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Finding Aid to the California Society of Printmakers Records, 1925-2007
BANC MSS 88/53 c
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Collection Title: California Society of Printmakers records
Date (inclusive): 1925-2007
Collection Number: BANC MSS 88/53 c
Creators :
California Society of Printmakers
Extent:
Number of containers: Records: 8 cartons, 1 box, 1 volume, and 2 oversize folders
Audiovisual: 4 sound cassettes, 15 video cassettes Linear feet: 10.75
Audiovisual: 4 sound cassettes, 15 video cassettes Linear feet: 10.75
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The California Society of Printmakers (CSP) records reflect activities within the San Francisco Bay Area, the state of California,
and national and international arts communities since 1925. The collection includes historical records from the Society's
predecessor organizations, the California Society of Etchers (CSE) and Bay Printmakers Society, as well as the administrative
and exhibit records of the California Society of Printmakers. These records include the Board of Directors' meeting minutes;
membership records; correspondence; artists files; brochures; art lists; related material about exhibitions sponsored by the
CSP; and photographs, slides, audio cassettes, and video cassettes of events and exhibits, meetings, and artists' works. Also
included is a small amount of material related to printmakers, galleries, and exhibits not sponsored by CSP.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf
of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
[Identification of item], California Society of Printmakers Records, BANC MSS 88/53 c, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
California Society of Printmakers--Archives
Printmakers--California
Art--California--Exhibitions
Art--California--Societies, etc.
Art--California--Exhibitions--Photographs
Etching--20th century
Engraving--20th century
Lithography--20th century
Minutes
Photographs
Slides
The California Society of Printmakers Records were given to The Bancroft Library by the California Society of Printmakers
in January 1988. Additions were made in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007.
Future additions are expected.
Arranged to the folder level.
Processed by Ann Blum in 1989, Elizabeth Stephens in 1996, Linda Jordan in 1998, and Alison E. Bridger in 2007.
The California Society of Printmakers (CSP), originally called the California Society of Etchers (CSE), was founded circa
1911-1914 to promote and foster the study and practice of etching, lithography, and engraving. Since 1911, the California
Society of Etchers held local annual exhibitions and regular national exhibitions to promote the work of their members. In
1968, a merger of the CSE with the Bay Printmakers Society (founded 1955) formed the California Society of Printmakers. The
newly named and expanded organization extended its influence and, during the intervening years, continued to emphasize members'
exhibitions, expanding national venues and membership, and forging international alliances with related organizations, museums,
galleries, and artists.
For more information see the societies website:
http://www.caprintmakers.org/
Scope and Content of Collection
The California Society of Printmakers (CSP) records reflect activities within the San Francisco Bay Area, the state of California,
and national and international arts communities since 1925. The collection includes historical records from the Society's
predecessor organizations, the California Society of Etchers (CSE) and Bay Printmakers Society, as well as the administrative
and exhibit records of the California Society of Printmakers. These records include the Board of Directors' meeting minutes;
membership records; correspondence; artists files; brochures; art lists; related material about exhibitions sponsored by the
CSP; and photographs, slides, audio cassettes, and video cassettes of events and exhibits, meetings, and artists' works. Also
included is a small amount of material related to printmakers, galleries, and exhibits not sponsored by CSP.