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- Tags: Ownership - Dr. E. H. McCleery
Wolves [Leaflet]
This is an early version of the leaflet which was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history and physical characteristics. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different versions are included in this archive - this page…
Date: Probably between 1930 and 1933, although the Rauner Special Collections Library finding aid lists it as "c. 1936"
Lobo Wolves [Leaflet]
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between 1933 and 1962
Untitled Wolf Park Leaflet
This is an early version of the leaflet which was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history and physical characteristics. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different versions are included in this archive - this page…
Date: Probably between 1930 and 1933
The Only Lobo Wolves in the World [Leaflet]
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between 1933 and 1962
The Only Lobo Wolves in the World [Leaflet]
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between 1940 and 1962
The Only Lobo Wolves in the World [Leaflet]
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between July 1933 and 1962. Probably from the 30s or 40s.
Letter from Leonard Rue III to Dr. E. H. McCleery
Letter to Dr. E. H. McCleery from Leonard Rue III (of Leonard Rue Enterprises, signed "Lennie Rue"), who photographed Dr. McCleery’s wolves for True Magazine. Rue tells Dr. McCleery about his friend, Fred Space, a mink farmer and owner of the largest zoo in New Jersey, who is interested in…
Date: Between 1958 and 1960
The Only Lobo Wolves in the World [Leaflet]
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between July 1933 and 1962. Probably from the 30s or 40s.
The Only Lobo Wolves in the World [Leaflet]
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between July 1933 and 1962. Probably from the 30s or 40s.
Child of Madness [Book Excerpt]
This book describes the author's experiences visiting the lobo wolves as a child and how their presence in her town affected her life. The author mentions that Dr. McCleery was initially a wolf bounty hunter, and also mentions that she called Jack Lynch to learn about the wolves' current status and…
Date: 2008
Letter from Rose V. Carroll to John L. Cliff
Letter from Rose V. Carroll, Dr. E. H. McCleery's secretary, to John L. Cliff, editor of the Kane Republican. Carroll primarily describes the national recognition the wolves have received, various sources in which stories about the wolves have appeared, and Dr. McCleery's invitation to the unveiling…
Date: January 12, 1962
The Doctor's Wolves [Article in The Beaver]
This article describes how Dr. E. H. McCleery became interested in wolves and how he began his wolf pack. The article mentions Dr. McCleery's wolf-feeding practices and his highly successful taming program. At 92 years old, Dr. McCleery is greatly concerned with the future of his wolves, but will…
Date: Autumn 1960
He Loves Wolves [Article in Alaska Sportsman]
This article describes how Dr. E. H. McCleery became interested in wolves and how he began his wolf pack. The article mentions Dr. McCleery's wolf-feeding practices and his highly successful taming program. At almost 90 years old, Dr. McCleery is greatly concerned with the future of his wolves, but…
Date: October 1960
Letter from Dr. E. H. McCleery to John L. Cliff
Letter from Dr. E. H. McCleery to John L. Cliff, editor of the Kane Republican newspaper, in which Dr. McCleery requests that Cliff hold off on publishing a recently-drafted article about the sale of his wolves until such a sale is certain, and offers to pay for the involved expense. Dr. McCleery…
Date: July 20, 1959
Letter from Oliver F. W. Cromwell VIII to Dr. E. H. McCleery
Letter from Oliver F. W. Cromwell VIII, a real estate broker in Yonkers, NY, to Dr. E. H. McCleery. Cromwell offers to act as a negotiator between Dr. McCleery and a potential buyer, and mentions last hearing from Dr. McCleery in 1956 at which time Dr. McCleery was not ready to sell his lobo wolves.…
Date: June 30, 1959