Carmel Arts and Crafts Club Collection, 1912-1924

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Title:
Carmel Arts and Crafts Club Collection
Dates:
1912-1924
Creators:
Arts and Crafts Club of Carmel (Carmel, Calif.) Carmel Arts and Crafts Club (Carmel, Calif.)
Abstract:
This scrapbook chronicles the activities of Carmel's Arts and Crafts Club from 1912 to 1926. The Arts and Crafts club was started by Elsie Allen, a former instructor for Wellesley College, in 1905 for the purpose of attracting artists to Carmel. In 1910, the Club established an Arts and Crafts summer school to teach drama, painting, pottery, metalwork and a variety of other crafts. The school 's instructors included Mary De Neale Morgan, William M. Chase, Josephine Culbertson, Ida Johnson and many others. In 1924, the Club opened the Arts and Crafts Theater, where the Club put on their own theatrical productions.
Extent:
1 scrapbook and 2 folders.
Language:
Preferred citation:

Carmel Arts and Crafts Club Collection, Henry Meade Williams Local History Room, Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel, CA

Background

Scope and content:

1 scrapbook containing pamphlets, photographs, articles and letters documenting the Club's summer school, annual art shows, theater productions and other activities. 2 envelopes of loose materials.

Biographical / historical:

This scrapbook chronicles the activities of Carmel's Arts and Crafts Club from 1912 to 1926. The Arts and Crafts club was started by Elsie Allen, a former instructor for Wellesley College, in 1905 for the purpose of attracting artists to Carmel. In 1910, the Club established an Arts and Crafts summer school to teach drama, painting, pottery, metalwork and a variety of other crafts. The school 's instructors included Mary De Neale Morgan, William M. Chase, Josephine Culbertson, Ida Johnson and many others. In 1924, the Club opened the Arts and Crafts Theater, where the Club put on their own theatrical productions. The scrapbook contains pamphlets, photographs, articles and letters documenting the Club's summer school, annual art shows, theater productions and other activities.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Dana Morgan, Sr. Accession 1987-003.
Processing information:

Inventoried 2019.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Harrison Memorial Library staff.
Date Prepared:
1912-1924
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Materials are open for research.

Terms of access:

The Henry Meade Local History Room, Harrison Memorial Library does not hold copyright to these items. Permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder by the user.

Preferred citation:

Carmel Arts and Crafts Club Collection, Henry Meade Williams Local History Room, Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel, CA

Location of this collection:
P.O. Box 800
Mission St & 6th Ave
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921, US
Contact:
(831) 624-1615
hml.localhist@gmail.com
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