Archives of American Art

Center for Creative Studies records

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.centcrea
Creators:
Center for Creative Studies
Society of Arts and Crafts (Detroit, Mich.)
Art School of the Society of Arts and Crafts (Detroit, Mich.)
Dates:
1906-1982
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
6.5 Linear feet
(partially microfilmed on 4 reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Historical information; reports; correspondence; financial records; scrapbooks; photographs and albums.
Scope and Contents
REELS D280-D282: Historical information; annual reports; minutes of meetings; correspondence; enrollment records; financial statements; scrapbooks, 1904-1943; photographs of the Society's building; and publications. Total: 5.2 linear feet
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED Additions: Annual reports, photographs, negatives, and photograph albums.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Art society and school; Detroit, Michigan. Formerly Society of Arts and Crafts. Founded in 1906 and incorporated in 1915. The Art School of the Society of Arts and Crafts was established in 1926. In 1975 the organization changed its name to the Center for Creative Studies - College of Art and Design. And in 2001, it changed it's name to the College for Creative Studies.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels D280-D282 and 3250 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel 3250 lent for microfilming 1984, and unmicrofilmed material donated 1965 and 1984 by Center for Creative Studies.

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. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Related Materials
Also in the Archives is material lent for microfilming, including five scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings regarding art and artists in Detroit (microfilm reel 3250).

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Arts and crafts movement Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arts organizations -- Michigan Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Decorative arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artisans Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art Schools -- Michigan -- Detroit Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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