%eadnotat; ]> 4047laar An Inventory of the Ladies Art Association (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1871-1914 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2002 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Ladies Art Association (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1871-1914 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 2002 Descriptive Summary Records, 1871-1914 RG 4/047 Ladies Art Association (New York, N.Y.) 3 folders Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. 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.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728

BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

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.

SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

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.

The collection is organized into 3 series. The series are:

Constitution Publicity Correspondence

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Gift of Alice Donlevy, ca. 1945

Access

Access is through microfilm (FHL Film Org-L)

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], The Ladies Art Association, Records, 1871-1914, RG 4/047, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Microfilmed in 1985 by the Smithsonian Institution (Archives of American Art, Philadelphia Project).

Available on microfilm in the library: Org-L

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Adult education of women -- New York (State) -- New York Art -- New York (State) -- New York Art -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York Women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies and clubs Women -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York New York (N.Y.) -- Cultural affairs -- Art New York (N.Y.) -- Societies, etc. -- Art New York (N.Y.) -- Societies, etc. -- Women Women artists -- United States Quaker women -- Social life and customs Quakers -- Artists Quaker women -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York Donlevy, Alice Ladies Art Association (New York, N.Y.) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

Ser. 1. Constitution Constitution 1871 1 Ser. 2. Publicity Printed material 1876-1888 2

Including list of members and a petition to the Congress of the State of New York for state aid, all arranged chronologically.

Ser. 3. Correspondence Miscellaneous correspondence 1887-1914 3

Handwritten correspondence primarily of Alice Donlevy arranged chronologically. Her letter of 5/8/1914, gives a history of the organization and her part in it.