Series 9 | A Finding Aid to the Eleanor Dickinson papers, 1947-2014 | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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Series 9: Membership Records, 1947-2014

8 Linear feet

Boxes 17-24, 31, OV 34, ER01

The series contains 23 sound recordings, 1 video recording, 1 electronic disc, administrative records, conference and meeting materials, and other records documenting Dickinson's involvement in numerous organizations including Artists Equity Association, Women's Caucus for Art, the College Art Association, and the San Francisco Art Institute Alumni Association, among others.

This series is arranged as 3 subseries:

9.1: Artists Equity Association, 1947-circa 2000
9.2: Women's Caucus for Art, 1976-2014
9.3: Other Memberships, 1957-2012

9.1

Artists Equity Association, 1947-circa 2000

Files for Artists Equity Association consist of administrative notebooks, meeting minutes, correspondence, local and chapter organizational records, financial information, printed materials, sound recordings of panels and discussions, member rosters, and other records.

9.2

Women's Caucus for Art, 1976-2014

The subseries consists of organizational records, meeting and conference files, typescripts and correspondence for the "History of the Women's Caucus for the Arts" by Dickinson, membership directories, one electronic disc containing national board summit meeting budget and reports, and other files.

9.3

Other Memberships, 1957-2012

Dickinson's files for other memberships contain printed materials about various organizations, meeting and conference materials, correspondence, reports, three sound recordings, and membership lists.

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Series 9: Membership Records, 1947-2014

8 Linear feet

Boxes 17-24, 31, OV 34, ER01

9.1

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Description	Container
Administrative Notebooks, 1979-1988	17 1-5	Select: Administrative Notebooks, 1979-1988
Artists' Insurance, 1980-1981	17 6	Select: Artists' Insurance, 1980-1981
Artists Rights Act, 1989	17 7	Select: Artists Rights Act, 1989
Art Materials, Health Hazards, 1982-1987	17 8	Select: Art Materials, Health Hazards, 1982-1987
The Barr Institute, 1986	17 9	Select: The Barr Institute, 1986
California Chapter, 1988-1990	17 10	Select: California Chapter, 1988-1990
California Lawyers for the Arts, 1983-1993	17 11-14	Select: California Lawyers for the Arts, 1983-1993
Conference of Visual Arts, 1989-1993	17 15	Select: Conference of Visual Arts, 1989-1993
Gallery Management and Business Aspects of Art, 1978-1988	17 16	Select: Gallery Management and Business Aspects of Art, 1978-1988
Joint Code of Ethics with American Association of Museums, 1947-1978	17 17	Select: Joint Code of Ethics with American Association of Museums, 1947-1978
Presentation, "Financial and social conditions of artists", 1990s 1 Sound cassette	17 18	Select: Presentation, "Financial and social conditions of artists", 1990s 1 Sound cassette
Local Chapters, 1981-1983	17 19	Select: Local Chapters, 1981-1983
Los Angeles, 1987-1988	17 20	Select: Los Angeles, 1987-1988
Lyceum on CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act), 1983 1 Videocassettes (VHS)	17 21	Select: Lyceum on CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act), 1983 1 Videocassettes (VHS)
Meetings, Panels, and Discussions, circa 1981-1985 19 Sound cassettes	31	Select: Meetings, Panels, and Discussions, circa 1981-1985 19 Sound cassettes
Meeting, National board of Artists Equity Association, undated 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Meeting, National board of Artists Equity Association, undated 1 Sound cassette
Meeting, National board of Artists Equity Association, 1981-1983 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Meeting, National board of Artists Equity Association, 1981-1983 1 Sound cassette
Meeting, National board of Artists Equity Association, 1981 November 20 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Meeting, National board of Artists Equity Association, 1981 November 20 1 Sound cassette
Meeting, National board of Artists Equity Association, 1982 June 5-6 4 Sound cassettes	31	Select: Meeting, National board of Artists Equity Association, 1982 June 5-6 4 Sound cassettes
Presentation about acrylic paints, Meeting of the National board of Artists Equity Association, Meeting with New York artist representatives, and Panel discussion about art critics, 1982 June 10-11 2 Sound cassettes	31	Select: Presentation about acrylic paints, Meeting of the National board of Artists Equity Association, Meeting with New York artist representatives, and Panel discussion about art critics, 1982 June 10-11 2 Sound cassettes
Meeting, National board of Artists Equity Association, 1985 May 2 2 Sound cassettes	31	Select: Meeting, National board of Artists Equity Association, 1985 May 2 2 Sound cassettes
Presentation, "Taxes, financial information and networking for artists", Santa Barbara, California, undated 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Presentation, "Taxes, financial information and networking for artists", Santa Barbara, California, undated 1 Sound cassette
Conversation about establishing an artists' organization, undated 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Conversation about establishing an artists' organization, undated 1 Sound cassette
Lecture, "Relationships and grievances between artists and galleries", Oakland College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California, undated 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Lecture, "Relationships and grievances between artists and galleries", Oakland College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California, undated 1 Sound cassette
Presentation, "Financial aspects of artistic career", Santa Barbara, California, 1982 January 30 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Presentation, "Financial aspects of artistic career", Santa Barbara, California, 1982 January 30 1 Sound cassette
Lecture, "Balancing an artist's life", 1982 June 9 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Lecture, "Balancing an artist's life", 1982 June 9 1 Sound cassette
Event, "Filing taxes as an artist" and Artwork presentation by an unnamed male artist, 1982 June 10 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Event, "Filing taxes as an artist" and Artwork presentation by an unnamed male artist, 1982 June 10 1 Sound cassette
Event, "Artists' finances and filing taxes as a professional artist", 1982 October 25 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Event, "Artists' finances and filing taxes as a professional artist", 1982 October 25 1 Sound cassette
Panel, "Live-Work Spaces for Artists", 1984 October 25 1 Sound cassette	31	Select: Panel, "Live-Work Spaces for Artists", 1984 October 25 1 Sound cassette
Museum Memberships for Artists, 1972-1975	17 22	Select: Museum Memberships for Artists, 1972-1975
National Endowment for the Arts Study on Insurance for Artists, 1985-1991	17 23	Select: National Endowment for the Arts Study on Insurance for Artists, 1985-1991
National Organization, 1984-1990	17 24	Select: National Organization, 1984-1990
New Chapter Development, 1986-1988	18 1	Select: New Chapter Development, 1986-1988
Northern California Chapter, 1977-1986	18 2	Select: Northern California Chapter, 1977-1986
Reports, 1982-1983	18 3-4	Select: Reports, 1982-1983
Roster, 1982	18 5	Select: Roster, 1982
Washington D.C. Chapter, 1982-1984	18 6-7	Select: Washington D.C. Chapter, 1982-1984
West Coast Chapter, 1983-1984	18 8	Select: West Coast Chapter, 1983-1984
West Coast Vice President, 1978-1984	18 9-11	Select: West Coast Vice President, 1978-1984
General, 1960-1995	18 12-23	Select: General, 1960-1995

