Guide to the Scottish Deerhound Club of America records AKD.2.26 Finding aid prepared by Craig P. Savino This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit April 17, 2013 Describing Archives: A Content Standard American Kennel Club Archives
Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Breed History...4 Scope and Contents Note... 4 Arrangement...5 Administrative Information...6 Related Materials... 6 Controlled Access Headings...6 Collection Inventory... 8 Series 1: Club Records...8 Series 2: The Claymore... 10 Series 3: Collected Materials and Ephemera... 12 Series 4: Shows...14 Series 5: Foreign Material...18 - Page 2 -
Summary Information Repository American Kennel Club Archives Creator Scottish Deerhound Club of America. Title Scottish Deerhound Club of America records Date 1920-1960 Extent 11.5 Linear feet in 4 record cartons, 8 document boxes, and 2 oversize boxes. Language English Language of Materials Materials are in English. Language of Materials Materials are in English, Finnish, and Dutch. Abstract The Scottish Deerhound Club of America records collect some of the official materials created by the club, particularly those related to its publication The Claymore. The collection also contains a fair amount of catalogs on Scottish Deerhound specialty shows and futurity shows, a collection of newsletters and pedigrees from foreign Scottish Deerhound clubs, and a collection of scrapbooks and other ephemera chronicling Scottish Deerhound history in photographs, news clippings, pedigrees, and other documents. Preferred Citation [Identification of item, date (if known)]; Scottish Deerhound Club of America records, AKD 2.26, [Box and Folder number]; American Kennel Club Archives. - Page 3 -
Breed History The origin of the breed is of such antiquity, and the earliest descriptive names so mixed that it is unclear as to whether the Deerhound was at one time identical with the ancient Irish Wolfdog. Very early descriptive names were used to identify the purpose of the dog rather than to identify a species. We find such names as Irish Wolf Dog, Scotch Greyhound, Rough Greyhound and Highland Deerhound. We can definitely identify the breed as Deerhounds as early as the 16th and 17th centuries. From there on the term Deerhound has been applied to the breed, which of all dogs has been found best suited for the pursuit and killing of deer. As the larger beast of the chase became extinct or rare in England and southern Scotland, the more delicate, smooth Greyhound took the place of the larger Deerhound. The Highlands of Scotland, the last territory wherein the stag remained numerous in a wild state, became the last stronghold of this breed. In 1769 the breed physically and numerically ran very low. It was not until about 1825, when the restoration of the breed was very successfully undertaken by Archibald and Duncan McNeill, that the Deerhound regained his place of preeminence and former perfection. It is a well-established fact that the Scottish Deerhound of today closely conforms to authentic records of the 18th and 19th centuries in type, size and character. In character he is quiet, dignified, keen and alert, although not aggressive, has great persistence and indomitable courage. Scope and Contents Note The collection has a fairly wide variety of types of materials that may appeal to a variety of researchers. The particular strength of the collection lies in its specialty show catalogs, collected ephemera, and foreign materials. Series 1: Club Records contains some of the official records of the SDCA's operations. Of particular note here are the materials from regional