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Donald Hawthorne Animal Damage Control History Collection --

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: NWRC 0033
Scope and Contents This collection consists of documents and photographs dated 1884 to 2004, with the bulk falling from 1915 to 1995. Records in this collection were collected by Hawthorne and document the history of federally sponsored Animal Damage Control (ADC) programs in the United States. Working files related to Hawthorne’s work with the ADC program are minimal. This collection is arranged into two series based on material type. Series I consists of two boxes of documents including...
Dates: 1884 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1995

Trapping Oral History Initiative Records --

 Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0005
Abstract In 2005, the USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services program (Wildlife Services) began work on the Trapping Oral History Initiative. Dr. John Shivik approached Nancy Freeman, NWRC Archivist/Records Manager, in July 2004 with an idea for capturing the experiences and knowledge of Wildlife Services trappers. The goal of the Initiative was to capture the personal stories of retired and semi-retired federal government trappers. Together Shivik and Freeman planned the Trapper Oral History Initiative,...
Dates: 1999-2011 (Bulk 2004-2008)