Walla Walla Art Club Records
Scope and Contents
The Walla Walla Art Club Records, which dates from 1898 to 2017, contains information on the members, programs, and meetings that the committee carried out, as well as their constitution, their involvement in social life, and accession books.
Dates
- Creation: 1898-2017
Creator
- Walla Walla Art Club (Walla Walla, Wash.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
The Walla Walla Art Club was started on Nov. 13, 1898, when at the invitation of Miss Elizabeth Troeger, an accomplished artist and the director of the department of art at Whitman College, ten women were given a charter to organize a club for the study of art. Among these ten were Mrs. B.L. Sharpstein, Miss Grace Isaacs, Mrs. W.D. Lyman, and Mrs. S.B.L. Penrose.
From 1898 to 1905, the meetings of the Art Club were held at the Whitman College Studio or at the homes of its members. In 1905 the Carnegie Center was built to house the Walla Walla Public Library. The club met in a room in its basement. When the library expanded, the meetings were then held at the Y.M.C.A. or the Marcus Whitman Hotel. In 1948, the club met again at the Carnegie Center.
The Walla Walla Art Club started as a program committee offering art related courses and enriching the art knowledge of its members. The club also played an active role in civic and public welfare, supporting the Red Cross, Whitman College, Y.W.C.A., and Y.M.C.A.. They also made their voices heard in front of city commissioners. They argued for more sanitary watering troughs for horses in the pre-gasoline age, brought to the public’s attention the conditions existing in the jail, and advocated for a police matron. They also worked with other groups to establish a park system in Walla Walla and advocated a public play-ground instructor, welfare work, art classes in rural schools, and childcare guidance for expectant mothers.
The club has contributed an extensive collection of books and magazines to the Public Library in Walla Walla. The club had a membership with the Archeological Society and had been affiliated with the Washington State Federation since 1901.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Walla Walla Art Club Records, which dates from 1898 to 2017, contains the records of the Walla Walla Art Club, which offer information about the goals and activities of the club.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Katherine Weingart on December 7, 2005. The accession number is 2005-019. Additional records were donated by Lynn Sealy, Walla Walla Art Club president, on 2020 February 26. The accession number associated with this donation is 2020-001.
Subject
- Troeger, Elizabeth (Person)
- Ankeny, Charlotte (Person)
- Penrose, Peggy (Margaret Pressley Dale) (Person)
- Sharpstein, Annabelle (Person)
- Hungate, Lulu (Person)
- Ballou, Myra (Person)
- Isaacs, Grace (Person)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Walla Walla Art Club Records
- Author
- Andreea Coca
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository