Creator:

Players (Club)  Search this

Names:

Beckwith, J. Carroll (James Carroll), 1852-1917  Search this

Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915  Search this

Blum, Robert Frederick, 1857-1903  Search this

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893  Search this

Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941  Search this

Brunner, Arnold W. (Arnold William), 1857-1925  Search this

Buel, Clarence Clough, 1850-1933  Search this

Burgess, Gelett, 1866-1951  Search this

Coleman, Charles Caryl, 1840-1928  Search this

Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948  Search this

Geddes, Norman Bel, 1893-1958  Search this

Hutton, Lawrence  Search this

Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907  Search this

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902  Search this

Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966  Search this

Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911  Search this

Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915  Search this

Weir, Julian Alden, 1852-1919  Search this

White, Stanford, 1853-1906  Search this

Extent:

1 Reel (ca. 50 items (on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Date:

1848-1941

Scope and Contents:

Letters, mostly from distinguished club members in behalf of candidates for membership, and some membership forms.

Correspondents are: James C. Beckwith, Norman Bel Geddes, Karl Bitter, Robert Blum, Gutzon Borglum, Arnold W. Brunner, Clarence C. Buel, Gelett Burgess, Charles C. Coleman, Royal Cortissoz, Lawrence Hutton, Richard Mansfield, Thomas Nast, Maxfield Parrish, Howard Pyle, F. Hopkinson, J. Alden Weir, and Stanford White.

Biographical / Historical:

New York City. Founded by Edwin Booth in 1888, the club had among its members many prominent actors, artists and writers.

Provenance:

Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Art Division and the Prints Division.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Function:

Arts organizations -- New York (State)

Identifier:

AAA.players

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94772f310-59a5-4b3a-a235-b9f88938c118

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-players