Overview
| Repository: |
Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Email: mssa.faq@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 |
| Call Number: | RU 291 |
| Creator: | Yale University. School of Art. |
| Title: | School of Art, Yale University, records |
| Dates: | 1950-1998 |
| Physical Description: | 6.5 linear feet |
| Language(s): | The materials are in English. |
| Summary: | The records consist of subject files, correspondence, printed material, posters, and films documenting the administration, staff, and students of the Yale School of Art and its predecessors. Records documenting the Planning and Priorities Committee and the Graphic Art Department are also included. |
| Note: | Forms part of Yale Record Group 20-A (YRG 20-A), Central records and records of the dean of the Yale School of Art |
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| Finding Aid Link: | To cite or bookmark this finding aid, use the following address: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0291 |
| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection, including location information, may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
Information about Access
Access to the materials is partially restricted. See inventory for details.Original film is restricted. Researchers needing to consult the original materials should refer to a reference archivist for policies and procedures governing reproduction for access
Cite As
School of Art, Yale University, Records (RU 291). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library
Information About Creator(s)
The study of visual arts at Yale began in 1832 with the opening of the Trumbull Gallery, the first art museum in the country to be connected with a college. A successful exhibition there in 1858 generated interest in formalized studies in art at Yale. The School of Fine Arts (1869-1955), made possible by a gift from Augustus Street (B.A. 1812), began soon thereafter and was established with the completion of Street Hall. A professorship in Painting and Design was created and the School was formally opened in 1869. The first Bachelor of Fine Arts was conferred in 1891. Courses in architecture began in 1908, and drama, a part of the School until 1955, was added in 1925. In 1928 the Yale Art Gallery was opened. A large addition to the Gallery, designed by Louis Kahn, opened in 1953. From 1955-1958, the School was briefly renamed the School of Architecture and Design. The designation of School of Art and Architecture was adopted in 1958 and used until 1971. In 1969, the internal organization of the faculty was led to the creation of the Faculty in Art and the Faculties in Design and Planning. In 1972 this action was formalized by the creation of two autonomous schools: the School of Art (1972- ) and the School of Architecture (1972- ). The two schools remain closely associated but are administratively separate
Description of the Collection
The records consist of subject files, correspondence, printed material, posters, and films documenting the administration, staff, and students of the Yale School of Art and its predecessors. Records documenting the Planning and Priorities Committee and the Graphic Art Department are also included
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession