Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Two typescript letters from the J. L. Hammett Company to Miss Mabel Spofford, dated November 3 and November 6, 1930. These letters are typed on the company's illustrated letterhead, and each is signed (in typescript) by D.R. Knight, President. The letter dated November 3 contains some ms. annotations in pencil. Title supplied by cataloger.
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One flyer entitled Arts and Crafts at the Chautauqua Summer Schools, published by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York, 1930. This 8-page (a single sheet folded into fourths) brochure advertises various summer classes offered by the Chautauqua School of Arts and Crafts. The classes offered fall under three broad categories: Art Education, Industrial Arts, and Practical Craft Courses. The dates of this particular summer program are July 7-August 15, 1930. This brochure is accompanied by a mailing envelope addressed to "Miss Mabel Spofford, Winchester Arms, Gloucester, Mass."
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Two promotional letters, dated September 1935 and October 1935, respectively, which advertise the Stover School Art Service, Birmingham, Michigan. Both are addressed to Miss Mabel Spofford, signed by Frances L. Stover, and are printed on Stover School Art Service letterhead. These form letters (4 unnumbered, typescript pages each) advertise pre-planned and pre-organized art projects made available for art teachers by the Service. A sample project, probably completed by Mabel Spofford, is laid into each letter. Title supplied by cataloger.
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One pamphlet entitled A Practical Philosophy of Art Supervision, by James Parton Haney, "Director of Art in High Schools, New York City", reprinted from Industrial-Arts Magazine, April, 1919. The pamphlet is 16 numbered pages in length, and outlines the 20 goals of "What the Department Seeks to Do Thru Supervision." The last page is blank. "M. Spofford" is written in ms., in ink, at the top of the front cover.
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One publisher's advertisement for a portfolio of images entitled Art Ages, by Pedro J. Lemos, published by School Arts Magazine, Worcester, Massachusetts, [1929]. This illustrated advertisement is 4 pages in length; it describes the content (plates illustrating the 'ten great art periods of the world') and possible uses of the portfolio. The flyer is addressed to "Miss Mabel Spofford, Art Supervisor, Gloucester Public Schools, Gloucester, Massachusetts." Title supplied by cataloger.
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One postcard publisher's advertisement for a portfolio entitled Art Ages, by Pedro J. Lemos, published by School Arts Magazine, Worcester, Massachusetts, ca. 1929. This advertisement is folded into thirds, and is illustrated with reproductions of some of the plates found in the portfolio. The bottom third of the advertisement is a business reply postcard. This piece is addressed to: "Miss Mabel Spofford, Art Supervisor, Gloucester Public Schools, Gloucester, Massachusetts." Title supplied by cataloger.
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