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1 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Arts--Washington (D.C.)--Societies, etc.

  1. National Society of Arts and Letters records, 1944-1987

    3,700 items. 42 containers plus 2 oversize. 11 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the support of young artists in the performing, literary, and visual arts. Correspondence; minutes of meetings; copies of the society's publications, The Record of the National Society of Arts and Letters and the Year Book and Roster; programs; clippings; printed matter; scrapbooks; photographs; and other records relating primarily to the society's program of awards and scholarships promoting careers in art, dance, literature, music, and theater. Includes separate records of the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the society.