clubs, especially regional club newsletters, which may have more detailed and region-based knowledge on the breed and club operations. Series 2: The Claymore contains a run of club's main publication but also contains some files maintained by the Claymore staff including some submitted illustrations, photographs, and history of the breed. More issues of The Claymore can be found on the Library shelves at the AKC. Series 3: Collected Materials and Ephemera includes the bulk of the photographs and American pedigrees that are within the collection. The scrapbooks may be of particular interest as they contain both photographs and clippings across a breadth of years giving a curated picture of the breed's history. - Page 4 -
Series 4: Shows mainly contains catalogs of shows with the bulk of them being National Specialty shows and Futirities held by the SDCA. Series 5: Foreign Materials includes the variety of foreign materials collected by the club. Most of the material included is publications from these foreign clubs, but researchers may also find catalogs from Australian and English shows as well as several books of English and Australian pedigrees. Not all the materials in this series are in English as some of the publications in this series come from Finland and The Netherlands. Arrangement Series 1: Club Records. -- Series 1, SubSeries 1: Main Club Records -- Series 1, SubSeries 2: Regional Club Records Series 2: The Claymore -- Series 2, SubSeries 1: Claymore Files -- Series 2, SubSeries 2: Claymore Issues Series 3: Collected Materials and Ephemera Series 4: Shows -- Series 4, SubSeries 1:SDCA Shows -- Series 4, SubSeries 2: Other Shows Series 5: Foreign Materials -- Series 5, SubSeries 1: Australia -- Series 5, SubSeries 2: Canada -- Series 5, SubSeries 3: England -- Series 5, SubSeries 4: Finland -- Series 5, SubSeries 5: Netherlands - Page 5 -
Administrative Information Publication Information American Kennel Club Archives Access Restrictions This material is open to research without restrictions. Publishing and Use Restrictions Many of the materials in this collection may still be under copyright. Please consult the Archivist. Provenance Gift of the Scottish Deerhound Club of America. Related Materials Related Materials George Shepherd Paige Papers (1880s-1930s), AKE 20.1 - a resource on the first Scottish Deerhounds in America kept and bred at Dunrobin Kennels, owned by the Paige family. Includes pedigrees, kennel diaries, ledgers, show awards, and photographs pertaining to these Deerhounds. Controlled Access Headings Corporate Name(s) Deerhound Club (NL). Deerhound Club of Victoria (AU). Deerhound Club of Victoria. - Page 6 -
Scottish Deerhound Club of America. Scottish Deerhound Club of America. Skotlannihirvikoirakerho Ry (FI). The Deerhound Club (UK). Guide to the Scottish Deerhound Club of America records AKD.2.26 Genre(s) Black-and-white photographs Breed standards Breed standards--illustrated Catalogs Magazines (periodicals) Newsletters Scrapbooks Subject(s) Breed Specialty Shows Futurity shows Hounds (group) Scottish deerhound Scottish deerhound--history Subject Uniform Title(s) The Claymore - Page 7 -
Series 1: Club Records Collection Inventory Series 1: Club Records Series 1, SubSeries 1: Main Club Records Breed History Pamphlet 1968 1 1 Breed Standard 1935 1 2 Breed Standard (Illustrated) 2003 1 3 Calendar 1987 1 4 Constitution and Standing Rules 1981-1982, 1992-1995 1 5 Correspondence 1998 1 6 Correspondence: Ila Bucek 1989-1990s 1 7 Correspondence: Franz Gobel 1972-1973 1 8 - Page 8 -
