Historical Documents

In January 1990, Pauline Sadler visited Zimbabwe and stayed in Harare with Margaret and Sammy Wallace - the President and Secretary of "The Rhodesian Ridgeback Club (The Parent Club)".

Margaret took Pauline to the National Archives to see the original correspondence regarding the formation of a recognised breed of ridged dogs and an album containing photos of the people who pioneered the standardisation of the breed and their ridgebacks.

It was evident that the letters were beginning to fall apart and the name under which the information was stored was a cause of some hostility. In order to have a record of this historic correspondence, Pauline and Margaret applied for, and were fortunately granted, photocopies of the letters.

Pauline donated the photocopies which she obtained to the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Western Australia (Inc.). The letters have been transcribed onto the following pages. Just click on the words below to read the letters.

Letter01	Letter02	Letter03	Letter04	Letter05
Letter06	Letter07	Letter08	Letter09	Letter10

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