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Archives of American Art
Chester County Art Association records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.chescoun
- Creators:
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Chester County Art Association (Chester County, Pa.)
- Dates:
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1912-1942
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Linear foot(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding exhibitions, lectures, and art classes; business records containing a constitution, by-laws, minutes, and lists of officers and members; printed matter including exhibition checklists and exhibition catalogs, most written by Christian Brinton.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art association; West Chester, Pa. Established 1931 by Christian Brinton and others. Brinton was the first president.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 4020 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan, at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Chester County Historical Society.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in Chester County Art Association.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed in 1987 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Lent by Chester County Historical Society.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts organizations -- Pennsylvania | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Brinton, Christian, 1870-1942 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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