Preliminary Guide to the Claire Necker Cat Collection, 1850s - 1990s
Collection Number MC 364
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Collection Information
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- Abstract:
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The Claire Necker cat collection contains books, magazines, pamphlets, phonograph records, wallpaper, posters, original artwork,
sketchbooks, collectibles, and artifacts related to cats. The collection primarily consists of books, including nineteenth
century texts, out-of-print editions, and foreign-language materials. There are also thousands of cat collectibles, ranging
from cat-themed towels and crockery to sculptures, children's toys, and prints.
Claire Necker is best known for her writings about cats. Her works include
Cats and Dogs (A. S. Barnes, 1969),
The Natural History of Cats (Delta, 1970), Supernatural Cats; An Anthology (Doubleday, 1972), and The Cat's Got Our Tongue (Scarecrow Press, 1973).
- Contact Information:
- Special Collections Research Center
NCSU Libraries
Campus Box 7111
Raleigh, North Carolina
27695-7111 USA
Phone: (919) 515-2273
Fax: (919) 515-8264
Email: special_collections@ncsu.edu
URL: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcollections/
- Processed by
- In process
- Encoded by
- Dawne E. Howard, September 2005
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Descriptive Summary
- Repository
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North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
- Creator
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Necker, Claire
- Title
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Claire Necker cat collection, 1850s - 1990s
- Call Number
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MC 364
- Extent
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237 linear feet, 158 boxes
- Location
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For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
- Language of Material
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English
Information for Users
- Restrictions to Access
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This collection has restricted access. Please contact the department for more information.
- Acquisitions Information
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Manuscript materials purchased for the NCSU Libraries by various anonymous donors, 2003 (Accession no. 2003-0004).
- Provenance
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Previously maintained by the Animal Rights Network (ARN).
- Preferred Citation
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[Identification of item], Claire Necker cat collection, MC 364, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State
University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
- Copyright Notice
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The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright
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fully credited with the source.
- Use Restrictions
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Access is restricted until processed.
Biographical Note
Claire Kral Necker was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1917. She earned her master's degree in Animal Ecology from Northwestern
University in 1938. After graduation, Necker was a museum curator of zoology from 1938 to 1940, a physicist from 1944 to
1949, and a chemist from 1949 to 1952. Necker was a partner in an antiquarian book business from 1942 to 1959 and a book cataloger
at the Lake Hill Public Library in Indiana from 1969 to 1975. In 1939, she married librarian Walter L. Necker. The couple
divorced in 1968.
Necker is best known for her writings about cats. In 1969, she published her first book, Cats and Dogs (A. S. Barnes, 1969). Necker's other works include
The Natural History of Cats (Delta, 1970), Supernatural Cats; An Anthology (Doubleday, 1972), Four Centuries of Cat Books (Scarecrow Press, 1972), and The Cat's Got Our Tongue (Scarecrow Press, 1973). Necker focused on cats in order to establish a "definitive" history on the species.
Scope and Content Note
The Claire Necker cat collection contains books, magazines, pamphlets, phonograph records, wallpaper, posters, original artwork,
sketchbooks, collectibles, and artifacts related to cats. The collection primarily consists of books about cats, including nineteenth century texts, out-of-print editions, and foreign-language materials. There are also thousands of cat collectibles, ranging from cat-themed towels and crockery to sculptures, children's toys, and prints.
Organization of the Collection
Online Catalog Terms
- Cats in art
- Cats in literature
- Necker, Claire
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Detailed Description of the Collection
Container list forthcoming.
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