31 collections related to Animal welfare
Animal People, Inc., Bartlett, Kim, Clifton, Merritt
Size: 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes) Collection ID: MC 00409
This collection contains a complete run of the newspaper Animal People from 1992 to 2013. Animal People, founded in 1992, provides original investigative newspaper coverage of animal protection worldwide.
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Animal Rights Network
Size: 0.75 linear feet (1 card box, 1 box) Collection ID: MC 00582
This collection is comprised of oral history interviews (with transcriptions included) with four leaders of the animal protection movement: Christine Stevens, John A. Hoyt, Michael W. Fox, and Roger A. Caras.
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Size: 4.25 linear feet (7 archival box, 1 legal box) Collection ID: MC 00456
Educational publications, advertisements, informational pamphlets, correspondence, subscription forms and ephemera related to animal rights and animal welfare, especially anti-vivisection. This collection appears to originate from the West of England, with a particular focus on the Manchester area. However, the collection also ...
MoreEducational publications, advertisements, informational pamphlets, correspondence, subscription forms and ephemera related to animal rights and animal welfare, especially anti-vivisection. This collection appears to originate from the West of England, with a particular focus on the Manchester area. However, the collection also contains material from throughout the United Kingdom and a few materials from the United States. Most of the material was produced and distributed by organizations such as the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society, the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports, National Society for the Abolition of Cruel Sports, the Victoria Street Society for the Abolition of Vivisection, and others. Also included are Catholic, Quaker, and other religious pamphlets. The collection contains items written by Frances Power Cobbe, Henry Stephens Salt, H. E. Bates, George Bernard Shaw, and H. G. Wells. Members of the Bloomsbury Group, including Virginia Woolf and Clive Bell who are listed as subscribers to some groups, are represented here. There is also material related to and designed by cartoonist and animal rights activist Cyril Kenneth Bird, who went by the pen name 'Fougasse.' The material ranges in date from the 1870s to the 1950s and includes a quantity of material from the interwar period and the era surrounding and following World War II. Although anti-vivisection and animal rights were a concern in the United Kingdom as early as the eighteenth century, the first anti-cruelty law, "The Animal Protection Act" was passed in 1822, outlawing cruelty to cattle, horses, and sheep. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anmials was formed two years later and had the distinction of being the first animal welfare society in the world, as well as the first law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom. In 1840, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals received the support of Queen Victoria and adopted the name the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Anti-vivisection movements increased in response to an increase in scientific and medical experimentation with mammals in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Despite the commonly held belief that animal rights reemerged as a primary concern in the 1970s, groups advocating for the rights and well-being of animals continued from the nineteeth century into the era following World War II with little stagnation.
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Animal Welfare Institute
Size: 634.5 linear feet (785 archival boxes, 122 legal boxes, 34 video boxes, 3 flat boxes, 3 oversize flat boxes, 68 cartons, 1 cassette box, 4 half letter boxes, 1 half legal box, 2 flat folder drawers, and 5 flat folders) Collection ID: MC 00344
The records of the Animal Welfare Institute include administrative files of both the AWI and the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL), subject files on animals the organization works to protect, files on legislation that SAPL has been involved with, files on the work of other animal rights groups, subject files on ...
MoreThe records of the Animal Welfare Institute include administrative files of both the AWI and the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL), subject files on animals the organization works to protect, files on legislation that SAPL has been involved with, files on the work of other animal rights groups, subject files on regional activities, photographs, publications, books, and audiovisual materials. Materials of the organization range in date from its founding in the early 1950s to the early 2020's; other materials in the collection date back to the 1930s. The Animal Welfare Institute was created in 1951 as a non-profit, charitable organization focused on reducing the amount of suffering inflicted on animals by humans. The AWI continues to be active in these endeavors today, working to reduce animal cruelty in captive and domestic situations--including farming and laboratories--and also working to protect the rights of animals living in the wild, both on land and in the water.
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Argus Archives
Size: 205.5 linear feet (375 boxes, 2 flat boxes, 5 half boxes, 1 legal box, 1 cassette box, 1 photo box) Collection ID: MC 00338
The Argus Archives Records, 1914-2004 (bulk 1970-1990), contain brochures, catalogs, correspondence, legislation, magazines, memorabilia, monographs, news clippings, pamphlets, photographs, research reports, video, and other materials collected and preserved by Argus Archives in pursuit of its goal to be an information source in ...
