Wesleyan University Davison Art Rooms exhibition catalogs
Scope and Contents
This collection contains exhibition catalogs and exhibition lists from the Davison Art Rooms, the precursor of the Davison Art Center, from the years 1928 to 1949.
Dates
- Creation: 1928-1949
Creator
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Biographical / Historical
The Davison Art Rooms were created at the opening of Olin Memorial Library in 1928 as a tribute to George W. (Wesleyan class of 1892) and Harriet Baldwin Davison. Three rooms on the south side of the third floor of Olin Library were dedicated to the exhibition of prints and works of art. The Davisons had gradually and quietly begun donating parts of their print collection to the university at this time, and these gifts formed the basis of some of the first exhibitions of the Davison Art Rooms. The Davison Art Rooms were closed and their contents transferred to the newly-constructed Davison Art Center for its opening in 1952.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 half hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Subject
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) (Organization)
- Davison Art Center (Organization)
- Davison, George W. (George Willets), 1872- (Person)
- Davison, Harriet R. Baldwin (Person)
- Title
- Wesleyan University Davison Art Rooms exhibition catalogs, 1928-1949
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Jeffrey Makala, 2001. Updated by: Riley Cameron, 2019; machine-readable finding aid created by: Valerie Gillespie, 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository