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Handsome Dan (Yale mascot) collection

 Collection
Call Number: RU 903

Scope and Contents

The materials consists of correspondence, pedigree and registration, a scrapbook, and printed material documenting the lives of Handsome Dan XII, XIII and XV. Included are letters by Christopher Getman, keeper of Handsome Dan, the Yale mascot.

Dates

  • 1972-1997

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Yale University is retained by Yale University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials were a gift of Margaret K. Curtis, 2001; Nancy Osterweis Alderman, 2008

Arrangement

The materials are arranged by accession.

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0903

Abstract

The collection consists of correspondence, pedigree and registration, a scrapbook, and printed material documenting the lives of Handsome Dan XII, XIII and XV. Included are letters by Christopher Getman, keeper of Handsome Dan, the Yale mascot.

General note

Forms part of Yale Record Group 45 (YRG 45), Yale objects and memorabilia.

Title
Guide to the Handsome Dan (Yale Mascot) Collection
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Christine Connolly
Date
July 2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
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New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
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Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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