MoreThe Argus Archives Records, 1914-2004 (bulk 1970-1990), contain brochures, catalogs, correspondence, legislation, magazines, memorabilia, monographs, news clippings, pamphlets, photographs, research reports, video, and other materials collected and preserved by Argus Archives in pursuit of its goal to be an information source in humane education and to stop unnecessary or particularly cruel forms of animal testing. With particular focus on collecting material relating to humane organizations in the State of New York, Argus Archives actively assembled information on all areas of interest to the humane movement. The collection expanded to include organizations in all of North America and parts of Europe and Asia. Biographical documents of Dallas Pratt and other material such as article reprints date back to 1914. The Argus Archives was founded in New York City by Dallas Pratt in 1969. In addition to acting as a data bank to provide facts to other humane groups with which to influence community leaders and legislators, Argus Archives was also dedicated to the efforts of humane education, supporting change at the community level.
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Arluke, Arnold
Size: 0.75 linear feet (1 legal box) Collection ID: MC 00683
The Arnold Arluke Collection of Animal Protection Printed Materials contains "Our Dumb Animals" journals, booklets, legal papers, letters and cards realted to animal rights and animal welfare. The collection ranges in date from 1876 to 1966. Arnold Arluke is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at ...
MoreThe Arnold Arluke Collection of Animal Protection Printed Materials contains "Our Dumb Animals" journals, booklets, legal papers, letters and cards realted to animal rights and animal welfare. The collection ranges in date from 1876 to 1966. Arnold Arluke is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Northeastern University. He is a senior scholar at the Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy. His research areas include, but are not limited to, human-animal relations, social psychology, and visual studies. Arluke has published more than 100 articles and 12 books regarding human-animal relations.
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Unti, Bernard Oreste
Size: 7.8 linear feet (6 boxes, 6 legal boxes, 1 flat folder) Collection ID: MC 00513
The Bernard Unti Papers include publications, news clippings, and writings that document Unti's long involvement with the animal protection movement, especially his activism during the 1980s. There are materials related to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Unti's dissertation research, and his time as Senior Policy ...
MoreThe Bernard Unti Papers include publications, news clippings, and writings that document Unti's long involvement with the animal protection movement, especially his activism during the 1980s. There are materials related to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Unti's dissertation research, and his time as Senior Policy Adviser and Special Assistant to President and CEO of the HSUS, Wayne Pacelle. The collection also includes Unti's research into various animal rights issues and topics such as laboratory animals, trapping, hunting, cetacean protection, humane education, veganism, and vegetarianism. Bernard Unti, Ph.D., was employed as Senior Policy Adviser and Special Assistant to the President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) from 2004 to 2021. Following this, Unti was hired as Senior Principal Strategist in Communications for the HSUS in 2021. He authored "Protecting All Animals: A Fifty-Year History of The Humane Society of the United States" (2004) and a number of essays on cruelty to animals as a historical and contemporary issue. In addition to working for the HSUS and Humane Society International, he worked at the Animal Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) in a number of capacities from 1985 to 1992, including the position of Executive Director.
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Giduz, Tom
Size: 4 linear feet (8 archival storage boxes,) Collection ID: MC 00289
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.
Saint Petersburg Kennel Club
Size: 289.5 linear feet (209 Boxes, 1 Carton, 6 CD Boxes, 76 Flat Boxes, 5 Flat Folders, 42 Legal Boxes, 10 Negative Boxes, 7 Slide Boxes, 1 Tube, 28 Video Cassette Boxes, 1 Half Box, and 257 Volumes) Collection ID: MC 00688
The Derby Lane Greyhound Track Records contain photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, programs, operational records, audiovisual materials, artifacts, and various publications. These materials encompass the full range of the organization's racing operations, promotions, and live events. Additionally, the records reflect the ...
MoreThe Derby Lane Greyhound Track Records contain photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, programs, operational records, audiovisual materials, artifacts, and various publications. These materials encompass the full range of the organization's racing operations, promotions, and live events. Additionally, the records reflect the organization's particular focus on promotion through various media outlets such as news reports, radio promos, print advertisements, and branded materials. Derby Lane, also known as St. Petersburg Kennel Club, was one of the oldest greyhound tracks in the United States. To establish the racetrack, a group of local business owners purchased a portion of land from T. L. Weaver, a lumber entrepreneur, near St. Petersburg, FL. After constructing the racetrack, financial hardship fell on the original owners, and the ownership reverted to Weaver's lumber company. The inaugural race was held on January 3, 1925. Since then, almost a century, Derby Lane entertained people, welcomed celebrities, and cheered champion greyhounds. Over time, Debry Lane went through technological innovations and modernized the industry. It included the Derby Lane Poker Room offering various gaming options. In addition to greyhound racing, Derby lane hosted a variety of entertainment including concerts, beer tastings, and on-location shoots for major motion pictures. In 2018, Florida Amendment 13 banned wagering on greyhound racing, putting an end to greyhound racing in the state. Derby Lane held its last races in December 2020.
