Records, circa 1933-1991 Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 4 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_228958 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Records Identifier: Accession 92-015 Date: circa 1933-1991 Extent: 38.84 cu. ft. (38 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box) Creator:: Archives of American Art Language: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 92-015, Archives of American Art, Records Descriptive Entry This accession includes records documenting the production of the Archives of American Art Journal (Volumes 24-26). Materials include Editor's records such as correspondence, publications, notes, grant proposals, agreements, budget summaries, photographs, and reports. Also included in this accession are records which document the administration of the Archives of American Art (AAA) during the tenure of Richard N. Murray, Director, 1983-1988. This material consists of correspondence, memoranda, and notes; conference information; meeting agendas and minutes; program reports; information about regional offices, collections management, exhibitions, and special events; and research material. These records also include departmental files documenting administrative issues, projects, and special events at AAA and its regional offices. Materials include the correspondence and memoranda of Edgar Preston Richardson, Director, 1954-1964; William E. Woolfenden, Director; 1964-1983; Richard N. Murray, Director; John A. Fleckner, Acting Director, 1987-1988; Susan A. Hamilton, Acting Director, 1988-1990; Richard J. Wattenmaker, 1990- ; Garnett McCoy, Deputy Director; Emily Nathan, Director of Public Affairs; and Gilbert H. Kinney, President of the Board of Trustees. The records also consist of research and reference statistics; membership reports; fundraising data; information about committees, exhibitions, and tours; meeting agendas and minutes; symposium and conference proposals; lecture papers; collections inventory files; curator reports; oral history project information, which includes "Artists in Michigan"; "In Celebration" 16mm films, 1/4 audio recordings, 1" videotapes, and cassette tape of interviews with artists such as Roger Brown, John Hegarty, Marshall M. Fredericks, and Richard Hunt; original production copies of the 16mm film "Reliable Sources"; collecting guidelines and policies; contracts and agreements; artist files; registrar office loan information; questionnaires; surveys, reports, interview lists, and microfilming information pertaining to the "New Deal and the Arts Project"; AAA public Page 1 of 101 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_228958 affairs newspaper clippings, press releases, articles, and photographs; proposed acquisitions; curatorial reports; and staff photographs. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Archives -- Administration Archives -- Collection management Archives -- Public relations Art museums Congresses and conventions Contracts Museum archives Museum exhibits New Deal art New Deal, 1933-1939 Oral history Special events Types of Materials: Architectural drawings Audiotapes Black-and-white photographs Books Brochures Clippings Drawings Manuscripts Motion pictures (visual works) Videotapes Names: Brown, Roger, 1941-1997 Fleckner, John A., 1941- Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 From Reliable Sources (Exhibition) (1975: Washington, D.C.) Hamilton, Susan A. Hegarty, John, 1938- Hunt, Richard, 1935- Kinney, Gilbert H. McCoy, Garnett Murray, Richard N., 1942-2006 Nathan, Emily Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902-1985 United States. Work Projects Administration Wattenmaker, Richard J. Woolfenden, William E. (William Edward), 1918-1995 Page 2 of 101 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_228958 Preferred Titles: Archives of American Art Journal (Serial) Artists in Michigan, 1900-1976: A Biographical Dictionary (Monograph) Reliable Sources ( Documentary film) Page 3 of 101 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_228958 Container Listing Box 1 Box 1 of 39 Archives of American Art Journal Volume 24, Numbers 1-4; and Volume 25, Numbers 1-3. Records consist of publications, correspondence, research material, drafts, and photographs, 1984-1987. Box 2 Box 2 of 39 Archives of American Art Journal Volume 