1. Parent Club Conference July 21, 2007 Preserving Our Parent Club Heritage

2. History 157 Parent Clubs

3. 19 th Century Parent Clubs American Fox Terrier Club American Fox Terrier Club American Spaniel Club American Spaniel Club Boston Terrier Club of America Boston Terrier Club of America Bull Terrier Club of America Bull Terrier Club of America Bulldog Club of America Bulldog Club of America Collie Club of America Collie Club of America Dachshund Club of America Dachshund Club of America French Bulldog Club of America French Bulldog Club of America Great Dane Club of America Great Dane Club of America Irish Setter Club of America Irish Setter Club of America Irish Terrier Club of America Irish Terrier Club of America National Beagle Club National Beagle Club St. Bernard Club of America St. Bernard Club of America

4. Parent Club Archives

5. AKC Archives A Service to Clubs Trained, Experienced, Professional Archivist Trained, Experienced, Professional Archivist Controlled Environment Controlled Environment National Archival Standards National Archival Standards

6. Begin a Discussion with Your Club The Importance of Preservation Contact: Norma Rosado-Blake, Archivist (212) 696-8216 NRB@akc.org

7. Culture Culture Archives

8. Rosetta Stone for Breeds Archives

9. History and Organization Est. 1998 Est. 1998 Collections Collections I. Clubs Bull Terrier Club of America Bull Terrier Club of America II. People Doherty Collection Doherty Collection III. AKC Administrative Constitution and Bylaws, Rules and Regulations Constitution and Bylaws, Rules and Regulations

10. Benefits of Archiving Collections are saved for posterity Collections are saved for posterity Professionally managed collections Professionally managed collections Clubs incur no costs Clubs incur no costs Collections used for research and education Collections used for research and education

11. Research - Benefiting Many Club members Club members Public Researchers Public Researchers Staff Staff

12. Club Records

13. Now Accepting…. Meeting Minutes Meeting Minutes Correspondences Correspondences Constitution and Bylaws Constitution and Bylaws Articles of Incorporation Articles of Incorporation Photographs/Negatives Photographs/Negatives Catalogues Catalogues Premium Lists Premium Lists Newsletters (unless the AKC Library is already receiving them) Newsletters (unless the AKC Library is already receiving them) Yearbooks Yearbooks Original Research (breed standard, health, rescue) Original Research (breed standard, health, rescue) Audio and visual tapes Audio and visual tapes Pedigrees Pedigrees Lists of prominent sires and dams Lists of prominent sires and dams Scrapbooks Scrapbooks Ribbons and rosettes Ribbons and rosettes Artwork Artwork

14. Consider Deed of Gift Deed of Gift Shipping and Handling Shipping and Handling Reasonable Requests for Copies Reasonable Requests for Copies

15. Let Us Help The AKC Archivist can offer guidance on preservation techniques and recommend resources. Norma Rosado-Blake, Archivist (212) 696-8216 NRB@akc.org