Historical records scrapbook, 1900-1938.

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Historical records scrapbook, 1900-1938.

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Contains correspondence; legal documents; newsclippings; exhibition catalogues; printed ephemera. Most of the materials deal with the history and activities of the Houston Art League from its founding in 1900 to the opening of its Museum (now the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) in 1924. Included are: versions of the League's Constitution (original and published copies) from 1900, 1904, and 1919; "excerpts" (minutes) from annual meetings beginning with 1901; the Charter of the Houston Art League (original document), 1913; League By-Laws as drafted in 1913 and 1925; and published lists of the pictures and casts owned by the League and displayed in Houston public schools.

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Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Houston Art League

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On March 17, 1900, forty-seven people assembled to hear a lecture on art given by Mrs. Jean Sherwood of Chicago in the Houston home of Mrs. Robert S. Lovett. Inspired by their common interest in the arts, those assembled agreed to the formation of a society whose purpose was to foster interest in the fine arts in Houston, Texas. On March 24, 1900 the Constitution and By-Laws of the Houston Public School Art League were formally read and adopted. Primarily directed towards the establishment of ar...

Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956

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Watkin, William Ward, 1886-1952

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Cram, Ralph Adams, 1863-1942

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In 1887 Cram joined with Charles Wentworth to open an architectural office (Cram and Wentworth) in Boston. In 1891 Bertram G. Goodhue joined them. Shortly thereafter Wentworth died and the firm became Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, which it remained until 1910 when Goodhue left to form his own firm in New York. Cram & Ferguson kept that name even when younger partners joined in 1925 and after Ferguson died in 1926. From the description of [Unidentified church] [graphic] : [perspec...

Cullinan, J. S. 1860-1937.

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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