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Brooklyn Museum. Staff. Institutional file.

Title: Institutional file.

ArchivalResource: 20 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/537333053 View

Book-of-the-Month Club Records, 1939-1967, (bulk 1939-1960)

Title: Book-of-the-Month Club Records 1939-1967 (bulk 1939-1960)

Editorial and publishers’ correspondence and preliminary readers’ reports consisting of book reviews and evaluations relating primarily to books that were submitted by publishing houses for consideration by the Book-of-the-Month Club but were not selected for distribution by the club.

ArchivalResource: 15,600 items; 61 containers; 24.4 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009324 View

Brooklyn Museum. Departments of European Painting and Sculpture, American Painting and Sculpture, Contemporary Art. Records, 1897-2005 (inclusive).

Title: Records, 1897-2005 (inclusive).

These records document the administrative and curatorial activities of the department(s) from 1897 through 2005. They reveal the history of the Department of Painting and Sculpture by providing information on development of the object collection, exhibitions, and the department's associations to other art institutions and the local community. These records also relate the day-to-day administrative responsibilities, in addition to the scholarly and professional activities of the curators, such as publishing, lecturing, serving on art juries and teaching classes.

ArchivalResource: 114.6 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83903543 View

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Registrar. Intimate Interiors of Edouard Vuillard, exhibition files, 1987-1991, 1989(bulk)

Title: Intimate Interiors of Edouard Vuillard, exhibition files, 1987-1991, 1989(bulk)

This subseries documents "The Intimate Interiors of Edouard Vuillard" (November 18, 1989-January 28, 1990) an exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and curated by Elizabeth W. Easton, Assistant Curator of European Paintings at the Brooklyn Museum. The exhibition files contain the records of the Office of the Registrar, the Curatorial Department, and the Director's Office. The files include: checklists; condition reports and conservation notes; contracts; correspondence; grants; loan files; plot plans and photographs documenting the installation; press releases and clippings; shipping records; and all material related to the traveling exhibition.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77654128 View

Brooklyn Museum. Departments of European Painting and Sculpture, American Painting and Sculpture, Contemporary Art. Records: Exhibitions 1911-2005 (inclusive).

Title: Records: Exhibitions 1911-2005 (inclusive).

This series contains records relating to the planning and development of exhibitions. The files provide information on the various stages involved in the preparation and mounting of exhibitions as well as related activities such as symposia and lectures. Notable exhibitions include the Grand Lobby installation series, Curator's Choice series and Listening to Pictures (1968). The department(s) organized major exhibitions of artists of international renown, such as Albert Bierstadt, Art & Enterprise (1991) and Louise Bourgeois: The Locus of Memory, Works 1982-1993 (1994), as well as shows that featured local and emerging artists. These included Brooklyn Society of Miniature Painters (1915), Paintings and Sculpture by Brooklyn and Long Island artists (1934) and the Contemporary division's Working in Brooklyn series in the 1980s and 1990s, which featured works by painters and sculptors with studios in Brooklyn. Files in this series also include materials regarding collaborative exhibitions with other museum departments; photography exhibitions through the mid-1970s; and exhibitions that were cancelled after the initial planning stages.

ArchivalResource: 71.6 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78830795 View

Brooklyn Museum. Departments of European Painting and Sculpture, American Painting and Sculpture, Contemporary Art. Records: Departmental administration 1899-1997 (inclusive).

Title: Records: Departmental administration 1899-1997 (inclusive).

This series contains records relating to the administrative functions of the department. The bulk of the records are correspondence with institutions, artists, colleagues, donors, trustees, and collectors regarding topics such as proposed exhibitions, research, recommendations, donations, and tours. Monthly and departmental reports provide a useful account of the various projects and developments of the department. Also included are records which provide information on the creation, development, and maintenance of the Sculpture Garden.

ArchivalResource: 13.7 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77950115 View

Book-of-the-Month Club records, 1946-1979

Title: Book-of-the-Month Club records 1946-1979

The collection consists of proofs and "first reader reports" that document a component of the selection process for titles that became Book-of-the-Month Club selections. The proofs are pre-publication copies of manuscripts, used by Book-of-the-Month Club judges to select titles. The reports comprise reviews by in-house editors and outside readers of manuscripts under consideration for publication. They were written by a wide variety of individuals including Rosemary Benet, Basil Davenport, Elizabeth Wynne Easton, Roger Pippett, John Sherry, Russell Thacher, Ralph Thompson, and Leon Wilson.

ArchivalResource: 38.69 linear feet (66 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.bomc View

Brooklyn Museum. Departments of European Painting and Sculpture, American Painting and Sculpture, Contemporary Art. Records: Objects 1897-1998 (inclusive).

Title: Records: Objects 1897-1998 (inclusive).

The Objects series contains information directly related to museum objects, including documentation regarding gifts, loans, and purchases (both accepted and rejected by the Museum), and inquiries from scholars, owners, and dealers. Materials include correspondence, memos, registrar's forms, invoices, and visual materials. Within this series, many records are grouped by type of transaction. Categories include:

ArchivalResource: 27.3 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84085453 View