Harriet's History Archives

This section is made up of letters, articles, and pictures from Harriet's files and notebooks of memorabilia. For many years, Harriet collected everything she could find about the Birman. Her legacy to the SCBF membership and contemporary Birman fanciers is this collection of information about the early breeders and their cats.

The archive section is a difficult section to organize as there is a large amount of information on a variety of topics. The current list of articles is just a small sample of the types of information available. This section will change periodically as we add articles, photos, letters and/or replace the current listings. If you are interested in Birman history, please bookmark this page so you can return easily and keep updated with the changes.

Letter from Elsie Fisher - Praha cattery - about her beginnings in the breed.

Harriet's writings on Gertrude Griswold and the early cats imported to the USA.

The Sacred Cat of Burma by Harriet Rindfleisch.

The Golden Halo - Harriet's thoughts on Birman Coloration.

Understanding the Birman Breed.

Sacred Cat of Burma - Head Type.