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von Haugwitz, Dietrich, von Haugwitz, Eva
Size: 15.5 linear feet (22 archival boxes, 3 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00165
The Dietrich von Haugwitz Papers, 1971-2007, contains various materials related to animal rights issues. Included are publications and other papers relating to animal rights organizations. Organizations include People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, The Humane Society of the United States, Animal Protection Society, and North ...
MoreThe Dietrich von Haugwitz Papers, 1971-2007, contains various materials related to animal rights issues. Included are publications and other papers relating to animal rights organizations. Organizations include People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, The Humane Society of the United States, Animal Protection Society, and North Carolina Network for Animals. The organizations are both local to North Carolina and national. Topical Files contain general information about animal rights, animals used in biomedical research, hunting, vegetarianism, and individual species of animals. Several of the newsletters and news clippings contain materials written by Dietrich and Eva von Haugwitz. A few of the news articles relate to research studies at North Carolina State University which used animals. North Carolina State University philosphy professer Tom Regan, an opponent of animal studies, also appears in several articles. Dietrich von Haugwitz (1927-2007) was a German-born animal rights activist, who lived in Durham, North Carolina. Haugwitz became involved in animal rights in the 1980s, and founded a local chapter of the North Carolina Network for Animals. His wife Eva was also involved in animal rights activism, and served as president of the local Animal Protection Society. Haugwitz worked as a computer programmer/systems analyst at Duke University Medical Center before retiring in 1992.
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Mechler, Esther
Size: 10.175 linear feet (11 boxes, 4 legalboxes, 1Legalhalfbox, 1 halfbox, 1 flatbox, 1 cardbox and 1 mapfolder,) Collection ID: MC 00322
The Esther Mechler Papers consists of papers and artifacts documenting Mechler's interest and participation in the animal rights and 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 ...
MoreThe Esther Mechler Papers consists of papers and artifacts documenting Mechler's interest and participation in the animal rights and 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 audiovisual materials and memorabilia from various animal rights or animal welfare groups and events. Esther Mechler has been involved with the animal rights and 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.
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Eidinger, Joan
Size: 0.5 linear feet (1 archival box) Collection ID: MC 00489
The Greyhound Network News was published from 1992 to 2008. The collection contains 57 issues, which includes Volumes 1- 14. Joan Eidinger established the Greyhound Network News and was an anti-greyhound racing activist who partnered with the Greyhound Protection League. Joan Eidinger established the Greyhound Network News in 1992 ...
MoreThe Greyhound Network News was published from 1992 to 2008. The collection contains 57 issues, which includes Volumes 1- 14. Joan Eidinger established the Greyhound Network News and was an anti-greyhound racing activist who partnered with the Greyhound Protection League. Joan Eidinger established the Greyhound Network News in 1992 and continued publishing the bulletin until 2008. The Greyhound Network News worked in partnership with the Greyhound Protection League, an anti-racing organization based in California and led by Susan Netboy.
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Prescott, Heidi
Size: 48 linear feet (32 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00736
The Heidi Prescott Papers contain legal files, lobbying materials, photos, VHS videotapes, cassette tapes, and other materials related to animal rights protection. The largest part of the collection includes materials created by the Fund for Animals (FFA), where Heidi Prescott served as the National Director. Heidi Prescott has been ...
MoreThe Heidi Prescott Papers contain legal files, lobbying materials, photos, VHS videotapes, cassette tapes, and other materials related to animal rights protection. The largest part of the collection includes materials created by the Fund for Animals (FFA), where Heidi Prescott served as the National Director. Heidi Prescott has been the Senior Vice President for Companion Animals at HSUS since 2021. She previously served as the Senior Vice President of Campaigns from 2005 through 2021. Prescott was the National Director of the Fund for Animals from 1989 to 2005 before this organization merged with the HSUS.
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Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights
Size: 6 linear feet (4 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00509
This collection contains audio-visual materials (mostly VHS) that were acquired by the Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR). AVAR combined forces with the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA) in 2008. The materials all relate to various animal rights issues. The Humane Society Veterinary Medical ...
MoreThis collection contains audio-visual materials (mostly VHS) that were acquired by the Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR). AVAR combined forces with the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA) in 2008. The materials all relate to various animal rights issues. The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA) is an affiliate organization of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The HSVMA was established in 2008, and at that time, combined with the Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR). HSVMA's mission statement is "to protect and advocate for animals while providing leadership and service opportunities that support a humane veterinary profession."
