Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.artsclub
- Creators:
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Arts Club of Washington (Washington, D.C.)
- Dates:
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1916-1991
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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9 Microfilm reels
61 volumes on 9 microfilm reels
- Repository:
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Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The microfilmed Arts Club of Washington scrapbooks document the club's membership and activities through membership lists, correspondence, photographs, exhibition checklists, publicity items, and other related material.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Arts Club of Washington was founded in 1916 by a group of artists to promote the arts in Washington, DC. The club focused on painting, sculpture, music, and drama and was the first club in Washington, DC to admit both men and women. Its current programs support visual, performing, and literary arts.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1536-1541 and 4590-4592 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the Arts Club of Washington after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1979 and 1992 by the Arts Club of Washington.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Citation
The Arts Club of Washington scrapbooks. Owned by the Arts Club of Washington. Filmed by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
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