Nellie Murtha Daly papers
name: label: Creator
content: Daly, Nellie Murtha, 1867-1954
label: Names
content: Sketch Club (San Francisco, Calif.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Artists -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Women arts administrators
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1991 by Mary L. Daly (Mrs. James Daly), daughter-in-law of Nellie Murtha Daly, on behalf of the Daly family.
creator: label: Creator
content: Daly, Nellie Murtha, 1867-1954
setName: label: See more items in
content: Nellie Murtha Daly papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of sketch artist Nellie Murtha Daly measure 0.3 linear feet and date from circa 1890 to 1914. The papers include eighteen sketches, one letter, and printed material relating to Daly's artistic career. Additional printed material and an article written by Daly relate to her work as the secretary and later treasurer of the Sketch Club (San Francisco, California).
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Nellie Murtha Daly (1865-1954) was a sketch artist from San Francisco, California. Daly served as the secretary and treasurer of the Sketch Club, a female-only organization focused on the sharing and critique of each other's works.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1890-1914
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dalynell
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of sketch artist Nellie Murtha Daly measure 0.3 linear feet and date from circa 1890 to 1914. The papers include eighteen sketches, one letter, and printed material relating to Daly's artistic career. Additional printed material and an article written by Daly relate to her work as the secretary and later treasurer of the Sketch Club in San Francisco, California.