

Organization of the Collection


The collection is arranged in five series: Correspondence, Writings, Projects, Audio-Visual Materials, and Memorabilia.

Online Catalog Terms

  • Mechler, Esther.
  • Animal Rights Network.
  • Focus on Animals.
  • SPAY/USA.
  • Animal populations.
  • Animal rights.
  • Animal rights movement.
  • Animal rights activists.
  • Animal welfare.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Correspondence, 1974-1995


    0.33 linear feet, 0.67 archival box

    This series contains two subseries: one consisting of Esther Mechler's letters to and from a few Major Correspondents and one of her more General Correspondence.

    • General Correspondence, 1974-1995

      This subseries includes individual letters and notes written to and from Esther Mechler, as well as several in which she is neither correspondent. The majority are about animal-related issues and written to publications, political figures, fellow activists, or friends. This subseries is arranged chronologically with undated letters at the end. The undated letters are further divided between outgoing and incoming correspondence, and then arranged alphabetically.
      • General Correspondence, 1974-1980 [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 1]
      • General Correspondence, 1981 [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 2]
      • General Correspondence, 1982 [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 3]
      • General Correspondence, 1983 [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 4]
      • General Correspondence, 1984-1995 [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 5]
      • Undated General Correspondence [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 6]
    • Major Correspondents, 1979-1990

      This subseries contains correspondence written between Esther Mechler and several individuals involved in the animal rights movement. This includes letters and notes, as well as clippings, more substantial writings and the drafts of to-be-published works which accompanied them. It is organized alphabetically by sender and then chronologically.
      • Dommer, Luke, 1982-1990 [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 7]
      • Grant, Maria, 1979 [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 8]
      • Grant, Maria, 1980-1990 [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 9]

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  • Writings, 1975-2004


    3.84 linear feet, 7.67 archival boxes

    This series is divided into 5 subseries: Individuals, Organizations, Periodicals, Clippings, and Collected Works.

    • Individuals

      The Individuals subseries consists of animal-related writings authored by individual people which may or may not have been published. They are arranged alphabetically by the name of the author.
      • Cole, Susan and Dommer, Luke [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 10]
      • Giannelli, Michael and Robbins, John [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 11]
      • Unti, Bernard Oreste [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 12]
    • Organizations

      The Organizations subseries contains written materials related to animals, animal protection, or animal rights which were published by or for various organizations. Pamphlets and brochures are included, as well as more substantial writings. They are organized alphabetically by name of the organization.
      • American Anti-Vivisection Society [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 13]
      • American Medical Association, 1988 [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 14]
      • American Medical Association, 1989 [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 15]
      • Animal Rights Network (ARN) [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 16]
      • Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH) [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 17]
      • Focus on Animals (1 of 2) [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 18]
      • Focus on Animals (2 of 2) [MC 0322 Box 1, Folder 19]
      • Friends of Animals-General (1 of 2) [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 1]
      • Friends of Animals-General (2 of 2) [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 2]
      • Friends of Animals “Branch Organizers’ Manual" [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 3]
      • Friends of Animals “School Kit” [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 4]
      • Other Groups H through Z, and unknown [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 5]
      • SPAY/USA [MC 0322 Map Folder 15]
    • Periodicals, 1975-2004

