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McGuffey History Scrapbook, 1975-2005, MS 665, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Virginia
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The McGuffey Art Center is located in the former historic McGuffey elementary school building in downtown Charlottesville. It was established in 1975 and is one of the oldest artist-run copperative art centers in the country.
This is a printed scrapbook of the McGuffey Art Center, 1975-2005, and features newspaper clippings and images of the artists-in-residence. Also included are photocopies of floorplans of the building, and a report, "Perspective for a preliminary draft outlining the history of the McGuffey school building, Charlotteville, Va., 1916-2006" compiled by Richard Thrift.