Records, 1900-1938.

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Records, 1900-1938.

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This Record Group contains correspondence, legal documents, printed ephemera, essays, newsclippings, and meeting minutes which document the history, membership, and activities of the Houston Art League (RG 19), the parent organization which founded the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

1 scrapbook.

Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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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...

Watkin, William Ward, 1886-1952

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