Berkeley Unified School District Department of Art scrapbooks, 1942-1959, 1942-1959

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Title:: Scrapbooks from the Berkeley Unified School District Department of Art, 1942-1959
Dates:: 1942-1959
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Extent:: 2 v. in oversize box.
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Preferred citation:: Scrapbooks from the Berkeley Unified School District Department of Art, 1942-1959. Berkeley Historical Society

Scope and content:: v.1 “Berkeley Unified School District. Department of Art. Myrtie Gifford, supervisor of art.” Contains clippings, photos of exhibits, photos of art works by students many with student’s name, letters of praise for Gifford and her work for the war effort (WWII), for community service, for conducting art institutes, etc. Some from high school students, some from elementary school students. v.2 Mainly photographs of elementary school students working on art projects, with some photos of finished projects. The first photo in the volume shows Gifford with some students. No dates.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Berkeley Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1942-1959
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Restrictions:: The collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright has not been assigned to the Berkeley Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the archivist of the Society. Permission for publication is given as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:: Scrapbooks from the Berkeley Unified School District Department of Art, 1942-1959. Berkeley Historical Society

Location of this collection:: Berkeley Historical Society

1931 Center Street

Berkeley, CA 94704, US