The Ruskin Art Club Special Collections Catalog at USC

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The Ruskin Art Club records consist of meeting minutes, programs, administrative and financial records, clippings, some correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, created and collected by the members of the Club, 1891-2003. The records describe in detail the activities of the Club, which were in the area of art education for its membership. Of particular importance are the minutes and programs, which describe in detail the lectures delivered to the membership by the membership, and formed the core activity of the Club. Also included are some papers created and collected by Helen Witmer, president of the Club during the 1950s and 60s.