Rex of White Way Samoyed Memorial Library & MuseumElbert, Colorado • Non-profit 501(c)(3)
Welcome to the Rex of White Way Samoyed Memorial Library & Museum
The Rex of White Way Samoyed Memorial Library and Museum was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in Colorado.
We now have a digitized library available through CatalogIt.
1st Picture: Rex of White Way Son: Ch. Winter Trail Blazer (12-57) (Courtesy Jim and Marian Osborn)
2nd Picture: Rex of White Way at Race in Ashton, Idaho (12/53) w/Lloyd Van Sickle Musher (Courtesy Walt and Jan Kauzlarich)
3rd Picture: Christmas Stocking Scene: Rex of White Way Litter with Dam Chastuska of Encino CDX. (12/53)
Trinket-B; 3 Males: Blitz, Blazer, Rogue. Stand-in Male: Ch. Tarko’s Kazan of Encino (Courtesy Jim and Marian Osborn)
Digital Library Access
Please click the link below to visit our digitized library through CatalogIt.
If you need assistance, please contact our Secretary listed below.
Rex of White Way at Waterfall in Idaho with Lloyd and Alta Van Sickle on Sled (Courtesy Walt and Jan Kauzlarich)
Rex was a pure-bred Samoyed who lived from 1946-1957. He led an adventurous life in the mountains beginning at 9-12 months of age as lead sled dog on a team that ran the U.S. mail over the 7,200 foot Targhee Pass in the winter.
Over the course of his lifetime, he participated in over 30 human rescues in the Sierras, including pulling out three downed planes near the Truckee, California airfield in 1949. Rex was one of the two lead dogs who delivered Dr. Nelson to the 226 passengers and crew of the City of San Francisco streamliner train that was snowbound in California’s Yuba Gap in January, 1952.
During his “off time,” Rex was a conformation show dog, won many speed and freight races, and appeared on a movie set with John Wayne for Island in the Sky and on television with Richard Boone in Have Gun Will Travel.
About the Rex Library
Early startup activities were focused almost exclusively on organizing the collection and scanning the photos,
pedigrees, collectibles, art work, etc. The Board already has acquired through donations, the Jim Osborn Collection,
the largest single repository of Samoyed materials in the U.S., and probably in the world.
Magazines and publications preserved for research.Snowland Kennels with (L) Ch. Nim and Sire (R) Ch. Siberian Nansen of Farningham of Snowland and Faith Harris Child with 2 Samoyeds. (Courtesy Rev. Gwyneth Arrison-Helen Harris Granddaughter)Stained Glass Piece created by Dr. Sal Lawrence, circa 1998
We have made available through CatalogIt— with grateful permission — the British and American Pedigree Books,
and, for educational and research purposes, Samoyed articles from the now defunct Western Kennel World Magazines and Samoyed Quarterly Magazines.
Rex of White Way Picture Taken after Setting World Record in Weight Pulling on Freezing Snow and Ice at West Yellowstone, Montana on February 22, 1954. (Courtesy Mardee Ward-Fanning)
From our donors we received many photo albums and collectibles which included collections from Gertrude Adams, Donna Dannen,
Jim and Celinda Cheskawich, Walt and Jan Kauzlarich, Madelin Druse, Jim and Marian Osborn, Amelia Price, Jim and Mary Kistner, Joan Luna Liebes,
Connie Richardson Konopisos, Judy Mears, the Agnes Mason family, Helen Harris’ family, and Doris McLaughlin.
If you are looking for something, we probably have it scanned and tagged in the digital library. Tagging should make your visit easy
and more enjoyable. Because of copyright laws, if in doubt, please contact one of us before you print off large amounts of pages.
The Rex Library will always be accessible for the general public for research and to preserve the heritage of the Samoyed.
We can’t accept every collectible donation because of space limitations and because we probably may already have it.
The Library is a work in progress with new additions coming in of collectibles we may need. In the future we should be able to link
with Bob Hupp and his pedigree research tool.
Donations & Tax Information
Donations of money, art work, memorabilia, collectibles and mention of the Rex Library in wills, estates, and trusts are most welcome.
Please contact Joan Luna Liebes.
As of March 2, 2015, donors to the Rex of White Way Samoyed Memorial Library and Museum may now be eligible to take a tax write off as the IRS has approved the Rex Library as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Rare Goebel Ceramic, W. Germany (Courtesy Amelia Price)Rex of White Way on Snow Glassware (Created by Anngharaad Reid for the Rex Library)Two Samoyed Figurines Made in USSR (Courtesy Celinda Cheskawich)
Mail-in Forms
If you wish more information on wills, estate planning, and trusts for the Rex of White Way Samoyed Memorial Library,
please complete the following and mail it in to:
Joan Luna Liebes, Treasurer, 16160 Hopper Road, Peyton, CO 80831.
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Thank you for supporting the Rex of White Way Samoyed Memorial Library and Museum!
The Board of Directors for the Rex of White Way Samoyed Memorial Library and Museum
See the full collection in CatalogIt
This website highlights a small, curated selection. For the complete archive—photos, documents, and artifacts—browse the CatalogIt collection.
