Scripps College Fine Arts Foundation collection, 1921-1990.

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Scripps College Fine Arts Foundation collection, 1921-1990.

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The Scripps College Fine Arts Foundation was established in 1935 with the primary purpose of building a studio to house the work in fine arts at Scripps College in Claremont, Calif. The collection contains correspondence, financial material, newspaper clippings, publicity announcements, photographs, and audiotapes documenting the Fine Arts Foundation's philanthropic activites conducted to support fine arts at Scripps College, including the Cinema Series, the Exhibition and Speaker Program, and the Limited Edition Series.

9 cubic ft.

The Claremont Colleges, Claremont University Consortium

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The Claremont Colleges, Claremont University Consortium

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Scripps College

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Scripps College is a private liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1926, it had an enrollment of 1,109 students as of 2019. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges and is known for its extensive interdisciplinary core curriculum and historic campus. Scripps is an undergraduate institution with an emphasis in the humanities and in interdisciplinary education. It is widely regarded as the most prestigious women's college in the Western United States, and is consistentl...

Scripps College. Fine Arts Foundation

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Administrative History of Scripps College Fine Arts Foundation The Fine Arts Foundation of Scripps College was founded in 1935 by Dr. Ernest Jaqua, President of the college, Mrs. George Gerlinger of Portland, and Mrs. Virginia Judy Esterly, assistant to Dr. Jaqua. Following the arrival of Millard Sheets to the college, a tremendous expansion and interest in art occurred. However, at the time, there were only two academic rooms in Balch Hall d...