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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
400 Landrum Dr
Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
spcoll@wm.edu
URL: https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections
Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation:
Chapin Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
1939, 1940 and 1950's accessions are a gift of Howard Chapin or his estate.
Processing Information:
Updated by Anne Johnson, Special Collections Assistant, in 2010. Revised and accessions unrelated to Howard Chapin removed in August-September 2010 by Grace Hindeman, SCRC staff.
Biographical Information:
Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1882-1938, of Howard M. Chapin relating to his collection of books on dogs. Includes letters and booksellers' lists of books on dogs as well as correspondence, 1882-1883, of G. W. Ballantine concerning pointer dogs imported to the United States from England.
Acc. 1940.341 and 1940.342 Addition: Copy of obituary Howard M. Chapin, Providence Journal, September 19, 1940. Three page typewritten article on animal cemeteries, by Howard M. Chapin, and 23 pages of notes and clippings upon the same subject.
Arrangement of Materials:
This collection is currently being arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.
Related Material
Chapin-Horowitz Cynogetica Collection (Mss. 1.10); and Chapin-Horowitz Cynogetica Collection of Books on Dogs (available by searching the library catalog), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- American foxhound
- Correspondence
- Dogs
- Dogs--Bibliography
- Dogs--History
- Figurines
- Notebooks
- Photographs
- Pointing dogs
- Postcards
- Publications
- State dogs--Virginia
- Virginia--History--20th century
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Lists of dog books1930-1937
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
List of dog books for sale1930-1937
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Pedigree of Peter and Bimbo1930-1937
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
Notebook on dog books1930-1937
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
"The Peter Chapin Collection of Books on Dogs" by Clinton N. Williams, 1st half1937EnglishScope and Contents
First half of a looseleaf notebook which includes some ephemera and photographs. Draft of "The Peter Chapin Collection of Books on Dogs" by Clinton N. Williams, with handwritten notes by Williams and additions by Chapin. Includes lists of missing books. In alphabetical order.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
"The Peter Chapin Collection of Books on Dogs" by Clinton N. Williams, 2nd half1937EnglishScope and Contents
Second half of a looseleaf notebook which includes some ephemera and photographs. Draft of "The Peter Chapin Collection of Books on Dogs" by Clinton N. Williams, with handwritten notes by Williams and additions by Chapin. Includes lists of missing books. In alphabetical order by author.
Short stories about dogs. Written by Howard Chapin and others.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
A Journey with Nebuchadnezzar, by Adele Marie Shaw1895
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Columns / poems on dogs1930-1937
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
"Bernie, the Autobiography of a Dog" by Charles Knowles Bolten1934EnglishScope and Contents
Includes "Sketch of Bernie" by Sarah Knowles Bolton, written about 1898.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10
"In Memory of Brownie" by Mrs. John S. EnosundatedEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11
"Bimbo's Diary" by Bimbo Chapin1921EnglishScope and Contents
Handritten entries throughout June 1921 by Bimbo, the successor of Peter, when the Chapins went on vacation and left him at home.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
"Chum" an Autobiography of a Fox-TerrierEnglishScope and Contents
Author unknown.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13
"The Story of the Crop-Eared Dog"EnglishScope and Contents
Medieval legend translated into modern english by Chapin.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14
"Peter" a Poem by William Howard PaineEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15
Animal Cemeteries by Howard Chapin
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Scrapbook: 1
Scrapbook of Dog Book JacketsEnglish
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Scrapbook: 2
Scrapbook of Dog Book JacketsEnglish
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Scrapbook: 3
Scrapbook of Dog EphemeraEnglish
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Scrapbook: 4
Scrapbook of Dog EphemeraEnglish
- Mixed Materials Small Collections Box 57 Folder: 1
"The Rake's Progress" by Alden Cecil0.1 Linear Feet One oversized legal folder.UndatedScope and Contents
A short story titled "The Rake's Progress" about a "Bull pup" by Alden Cecil.
Correspondence, Photographs, Obituary
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16
Diana Thorne PhotographsEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17
Correspondence1925-1938
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18
Postcard correspondence1922-1935
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19
Howard Chapin Obituary1940