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Allen Memorial Art Museum. Records, 1899-1992.

Title: Records, 1899-1992.

The records of the Allen Memorial Art Museum date from 1899 to the present. Correspondence of the directors and curators, spanning the years 1919 to 1969 and discussing acquisitions and loans comprises nearly half the collection. Exhibition files are extensive, documenting exhibitions from 1919 through the 1980s. The collection includes museum publications, brochures, photographs, and files relating to professional associations and conferences. A modest amount of material regarding the Art Department curriculum and programs through the 1940s is included. Professional and scholarly correspondence of Clarence Ward, Director from 1917 to 1949 is also part of this collection.

ArchivalResource: 50.0 linear ft.

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Allen Memorial Art Museum records

Title: Allen Memorial Art Museum records

The microfilmed Allen Memorial Art Museum records contain general correspondence (1931-1958); business correspondence of the director (1916-1958), curators (circa 1929-1967), correspondence with dealers (1941-1953); and files of Clarence Ward, Director from 1917 until 1950, much of which relate to lectures. Also included are exhibition data (1929-1963) including correspondence and lists; financial ledgers (1938-1955); material related to a bequest from Elisabeth Severance Prentiss (Mrs. F. F. Prentiss); and miscellany. The Charles F. Olney file which includes correspondence, a catalog of the Olney collection, a list of art objects and furniture in the collection, and an index to the material; a photograph file showing the interior and exterior of the Museum, the staff, classrooms, studio, and others; and files on artists including Joseph Cornell, Richard Diebenkorn, Robert Morris, Claes Oldenburg, and William T. Wiley are also present.

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Ward, Clarence, 1884-. Letter, 1946, to Lewis Mumford.

Title: Letter, 1946, to Lewis Mumford.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 l.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155881092 View