Sponsor
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Separated Materials
Processing Information
Title: Chris Matthews Collection on the Arabian Horse
Creator: Matthews, Chris
Identifier/Call Number: 0063
Contributing Institution: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special
Collections and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 2.5 Linear
Feet(4 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1951-2013
Abstract: The
collection contains photographs, articles, newsletters, catalogs, DVDs,
videocassettes, and other material related to the Arabian horse collected by horse
breeder Chris Matthews.
Sponsor
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or
reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Chris Matthews Collection on the Arabian Horse,
Collection no. 0063, W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Special Collections and
Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona by
Chris Matthews in 2013.
Biographical / Historical
Chris Matthews bred Arabian horses from approximately 1988 to 2013 near Emory,
Texas.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photographs, articles, catalogs, and other material related
to the Arabian horse that were collected by horse breeder Chris Matthews. Materials
include issues of the
Our Quest newsletter from Craver Farms in
Winchester, Illinois; photographs, pedigree charts, and correspondence related to
specific horses; a photograph and other materials relating to the Arabian horse
"George Washington"; and DVDs and videocassettes.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title. The photographs, along
with pedigree charts and correspondence, were originally housed in a binder and
arranged alphabetically by horse. Each page of the binder has been transferred to a
folder, which are arranged alphabetically by horse.
Separated Materials
The following items have been removed from the collection and shelved in the W.K.
Kellogg Arabian Horse Library:
Addis Equine Auctions.
Oklahoma City 6. Edmond, OK: Addis Equine
Auctions, 2007.
Al Dahdah, Edouard., and Al Khamsa, Inc.
Al Khamsa Arabians III: A
Documentation of Al Khamsa Arabians and Their History.
Pecatonica, IL: Al
Khamsa, 2008.
Al Khamsa, Inc.
Al Khamsa Arabians Directory 2003: A Guide to the Location of
Al Khamsa Arabians in North America.
Pecatonica, IL: Al Khamsa, 2003.
Arabian Horse Trust.
Calarabia: The Story of the Hurlbutts and Witez II.
Arabian Heritage Video Library. VHS. Westminster, CO: Arabian Horse Trust, 1989.
Archer, Rosemary.
The Arabian Horse. J.A. Allen, 1992.
Burt, Don.
Winning with Arabian Horses. 1st ed. Prentice Hall Press
Equestrian Book. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1990.
Carpenter, Marian K., and Pat Close.
Arabian Legends: Outstanding Arabian
Stallions and Mares.
Colorado Springs, CO: Western Horseman, 1999.
Crabbet Alliance of Texas.
1995 Crabbet Alliance of Texas Directory.
Azle, TX: Crabbet Alliance of Texas, 1995.
Crabbet Alliance of Texas.
Annual CAT Futurity. Kaufman, TX: Crabbet
Alliance of Texas, 1994.
Crabbet Convention.
The Crabbet Convention: Held at Crabbet Park on Sunday,
Monday, 28th/29th July 1985.
Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England:
Printed by C. Clarke Printers, 1985.
Davenport, Homer, Charles Craver, and Jeanne Craver.
The Annotated Quest: Homer
Davenport & His Wonderful Arabian Horses : An Annotated Edition of My Quest
of the Arabian [i.e. Arab] Horse, by Homer Davenport.
Hillview, IL:
Seauphah Pub. Assoc., 1992.
Edwards Arabians Farm, and Egyptian Arabians Inc.
Absolute Auction.
Edmond, OK: Addis Auction Company, 1999.
Forbis, Judith.
The Gift: Ansata Ibn Halima. Mena, AR: Ansata
Publications, 1998.
Greely, Margaret.
Arabian Exodus. Rev. ed. London: J.A. Allen, 1985.
Hanstead Stud,
Arabian Stallions. St. Albans, Hertfordshire?: n.p.,
1977.
Heleno, Manuel H. D., and Associação Portuguesa Do Cavalo Árabe.
O Cavalo Árabe
Em Portugal.
2nd ed. Lisbon: Iconom, 2005.
Parkinson, Mary Jane.
--And Ride Away Singing: The Breeding Philosophy of Bazy
Tankersley and the History of Al-Marah Arabians.
Tucson, AZ: Arabian
Horse Owners Foundation, 1998.
Promenschenkel, Marlys.
Antiquated Arabians. 1st ed. Albuquerque, NM:
Arabian Southwest Publishers, 1973.
Pyramid Society.
Egyptian Stallion Guide. Lexington, KY: Pyramid
Society, 2000.
Racing & Equestrian Club.
Racing & Equestrian Club Auction Sale.
Doha, Qatar: Racing & Equestrian Club, 1998.
Schrishuhn, Debra Kay, Diana M. Johnson, Anita K. Enander, and Institute for the
Desert Arabian Horse.
The Babson Influence: A Retrospective : The Bloodline at
the Base of Some of the World's Greatest Pedigrees.
Lebanon, KY:
Institute for the Desert Arabian Horse, 2008.
Smith, Linell Nash.
And Miles to Go: The Biography of a Great Arabian Horse,
Witez II.
1st ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1967.
Stong, Phil, and Kurt Wiese.
Horses and Americans. New York: Frederick
A. Stokes, 1939.
Swayze, Patrick., and Lisa. Niemi.
The Time of My Life. 1st Atria Books
Hardcover ed. New York: Atria Books, 2009.
Synowski, Rick.
The CMK Heritage Catalogue: Including a Directory of
Crabbet/Maynesboro/Kellogg Stallions at Stud.
Salem, OR: Rick Synowski,
1982.
Synowski, Rick.
The World Symposium on Crabbet Breeding Reference Book.
Tucson, AZ.: Crabbet Symposium Committee, 1983.
Thwaites, Jeanne.
Horses of the West. South Brunswick, NJ: A.S. Barnes,
1968.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and cataloged by Rob Strauss in December 2017.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Arabian horse
Horsemen and horsewomen