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Arts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

American Society of Music and Fine Arts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 109
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a scrapbook containing clippings, meeting minutes, invitations, and event announcements.

Dates: 1934-1964

Arts Club of Washington

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018-020
Dates: Majority of material found within 1916 - 2018

Arts Club of Washington, D.C. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 012
Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of photocopied clippings taken from newspaper society pages from 1916 to the 1960s. Topics include exhibits, announcements, officer of elections, and programs. Original documents include two volumes of monthly calendars, 1929-1947; the newsletter “Artifacts,” 1952-1964; invitations and programs from the annual dance, “Bal Boheme;” annual financial statements; a copy of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, 1950; and training manuals for historic...
Dates: 1916-1990

Literary Society of Washington, D.C. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 108
Scope and Contents

The collection includes invitations, annual programs, the society’s constitution and rules of procedure, and papers read before the society.

Dates: 1908-1957

Violet Lowens D.C. Arts and Culture Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 090
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of memorabilia, programs, invitations, correspondence, clippings, and newsletters from a variety of arts and culture institutions in Washington, D.C., including items related to theatre, musicals, concerts, exhibits, speeches, and dance performances.

Dates: 1942-1983

National Ballet Records

 Collection
Identifier: 034
Scope and Contents

The records consist of trustee minutes, programs, advertisements, press releases, clippings, biographical files, promotional materials, and scrapbooks regarding the promotion and administration of the National Ballet. The collection also contains musical scores, hanging plots, stage directions, board studies, set designs, videotapes, audiotapes, microforms, and photographs which document its artistic work. The records are arranged into 12 series.

Dates: 1962-1974

Martin Petersilia Arts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 016
Scope and Contents

Consists of programs, invitations, musical scores, correspondence, publicity, photographs, and clippings from arts organizations such as the Greg Reynolds Dance Quintet, The Women's Arts Center, Momentum Black Theater, and the Nubian League. Items from arts organizations appear first arranged alphabetically followed and then general information about the visual arts and artists in Washington. Oversized materials are in a separate box.

Dates: 1980-1989

Series 4: ARTS DC: CETA and the Arts in the District of Columbia 1977 – 1982, 2017

 Series
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc004
Scope and Contents

ARTS DC: CETA and the Arts in the District of Columbia 1977 – 1982 collection contains five audio interviews of ARTS DC artists. The interviews were conducted by Jonetta Rose Barras in 2017. Transcript and indexes are included for all interviews.

Dates: 2017

Society of Washington Artists Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 058
Scope and Contents

The materials in this collection reflect the administrative duties of the management of the The Society of Washington Artists. Materials include: correspondence, programs, meeting minutes (including one bound volume of minutes), the official Society Seal, and exhibition catalogues. Also included in this collection are photocopies of many of the materials. Some of the copies do not have corresponding original documents in this collection. The location of these originals is unknown.

Dates: 1890-1966
Unicorn Times in Dig DC
Unicorn Times in Dig DC

Unicorn Times

 Digital Collection
Identifier: dcpl_unicorn