RIT Art Students' Art Society records 1961-1966

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RIT Art Students' Art Society records 1961-1966

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Records of the Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) Art Students' Art Society. The group was founded around 1912 and was open by invitation to upperclassmen at the university. The collection includes correspondence and governance documents. The RIT Art Students' Art Society records contain documents related to the organization and its activities. The first portion of the collection consists of correspondence. These letters are from the Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) Student Council and Student Association regarding the Art Society's standing on-campus. The first letter addresses the need for the society to submit a constitution, while the next two letters relate to the society's temporary suspension for violation of Student Council policies. The collection also contains several governance documents from the organization. In addition to a list of officers for the 1963-1964 school year, the collection includes a copy of the club's constitution (circa 1944-1959) and a revised copy from 1966. There is a short history of the organization and a list of officers accompanying the revised copy.

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8143910

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT Student Wives' Association.

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Rochester Institute of Technology. Art Students' Art Society,

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The Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) Art Students' Art Society started as the Art League sometime around 1912. The organization began as a club for individuals looking to create artwork in a group environment. The purpose changed over the years so that by 1966 the group's stated purpose was: to promote and encourage further exposure of the arts to the members of the society, its guests, friends, and when applicable, to the student body of the Rochester Institute of Technology. ...

Rochester institute of technology

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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...