Casa Artom Scrapbooks 1974-2007
Casa Artom, located on the Grand Canal in Venice, is owned by Wake Forest University and used to house students and faculty studying in Venice. The collection consists of 14 bound scrapbooks (originals and facsimiles) in which students and other visitors have written their thoughts and reminiscences about their time at Casa Artom. Also included is a small bound volume detailing gifts to the house.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Casa Artom Scrapbooks
- Date
- 1974-2007 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 2.5 Linear Feet / 1 record carton, 1 oversized document box, 1 flat box
- ID
- MS591
Biographical and Historical Note
Casa Artom is a house facing the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It was purchased by Wake Forest University in 1974. The two-story house, built in the 1820s, is located between the Peggy Guggenheim Museum and historic home Ca'Dario in the residential neighborhood called Dorsoduro. Casa Artom is named for Dr. Camillo Artom, a faculty member at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and his wife Bianca, a teacher of Italian and native of Venice. Wake Forest University students and faculty reside in Casa Artom while participating in the semester in Venice or other study-abroad programs.
Collection Overview
The Casa Artom Scrapbook Collection consists of 14 guestbooks for the house, dating from around the house's opening in 1974 until 2007. Most of the inscriptions are by students, usually written at the end of their stay. They include reminiscences of their time in Venice and advice for future students who visit Casa Artom. The scrapbooks also include photographs and drawings of and by the students and faculty. One volume consists of descriptions of memorial and other gifts to Casa Artom and renovations done to the house as service projects by students and faculty. In 2008, facsimile volumes were produced by Etherington Conservation Services.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed and machine-readable finding aid created by Megan Mulder
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Casa Artom Scrapbooks (MS591), Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.