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Archives of American Art
Scarab Club records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.scarclub
- Creators:
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Scarab Club
- Dates:
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1910-1959
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.6 Linear feet(on 4 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Organizational records; financial records; printed materials; metal printing block engraved with club logo for stationery; club publications; and scrapbooks of exhibition materials, clippings, invitations, photographs and memorabilia.
Scope and Contents
REELS 3622-3623: Constitution and by-laws; membership lists; correspondence, between the secretary, Clyde H. Burroughs, the treasurer, H. S. Boutell, members, and others; financial records,a booklet, "The Founding and Growth of The Scarab Club of Detroit"; an undated exhibition catalog annotated with a record of sales; 5 issues of the "Scarab," 1925; and a metal-faced printing block engraved with a design for Scarab Club stationery.
Scope and Contents
REEL D318: Three scrapbooks containing annual exhibition catalogs, clippings, copy of the constitution and house rules, directories of members, party invitations, back issues of the "Scarab", photographs, and club memorabilia.
Scope and Contents
REEL D117: An incomplete file of the "Scarab," the publication of the Scarab Club.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art club; Detroit, Mich. Founded in 1907 for artists and art lovers.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels D117, D318, and 3622-3623 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reels D318 and D117: Originals returned to the lender, the Scarab Club, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel D117 lent 1963 for microfilming by William Bostick, material on reel D318 lent 1968 for microfilming by the Scarab Club, material on reels 3622-3623 donated 1976 by the Detroit Institute of Art.
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.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts organizations -- Michigan | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Artists -- Michigan | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Boutell, Henry Sherman, 1856-1926 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Burroughs, Clyde H. (Clyde Huntley), 1882-1973 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Washington, D.C. 20001
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