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The Marin Humane Society Adoption Handbook Compilation consists of one notebook that was assembled in order to provide a useful guide of (pet) adoption materials from Bay-area and Humane Society of the United States-accredited shelters. The item is undated but likely dates to the 1980s.
The Marin Humane Society (Novato, California) is an animal shelter and humane society founded by Ethel H. Tompkins in 1907 in an effort to advocate for animal welfare. A brief history of the organization can be found here: https://www.marinhumane.org/meet-us/who-we-are/history/
The Marin Humane Society Adoption Handbook Compilation consists of one notebook that was assembled in order to provide a useful guide of (pet) adoption materials from Bay-area and Humane Society of United States-accredited shelters. The item is undated but likely dates to the 1980s.
Materials are arranged in the order received.
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[Identification of item], Marin Humane Society Adoption Handbook Compilation, MSS 00408, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Accession 2019.0303.
Processed by: Gwynn Thayer, January 2020; machine-readable finding aid created by: Gwynn Thayer, January 2020.
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[Identification of item], Marin Humane Society Adoption Handbook Compilation, MSS 00408, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.