Taxidermy Letter by David Page

Title: Taxidermy Letter by David Page
Description: This 8.5x11 inch business letter was written in June of 1967 by David Page, one of SpiRIT’s handlers who previously served as the school’s human mascot, and addressed to Dr. James B. Campbell, Vice President of Student Personnel Services at RIT. In the letter, Page discusses the plans to have the deceased SpiRIT’s pelt cured by a taxidermist, and turned into “a small tiger skin rug… for a trophy case on the new campus.” Contrasting this endeavor to the taxidermy often utilized by trophy hunters who actively seek out animals to kill, Page states: “the spirit of the tiger has done much in the past to enrich the tradition of RIT and it can do much more in the future. It is a small but integral part of RIT as an institution and should never be allowed to fade as the school grows.”
Subject: SpiRIT
Creator: David A. Page, Jr.
Source: Collection on Spirit (Tiger)
Date: 1967
Rights: RIT Archive Collections
Format: Letter
Language: English