Series 1, Sub-Series 2: Regional Clubs Guide to the Scottish Deerhound Club of America records AKD.2.26 Guide to Judging 2003 1 9 Health Survey 1995 1 10 Meetings: Speech, Sadie Hawkins 1976 1 11 Membership Lists 1960s, 1991-2001 1 12 Public Education Committee 1995 1 13 "Scottish Deerhound, An Overview of Its Care and Requirements", pamphlet 1996 1 14 Scottish Deerhound Annual 1980, 1981 1 15 SDCA Newsletter 1965-1966 1 16 Series 1, Sub-Series 2: Regional Clubs Deep South Newsletter 1987-1997 1 17 Deep South Newsletter 1998-2009 1 18 - Page 9 -
Series 2: The Claymore Golden State Deerhound Club: Board and Officers newsletter 1991 1 19 Mid-Atlantic Deerhound Association: Correspondence and Membership Lists 1992-1993 1 20 Mid-Atlantic Deerhound Association: Tartan Tales 1992-1995 1 21 Midwest Scottish Deerhound Club: The Deertalker 1993-2001 1 22 Midwest Scottish Deerhound Club: "What is a Scottish Deerhound?" Undated 1 23 New England Deerhound Association: Membership Lists 1993-2001 1 24 New England Deerhound Association News 1989-2001 1 25 Series 2: The Claymore Series 2, Subseries 1: Claymore files - Page 10 -
Series 2, Subseries 2: Claymore issues Guide to the Scottish Deerhound Club of America records AKD.2.26 Correspondence 1992 1 26 Submissions: Art Undated, 1988 1 27 Submissions: Clippings and Histories 1970s-1990s 1 28 Submissions: Correspondence Undated, 1990 1 29 Submissions: Photographs Undated, 1988 1 30 Series 2, Subseries 2: Claymore issues The Claymore 1980 1 31 The Claymore 1981 1 32 The Claymore 1982 1 33 The Claymore 1983 1 34 The Claymore 1984 1 35 - Page 11 -
Series 3: Collected Materials and Ephemera Guide to the Scottish Deerhound Club of America records AKD.2.26 The Claymore 1985 1 36 The Claymore 1986 1 37 The Claymore 1987 1 38 The Claymore 1988 1 39 Dates Box The Claymore 1989-2005 2 The Claymore 2006-2009 3 Series 3: Collected Materials and Ephemera Breed History: Books and Articles Undated 3 1 Breed History: National Geographic clippings 1919, 1937, 1958 3 2 Clippings 1960-1961 3 3 - Page 12 -
Series 3: Collected Materials and Ephemera Guide to the Scottish Deerhound Club of America records AKD.2.26 Clippings 1994, 2007 3 4 Clippings: Magazines 1959, 1985, 1990-1994 4 1 Clippings: Magazines 1995-2000 4 2 "Memoirs of Anastasia Noble and Ardkinglas Hounds" booklet c 1990s 4 3 Pedigrees Undated, 1950-1973 4 4 Pedigrees (oversized) 1957-1973 OS 2 1 Pedigree Books 1975, 1979 4 5 Photographs c. 1950s-1990s 4 6 Registration Cards (photocopy) Undated, 1900s-1960s 4 7 Scrapbook: Benbow, A. Undated, 1940s-1960s 5 1 Scrapbook: Hawkins, Sadie 1960s-1970s 5 2 - Page 13 -
Series 4: Shows Scrapbook material (loose): Florence Atkinson: Pedigrees 1970s-1980s OS 1 2 Scrapbook material (loose): Florence Atkinson: Photos circa 1970s-1980s 5 3 Scrapbook material (loose): Florence Atkinson: Registration and Championship Certificates 1970, 1986 5 4 Dates Box Item Scrapbook material (loose): Florence Atkinson: Ribbon 1976 OS 2 1 "What's A Deerhound Anyway?" (illustrated booklet) 1989 5 5 Series 4: Shows Series 4, SubSeries 1: SDCA Shows Dates Box Item SDCA National Specialty: Banner Flag 1977 OS 2 2 1977, 1979 6 1 - Page 14 -
Series 4, SubSeries 1: SDCA Shows Guide to the Scottish Deerhound Club of America records AKD.2.26 1981, 1982, 1983 6 2 1985, 1986 6 3 and Premium List 1987 6 4 1988, 1989 6 5 1990 6 6 1991, 1994 6 7 1995, 1996 6 8 SDCA National Specialty: Information packet 1996 6 9 1997 7 1 SDCA National Specialty: Photographs 1997 7 2 1998, 1999 7 3 SDCA National Specialty: Photographs 1999 7 4 - Page 15 -
