“The Hounds of El Delirio” Schedule of Events:
Saturday, June 15, 2019
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
School for Advanced Research
660 Garcia Street, Santa Fe
Free and open to the public.
No registration required for the open house.
The 2:00 p.m. lecture will cost $20, and advanced registration for the talk is encouraged. Proceeds support SFAS’s ongoing commitment to saving lives and SAR’s programs promoting knowledge and understanding of humankind.
No public parking is available on Garcia Street. There will be an available drop-off area at the main SAR campus entrance and free parking with a circulating shuttle to SAR’s campus at the PERA building parking lot located at 413 Old Santa Fe Trail. Parking facilities can be accessed via Paseo de Peralta. See parking map here.
Drop in at any time to enjoy refreshments and explore the nearly eight acres of developed grounds and gardens throughout the afternoon. Take a self-guided tour of SAR’s canine-related highlights including the original kennels, a dog cemetery, and artwork showing the sisters’ beloved pets. Visit an exhibit of historic photographs documenting the White sisters’ extended commitment to animal welfare. Visit the shelter’s adoption truck on-site and consider providing a new home to a pet in need. Learn about the shelter’s outreach initiatives including their dog therapy program that visits schools, hospitals, and other communities of need across the area.
1:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. / Reception Center, SAR / Hear from Jim Belshaw, Vietnam War dog handler, who will share stories from his experiences within a canine unit and his continued commitment to the animals after his military engagements.
2:00 p.m. / Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom, SAR / “Hounds of El Delirio and Dogs for Defense: Recruiting Pets during WWII,” a lecture and discussion with Nancy Owen Lewis, SAR scholar in residence and author of the forthcoming book Dogs for Defense.
Join us where it all began, on the historic estate of Elizabeth and Martha White, now the campus of SAR, and help usher in another eighty years of continued success and community impact.
Donations to both SAR and the shelter are welcome to help continue quality programs offered by both institutions. Go to sarweb.org/donate or sfhumanesociety.org/how-you-can-help/ to make a secure tax-deductible donation.
SAR and SFAS are grateful to the following sponsors for helping make this public event possible: Darlene Streit, Santa Fe Real Estate Property; Jesse Freidin, photographer; Market Street; and Subaru of Santa Fe.
High-resolution images, information, or interviews: Meredith Davidson / (505) 954-7223 / davidson@sarsf.org or Murad Kirdar / (505) 983-4309 x1139 / mkirdar@sfhumanesociety.org
About the School for Advanced Research (SAR): Founded in 1907, the School for Advanced Research (SAR) is one of North America’s preeminent independent institutes for the study of anthropology, related social sciences, and humanities. SAR is home to the Indian Arts Research Center, one of the nation’s most important Southwest Native American art research collections. Through prestigious scholar residency and artist fellowship programs, public programs, and SAR Press, SAR advances intellectual inquiry in order to better understand humankind in an increasingly global and interconnected world. Additional information on the work of our resident scholars and Native American artists is available on the SAR website, www.sarweb.org; on Facebook, facebook.com/schoolforadvancedresearch.org/; on Twitter, @schadvresearch; and on Instagram @schoolforadvancedresearch.
About the Santa Fe Animal Shelter (SFAS/The Shelter): Since 1939, the Santa Fe Animal Shelter has been dedicated to its mission: support animals, save lives, spread compassion. We are northern New Mexico’s only open-admission, no-kill shelter. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Shelter focuses on accessible spay and neuter programs in an effort to address animal population at its core. Creative adoption efforts and dozens of programs provide support for marginalized animals and work to place homeless animals into loving families. Thanks to a partnership with the City of Santa Fe and the Bureau of Land Management, the main Shelter is housed on a one-hundred-acre campus complete with walking trails and play yards for daily enrichment for our Shelter residents, as well as single and multi-use public dog parks. Visit The Shelter facilities to experience how Santa Fe cares for its animals. The Santa Fe Animal Shelter is not just a place to adopt an animal or to find a missing one, but a place to visit over and over again. This is your Shelter, built by this community—a place to find joy with the animals. Learn more at https://sfhumanesociety.org/; on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/sfhumanesociety; and on Instagram @sfanimalshelter.