Scrapbooks from the Berkeley Unified School District Department of Art, 1942-1959

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2017


Descriptive Summary

Title: Scrapbooks from the Berkeley Unified School District Department of Art, 1942-1959
Dates: 1942-1959
Collection Number: 1978.058.016
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2 v. in oversize box.
Repository: Berkeley Historical Society
Berkeley, California 94704
Abstract: Scrapbooks contain letters re work of Myrtie Gifford and photographs of her students.
Language of Material: English

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Indexing Terms

Scrapbooks