Archives of American Art

Sacramento Art Center records

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.sacrart
Creators:
Sacramento Art Center
Dates:
1937-1941
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Items
partial microfilm reels
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence; clippings; writings; reports; photographs; radio script; catalogs; and copy of a WPA Technical Series Art Circular No. 1, FEDERAL SPONSORED COMMUNITY ART CENTERS, October 8, 1937.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Community Art Center, Sacramento, Calif. Established May 1938 by the Federal Art Project art education division. Was the first such center to be co-sponsored and funded by the FAP in California.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels NDA 3 & NDA 14 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to John B. Mathew after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The lender, John B. Mathew, was an art instructor at Sacramento Junior College and was the secretary of the Sponsoring Committee for the Sacramento Art Center.

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
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- Sacramento Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the arts -- California -- Sacramento Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- Sacramento Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art and state -- California -- Sacramento Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Works Progress Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Work Projects Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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