Series 4, SubSeries 1: SDCA Shows Guide to the Scottish Deerhound Club of America records AKD.2.26 2000, 2001 7 5 SDCA National Specialty: Photographs 2000 7 6 SDCA National Specialty: Photo Album 2001 7 7 2003 7 8 2004 7 9 SDCA National Specialty: Information flyer 2004 7 10 2005-2007 8 1 SDCA Futurity: Catalogs 1983, 1986, 1990-1994 8 3 SDCA Futurity: Catalogs 1995-2000 8 4 SDCA Futurity: Catalogs 2001-2007 8 5 SDCA Futurity: Photos 1983 8 6 - Page 16 -
Series 4, SubSeries 2: Other Shows Guide to the Scottish Deerhound Club of America records AKD.2.26 SDCA Western Regional Specialty: Photos 1996 8 7 SDCA Western Regional Specialty: Photos 2000 8 8 SDCA Eastern Regional Specialty: Catalogs 1996 8 2 Series 4, SubSeries 2: Other Shows American Sighthound Field Association: Lure Field Trial: Catalog 1989 8 9 San Obispo Kennel Club: Catalog 1993 8 10 Western Sighthound Combined Specialties: Catalogs 1990, 1993 8 11 Western Sighthound Combined Specialties: Catalogs 1994, 1995 9 1 Western Sighthound Combined Specialties: Catalogs 1996, 1997 9 2 Western Sighthound Combined Specialties: Catalogs 1998, 2001 9 3 Western Sighthound Combined Specialties: Catalogs 2002, 2003 9 4 - Page 17 -
Series 5: Foreign Material Series 5: Foreign Material Series 5, SubSeries 1: Australia Deerhound Club of Victoria: Calendar 1994 9 5 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 1980-1981 9 6 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 1982-1983 10 1 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 1984-1985 10 2 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 1986-1987 10 3 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 1988-1989 10 4 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 1990-1991 10 5 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 1992-1993 10 6 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 1994-1995 10 7 - Page 18 -
Series 5, SubSeries 2: Canada Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 1996-1997 10 8 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 1998-1999 10 9 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Deerhound 2000-2001 10 10 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Show Catalogs 1980, 1985, 1999 10 11 Deerhound Club of Victoria: Show Photos 2001 10 12 Kennel Control Council: KCC Kennel Gazette 1981, 1982 10 13 Pedigree Book 1972-1983 10 14 Pedigree Book 1968-1996 11 1 Series 5, SubSeries 2: Canada Canadian Sighthound Field Association: CANFAN 1998 11 2 Series 5, SubSeries 3: England - Page 19 -
Series 5, SubSeries 3: England Deerhound Club: Clippings 1986 11 3 Deerhound Club: Meetings 1987 11 4 Deerhound Club: Meetings and Reports 1996-1997, 2009 11 5 Deerhound Club: Membership Lists 1966, 1991, 2002-2004 11 6 Deerhound Club: Newsletters 1962-1963 11 7 Deerhound Club: Newsletters 1964 11 8 Deerhound Club: Newsletters 1965 11 9 Deerhound Club: Newsletters 1970 11 10 Deerhound Club: Shows: Catalogs 1980, 1995-1996, 1999 11 11 Deerhound Club: Standard Undated 11 12 Pedigree Book circa 1920s-1980s 11 13 - Page 20 -
Series 5, SubSeries 4: Finland Series 5, SubSeries 4: Finland Skotlannihirvikoirakerho Ry: Newsletter 1985-1987 11 14 Skotlannihirvikoirakerho Ry: Newsletter 1988-1990 11 15 Skotlannihirvikoirakerho Ry: Newsletter 1991-1996 11 16 Skotlannihirvikoirakerho Ry: Maskotti (newsletter) 1997 11 17 Skotlannihirvikoirakerho Ry: Maskotti (newsletter) 1998-1999 11 18 Skotlannihirvikoirakerho Ry: Maskotti (newsletter) 2000-2001 11 19 Series 5, SubSeries 5: Netherlands Deerhound Club: Newsletter 1991-1992 11 20 Deerhound Club: Newsletter 1993-1994 12 1 Deerhound Club: Newsletter 1995-1996 12 2 - Page 21 -
Series 5, SubSeries 5: Netherlands Guide to the Scottish Deerhound Club of America records AKD.2.26 Deerhound Club: Newsletter 1997-1999 12 3 - Page 22 -