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

Curtis, Margaret K.

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

Additional Description

Overview

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.