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AKC BOARD HIGHLIGHTS & REPORT
The American Kennel Club
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT August 2009
-- AKC Archives’ Online Digital
Collections Growing --
The AKC
Archives continues to distinguish itself as the only national
repository dedicated to the sport of the purebred dog and covering
125 years of canine history and tradition. The Archives has turned
hard copy historical data into digital collections providing the
fancy and the public with access at www.akc.org.
The digital collections currently include the AKC Constitution and
By-Laws from 1884-1947; nearly 3,000 pages of meeting minutes from
1884 to 1909; the evolution of Dog Show Rules from 1884 to 1931; and
the AKC Art Collection. Artwork can be viewed either as thumbnails
or a slide show.
Visit: http://www.akc.org/about/depts/archive/digital_collections.cfm
to view and research the collections. Sharing documents, letters,
and photos in this way enables the AKC Archives to provide better
service and greater access than ever before.
Each new collection we receive must be processed before it’s ready
to share. Our newest, the John Ashbey photo collection, comes to us
with more than 40 years of win shots and portraits as a result of
the ubiquitous dog show photographer’s move to a new studio. Other
new Parent Club collections currently being processed include those
from the Chihuahua Club of America, the Bedlington Club of America
and rare books from the Poodle Club of America Foundation.
We encourage Parent Clubs to use the Archives as a permanent home
for their collections. Any parent club with an upcoming anniversary
show can request free copies of items from their collection if they
are planning exhibits that would benefit from items that are
currently housed in the Archives.
The Archives also develops its own collections, including the Oral
Histories, which were begun with interviews of Bob and Jane Forsyth
- dogdom’s most famous couple. These interviews along with our
photos are slated for digitization on the Web later this year.
Besides the digital collections we have other interactive pages,
such as the 18-page digitized Historical Timeline for the 125th
anniversary. As we celebrate this milestone we welcome your stories
and anecdotes about your life with dogs and have provided an easy
link for you to send us your submissions at: http://www.akc.org/about/depts/archive/125_years/history16.cfm
In addition to the Archives, the AKC Library continues to remain a
valuable resource of more than 18,000 volumes for fanciers seeking
historical and rare information about purebred dogs and the sport.
While still open to the public, visits are now accommodated by
appointment. We have established this new procedure to operate the
library in a more efficient way considering the small number of
monthly visitors.
If you wish to obtain more information about or to use the Archives
please contact AKC Archivist, Norma Rosado-Blake at 212-696-8216 or
nrb@akc.org. To make an appointment to visit the Library please
contact Jim Crowley at 212-696-8234 or jxc@akc.org. We hope you will
continue to use both of these AKC resources for your research, your
club’s history and your enjoyment.
Sincerely,
Ron Menaker
Chairman
Highlights from the August 2009 Board
Of Directors Meeting
The Board
appointed the Nominating Committee that is to select candidates
for the vacancies that are to be filled at the March 2010
Delegate Meeting:
°
Constance B. Vanacore, Irish Setter Club of America, Chair
°
Karen J. Burgess, Greater Clark County Kennel Club
°
Ruth W. Crumb, Mount Vernon Dog Training Club
°
Martha Feltenstein, American Tibetan Mastiff Association
°
David H. Hopkins, English Springer Field Trial Club of Illinois
Alternates:
°
Harold Miller, American Foxhound Club
°
James Efron, Nashville Kennel Club
The Cyprus
Kennel Club and Asociacion Canofila Guatemalteca Acangua, were
added to the list of registries with pedigrees acceptable for
AKC registration.
At the request
of the Irish Wolfhound Club of America, the Large Gazehound
Racing Association was added to the list of organizations with
non-AKC events that may be held by AKC clubs.
Revisions to the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier breed standard as
published in the AKC GAZETTE were approved, effective
September 30, 2009.
The
Chow Chow, Pug, Scottish Terriers, and Swedish Vallhund were
added to the list of breeds required to jump three-quarters of
their height at the withers at AKC Obedience Events, effective
January 1, 2010.
Chapter 1, Section 16, of the Obedience Regulations was
amended, effective January 1, 2010 to allow a dog or handler
ineligible to be entered in an "A" Class to be moved to the "B"
Class at the same level.
The Pointing Breed
Hunting Test Regulations were amended to permit a dog to
enter a lower class until such time as it has received a title
in a more advanced class.
The Coonhound
Regulations were amended deleting a section on hearing
devices to minimize confusion.
The following
Delegates were approved:
Katherine A.
W. Coxwell, Monroeville, AL, Bearded Collie Club of America
William E.
Ellis, Larkspur, CO, Plum Creek Kennel Club of Colorado
Richard E.
Grant, Foster, RI, South County Kennel Club
Karen Luckey,
Old Brookville, NY, Spinone Club of America
Dr. Gregory
Paveza, Hamden, CT, Elm City Kennel Club
Virginia
Rowland, Templeton, MA, New England Dog Training Club
Larry L.
Sorenson, Clayton, NC, Dachshund Club of America
Marcy L.
Zingler, Ringwood, NJ, Sun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno
