Guide to the Elsie Bronson papers , 1932
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Fleet Library at RISD
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email: risdarchives@risd.edu
Published in 2009
Collection Overview
| Title: | Elsie Bronson papers |
| Date range: | 1932 |
| Creator: | Bronson, Elsie |
| Extent: | .25 linear feet |
| Abstract: | The Elsie Bronson papers include manuscripts and correspondence related to "RISD: A Half-Century Record, 1878-1928," a history of the first 50 years of the Rhode Island School of Design. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Rhode Island School of Design Archives |
| Collection number: | 26.1 |
Scope & content
The papers include one draft manuscript with corrections, two final manuscripts and one letter from Bronson to Theodore Green, RISD Trustee and Chair of the 1928 Fiftieth Anniversary Committee, dated August 23, 1932 accompanying the draft manuscript of "RISD: A Half-Century Record, 1878-1928." Bronson's history provides a detailed chronological narrative of RISD's first fifty years based upon corporate records, yearbooks, catalogues, correspondence and other original sources located in the Museum of Art Archives at that time. Many of the documents referred to by Bronson have been moved to the RISD Archives.Bronson's history was published in 2008 as part of 'Infinite Radius': Founding Rhode Island School of Design (Providence: Rhode Island School of Design, 2008).
Access Points
Subject Names Subject Names Subject Organizations Subject Topics Subject TopicsArrangement
The materials are arranged by manuscript.
Historical note
The RISD Corporation appointed a Fiftieth Anniversary Committee in 1928 chaired by Theodore Green. The Committee was authorized to prepare a history of RISD as a permanent memorial to the anniversary. Though the authorization for Elsie S. Bronson's employment and work has not been found, she sent her manuscript to Green in 1932 referring to "you [Green] and your committee." Bronson lived in Providence and was married to Brown University English Professor Walter C. Bronson.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The use of certain documents and collections may be restricted. Please consult the Archives staff for further details. |
| Use of the materials: | Permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from archival materials must be obtained in writing from the Archives. The researcher assumes full responsibility for use of material and for conformity to all applicable laws, including copyright. |
| Preferred citation: | Elsie Bronson papers, Rhode Island School of Design Archives. |
| Contact information: | Rhode Island School of Design Archives Fleet Library at RISD 2 College Street Providence, RI 02903 Tel: 401-709-5922 Fax: 401-709-5932 email: risdarchives@risd.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | The papers were transferred from the RISD Library. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Douglas Doe. |
| Encoding: | Finding aid encoded by Jessica Bitely 2009 February 27 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |