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Name and location of repository
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Titre
Date(s)
- 1973 - ? (Production)
Extent
extent.3 m of textual records7 posters
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
The YDMA has administrative relationships with the International Sled Dog Racing Association, the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Committee and Alaskan dog mushing associations. The YDMA has an executive and board of directors. Past presidents have been: Paul Sheridan, 1973-1975; Elmer Bankhead, 1978; Ken Weagle, 1982.; Secretaries have been: J.B. Fitzgerald, 1964; Marion Elden, 1968-1973; Jan Couture, 1975; Pam Buckway, 1982. Function: The object of the YDMA is to promote dog sled racing in the Yukon Territory and to promote and improve the class and type of dogs and equipment. The Association organizes and operates dog sled races and one dog pulls, and especially the dog sled races and mushers parade at the Sourdough Rendezvous. They also acquire land for and maintain permanent trails and facilities.
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Portée et contenu
The fonds consists of the administrative and race records of the Yukon Dog Mushers Association. There are four series: Correspondence; Minutes and By-laws; Financial Records; and Race Records.