MSS 762 Capital Area Humane Society Records

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H I S T O R Y Capital Area Humane Society
Records
1/ 2 cubic foot
Preliminary inventory
Collection Synopsis
Provenance: The Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society acquired t h e Capital
Area Humane Society Records as a g i f t of the Society, through
t h e auspices o f t h e d i r e c t o r , Doris Arnold, in July 1 9 8 1 .
David Gray prepared the preliminary inventory i n October 1981.
Property r i g h t s : The Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society owns t h e property
r i g h t s t o t h i s c o l l e c t i o n .
Copyrights: The Capital Area Humane Society has dedicated such
copyrights as it possesses i n t h i s c o l l e c t i o n t o the public.
Consideration of a l l o t h e r copyrights is t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of
the author and publisher.
Access: This c o l l e c t i o n is open under the r u l e s and regulations
of the Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society.
C i t a t i o n : Researchers a r e requested t o c i t e c o l l e c t i o n name,
c o l l e c t i o n number, and t h e Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society i n a l l
footnote and bibliographic references.
Organizational sketch: The Capital Area Humane Society was
organized on December 4 , 1883, in Columbus, Ohio. The Society
was founded t o " prevent c r u e l t y to animals, t o p r o t e c t neglected
c h i l d r e n , and t o c r e a t e a public sentiment against t h e abuse of
innocent c r e a t u r e s , whether of the b r u t e kind o r human." The
Capital Area Humane Society is a non- profit organization governed
by its board of d i r e c t o r s .
Source: The Capital Area Humane Society Records, MSS 762
Scope and content: The Capital Area Humane Society Records date
from 1883 t o 1910 and occupy one- half cubic foot. The records
c o n s i s t of board of d i r e c t o r s minutes, summaries of court cases,
and r e p o r t s . Minutes, dating from 1883 to 1888 and 1896 t o
1900, document the a c t i v i t i e s and i n t e r e s t s of the CAHS and
include f i n a n c i a l statements and s t a t i s t i c a l r e p o r t s concerning
t h e incidence o f abuse of children and animals in t h e Columbus
area. The court case summarieg 1 9 0 1 t o 1 9 1 0 , d e t a i l the conduct
and r e s o l u t i o n of many court cases involving c h i l d and animal
abuse. The r e p o r t s , 1897 t o 1 9 0 0 , include f i n a n c i a l statements
and s t a t i s t i c a l reports concerning the incidence of c h i l d and
animal abuse.
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