Ladies Art Association (New York, N.Y.)
Scope and Contents
Printed and manuscript documents referring to the Association. The correspondence is primarily of Alice Donlevy, arranged chronologically. Her letter of 5/8/1914, gives a history of the organization and her part in it.
Dates
- Creation: 1871-1914
Creator
- Ladies Art Association (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Donlevy, Alice (Contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is through microfilm (FHL Film Org-L)
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Founded in 1867 and incorporated in 1877, the Ladies Art Association of New York worked to promote the interests of women artists. At first the members met monthly. In 1872 the Association entered the field of education by offering art industrial training to teachers. In 1881 it established an art studio for women. While not a Quaker organization, many of its members and officers were Friends. These included Alice Donlevy, E.C. Fields, Gulielma Fields, Margarita Willets Harrison, and Jane Russell.
Extent
0.21 linear ft. (1 box (3 folders))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Ladies Art Association was founded in New York City in 1867, and its members were involved in studio art and art education. Many of its members and officers were Quakers. The collection contains the Association's constitution, publicity materials, correspondence (1887-1914), and other records.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into 3 series. The series are:
- Constitution
- Publicity
- Correspondence
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Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Alice Donlevy, ca. 1945
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilmed in 1985 by the Smithsonian Institution (Archives of American Art, Philadelphia Project).
Available on microfilm in the library: Org-L
Subject
- Ladies Art Association (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
Topical
- Adult education of women -- New York (State) -- New York
- Art -- New York (State) -- New York
- Art -- New York (State) -- New York
- Art -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies, etc.
- Art -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York
- Quaker artists
- Quaker women -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York
- Quaker women -- Social life and customs
- Women -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York
- Women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies and clubs
- Women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies, etc.
- Women artists -- United States
- Title
- An Inventory of the Ladies Art Association (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1871-1914
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
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