Description	Container
Bay Area Schools and Institutional Galleries, 1979	19 12	Select: Bay Area Schools and Institutional Galleries, 1979
Board, 1996-2006	19 13	Select: Board, 1996-2006
Board Meeting in Denver, 2007	19 14	Select: Board Meeting in Denver, 2007
Bylaws, 1997-2010	19 15-16	Select: Bylaws, 1997-2010
Censorship Conference Panel, 1991-1995	19 17-18	Select: Censorship Conference Panel, 1991-1995
Committee on Art Advocacy and Education, 1993-2010	19 19-20	Select: Committee on Art Advocacy and Education, 1993-2010
Conference, 2004-2010	19 21-23	Select: Conference, 2004-2010
Conference, 2005-2011	20 1-2	Select: Conference, 2005-2011
Conference Party at Dickinson's House, 2006	20 3	Select: Conference Party at Dickinson's House, 2006
"History of the Women's Caucus for the Arts" by Dickinson, 2006-2007	20 4-7	Select: "History of the Women's Caucus for the Arts" by Dickinson, 2006-2007
Lifetime Achievement Awards, 2000-2014	20 8-13	Select: Lifetime Achievement Awards, 2000-2014
Mailing and Email Lists, 2004-2007	20 14	Select: Mailing and Email Lists, 2004-2007
Membership Directories, 1988-1994	20 15	Select: Membership Directories, 1988-1994
National Organization, 1980-2007	20 16-19	Select: National Organization, 1980-2007
Northern California Chapter, 1977-2010	20 20-22	Select: Northern California Chapter, 1977-2010
Northern California Chapter, 2003-2010	21 1	Select: Northern California Chapter, 2003-2010
Northern California Conference, 1996-2007	21 2	Select: Northern California Conference, 1996-2007
Northern California Chapter, 1979	34	Select: Northern California Chapter, 1979
Photographs and Slides, circa 1979-2004	21 3	Select: Photographs and Slides, circa 1979-2004
Printed Materials, 1976-2012	21 4-5	Select: Printed Materials, 1976-2012
San Francisco Conference, 2004-2005	21 6	Select: San Francisco Conference, 2004-2005
Tax Status, 2008-2010	21 7	Select: Tax Status, 2008-2010
General, 1977-2010	21 8-19	Select: General, 1977-2010
General, 1996-2012 Folder 10 includes born-digital records, see ER01.	22 1-13	Select: General, 1996-2012 Scope and Contents Folder 10 includes born-digital records, see ER01.
General, 2007 0.002 Gigabytes 1 computer file	ER01	Select: General, 2007 0.002 Gigabytes1 computer file

