Archives of American Art

Cleveland Institute of Art records

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.clevinst
Creators:
Cleveland Institute of Art
Dates:
1882-1978
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
33 Volumes
(on 9 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks containing clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, photographs, and letters.
Scope and Contents
REELS 1640-1643: 11 scrapbooks, 1946-1973.
Scope and Contents
REELS 1499-1502: 13 scrapbooks, 1882-1945.
Scope and Contents
REELS 1878-1879: 9 clipping scrapbooks, October 1968 through May 1978.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Art school. Founded 1882 as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women. In 1888 the name changed to School of Art of the Western Reserve University, and in 1891 to the Cleveland School of Art. It became the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1948, moving to a new building on East Boulevard in 1956.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1640 through 1643, 1878 through 1879, and 1499 through 1502 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1979-1980 by Cleveland Institute of Art.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cleveland School of Art Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Western Reserve School of Design for Women Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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