Finding aid for Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts Records, 1993-2012
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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by FHL Staff, 2007
Encoded Archival Description
Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
collection
Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts Records 1993-1998
Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts
Biographical History for: Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts Records 1993-1998
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE In 1993, an Ad Hoc Committee for Quaker Arts presented a proposal to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting concerning Ministries of Celebration: A Fellowship of Quaker Artists. The clerk of the Committee was Minnie Jane Ham, an artist from Trenton Monthly Meeting. Her idea was to create a group of artists and supporters of the arts in Quaker communities to promote spiritual growth and understanding. The Fellowship of Quaker Artists was modeled after London Yearly Meeting's Quaker Fellowship of the Arts and worked to counter the long-standing idea in Quaker communities that the arts were detrimental to the practice of Quakerism. In 1997, the group changed its name to the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts to include those who were supportive and interested but not themselves artists. The Fellowship organized exhibitions of Quaker art, supported independent exhibitions by Quakers, published a newsletter, and maintained a directory of Quakers artists across the country.
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS This collection contains records of the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts from its founding in 1993 through 1998. Included are administrative minutes, letters, and memos, newsletters and correspondence received from various artists and others. In addition, it includes information about individual artists and their work (including some pictures, postcards, and newspaper clippings). There are also extensive lists of members in the FQA directory, along with drafts of the directory and response slips from members requesting spots in the directory. The collection is organized in four series: Administrative papers, Newsletters and correspondence, Information on artists and shows, and Directory and membership.
Society of Friends - Art
Quaker artists
Arts and religion -- Society of Friends
Turrell, James
series
Series 1 Administrative Papers
Administrative Records 1
Creation of Administrative Records 1
Time of Creation of Administrative Records 1
Administrative Records 2
Creation of Administrative Records 2
Time of Creation of Administrative Records 2
Series 2 Correspondence
Correspondence
Creation of Correspondence
Time of Creation of Correspondence
Series 3 Information on artists and shows
Information on artists and shows 1
Creation of Information on artists and shows 1
Time of Creation of Information on artists and shows 1
Information on artists and shows 2
Creation of Information on artists and shows 2
Time of Creation of Information on artists and shows 2
Series 4 Directory and Membership
Directory & Membership Lists/Drafts
Creation of Directory & Membership Lists/Drafts
Time of Creation of Directory & Membership Lists/Drafts
Directory & Membership Information 1
Creation of Directory & Membership Information 1
Time of Creation of Directory & Membership Information 1
Directory & Membership Information 2