      The Periodicals subseries consists of various periodical magazines and newsletters related to animals and animal rights. Many are the publications of animal rights organizations, but some are more general publications. Accompanying some of the publications are Mechler's handwritten notes about the content. These materials are arranged alphabetically by periodical title and then chronologically within each title category, with notes following the title to which they pertain.
      • 7 Days, 1989 Oct. 4 [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 6]
      • Agenda, Sept./Oct. 1984 [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 7]
      • Animal People, 1994 Sept., Nov., Dec. [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 8]
      • Animal People, 1996 June, July, Nov. [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 9]
      • Animal People, 1996 Dec.; 1997 Jan./Feb., April [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 10]
      • Animal People, 1997 May, June, July/Aug. [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 11]
      • Animal People, 1997 Sept., Oct., Dec. [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 12]
      • Animal People, 1998 Jan./Feb., May, June [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 13]
      • Animal People, 1998 July/Aug., Sept., Oct. [MC 0322 Box 2, Folder 14]
      • Animal People, 1998 Nov., Dec.; 1999 Jan./Feb. [MC 0322 Box 3, Folder 1]
      • Animal People, 1999 March, April, May [MC 0322 Box 3, Folder 2]
      • Animal People, 1999 June, July/Aug., Sept. [MC 0322 Box 3, Folder 3]
      • Animal People, 1999 Oct., Nov.; 2000 Jan./Feb. [MC 0322 Box 3, Folder 4]
      • Animal People, 2000 June, July/Aug., Sept. [MC 0322 Box 3, Folder 5]
      • Animal People, 2000 Nov., Dec.; 2001 Jan./Feb. [MC 0322 Box 3, Folder 6]
      • Animal People, 2001 March, April, May [MC 0322 Box 3, Folder 7]
      • Animal People, 2001 July/Aug., Sept., Oct. [MC 0322 Box 3, Folder 8]
      • Animal People, 2001 Nov., Dec.; Jan./Feb., 2002 [MC 0322 Box 3, Folder 9]
      • Animal People, 2002 April, May, June [MC 0322 Box 3, Folder 10]
      • Animal People, 2003 April, May, Sept. [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 1]
      • Animal People, 2003 Nov., Dec.; 2004 Jan./Feb. [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 2]
      • Animal People, 2004 June, Dec. [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 3]
      • Animal Rights Network News, 1979-1981 [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 4]
      • Animals, 1986 Sept./Oct. [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 5]
      • Animals' Agenda, 1987 July/Aug.; 1989 April, July/Aug. [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 6]
      • Animals' Agenda, 1998 May/June; 1999 Jan./Feb.; 2001 July/Aug. [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 7]
      • Animals' Agenda, 2001 Sept./Oct.; 2002 Jan./Feb., March/April [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 8]
      • The Animals' Voice, Premiere Issue; 1988 Sept./Oct. [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 9]
      • The Animals' Voice, 1989 Feb., April [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 10]
      • The Animals' Voice, 1989 June, Aug. [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 11]
      • The Animals' Voice, Vol. 2 Nos. 5 and 6 [MC 0322 Box 4, Folder 12]
      • The Animals' Voice, Vol. 3 No. 1; 1990 Aug. [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 1]
      • The Animals' Voice, 1990 Oct., Dec. [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 2]
      • The Animals' Voice, 1991 Feb/March, April/May [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 3]
      • The Animals' Voice, 1992 Jan./Feb./March, April/May/June [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 4]
      • The Animals' Voice: The California Connection, 1987 Sept.; 1988 Feb. [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 5]
      • ASPCA Quarterly Report, Winter 1988/Spring 1989 [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 6]
      • AV Magazine, 1984 March, April; 1985 July, Nov., Dec.; 1986 May, June [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 7]
      • AV Magazine, 1988 July; 1989 Feb.; 1998 Spring, Winter [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 8]
      • The Beast, 1980 Spring, Summer [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 9]
      • The Beast, 1980 Autumn; 1980-1981 Winter [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 10]
      • The Beast, 1981 Spring, Summer [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 11]
      • Biotechnology, 1988 Oct. [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 12]
      • Children and Animals, 1988 Feb./March; The Connecticut Scholar, No. 3 [MC 0322 Box 5, Folder 13]
      • Discover, 1981 Feb. [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 1]
