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Brooklyn Museum. Department of Egyptian, Classical & Ancient Middle Eastern Art. Records. Excavations 1969-1985 (inclusive).

Title: Records. Excavations 1969-1985 (inclusive).

This series contains a small amount of records relating to the department's excavations in Egypt and Israel, mostly from the 1970s. Included are correspondence and memos relating to organization and logistics, including budget information and funding requests, contact with the governments of site countries regarding coordination of the projects, and survey reports.

ArchivalResource: 1.3 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79298478 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Egyptian, Classical & Ancient Middle Eastern Art. Records. Objects 1906-1995 (inclusive).

Title: Records. Objects 1906-1995 (inclusive).

The Objects series contains records relating specifically to objects and collections, including files on permanent installations and associated audiotour texts; collection and object descriptions; potential acquisitions; and loan files. Materials include correspondence, memos, and Registrar's forms. Of note are lists and correspondence relating to the storage of collections, including New-York Historical Society objects, during World War II; information on collections from Charles and Theodora Wilbour; and a few letters relating to the early acquisition of objects from collectors, including French Egyptologists Jacques and Henri de Morgan and Armand de Potter.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84137356 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Egyptian, Classical & Ancient Middle Eastern Art. Records. 1890's-2002 (inclusive).

Title: Records. 1890's-2002 (inclusive).

The Records of the Department of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art document the growth of the Egyptological and classical collections at the Brooklyn Museum prior to the creation of the department in 1932 and continuing through the 1990s. The records document the work of the various curators, administrative functions of the department, the expansion of the collection and organization of exhibitions, and special projects such as excavations and publications.

ArchivalResource: 32.4 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81798073 View

Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph, 1791-1865. [Scrapbook from the library of Lepsius]

Title: [Scrapbook from the library of Lepsius] 1833-ca. 1860.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84680832 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Egyptian, Classical & Ancient Middle Eastern Art. Records. Departmental administration 1910-1990 (inclusive).

Title: Records. Departmental administration 1910-1990 (inclusive).

This series contains records which relate to the administration of the department and also reflect the relationship between ECAMEA and other museum departments, particularly the director's office. Memos and correspondence comprise the bulk of the materials and include information on everyday workings of the department as well as special museum activities, such as the Artmobile project in Egypt; inquiries regarding potential acquisitions of objects; and public relations. This series also contains files relating to additional museum duties of the department's curators, including Elizabeth Riefstahl and the exhibition committee and John D. Cooney's records from his term as acting director (1962-65).

ArchivalResource: 2.5 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82505482 View

Papers, 1794-1952, 1934-1952 (bulk)

Title: Papers, 1794-1952, 1934-1952 (bulk)

The papers of collector Arthur W. Clement (1878-1952) consist of records relating to his research on early American decorative arts such as pottery, china, porcelain, and pewter, the individuals who practiced these arts, and the development of his personal collection of ceramics. Included are letters from collectors, museum curators, and directors regarding objects and collections; mock-ups and drafts of his articles and essays; lecture texts; clippings of articles relating to objects, some written by Clement; and photostats of letters and documents of early potters such as William Tucker. Included, as well, are two scrapbooks containing clippings; invitations; announcements to meetings, exhibition openings, and lectures; and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 1 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81721121 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Egyptian, Classical & Ancient Middle Eastern Art. Records. Publications 1933-1988 (inclusive).

Title: Records. Publications 1933-1988 (inclusive).

Publication records contain documentation on the logistics of producing scholarly publications, including correspondence with authors and editors regarding manuscripts; printing specifications; requests for funding; and research materials. The materials range from a proposal for a biography on Charles Edwin Wilbour to the publication of works on objects and Museum collections such as Coptic Textiles and Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in The Brooklyn Museum. Included are the Wilbour Monograph series, which are catalogs of the department's holdings.

