Records, 1909-1963.

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Records, 1909-1963.

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Minutes, 1909-1913, constitution and bylaws. Printed copies of annual reports provide a detailed summary of a years activity for many years. Programs for various plays, musical and dance performances occurring in Springfield. A scrapbook of news clippings pertaining to Association news and various members over the years.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Ferguson, Alice Edwards, 1844-1921.

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Miner, Georgia Watson.

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Springfield Art Association

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Organized in 1909 as the Amateur Art Study Club for the purpose of art study and with Georgia Watson Miner as the first club president. In 1913 Alice Edwards Ferguson, the granddaughter of Illinois' fourth governor, Ninian Edwards, donated her house to the association as a place for art classes, art exhibits and social gatherings. Edwards Place remains the home of the Springfield Art Association, which it became in 1921. From the description of Records, 1909-1963. (Abraham Lincoln Pr...