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Bozeman Art Association Records, 1943-1968
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bozeman Art Association
- Title
- Bozeman Art Association Records
- Dates
- 1943-196819431968
- Quantity
- .2 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Collection 1079, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Bozeman Art Association Records consist of a minute book, a treasurer's ledger, receipts, invoices, treasurer’s statements, membership lists, communications, and printed materials. Materials date from 1943 to 1960.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The Bozeman Art Association was founded about 1934 as the Bozeman Chapter of the American Federation of Arts. The purpose of the organization was to finance the expense of bringing traveling exhibits of fine art to Bozeman for public display. Closely tied with the Montana State College community, the exhibit hall of choice for the organization was the fireplace room of Herrick Hall, a classroom building on campus constructed in 1926. Meetings were mostly held at Herrick Hall or in the homes of the organization's members, which included Olga Ross Hannon, Jessie Wilbur, and Isabel Haynes. In 1953 the group severed its relationship with the American Federation of Arts and renamed itself the Bozeman Arts Association. By 1961 interest in the organization began to wane as other venues and financing opportunities became available for art exhibitions in Bozeman. The group became inactive and its assets were finally closed out in February, 1968.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Bozeman Art Association Records consist of a minute book recording transactions of the membership from September 21, 1944 through May 11, 1960; a treasurer's ledger detailing the finances of the organization from April 6, 1943 to January 13, 1953; a folder of receipts, invoices, and treasurer's statements; a folder of membership lists, communications, and printed materials.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Records of the Bozeman Art Association were donated to Montana State University by Jessie Wilbur of Bozeman, Montana in 1972. Additional materials were donated by Doris Wilson of Bozeman, Montana, in 1977. The records were reported to the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections in 1979 and assigned record number 79-632.
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2013 June 27
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Art
- Art -- Exhibitions
- Traveling exhibitions
- Traveling exhibitions -- Montana -- Bozeman
Geographical Names
- Montana -- Bozeman
Form or Genre Terms
- Exhibition catalogs
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- American Federation of Arts. Bozeman Chapter