ArchivalResource: 1.25 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77962278 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

Brooklyn Museum. Art School. Records, Departmental administration 1931-1985 (inclusive).

Title: Records, Departmental administration 1931-1985 (inclusive).

The Departmental Administration series documents the administrative functions of the Brooklyn Museum Art School. It consists largely of memos and correspondence, as well as budgets and monthly and annual reports, which provide an overview of the operations of the school during its 43 years at the Brooklyn Museum. Also included are records relating to the school's fundraising activities, and advisory committees. Evidence of the Art School's day-to-day operations is also found in items such as course descriptions, instructor biographies, syllabi, class schedules, and job descriptions. Other records in this series include building plans, clippings, posters, postcards, invitations, meeting minutes, and advertising materials.

ArchivalResource: 1.3 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761420043 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Asian Art. Records: Research and writings 1941-1986 (inclusive).

Title: Records: Research and writings 1941-1986 (inclusive).

The Research and writings series consists of records relating to articles and lectures produced by members of the department. Included among the material are drafts of articles; correspondence and memos; a bibliography of publications authored by the department's staff; lectures; proposed publication; and meeting and research notes.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84679214 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

Brooklyn Museum. Art School. Records, 1941-1985 (inclusive).

Title: Records, 1941-1985 (inclusive).

The Brooklyn Museum Art School collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, reports and photographs. Student records consist of dates of attendance and classes taken, as well as applications for study. Many of these records are restricted. Principal correspondents include Augustus Peck and Jolyon Hofsted as well as their administrative staff.

ArchivalResource: 47 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761431202 View

Brooklyn Museum. Art School. Records, Faculty 1966-1985 (inclusive).

Title: Records, Faculty 1966-1985 (inclusive).

The Faculty series contains records pertaining to Brooklyn Museum Art School faculty. The files are generally small and contain limited information. Materials include resumes, memos, letters, biographies, and announcements. Also included in the files are a small group of photographs of artworks by the faculty.The files are arranged alphabetically by last name, which include group files and individual name files. In addition, there are general administrative files relating to the faculty.

ArchivalResource: .4 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761420044 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas. Records Extra-museum activities 1926-1999 (inclusive).

Title: Records Extra-museum activities 1926-1999 (inclusive).

The Extra-museum activities series contains records relating to curators' involvement with outside organizations, primarily correspondence regarding activities and membership. The bulk of the materials were generated by Spinden, including his membership in the Century Association, the Eighth American Scientific Congress of 1940, the Explorer's Club, the New York Academy of Science, and the School Art League. One file, "Congresses and Conventions," contains material relating to other members of the department.

ArchivalResource: 2.125 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79292213 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Egyptian, Classical & Ancient Middle Eastern Art. Records. Exhibitions 1941-2002 (inclusive).

Title: Records. Exhibitions 1941-2002 (inclusive).

This series contains records relating to the planning and organization of the department's exhibitions. The files provide information on the various stages involved in the preparation and mounting of exhibitions, as well as related activities such as events and publicity. Exhibitions which are most extensively documented are Africa in Antiquity: The Arts of Ancient Nubia and the Sudan (1978) and Cleopatra's Egypt: Age of the Ptolemies (1988). In addition, this series contains files on Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period. Organized by Bernard Bothmer and John Cooney in 1960, it was the first comprehensive showing of Egyptian sculpture of the late period and was the culmination of ten years of research in Egypt, Europe and the Americas.

ArchivalResource: 9.3 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78382258 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

Brooklyn Museum. Department of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas. Records. 1926-2001 (inclusive).

Title: Records. 1926-2001 (inclusive).

The Records of the Department of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas document the administrative and curatorial activities of the department beginning at the end of the tenure of the first curator of Ethnology Stewart Culin in 1929 and continuing until 2001. (Culin Archival Collection serves as the departmental record for the years 1903 to 1929.) The records document the work of the various curators, the expansion of the department, and the development of its collections throughout the 20th century. These records relate day-to-day administrative responsibilities in addition to the scholarly activities of the curators, such as publishing, lecturing, and teaching classes.

