Student records Collection ID: RG.03.03.01-04 Finding Aid prepared by Hoang Tran The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 118-128 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 [email protected] 215-972-2066 Prepared May 2015 Student records (RG.03.03.01-04) Summary Information Repository The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Dorothy and Kenneth Woodcock Archives Creator PAFA Title Student records Date [bulk] Date [inclusive] 1977-1985 Extent 23 document boxes Location note Language English Language of Materials note English Abstract Large collection of materials pertaining to PAFA students and the Academy’s curriculum, circa mid 19th-mid 20th Century. Student academic files, registers and registration cards, award files, and address books provide intimate details of students and their affiliation and time at PAFA. Preferred Citation note [identification of item], Title of Collection, Collection ID#, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art, Dorothy and Kenneth Woodcock Archives, Philadelphia, PA. Page 1 Student records (RG.03.03.01-04) Historical note For the first half century of the Academy’s history the primary educational opportunities were copying of paintings in the galleries and drawing from casts or models. These activities were pursued by students in a somewhat self-directed manner. There were no organized classes with faculty present for set times. Students presented completed work for faculty critiques in informal settings. Prior to about 1855 the only documentation of student activity is the file of permits to copy paintings (see 1-B). The earliest student enrollment records date from about 1856. The information is preserved in bound registers that run through 1904, and also cover 1923-29. About 1950, an alphabetical card file was created indexing student registrations through about 1929. The cards give only basic years of attendance. Where a register exists for the period in question, the actual months of attendance can be determined. The verso of the cards for the 1920s contains some biographical information. (It is not known exactly where student registration information for 1905-22 was found when these cards were made. One or more registers may be lost or our understanding of the origin of the cards may be incorrect.) In 1989 the registers were microfilmed. The card file was also filmed using a copy set of the cards in order to provide a separate card for the verso. After about 1926, a file folder was maintained for each student. These files contain detailed information about student attendance, classes, correspondence, and biography (including transcripts, application forms and photographs). The files from ca. 1926 to 1949 are housed in the Archives. The student files for the period after 1950 are maintained by the registrar of the school. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), no educational records of a living former student can be released without his or her consent. Scope and Contents note Registers and attendance lists, ca. 1856–1904, 1923–29, 1939–44 (13 volumes) Registration cards, ca. 1856–ca. 1926 (4 drawers) Student folders, ca. 1926–49 (23 records storage cartons) Address books, ca. 1870–ca. 1908 (5 volumes) Student publications, 1917–18, 1976–78, 1982– (1 box) Grade sheets, 1965–67 (1 box) Housing information, ca. 1969– (1/2 box) Student Committee minutes, 1976–78, 1982– (1 box) Student handbooks, 1985– (1 box) Page 2 Student records (RG.03.03.01-04) Arrangement note Arranged in four series: 1. Awards, Prizes, and Scholarships a. Legal papers & correspondence b. Lists c. Academy Travel Scholarship (Precursor Cresson) d. Cresson Records e. Annual Student Exhibition f. Cresson Traveling Scholarship g. Student prize 2. Student Academic files 3. Course grade sheets a. Coordinated Course b. PAFA 4. Registers Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access note Collection is open for research. The archives reserves the right to restrict access to materials of sensitive nature. Please contact the department for further information. Conditions Governing Use note The collection is the physical property of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Archives. The Museum holds literary rights only for material created by Museum personnel or given to the Museum with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication and for other purposes where stated. Immediate Source of Acquisition note Provenance note Processing Information note Processed by Hoang Tran. Page 3 Student records (RG.03.03.01-04) Controlled Access Headings Person(s) Corporate Name(s) Genre(s) Geographic Name(s) Subject(s) Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note Collection Inventory Box Folder Series Subseries Date Item Title # # Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1973- Adolph, Mary - Fund for faculty Scholarships correspondence 1984 enrichment 1 1 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Bache Foundation - European Traveling Scholarships correspondence 1975 Scholarship 1 2 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence 1990 Barnet Prize 1 3 Awards, 1905- Prizes, and Legal papers & 1906, Scholarships correspondence 1927 Beck, Charles W. - Water Color prize 1 4 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1946, Scholarships correspondence 2000 Beaux Cecilia - Memorial Prize 1 5 1908- Awards, 1910, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1929, Scholarships correspondence 1936 Beck, James M. - Carol Beck Medal 1 6 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1965- Bergman, Bernard A. - Frances D. Scholarships correspondence 1968 Bergman Memorial Prize 1 7 Awards, Berstein, Benjamin - Quaker Storage Prizes, and Legal papers & Co. Award Julius T. Bloch Memorial Scholarships correspondence Prize 1 8 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1984, Scholarships correspondence 2002 Blackburn, Morris and Joan Scholarship 1 9 Page 4 Student records (RG.03.03.01-04) Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence 1968 Bloch, Julius T. Prize 1 10 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence Bok, Edward 1 11 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence 2000 Bonelli, James P. 1 12 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1956- Scholarships correspondence 1968 Baverman, Leona Karp Memorial Prize 1 13 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Bregler, Charles - Thomas and Susan M. Scholarships correspondence Eakins Prize 1 14 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1971- Scholarships correspondence 1972 Brewton, James E. - Student Aid Fund 1 15 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence 2002 Bunkin, Michael Prize 1 16 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence 1909 Burton, Mary Robinson Scholarship 1 17 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1966- Butler, Dorothy Dennison - European Scholarships correspondence 1967 Traveling Award (1967 only) 1 18 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1966- Scholarships correspondence 1967 Bux, Hazel C. Prize 1 19 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1963- Scholarships correspondence 1969 Cadwalader, Emma and Lambert Prize 1 20 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence Cadwalader, Williams Biddle Prize 1 21 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence 1998 Caldwell, Judith Purchase Prize 1 22 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Caplan, Albert J. - Mindel Caplan Scholarships correspondence Keinbard Award 1 23 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1992, Scholarships correspondence 2002 Capuzzi Funds 1 24 Awards, Legal papers & 1991- Prizes, and correspondence 1992 Carlen, Robert 1 25 Page 5 Student records (RG.03.03.01-04) Scholarships Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence 2002 Carr, Ida May 1 26 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1954- Catherwood Foundation European Scholarships correspondence 1955 Scholarship 1 27 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Cobb, Marion C. (In memory of Scholarships correspondence 1985 Elizabeth K. Coyne) 1 28 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 1952- Scholarships correspondence 1953 Conner, John R. Prize 1 29 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence 1984 August Cook and Daniel Garber Prizes 1 30 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence 1916 Cooper, Sarah Kaighn 1 31 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence 2000 Ciettela, Justine - Memorial Scholarship 1 32 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & 2002- Scholarships correspondence 2003 Curtis, Mary Carol - Scholarship 1 33 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence Dana, Charles E. Water Color Medal 2 1 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence David, Samuel Memorial Prize 2 2 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence DeCosta, Arthur 2 3 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence Diffenbagh, Mae 2 4 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Disston, Mrs. William - Henry C. Pratt Scholarships correspondence Prize 2 5 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Dod, Isabel G. - Elizabeth H. Thomas Scholarships correspondence Scholarship 2 6 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation 2 7 Awards, Legal papers & Donelson, Earl T. 2 8 Page 6 Student records (RG.03.03.01-04) Prizes, and correspondence Scholarships Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships correspondence Donato, Giuseppe 2 9 Awards, Prizes, and Legal papers & Scholarships