Stedman Shumway Hanks papers, 1889-1968, bulk (1950s-1960s)

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Creator

Hanks, Stedman Shumway, 1889-1979.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• 4 linear feet (53 v.)

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, news clippings, and other materials relating to the history of the Borzoi dog (Russian wolf hound), itsintroduction into the United States, and the re-establishment of Seacroft Kennels by Hanks in 1956.

Biographical/Historical Note

Stedman Shumway Hanks (1889-1979), U.S. Air Force colonel,airport engineer and prolific writer, was an early pioneerin aviation, both civil and military. He was a breeder ofBorzoi dogs which his father, Charles Stedman Hanks, brought to the U.S. from the Russian czar's kennels when he established the Seacroft Kennels on Long Island, N.Y.

Controlled Access Terms

• Hanks, Stedman Shumway, 1889-1979.
• Seacroft Kennels.
• Dog breeds -- United States.
• Borzoi.
• Dogs -- United States -- Breeding.
• Kennels -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
• Photographs.
• Dog breeders.

Additional Creator Names

• Coward, Thomas R.
• De Craerie, Clarence R.
• Perrin, Oliver.
• Traviner, Mary M.