MARY BRITTON CLOUSE:

An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Clouse, Mary Britton, creator.
Title:Mary Britton Clouse papers.
Dates:1985-2003.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Personal papers of artist and animal rights activist Mary Britton Clouse. Includes documentation of her work promoting animal rights in various capacities. This includes records of her tenure as President of the Minnesota-based Animal Rights Coalition (ARC), her leadership with Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection (LEAP), and her founding of the Chicken Run Rescue (CRR). The collection also includes audiovisual recordings.
Quantity:8.5 cubic feet (9 boxes, including 57 videocassettes (VHS), 16 audiocassettes, 1 Video8 digital videocassette, and 1 microcassette).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Mary Britton Clouse Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 17,755

Processing Information:

Processed by: Leif Kopietz, October 2020.

Catalog ID number: 9989779338604294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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148.H.1.10F1Subject files:
Birds, University of Minnesota animal research and test subjects, animal welfare, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) site inspections, 1980s-1994. 35 folders.
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148.H.2.1B2Legislation and lobbying efforts, site investigations (by site name), livestock, fish farming, animal laws, campaigns, 1990s-2000s. 61 folders.
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148.H.2.2F3Exotics, horses, philosophy, secondary dissection, humane societies, campaigns, animal testing, miscellaneous, 1990s. 49 folders.
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148.H.2.3B4Miscellaneous, animal research and test subjects (University of Minnesota, Mayo), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection reports, 1989-1999. 45 folders.
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148.H.2.4F5Animal research and test subjects, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection reports, A and B class animal breed dealers, lobbying, 1990s-2000s. 16 folders and 1 volume.
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148.I.13.9B6Animal Rights Coalition (ARC) files, 1989-1996. 44 folders.
Includes minutes and agenda, special committee minutes, correspondence, volunteer information, newsletters, donor and mailing lists, budget information, policies and proposals, manuals, projects files, subject files, programming and event information, and letter writing campaigns.
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148.I.13.10F7Animal Rights Coalition (ARC) files, 1989-1996. 26 folders.
Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection (LEAP), 1997-1998. 2 folders.
Consists of clippings, historical information, minutes, raw data, and miscellaneous information gathered about the organization.
Dodge Nature Center, 2003. 2 folders.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) v. Toney Court transcript, June-July 1994. 2 folders.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Freedom of Information Act requests and reports, 1989-1994. 4 folders.
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Shelf S-9-A (Room B105.7)8Video recordings:
ARC conference, 1985. 9 videocassettes.
Dimension Ch. 4: Animal research, animal rights, April 21, 1991. 1 videocassette.
Pigeon shoot; Ohio pen; animal rights coalition, 1991. 1 videocassette.
Pigeon shoot edit, July 5, 1992. 1 videocassette.
Strat. meeting, November 10, 1992 and May 18, 1993. 1 videocassette.
Twin Cities pigeon seminar, April 19, 1993. 1 videocassette.
USDA protest media coverage, July 19, 1993. 1 videocassette.
Dogma, Connie Chung and KING-TV Seattle, August 1993. 1 videocassette.
Wisconsin local media, 1993. 1 videocassette.
University of Minnesota dog lab victory celebration and press conference, February 25, 1994. 1 videocassette.
World farm animal rally, October 1, 1994. 1 videocassette.
Zerbini circus, Met Center, shrine circus, target, October 1994. 1 videocassette.
Pound seizure, March 15, 1995. 1 videocassette.
ARC '95, 1995. 1 videocassette.