      • E: The Environmental Magazine, 1990 Jan./Feb., March/April [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 2]
      • E: The Environmental Magazine, 1990 May/June, July/Aug. [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 3]
      • E: The Environmental Magazine, 1990 Sept./Oct., Nov./Dec. [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 4]
      • E: The Environmental Magazine, 1992 Jan./Feb., March/April [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 5]
      • E: The Environmental Magazine, 1992 Sept./Oct.; 1993 March/April [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 6]
      • E: The Environmental Magazine, 1993 Sept./Oct. [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 7]
      • Fund For Animals, Vol. 19 No. 1; Vol. 22 No.2 [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 8]
      • Good Medicine, 2000 Spring/Summer; 2002 Winter; 2003 Winter [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 9]
      • The Greenpeace Examiner, 1983 Winter; Human Dimensions in Wildlife Newsletter, 1989 Fall [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 10]
      • Humane Education, 1977 Fall; 1979 June, Sept. [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 11]
      • Humane Education, 1980 June, Sept. [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 12]
      • Humane Society Close-Up Report, 1977 Feb. 10, June; 1979 Sept.; 1980 Aug. [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 13]
      • Humane Society News, 1976 Summer/Fall; 1977 Fall; 1978 Winter, Spring [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 14]
      • Humane Society News, 1979 Winter, Spring, Fall; 1980 Winter [MC 0322 Box 6, Folder 15]
      • Humane Society News, 1980 Summer; 1981 Spring; 1982 Fall [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 1]
      • Humane Society News, 1984 Spring, Fall; 1985 Winter [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 2]
      • IPPL News, 2003 April; Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing Newsletter, 1994 Summer, Fall; KIND 1976 Dec. [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 3]
      • Lab Animal, 1988 March, Sept., Oct. [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 4]
      • Mainstream, 1979 Fall; 1985 Spring; 1989 Fall [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 5]
      • Modern Maturity, 1988 June/July; The Nature Conservancy News, 1985 May/June [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 6]
      • NAVS, 1987 no. 1; New Age Journal, 1989 March/April; Newsweek, 1975 Feb. 24 [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 7]
      • NOAA News, 1978 Sept. 8; Paws to Think, 2003 Spring [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 8]
      • PETA's Animal Times, 1995 March/April, May/June [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 9]
      • PETA's Animal Times, 2001 Winter, Summer, Fall [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 10]
      • PETA's Animal Times, 2002 Spring, Fall, Winter, Holiday [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 11]
      • PETA News, no. 4; 1988 Spring, July/Aug., Nov./Dec. [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 12]
      • PETA News, 1989 Jan./Feb., March/April, May/June, July/Aug. [MC 0322 Box 7, Folder 13]
      • PETA News, 1989 Sep./Oct., Nov./Dec.; 1990 March/April [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 1]
      • Report to Humanitarians, 1975 June, Sept., Dec.; 1976 March, Dec. [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 2]
      • Report to Humanitarians, 1977 March, June, Sept., Dec.; 1978 March, June, Sept. [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 3]
      • Report to Humanitarians, 1979-1980 Winter; 1981-1982 Winter, with handwritten notes and other information from Humane Society [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 4]
      • Reverence for Life, 1977 Jan.-April, June [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 5]
      • Reverence for Life, 1977 Sept.; 1978 Feb.; 1987 Jan./Feb., Sept/Oct.; 1988 March/April [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 6]
      • Sangre de Cristo, 1988 Fall; The Science Teacher, 1986 Dec. [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 7]
      • Social Research, 1995 Fall [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 8]
      • Unicorn, 1983 Jan.-June/July [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 9]
      • Unicorn, 1983 Aug., Sept./Oct., Dec.; 1984 Jan.-April [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 10]
      • Unicorn, 1984 May-Oct./Nov. and undated inserts [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 11]
      • University of Bridgeport Weekly Bulletin and Calendar, 1984 Aug. 27; U.S. News and World Report, 1989 March 20; Wraparound, 1976 March [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 12]
      • Vegetarian Times, Nov 1988 [MC 0322 Box 8, Folder 13]
      • The New York Times Magazine, 1978 Dec. 31 [MC 0322 Map Folder 15]
    • Clippings, 1977?-1991?

