Archives of American Art

The Beachcombers records

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.beachcom
Creators:
Beachcombers (Organization)
Dates:
1916-1975
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
460 Items
(on 3 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Reels 2085-2086: Membership lists; constitution and by-laws; correspondence; minutes; poems, songs, and notes; etchings; account books; a booklet on the Beachcombers by member Ted Robinson; printed miscellany, exhibition material, and clippings pertaining to th Beachcombers, their annual costume ball, and individual members; and a scrapbook. Prominent members mentioned in the collection include John Whorf, Harry Campbell, Harry Kemp, Reeves Euler, Hudson Walker, Edwin Dickinson, Vollian Burr Rann, Charles Hawthore, Gerrit Beneker, and William Bicknell.
Scope and Contents
REEL 2083: Photographs, n.d., 1918-1960's, of the Beachcombers, their gatherings, events, and annual ball; a photograph album belonging to Beachcomber member, William Bicknell; and miscellaneous photos.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The Beachcombers is a social and professional club in the artists' colony of Provincetown, Massachusetts for painters, etchers, poets, playwrights, and others.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm rolls 2083, 2085-2086 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1974-1975 by the Beachcombers.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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