Scope and Contents Scrapbook containing photographs, newspaper clippings, ribbons, and ephemeral material relating to Pearl Polk Chapleau from Memphis, Tennessee who was a champion foxhunter. The contents record her activities in and among various foxhunting groups including exhibitions, American Kennel Club events, and hunts conducted by Chapleau along with her numerous fox hounds. A very accomplished person in her sport, Chapleau's expertise was sought after by many sporting groups in the South. Some of...

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Daybook, circa 1890s, of the Cleveland and Badminton Foxhounds of the United Kingdom. Includes descriptions of various hunts on which the dogs go, names and pedigrees of some of the dogs, accounts of money exchanged during hunts, and poems written about dogs.