| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Ohio Trappers Association |
| Title: | Ohio Trappers Association Records |
| Dates: | 1962-1977 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | The Ohio Trappers Association was organized to preserve trapping, promote the fur industry in Ohio, and conserve the state's natural fur resources. The group's name was changed temporarily in the 1970s to the Ohio Fur Harvesters when campaigns to ban fur trapping in the state became popular and, over the years, the group was also known as the Ohio State Trappers Association. The collection consists of administrative files, bulletins, anti-trapping campaign materials, and clippings relating to the association, hunting and trapping in Ohio, conservation of wildlife resources, and the anti-trapping legislative campaigns of the 1970s. |
| MS Number | MS 4279 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Ohio Trappers Association (f. 1940) was organized to preserve trapping, promote the fur industry in Ohio, and conserve the state's natural fur resources. Directors were appointed for the purpose of leading association activities within various regions of the state, and monitoring local fur conditions for trapping, conservation, and marketing. One of the primary goals of the association was to educate the public on methods used in trapping. This was especially encouraged during the 1970s when campaigns to ban trapping were taken to the state legislature by anti-trapping groups such as the Ohio Committee for Humane Trapping. It was during this decade that the association temporarily changed its name to "Ohio Fur Harvesters, Inc." to ameliorate their image among non-trappers. The Ohio Trappers Association is still active today, holding periodic conferences for their membership.
The Ohio Trappers Association Records, 1962-1977, consist of administrative files, bulletins, anti-trapping campaign materials, and clippings collected by Frank J. Pike who served as vice president of the association from 1956-1963 and 1964-1965, and president from 1965-1966.
This collection pertains largely to hunting and trapping in Ohio, conservation of our natural wildlife resources, and to the anti-trapping legislation campaigns of the 1970s.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4279 Ohio Trappers Association Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Mrs. Frank Pike in 1978.
Processed by Bari Oyler Stith in 1988.