Image Collection 8 Items Henry Bergh letters, 1866-1884 Henry Bergh founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and helped form both the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. This collection consists of seven letters by Henry Bergh, most concerning the A.S.P.C.A., or cases of animal cruelty. They are accompanied by one portrait engraving autographed by Bergh. Letter recipients include Orange County, N.Y. justice of the peace John Burt; New York state senator Augustus R. View Collection