Records of the School of Fine Arts
Scope and Contents
The collection includes financial records, scrapbooks and ledgers of the treasurer, checkbooks from Fort Worth National Bank, Minutes, and scrapbooks from the Fine Arts Guild and the School of Fine Arts, containing mostly news clippings, photographs, and ephemera.
Dates
- 1942-1975
- Majority of material found in 1952-1960
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Since the founding of Texas Christian University more than a century ago, fine arts and related professional studies have been integral parts of the University's educational program. Today, some 950 students concentrate their studies within the three departments and three schools that comprise the College of Fine Arts. Degree programs are available in art and art history; classical and contemporary dance; fashion merchandising, graphic design, and; interior design: music; and theatre. The academic programs exact an appropriate balance between professional training and liberal arts studies. Personal counseling and relatively small classes enable the faculty to give attention to the work of each student.
College of Fine Arts faculty are dedicated teachers who combine strong academic training with years of professional experience in their disciplines. They pride themselves on the ability to convey to their students the knowledge necessary for successful lives and careers in the 21st century. Visiting faculty, guest artists and performers also interact with students throughout the year, enriching the learning experience.
Resources available to students include numerous computer labs, lighting and sound systems, specialized libraries and equipment, galleries, art and dance studios, theaters and performance halls. College of Fine Arts programs enjoy close working relationships with the Kimbell Art Museum, The Fort Worth Symphony, Texas Ballet Theatre and the other visual and performing institutions in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Extent
1.00 Linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Vault: EF4
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material received July, 1981 from the School of Fine Arts. Fine Arts Guild scrapbook donated by Nancy Wilson, President.
- Minutes Subject Source: {:aat=>"Art & Architecture Thesaurus", :cash=>"Canadian Subject Headings", :gmgpc=>"TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms", :ingest=>"Unspecified ingested source", :lcgft=>"Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms", :lcsh=>"Library of Congress Subject Headings", :lcshac=>"Library of Congress Children's Subject Headings", :local=>"Local sources", :mesh=>"Medical Subject Headings", :nal=>"National Agricultural Library subject headings", :ram=>"Répertoire d'autorités RAMEAU", :rbgenr=>"Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing", :rvm=>"Répertoire de vedettes-matière", :tgn=>"Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names"}
- Performing arts -- Texas -- Fort Worth -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: {:aat=>"Art & Architecture Thesaurus", :cash=>"Canadian Subject Headings", :gmgpc=>"TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms", :ingest=>"Unspecified ingested source", :lcgft=>"Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms", :lcsh=>"Library of Congress Subject Headings", :lcshac=>"Library of Congress Children's Subject Headings", :local=>"Local sources", :mesh=>"Medical Subject Headings", :nal=>"National Agricultural Library subject headings", :ram=>"Répertoire d'autorités RAMEAU", :rbgenr=>"Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing", :rvm=>"Répertoire de vedettes-matière", :tgn=>"Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names"}
- Texas Christian University - Financial Records Subject Source: Local sources
- Texas Christian University Fine Arts Foundation
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the School of Fine Arts
- Author
- Lisa Pena
- Date
- March, 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
TCU Box 298400
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76129-0001
Fort Worth Texas 76129
(817) 257-4566
(817) 257-7282 (Fax)
LibSpecialCollections@tcu.edu
