Santa Fe art museum site collection, 1915.

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Santa Fe art museum site collection, 1915.

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Summary: Collection consists of letters, resolutions, and other materials concerning the construction of an art museum in Santa Fe in 1915. Includes agreements for the purchase of land owned by the Santa Fe Board of Education on the corner of Palace and Lincoln Avenues for an art museum to be built by the Museum of New Mexico; letters of endorsement from local organizations such as the Woman's Board of Trade and Library Association; and petitions signed by local citizens supporting the purchase. The building was to be based on the New Mexico State Building called "Cathedral of the Desert" at the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915 in San Diego. The building was constructed and is now the Museum of New Mexico's Museum of Fine Arts.

.1 linear feet.

Museum of New Mexico Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7391396

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Woman's Board of Trade and Library Association (Santa Fe, N.M.)

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The Woman's Board of Trade and Library Association did charity work, started the public library in 1895, and raised money for various projects in Santa Fe, New Mexico. From the description of Santa Fe Woman's Board of Trade and Library Association records, 1892-1915. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37435042 The Woman's Board of Trade and Library Association did charity work, started the public library in 1895, and raised money for various projects in Sant...

Museum of Fine Arts (Museum of New Mexico)

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The Museum of Fine Arts is one of the museums within the Museum of New Mexico, a subordinate unit of the Office of Cultural Affairs. From the description of Museum of Fine Arts correspondence, 1910-1978. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37518551 From the guide to the Museum of Fine Arts Correspondence, 1910-1978, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.) Art museum; Santa Fe, New Mexico. From the description of Muse...