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Goodwin, John
Size: 43.5 linear feet (29 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00727
The John Goodwin Collection of Materials on Animal Fighting contains books, journals, underground magazines, VHS video tapes, cassette tapes, DVDs, and other materials related to hog-dog, dog fighting, and cock fighting. The largest part of the publications includes animal fighting magazines and journals, such as the Feathered ...
MoreThe John Goodwin Collection of Materials on Animal Fighting contains books, journals, underground magazines, VHS video tapes, cassette tapes, DVDs, and other materials related to hog-dog, dog fighting, and cock fighting. The largest part of the publications includes animal fighting magazines and journals, such as the Feathered Warrior and the Gamecock Magazine. Also included are weapons used during animal fightings. Materials may contain images, artifacts, and language related to animal cruelty and abuse that may be disturbing to some researchers. John Goodwin joined the Humane Society of the United States in 2000 as the grassroots outreach coordinator in the Government Affairs department. He created a campaign against animal fighting and animal cruelty. He was involved in lobbying campaigns for animal rights. Goodwin testified before various state legislatures and served as an expert in criminal animal fighting trials.
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Ptak, John F.
Size: 0.75 linear feet (1 box and 1 half box) Collection ID: MC 00620
The items in this collection were assembled by John Ptak and relate to animal protection issues in the United States. John Ptak was the proprietor of J. F. Ptak Books, Maps, and Prints in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. The store specialized in used, rare, and antiquarian manuscripts, reprints, journals, maps, and prints in mathematics ...
MoreThe items in this collection were assembled by John Ptak and relate to animal protection issues in the United States. John Ptak was the proprietor of J. F. Ptak Books, Maps, and Prints in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. The store specialized in used, rare, and antiquarian manuscripts, reprints, journals, maps, and prints in mathematics and the sciences. He relocated to Hendersonville, North Carolina and operates JF Ptak Science Books.
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Lieberman, Leo (Leo L.)
Size: 21 linear feet (14 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00742
This collection contains Leo Lieberman's personal papers from 1921 to 2005. It contains correspondence, personal records, video cassettes and slides, Veterinary Medicine Journals and Publications, and administrative records. The majority of these records were produced in the 1970s up until the 1990s. Leo Lieberman (1915-2006) was a ...
MoreThis collection contains Leo Lieberman's personal papers from 1921 to 2005. It contains correspondence, personal records, video cassettes and slides, Veterinary Medicine Journals and Publications, and administrative records. The majority of these records were produced in the 1970s up until the 1990s. Leo Lieberman (1915-2006) was a long time resident of Waterford Massachusetts where he practiced veterinary medicine for more than 30 years. He graduated from the Ohio State University Veterinary Medicine school in 1935. He then served in World War II starting in 1941 in the Veterinary Corps. He was an active member of the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association and served as president of the association. Dr. Lieberman is well known for his publications on the problem of pet overpopulation and early neutering.
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Ravenscroft, Marguerite
Size: 1.5 linear feet (3 flatboxes) Collection ID: MC 00725
Marguerite Doe Ravenscroft Scrapbook contains materials documenting the activities of Marguerite Ravenscroft dedicated to the animal welfare cause. Specifically, the scrapbook includes photos, letters, and receipts acknowledging her contribution to animal welfare organizations. There are also materials covering animal shelters in ...
MoreMarguerite Doe Ravenscroft Scrapbook contains materials documenting the activities of Marguerite Ravenscroft dedicated to the animal welfare cause. Specifically, the scrapbook includes photos, letters, and receipts acknowledging her contribution to animal welfare organizations. There are also materials covering animal shelters in other parts of the world established by Ravenscroft. Marguerite Doe Ravenscroft (1890-1972) was a Montecito (CA)-based philanthropist who was engaged in animal welfare efforts throughout her life.
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Size: 0.1 linear feet (1 folder) Collection ID: MSS 00408
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.
Size: 0.75 linear feet (1 box, 1 halfbox) Collection ID: MC 00632
This collection contains newsletters, articles, and publications from the Medical Research Modernization Committee. It includes a few other item as well, such as a certificate of incorporation, correspondence and testimonies. Materials range in date from 1984 to 2001. The Medical Research Modernization Committee describes itself as ...
MoreThis collection contains newsletters, articles, and publications from the Medical Research Modernization Committee. It includes a few other item as well, such as a certificate of incorporation, correspondence and testimonies. Materials range in date from 1984 to 2001. The Medical Research Modernization Committee describes itself as "a national health advocacy group composed of physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who evaluate the benefits, risks and costs of different health care and medical research methods and technologies."
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