National Arts Club records, 1898-1960

This series includes various legal documents, material predating establishment of the National Arts Club, unpublished speeches delivered at the Club, information about clubhouses occupied, and histories of the organization.

Letters predating the establishment of the club include copies of letters concerning French military equipment and de Kay to J.Q.A. Ward outlining plans for founding a society of sculptors. Speeches include addresses delivered at the Annual Thanksgiving Dinner by Walter S. Logan in 1905; at a dinner in honor of Spencer Trask in 1908; by the Ambassador of Indonesia in 1953; by President Talcott at a reception in honor of the art students of New York, undated; and "The Future of the Horse" by Charles de Kay, also undated. Records on clubhouses include the lease for 156 Fifth Ave. (first office of National Arts Club); lease for 37 West 34th St., and longitudinal section of alterations to NAC, 37 West 34th St. (first clubhouse); maps of Gramercy Park; floorplan of the Grille Room showing placement of tables; and a fact sheet and miscellaneous notes concerning the Tilden Mansion (present clubhouse).