      The Clippings subseries includes clipped and copied articles and columns collected by Esther Mechler. They are divided into general subject categories and these larger subjects are then arranged alphabetically. Clippings of articles by or about Mechler are included.
      • Mechler, Esther, 1978-1986 [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 1]
      • Animals and Animal Welfare (1 of 3) [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 2]
      • Animals and Animal Welfare (2 of 3) [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 3]
      • Animals and Animal Welfare (3 of 3) [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 4]
      • Children and Families [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 5]
      • Food and Health [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 6]
      • Trutt, Fran [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 7]
      • Other Topics [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 8]
    • Collected Works, 1978-1996

      This subseries contains books about animal rights collected by Esther Mechler. The volumes have been integrated into the library's collection. Please check the NCSU library catalog for call number and availability.
      • Fadali, Moneim A. Animal Experimentation: A Harvest of Shame. Los Angeles: Hidden Springs Press, 1996.
      • Living Without Cruelty: Labour's charter for animal protection. Great Britain: The Labour Party, 1978.
      • National Institutes of Health, Division of Research Grants, Statistics and Analysis Branch. National Institutes of Health Research Grants Fiscal Year 1986 funds. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1987.
      • Rupke, Nicolaas A., ed. Vivisection in Historical Perspective. New York: Croom Helm, 1987.
      • Ryder, Richard D. Victims of Science. 2nd and revised edition. London: The National Anti-Vivisection Society Limited, 1983.
      • Vyvyan, John. In Pity and In Anger. Marblehead, MA: Micah Publications, 1988.
      • Whittall, J.D. People and Animals. London: The National Anti-Vivisection Society, Ltd., 1981.

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  • Projects, 1980-1987


    1.38 linear feet, 2.77 archival boxes

    Esther Mechler's two projects represented in the collection are the "Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement" Film Strip and the 1986-1987 Wildlife Calendars. Each subseries contains background information, correspondence, and drafting related to its respective project, as well as examples of the final product.

    • "Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement" Filmstrip, 1980-1985

      This subseries contains papers documenting the process of creating the filmstrip "Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement." This includes background information, drafts of the script and teacher's guide, correspondence about obtaining slides and reviewing/editing drafts, artwork (including artwork created by the filmstrip's artist not used in this project), financial records, and the final product-a filmstrip with an audio-cassette and teacher's guide-in several different packagings. (Due to space and size constraints, the filmstrip from the third set is has been separated and is located in Box 14.) Also included in this subseries are correspondence and legal paperwork connected to Esther Mechler's copyright dispute with The Animal Rights Network (ARN) about the filmstrip.
      • Visuals [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 9]
      • Script (1 of 5) [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 10]
      • Script (2 of 5) [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 11]
      • Script (3 of 5) [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 12]
      • Script (4 of 5) [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 13]
      • Script (5 of 5) [MC 0322 Box 9, Folder 14]
      • Teacher’s Guide (1 of 2) [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 1]
      • Teacher’s Guide (2 of 2) [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 2]
      • Copyright/ARN Dispute (1 of 2) [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 3]
      • Copyright/ARN Dispute (2 of 2) [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 4]
      • Copyright/ARN Dispute-Copy of packet sent to Alan Neigher with correspondence [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 5]
      • Artwork by Andrew Dagilis (not created for this project) [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 6]
      • Other Filmstrip Documents [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 7]
      • "Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement" Boxed Filmstrip set (filmstrips, cassette tape, teachers' guide, notes) [MC 0322 Box 11, Item 1]
      • "Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement" Boxed Filmstrip set (filmstrip, cassette tape, teachers' guide) [MC 0322 Box 11, Item 2]
      • "Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement" Filmstrip set (filmstrip, cassette tape, teachers' guide) [MC 0322 Box 11, Folder 1]
      • "Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement" Filmstrip [MC 0322 Box 14, Microfilm Box 2]
      • "Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement" Filmstrip (2 copies) [MC 0322 Box 14, Microfilm Box 3]
    • Wildlife Calendar, 1985-1987

