Heritage

Archives of American Falconry Summer 2002

Duplicate Book Auction

Expanded for 2002
he Archives of American Falconry is dedicated to

Volunteer Staff
CURATORS
T collecting and maintaining a record of the history of
falconry both in the Americas and, now, worldwide.
Often, donated collections of books and equipment contain
S. Kent Carnie
duplicates. A silent auction for those duplicates is conducted
Archivist by mail annually to raise funds for the Archives. This year our auction has
John R. Swift been expanded to include other items specifically donated to help raise funds
Books and Manuscripts for our facilities expansion.
The centerpiece of this sale include copies of the 1873 the Field, a rare, first (sup-
RESEARCH will be an original folio copy edition of Falconry in the pressed) edition of Desert
ASSOCIATES of the Traite de Fauconnerie British Isles, a copy of Mavro- Hawking by Harry McElroy
Peter Barry Devers by Schlegel & Wul- gordato’s A Falcon in as well as a hood made by
Eastern Region verhorst published Karl Mollen of Valkenswaard,
1844-53 and Holland. Also included are
Natalie Nicholson considered the numerous works of art,
Western Region finest work ever produced on both originals and
falconry. Its plates include 12 prints, by noted falconry
GRAPHICS ASSOCIATES life-sized depictions of the artists. This auction
birds of European falconry promises to be the most
Donald Garlock, Jr. by Joseph Wolf, each individ- extensive ever con-
James B. Stabler ually hand colored, unique ducted by the Archives.
works of art.
PUBLICATIONS Other items AUCTION SCHEDULE
ASSOCIATE received so far AND MAILING
The auction catalogue will
William G. Mattox
be mailed in October with
the deadline for bids Novem-
ber 15th. To be fair, the cat-
alogue will be mailed only to
current and former contribu-
tors to the Archives of Amer-
ican Falconry. Ensure you
are on this list by contribut-
ing to this year’s facility
expansion in the enclosed
envelope. All items will be
mailed in time for Christmas.
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Preserv
Our Heri
T he Archives of American
Falconry was founded by
The Peregrine Fund in 1986 and
is located at the The Fund’s
World Center for Birds of Prey
in Boise, Idaho. From its incep-
tion the Archives has been oper-
ated by volunteer falconers,
supported by the falconry com-
munity which has helped by rais-
ing funds to build the current
facility and in establishing a per-
manent endowment fund (cur-
rently almost $400,000). Initial
donations of several collections
of falconry materials comprise
the foundation for a now vastly
expanded, unique world-
renowned archive. Materials
received at the Archives are
attributed to the donor so that
all may be aware of their prove-
nance. Donations of materials to
the Archives have
credited the fal-
conry community
with nearly
$1,000,000 in tax
deductible charita-
ble contributions.
The Archives staff
is actively involved
in protecting the
collections under
the guidance of a
professional conser-
vator to ensure the
If we falconers do not preserve our own histor
long-term care of all materials
received. Current collections
include:
• The world’s largest and small-
est falconry books Traité de
Fauconnerie (28" x 21") and
The Young Sportsman’s
Instructor (4.25" x 2.25").
• Original editions of the classics
on falconry: Turbervile,
Latham and Bert.
• Major C.H. Fisher’s personal
copy of Falconry in the British
Isles, crammed with marginal
comments in Fisher’s own
hand.
• Photographs of the historic
tree-nesting peregrines at Ten-
nessee’s Reelfoot Lake, of the
peregrines nesting on Mon-
treal’s Sun Life Building, and
the nest-life of the now
extinct eastern U.S. “Rock”
Peregrine.
• Photographs depicting the
discovery and early trapping
of migrant peregrine falcons
on Assateague Island.
• Photo albums of Minard
Stevens, Robert Stabler, Pete
Asborno, Eric Hall and
others.

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itage
• Innumerable individual pho-
tographs of pioneer American
falconers and their birds.
• Hand written letters to and
from most of the pioneers of
early American falconry as
well as many famed European
falconers.
• Hawking journals of such
famed falconry figures as Alva
Nye and Dan Cover.
• Examples of historic and
modern falconers’ furniture:
bells, bags, perches, gloves
etc., exemplifying the variety
of forms and patterns of such,
worldwide; plus a large collec-
tion of hoods documenting
the evolution of hood-making
in the U.S.
• A growing collection of
recorded oral-history inter-
views with prominent falcon-
ers.
• A variety of artwork, to
include original oil paintings
and watercolors, prints, carv-
ings and sculpture depicting
falconry around the world.
• Historical personal films in
various formats depicting the
practice of falconry.
ry,who can we expect to preserve it for us?
The Archives of American
Falconry currently is housed in
an 800 sq. ft. room
attached to the Administration
Building of the World Center for
Birds of Prey. Constructed in 1991
with funds raised by falconers, this
James N. Rice Memorial Wing has
housed the continually growing
Archives’ collections until it is now
completely full. Construction has
begun on a new 4,000 sq. ft. facil-
ity that will serve for years to
come; see our web-site
http://www.peregrinefund.
org/whats_herrick.html) for addi-
tional photos and details. Falcon-
ers already have donated toward
the $430,000 needed for building
and equipping the new facility but
$65,000 remains to be raised. A
campaign to secure these remain-
ing funds by 2002 year-end is cur-
rently underway. Here are two
ways you can help.
1.MAKE A FINANCIAL
CONTRIBUTION
The enclosed envelope describes
recognition levels for the new
building. Donors’ names will be
Archives Heritage Publications Series
V
olume II in this series, Life
with an Indian Prince con-
tains the daily diaries of John and
Frank Craighead from their mem-
orable royal Indian falconry experi-
ence in 1940. This work consists of
273 pages with over 350 photos—
heritage • summer 2002
Patio
Curator
Office
The existing
Archives
Archives Reading
Alcove
Display (above), and a
Rare floor plan of
Book
Room the new space
Art (left).
Gallery Gallery
Storage
Cold
Storage
Archives Storage
Storage
engraved on a permanent plaque
placed at the entrance to The
Archives. Select the most appropri-
ate giving level; you may con-
tribute with check or charge card.
2.GIVE ITEMS TO BE INCLUD-
ED IN THIS YEAR’S AUCTION
If you prefer, donate auction
items in lieu of—or in addition
to—cash. These items will be auc-
tioned in our forthcoming silent
auction scheduled for November
15th. Donors of auction items will
be appropriately recognized on the
plaque just as are other donors.
two-thirds of them in color and
most never before published—
printed by Stinehour Press, one of
America’s most renowned private
presses. Volume I—R. L. Mered-
ith’s American Falconry in the
Twentieth Century—was limited to
500 copies and sold out within 18
months. Remaining copies of the
Craighead work are available, first-
come, first-served at $135. A
Patron’s version is also available,
half-leather bound, with British
hand-made marbled end papers, in
a custom slipcase, available for
$320—both prices postpaid for
pre-Christmas delivery.
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ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN FALCONRY
COLLECTIONS
Founded and operated by falconers INCLUDE
for falconers
Books

Periodicals
16 Years of Continuous Service
Photographs
and Slides
Tax-deductible Charitable Orga-
Correspondence
nization
Journals
and Diaries
Located at The Peregrine Fund’s
Films and Videos
World Center for Birds of Prey
Oral-history Tapes

Equipment
Official repository for NAFA and
Art and Prints
several state clubs’ records
Memorabilia
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