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This book contains letters, documents, and writings pertaining to Dr. McCleery and Jack Lynch's work with lobo wolves. Most of the letters were written to either Dr. McCleery or Jack Lynch by other people. Also included are a copy of Dr. McCleery's book "The Lone Killer," his leaflet "The Only Lobo…
Date: 1977

In this obituary, the Kane Republican reports on the death of Dr. E. H. McCleery at 5pm on May 23, 1962. The article describes his achievements - namely his profession as a physician and his success in preserving the last of the lobo wolves. It describes his education, profession, honors he has…
Date: May 24, 1962

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This photograph depicts Dr. Edward Heber McCleery, often referred to as Dr. E. H. McCleery, in a light-colored coat standing outside a stone house, presumably the back entrance of the stone house in which he lived along Route 6 near the lobo wolf park, five miles east of Kane, PA. Dr. McCleery is…
Date: Probably between 1940 and 1962

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This photograph depicts Dr. E. H. McCleery in the Kane Summit Hospital after being injured by one of his wolves. The back of the photograph attributes it to the Kane Republican. This photograph was featured in the Kane Republican's (Kane, PA) Special "Dr. McCleery - Wolves" Edition on February 20,…
Date: Probably between 1921 and 1949

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This color linen postcard depicts Dr. McCleery with two wolves (and an additional wolf in the distance) at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. The caption on the front of the card reads, "Dr. E. H. McCleery and His Famed Wolf Park." The caption on the…
Date: Between 1929 and 1947

This is a dramatic retelling of the story of a puma that escaped from Dr. McCleery's wolf farm and happened upon the four-year-old Claude Mollander Jr. and his mongrel dog. The mongrel dog fought the puma as Mollander Jr. fled to safety. The dog was killed by the puma and the puma was killed by a…
Date: February 25, 1950

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This photograph depicts a dead mountain lion from Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. The mountain lion escaped from the park in February 1946 and killed Claude Mollander Jr.'s dog. The mountain lion was subsequently shot by Sergeant Charles E.…
Date: February 18, 1946

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This sign used to hang on the wolf pens at Dr. McCleery's wolf park.

This directory of Princeton College lists E. H. McCleery from Milton, Northumberland County, PA as an ex-member of the class of 1888 (a former student, but not a graduate). The abbreviation "M" for Medicine is listed next to his name. "E" for Engineering is an available abbreviation listed in the…
Date: 1896

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One of Dr. McCleery's original wolves.
Birth Date: Early 1921

This article reports that Jack Lynch is opposed to plans for development near his wolf park (which is referred to as the "Pacific Wolf Preserve") because sewage and water lines would mean higher tax levies which Lynch cannot afford. He has tried to get fellow landowners to oppose the plans.…
Date: December 7, 1978

Many companies offered their appreciation for and well-wishes to Dr. E. H. McCleery and Jack Lynch in this special edition of the Kane Republican. This advertisement by the Kane Office of the Warren National Bank considers it a privilege to pay tribute to Dr. McCleery - an accomplished physician and…
Date: February 20, 1962

This decennial catalog of the Lawrenceville School (John C. Green Foundation, Lawrenceville, NJ) lists Edward Heber McCleery from Milton, PA as having been a student enrolled at the school in the 1883-1884 academic year.
Date: 1893 or 1894

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This photograph depicts a dead mountain lion from Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. The mountain lion escaped from the park in February 1946 and killed Claude Mollander Jr.'s dog. The mountain lion was subsequently shot by Sergeant Charles E. Stacy.
Date: February 14, 1946

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery with at least three wolves, one of which is on its hind legs giving him a kiss. Another man can be seen in the background over Dr. McCleery's shoulder. This photo was taken at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. This is an…
Date: Between 1921 and 1929

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This photograph depicts a coyote in a pen at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA.
Date: 1947

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This photograph depicts a coyote standing on a large rock in a pen at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Two other photos that Aneta Johnson donated have the date 1952 written on the back, so I assume this photo was taken the same year.
Date: 1952

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This photograph depicts a coyote at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. I believe (but am not certain) that Dr. McCleery acquired coyotes after 1940.

This photograph was probably taken between 1940 (around when I believe Dr. McCleery acquired coyotes)…
Date: Probably between 1940 and 1972

This article reports that Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lynch run a 40-acre wolf preserve on Washington's Olympic Peninsula where lobo wolves are kept in 40-by-80-foot pens in the woods. The history of the lobo wolf and the park are described, as is the move to Washington, during which 20 wolves were flown to…
Date: June 24, 1972

This article reports that the Colorado Division of Wildlife has denied Ed Andrews, the president of the Wolf Country Foundation in Boulder, CO, a permit to bring 200 of Alaska's 12,000 wolves to Colorado to spare them from a planned hunt. A Colorado wildlife officer stated that anyone (except a zoo)…
Date: December 7, 1979