Bruer tour, April 6, 1996. 1 videocassette.
Brever farm, 1996. 1 videocassette.
Cruelty legislation; Livestock starved, Medford; Meaghan's story, 1996-1997. 1 videocassette.
KARE, KSTP, WCCO. Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection, Inc. Same copy as in box 9.
Felony legislature, March 1997. 1 videocassette.
Deer, Minneapolis, March 28, 1998. 1 videocassette.
Minneapolis Water Works deer kill, March 28, 1998. 1 videocassette.
KSTP and KARE.
Slater, January 24, 2002. 1 videocassette.
Channel 11.
Mille Lacs, 2003. 1 videocassette.
Animal theft, 20/20, Missouri media, Dan Butler, CCO Dimension, undated. 1 videocassette.
CDV Productions, Inc., undated. 1 videocassette.
Dog lab; Inside Biosearch, undated. 1 videocassette.
Dog lab, University of Minnesota foot, undated. 1 videocassette.
Dogma compilation: news case, death threats, undated. 1 videocassette.
Dogma, fare game, tattoos, undated. 1 videocassette.
Downed animal farm sanctuary, undated. 1 videocassette.
Exotic pets, undated. 1 videocassette.
Pigeon shoot 2, undated. 1 videocassette.
Unleashed state 2, undated. 1 videocassette.
Wright County puppy mill and pet theft dimension (WCCO), stolen pets (KSTP), undated. 1 videocassette.
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Shelf S-9-A (Room B105.7)9Strat, June 2, 1993. 1 Video8 cassette.
News reports, 1994-1995. 1 videocassette.
Horses; sick cows, January and February 13, 1996. 1 videocassette.
Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection, Inc.
Dimension: Meghan's story, part two, November 12, 1996. 1 videocassette.
WCCO-TV. Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection, Inc.
Hunters rights, 1996. 1 videocassette.
Cruelty legislation; Livestock starved, Medford; Meaghan's story, 1996-1997. 1 videocassette.
KARE, KSTP, WCCO. Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection, Inc. Same copy as in box 8.
Livestock starved in Medford, February 13, 1997. 1 videocassette.
KSTP-TV. Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection, Inc.
Minneapolis deer, March 28, 1988. 1 videocassette.
Dixey Kennedy raid; Runtley; Starving cows, June 10, 1997; February 14, 1998; December 1, 1998. 1 videocassette.
Best friend; Dahmer, undated. 1 videocassette.
Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection, Inc.
Carner County; Dan Grimm, undated. 1 videocassette.
Isanti County dogs, undated. 1 videocassette.
Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection, Inc.
Laura, undated. 1 videocassette.
Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection, Inc.
SMM dissect demo; interviews and speech, media coverage, undated. 1 videocassette.
Terrance Probst, undated. 1 videocassette.
Untitled, undated. 2 videocassettes.
Audio recordings:
Animals in entertainment, Gary Francionne, June 18, 1990. 1 audiocassette.
Nlink project B of R, December 13, 1990. 1 audiocassette.
Canadian pound siezure, Marly Cornell, medical school quads, WWF endangered, April 7 and 22, 1991. 1 audiocassette.
93X interview, Susan Paurie, MBC/ARC, Betsy Todd, MRMC, PCRM, August 1993. 1 audiocassette.
Bauer tour, April 6, 1996. 1 audiocassette.
Pam-CCO, September 12, 1997. 1 audiocassette.
AG, March 29, 1999. 2 audiocassettes.
ARC, undated. 1 audiocassette.
August 25, 10 to 11:30 AM, for Sue Frase, undated. 1 audiocassette.
CCO, Kelly, Snook, Ron Eustis, undated. 1 audiocassette.
Freeman, activism in Minnesota, undated. 1 audiocassette.
Meat truck stuff, undated. 1 audiocassette.
Pet tattoos, PAL lecture, November ARC crank calls, Olson-Scott cows, undated. 1 microcassette.
Senate AG, SF 613 part 2, undated. 1 audiocassette.
SF 6.3, start of agriculture commission, crime commission, undated. 1 audiocassette.
Carol Kough, wildlife exemption, Erin Pam fish and game laws cutoff legs of deer, Paul Vincent, Gooseplucker, Keith, start of agriculture commission, crime commission.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Animal rights activists -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Organizations:
Animal Rights Coalition, author.
Chicken Run Rescue, author.
Legislative Efforts for Animal Protection, author.
Document Types:
Photographs.
Audiocassettes.
Videocassettes.
Occupations:
Artists.

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