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Students Art Club records, 1912-1982

 

Summary

Creator:
Students Art Club of Tampa
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet
3 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Students Art Club records,  USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes some printed programs and catalogs from the club's shows and exhibitions but is mostly comprised of handwritten meeting minutes, ledgers, and membership rosters.

Biographical / historical:

The Students Art Club of Tampa was organized in May 1902 "to encourage and promote the study and appreciation of art in all its forms, among its members, in civic life and in the public schools and to cooperate with other art organizations in arousing public sentiment to the end that a public museum of art representative of all Florida may be established." The Students Art Club met at the Woman's Club House at 2506 North St., Tampa. Throughout its active period, the club had a membership of about 50 elementary and upper school children, plus approximately 20 advisory members and graduate mentors. In 1916 the group collaborated with the American Federation of the Arts for an exhibit of Japanese prints. This exhibit was subsequently documented by Florence Nightingale Levy in The American Art Annual of 1916.

Arrangement:

Chronological

Physical / technical requirements:

Some of the Students Art Club materials are in very fragile condition. Please see container listing for more information. Please contact a member of the Special Collections Department for assistance with this collection.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Students Art Club records, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA