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School of Art and Architecture, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 189

Scope and Contents

The records consist of correspondence, subject files, meeting minutes, statistics, financial records, and lecture materials documenting the students, faculty, curriculum, and general administration of the Yale School of Art and Architecture and its predecessors. Includes the records of Dean Everett V. Meeks.

Dates

  • 1832-1996

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

While this collection as a whole is available for research, parts of it may be restricted due to law, university policy or fragility. Any restricted material will be noted as such.

Some records in this finding aid have been redacted, as they include student names, donor names, and other restricted data. These records will not appear in the published finding aid.

Arrangement

The records are arranged by accession.

Extent

61.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0189

Additional Description

Overview

The records consist of correspondence, subject files, meeting minutes, statistics, financial records, and lecture materials documenting the students, faculty, curriculum, and general administration of the Yale School of Art and Architecture and its predecessors. Includes the records of Dean Everett V. Meeks.

Biographical / Historical

The study of visual arts at Yale began in 1832 with the opening of the Trumbull Gallery, the first college-affiliated art museum in the United States. In 1858, an exhibition in the Trumbull Gallery generated interest in establishing a formal course of study in the arts. With the support of Augustus Street (B.A. 1812), the School of Fine Arts (1869-1955) was established in 1866. It was formally opened in 1869 with the completion of Street Hall. The first bachelor of fine arts degree was conferred in 1891. Courses in architecture began in 1908; and the drama department (part of the school until 1955) was added in 1925. In 1928 the Yale Art Gallery opened. Louis Kahn designed the addition to the Yale Art Gallery which opened in 1953. From 1955 to 1958, the school was briefly renamed the School of Architecture and Design; from 1958 to 1972 it was named the School of Art and Architecture. In 1972, the two schools split and became the School of Art and the School of Architecture.

General note

Forms part of Yale Record Group 18-A (YRG 18-A), Central records and records of the dean of the Yale School of Art and Architecture and its predecessors.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the School of Art and Architecture, Yale University, Records
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Daniel Hartwig
Date
June 2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)

Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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