Description	Container
American Association of Museums, circa 1983	22 14	Select: American Association of Museums, circa 1983
Art Museum Association, 1979-1982	22 15-16	Select: Art Museum Association, 1979-1982
Bay Area Consortium for the Visual Arts, 1985	22 17	Select: Bay Area Consortium for the Visual Arts, 1985
Bay Area Lawyers for the Arts, circa 1977-circa 1984	22 18-19	Select: Bay Area Lawyers for the Arts, circa 1977-circa 1984
Bay Area Visual Arts Coalition, circa 1975	22 20	Select: Bay Area Visual Arts Coalition, circa 1975
California Art Commission, 1982-1984	22 21	Select: California Art Commission, 1982-1984
California Arts Council, 1981-1987	22 22-23	Select: California Arts Council, 1981-1987
California Confederation of the Arts, 1978-1998 Includes one sound cassette in folder 2.	23 1-4	Select: California Confederation of the Arts, 1978-1998 Scope and Contents Includes one sound cassette in folder 2.
Panel, "Public and charitable funding for cultural organizations", California Federation of the Arts, 1983 November 3 1 Sound cassette	23 2	Select: Panel, "Public and charitable funding for cultural organizations", California Federation of the Arts, 1983 November 3 1 Sound cassette
California Federation of Art Teachers, 1977-1983	23 5	Select: California Federation of Art Teachers, 1977-1983
California Lawyers for the Arts, 1986-1997	23 7-9	Select: California Lawyers for the Arts, 1986-1997
California State Fair Art Advisory Board, 1986-1993	23 10	Select: California State Fair Art Advisory Board, 1986-1993
California Visual Artists, 1975	23 11	Select: California Visual Artists, 1975
California Women - California Commission on the Status of Women, 1982	23 12	Select: California Women - California Commission on the Status of Women, 1982
Center for the Visual Arts, 1976-1984	23 13-20	Select: Center for the Visual Arts, 1976-1984
Coalition of Women's Art Organizations, 1977-1981	23 21-25	Select: Coalition of Women's Art Organizations, 1977-1981
College Art Association, 1977-2012	23 26-31	Select: College Art Association, 1977-2012
Panels, Art Now with College Art Association, 1981 February 26 1 Sound cassette	23 29	Select: Panels, Art Now with College Art Association, 1981 February 26 1 Sound cassette
College Art Association, 1979-1992	24 1-6	Select: College Art Association, 1979-1992
Community Arts Development Group, 1976	24 7	Select: Community Arts Development Group, 1976
East Bay Depot for Creative Recycling, 1983	24 8	Select: East Bay Depot for Creative Recycling, 1983
Graphic Arts Council, 1982	24 9	Select: Graphic Arts Council, 1982
International Child Art Center, 1969	24 10	Select: International Child Art Center, 1969
Lawyer for the Creative Arts, 1982	24 11	Select: Lawyer for the Creative Arts, 1982
National Council on the Arts, 1985	24 12	Select: National Council on the Arts, 1985
Non-Profit Galleries Association, 1977-1986	24 13	Select: Non-Profit Galleries Association, 1977-1986
Pro Arts, 1983	24 14	Select: Pro Arts, 1983
San Francisco Art Institute Alumni Association, 1963-circa 1990	24 15-35	Select: San Francisco Art Institute Alumni Association, 1963-circa 1990
Lecture and discussion, "Juried and invited art shows", 2001 1 Sound cassette	24 36	Select: Lecture and discussion, "Juried and invited art shows", 2001 1 Sound cassette
Various Annual Reports and Member Lists, 1957-1980	24 37	Select: Various Annual Reports and Member Lists, 1957-1980
Washington Women's Art Center, 1978-1980	24 38	Select: Washington Women's Art Center, 1978-1980
Women's Art Center, 1971-1976	24 39	Select: Women's Art Center, 1971-1976
Women's Art Center, 1975	34	Select: Women's Art Center, 1975

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Eleanor Dickinson papers, 1947-2014

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Series 9: Membership Records, 1947-2014 8 Linear feet Boxes 17-24, 31, OV 34, ER01

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9.3

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Series 9: Membership Records, 1947-2014

8 Linear feet

Boxes 17-24, 31, OV 34, ER01