25, Numbers 3-4; and Volume 26, Numbers 3-4. Records consist of publications, correspondence, research material, drafts, and photographs, 1984-1987. Box 3 Box 3 of 39 Archives of American Art Journal Volume 26, Number 4. Records consist of publication, correspondence, research material, drafts, and photographs, 1984-1987. Archives of American Art Journal - Editor Files Box 3 of 39 Correspondence, 1987-1988 Box 3 of 39 Current Projects, 1987 Box 3 of 39 Solicitations, 1986 Box 3 of 39 Bauhaus Brochure, 1986 Box 3 of 39 Architecture of R.M. Hunt, 1986 Box 3 of 39 AAA Publications Box 3 of 39 William Filby, 1984-1985 Box 3 of 39 Julie Sloan/William and John Bolton, 1985 Box 3 of 39 Barbara Bither, 1984 Box 3 of 39 Wanda Corn, 1983-1984 Box 3 of 39 William Loring, 1986 Page 4 of 101 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_228958 Box 3 of 39 Sybil Meyersburg Box 3 of 39 Article Inquiries, 1983-1985 Box 3 of 39 Paul Rand, 1985 Box 3 of 39 Emily Rauh Pulitzer Box 3 of 39 Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. Box 3 of 39 Dylan Thomas Drawing, 1984 Box 3 of 39 Nancy Little, 1986 Box 3 of 39 Diana Menkes, 1986 Box 3 of 39 Dissertations, 1984 Box 3 of 39 Dissertations, 1982-1983 Box 3 of 39 Correspondence re: Journal, 1984 Box 3 of 39 Myron Stout, 1986 Box 3 of 39 Hubert Leckie, 1984-1987 Box 3 of 39 Promotion/Journal Mailing Box 3 of 39 Journal Promotional Brochure, 1985 Box 3 of 39 Journal Expenses, 1985 Box 3 of 39 Virginia Field: Correspondence, 1980-1984 (2 folders) Box 3 of 39 Virginia Field: Report to Richard Murray, 1984 Box 3 of 39 Possible Books to Review, 1985 Box 3 of 39 Grant Proposal, 1982 Box 3 of 39 ABC/CLIO Exchange Agreement, 1985 Page 5 of 101 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_228958 Box 3 of 39 Rejected Manuscripts, 1985-1986 Box 3 of 39 Adolf Wolff Article, 1983 Box 3 of 39 Matthew Baigell, 1985 Director's Records Box 3 of 39 OHMAR Conference, 1988 Box 3 of 39 AAA Film, 1988 Box 3 of 39 Development Officer, 1988 Box 3 of 39 Luce Foundation Grant, 1988 Box 3 of 39 AAA Public Information, 1988 Box 3 of 39 De Sale Bequest, 1988 Box 3 of 39 Tom L. Freudenheim, 1987-1988 Box 3 of 39 Robert S. Hoffman, 1988 Box 3 of 39 Affirmative Action Review Box 3 of 39 PMRS Action Dates, 1988 Box 3 of 39 AAA Security, 1988 Box 3 of 39 Staff Meetings, 1988 Box 3 of 39 Budget, 1987-1988 Box 3 of 39 AAA Staff, 1988 Box 3 of 39 Getty-Mellon Retrospective Cataloging Project, 1987-1988 Box 3 of 39 Boston Regional Office, 1988 Box 3 of 39 Regional Offices (general), 1987-1988 Box 3 of 39 Board of Trustees, 1986-1988 Page 6 of 101 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_228958 Box 3 of 39 Afro-American Oral History Artists in Chicago Project, 1988 Box 3 of 39 Detroit Regional Office, 1988 Box 3 of 39 Los Angeles Regional Office, 1986-1988 Box 4 Box 4 of 39 Armory Show Exhibition, 1987 Box 4 of 39 NYC Regional Office, 1987-1988 Box 4 of 39 Walter Pach Papers, 1988 Box 4 of 39 Philadelphia Project Guide, 1987-1988 Box 4 of 39 San Francisco Regional Office, 1988 Box 4 of 39 NMAA Collaboration, 1988 Box 4 of 39 NEA Program, 1988 Box 4 of 39 Midwest Regional Center (Detroit), 1984-1985 (2 folders) Box 4 of 39 Southern California Research Center (Los Angeles), 1984-1985 (2 folders) Box 4 of 39 New England Area Center (Boston), 1984-1987 (3 folders) Box 4 of 39 Chicago Documentation Project, 1985 Box 4 of 39 Texas Project, 1985 Box 4 of 39 New York Area Center (New York, New York), 1984-1985 (2 folders) Box 4 of 39 Philadelphia Project, 1984-1985 Box 4 of 39 West Coast Area Center (San Francisco), 1984-1985 (2 folders) Box 4 of 39 Mid-Atlantic Area Center (Washington, D.C.), 1984-1985 (2 folders) Box 4 of 39 Collections Management, 1984 (2 folders) Page 7 of 101 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_228958 Box 4 of 39 Development, 1984 Box 4 of 39 Grants, 1982-1987 Box 5 Box 5 of 39 Membership, 1984 Box 5 of 39 Oral History, 1984 Box 5 of 39 Personnel, 1984 Box 5 of 39 Publications, 1984 Box 5 of 39 Publicity, 1979-1984 Box 5 of 39 Research, 1983-1984 Box 5 of 39 Richard Murray: Memoranda, 1986-1987 Box 5 of 39 Council of Bureau Directors, 1986-1987 Box 5 of 39 Business Office, 1984 Box 5 of 39 Regional Events Program, 1979-1984 Box 5 of 39 Management Committee, 1986-1987 Box 5 of 39 Women's Changing Roles in Museums Conference, 1986 Box 5 of 39