Southeastern College Art Conference Records
This collection houses conference planning materials and handouts, meeting minutes, publications, and other items documenting the Southeastern College Art Conference from 1930 to 2017. The collections is arranged into five series:
Series I: SECAC Conference Files, 1942-2017 houses planning materials, financial reports, correspondence, registration forms, and attendee handouts.
Series II: Planning Files, 1930- 2017 contains planning meeting notes, correspondence, conference programs, Board of Directors meeting minutes, and copies of the SECAC Review.
Series III: Board Meeting Minutes, 1942-2017 consists of typed and handwritten minutes, financial reports, and exhibit committee minutes.
Series IV: Newsletters and Publications, 1959-2017 contains copies of the SECAC Review and newsletters.
Series V: Oversized Materials, 1950-1993, 2010 contains all oversized material.
Dates
- 1930-2017
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Abstract
This collection houses conference planning materials and handouts, meeting minutes, publications, and other items documenting the Southeastern College Art Conference from 1930 to 2017.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Southeastern College Art Conference was organized out of the Southeastern Regional Conference of the College Art Association in 1942. The meeting of 1949 was the first in which Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) was used as the official name. The purpose of SECAC is to promote art in higher education. SECAC's two major activities include its annual conference and the publication of the SECAC Review.
Previous Citation
Parts of this collection were previously cited as MS.2082, MS.2876, MS.3016. and MS.3392.
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated to the University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections in 2002.
Conference booklets, financial papers, and meeting minutes for the years 2009-2016 were donated in FY2017. Papers for the years 2016-2017 were donated in FY2018. Both of these additions were incorporated into the collection in April 2023.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository