IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
NEW ART CLUB OF MARION, IOWA
RECORDS, 1939-1974
2.5 linear inches
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ACQUISITION: |
The New Art Club records (donor no.
360) were donated by the
Marion Public Library. |
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ACCESS: |
The records are open for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
»Copyright has not been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PROCESSED
BY: |
Your name, year» Randel W. Lackore, 1997. |
History
The
New Art Club of Marion, Iowa was organized in 1935. The club had four charter members whose ranks quickly grew to
twelve. The women intended to meet to
work on projects of needlework and hand-crafts. The name of the club was undecided when a member phoned the local
paper to announce that the new art club had been formed. When an item appeared in the paper about the
"New Art" club the name stuck.
The group met monthly mainly as a social club. In 1974, with dwindling membership and the increasing age of its
members, the group disbanded.
Scope and Content Note
The
New Art Club of Marion, Iowa
records date from 1939 to 1974
and measure 2.5 linear
inches. The records consist
of minutes, program calendars,
a newspaper clipping, and a program booklet and photograph from the twentieth
anniversary of the club in 1955.
Box no. Description
Box 1
Minutes
May 1939-March 1942
March 1942-July 1959
August 1959-December 1964
1965-1974
Newspaper clipping, May 19,
1955
Program calendars, 1966-1968
Twentieth anniversary
program, 1955
Photograph, May 13, 1995