      This subseries consists of documents concerning the production of Wildlife Calendars for 1986 and 1987. Coordinated by Esther Mechler, this project was a collaborative effort between Esther Mechler's Animal Rights Associates and Luke Dommer's Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting (CASH) in 1986, and an Animal Rights Associates project in 1987. Included are chronologically arranged correspondence, some of which contains drafts of text or artwork, as well as a variety of other materials, including other text and art drafts, contracts, and the final 1986 calendar.
      • Art and Print Drafts, Contracts, etc. [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 8]
      • Correspondence, 1985 [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 9]
      • Correspondence, 1986 [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 10]
      • Calendar, 1986 [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 11]

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  • Audio-Visual Materials, ca. 1980-ca. 1990


    0.35 linear feet, 0.7 archival box

    This series consists of a number of audio-visual items related to animals and animal protection. It is arranged according to format. This includes slides grouped in their original order, some of which were used in the production of the filmstrip "Animal Rights: The Issues, the Movement," as well as color photographs. A few of these depict people and events, but the majority portray deer hunting and are accompanied by the protest flyers in which they were originally wrapped. A cassette tape and two 16 mm films are also in this series.

    • Photographs General [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 12]
    • Photographs "Hunt Sabotage” with flyers [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 13]
    • Slides “Additional zoo slides (see other box for 1st choices)” [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 14]
    • Slides “Dups Returned” [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 15]
    • Slides “Duplicates of D. Bell” [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 16]
    • Slides “Keith Krueger endangered species, dolphins, denuded forests, birds” [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 17]
    • Slides “Working with chimps” [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 18]
    • Slides Unlabeled (1 of 3) [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 19]
    • Slides Unlabeled (2 of 3) [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 20]
    • Slides Unlabeled (3 of 3) [MC 0322 Box 10, Folder 21]
    • Cassette Tape [MC 0322 Box 14, Audiocassette 1]
    • 16 mm film Friends of Animals 90 sec. P.S.A./ "Skins" (2 copies) [MC 0322 Box 14, Microfilm Box 4]

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  • Memorabilia, ca. 1975-ca. 1990


    0.84 linear feet, 1.67 archival boxes

    The Memorabilia series includes animal rights related memorabilia in a variety of forms, including buttons, t-shirts, bumper-stickers/labels, artwork, postcards, programs, and posters from various animal rights/animal welfare groups and events. It is arranged according to the items' formats.

    • Artwork and poster [MC 0322 Box 12, Folder 1]
    • Postcards [MC 0322 Box 12, Folder 2]
    • Programs/Event Packets [MC 0322 Box 12, Folder 3]
    • Stickers and Labels [MC 0322 Box 12, Folder 4]
    • T-Shirt, Albert Schweitzer “Until he extends the circle of his compassion…” [MC 0322 Box 12, Item 1]
    • T-Shirt, “Save the Whaling Wail” [MC 0322 Box 12, Item 2]
    • T-Shirt, Animal Rights Network, Inc. [MC 0322 Box 12, Item 3]
    • T-Shirt, Stand up for Animals “Support a Cruelty Free Lifestyle” [MC 0322 Box 12, Item 4]
    • T-Shirt, Save the Whales Hawaii and Greenpeace “Let Them Live” [MC 0322 Box 13, Item 1]
    • T-Shirt, Mahatma Gandhi “The greatness of and nation and its moral progress…” [MC 0322 Box 13, Item 2]
    • T-Shirt, Hunt Saboteurs Association [MC 0322 Box 13, Item 3]
    • T-Shirt, Fund for Animals “Animals have rights too!” [MC 0322 Box 13, Item 4]
    • Buttons [MC 0322 Box 14, Microfilm Box 5]

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