ArchivalResource: 29.5 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77635175 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Asian Art. Records: Extra-museum activities 1946-1986 (inclusive).

Title: Records: Extra-museum activities 1946-1986 (inclusive).

The Extra-museum activities series contains materials relating to outside activities of the curators. Included are records about the curators' involvement with outside organizations, which consist of correspondence regarding membership, meetings, lectures, programs, and exhibitions. In addition, there are files relating to various tours in which curators participated in or coordinated. These study tours included travel to India, Nepal, and Japan.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84679218 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 Institute of Arts and Sciences. Museum Dept. of Painting and Sculpture. Institutional file, Exhibitions. Arctic and antarctic pictures by Mr. Frank W. Stokes.

Title: Institutional file, Exhibitions. Arctic and antarctic pictures by Mr. Frank W. Stokes.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/575576895 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Egyptian, Classical & Ancient Middle Eastern Art. Records. Research 1965-1978 (inclusive).

Title: Records. Research 1965-1978 (inclusive).

The Research series contains records relating to research projects that did not specifically culminate in a published work. Contained here are notes on the Wilbour family, including research materials from the Newport Historical Society and correspondence with Wilbour relatives. Included as well are correspondence, proposals, and reports relating to Brooklyn Museum projects in Egypt: archaelogical projects funded by the United States government through the Smithsonian Institution to survey and study objects and sites in Egypt.

ArchivalResource: .4 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81167877 View

Brooklyn Museum. Art School. Records, Programs 1970-1983 (inclusive).

Title: Records, Programs 1970-1983 (inclusive).

The Programs series covers programs created by the Brooklyn Museum Art School to provide art instruction outside of the traditional coursework and student body. Some programs, such as the High School Program, were held at the school and occurred parallel to the regular curriculum while others, like the Prison Program, operated off-site and separately from the rest of the school. The art school's programs were designed to make art classes available to any interested parties in the community. The Children's Program included class visits, workshops, and youth classes. The Older Adult Program was designed to tailor instruction to an older audience. The Cultural Voucher Program provided the opportunity for schoolteachers to get credit for classes taken at the school. The Junior Year in New York Program attracted students from other schools around the country to study at the Brooklyn Museum Art School.Programs that were held off-site were designed to take art instruction to those who were unable to physically attend classes at the school. These were the St. Mary's Methadone Maintenance Program and the Prison program, which taught prisoners at the Brooklyn House of Detention and Riker's Island from 1970 to 1977. These programs were grant-funded and offered courses via small satellite schools for non-traditional students. Other records in this series relate to special events and programs such as the Subway Project, where Brooklyn Museum Art School students improved subway stations with fresh paint, murals, and sculpture. Other programs included the Visiting Artists Program, workshops, and the Seminar on Art in New York.

ArchivalResource: .4 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761431213 View

Brooklyn Museum. Departments of European Painting and Sculpture, American Painting and Sculpture, Contemporary Art. Records. Research & writings 1933-1989 (inclusive).

Title: Records. Research & writings 1933-1989 (inclusive).

This series consists largely of correspondence relating to articles and publications produced by curators. Included, as well, are copies of articles, typescripts, and research notes.

ArchivalResource: .83 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80050960 View

Brooklyn Museum. Art School. Records, Scholarships 1950-1985 (inclusive).

Title: Records, Scholarships 1950-1985 (inclusive).

The Scholarships series contains records pertaining to scholarships granted by the Brooklyn Museum Art School. In addition to general correspondence and information for prospective students, there are a large number of student applications (which are restricted), particularly for the Max Beckmann scholarship, which make up the bulk of this series. The Beckmann scholarship was awarded to college graduates for advanced study in painting. Some photographs, slides and posters are included. Other scholarships for high school students and community artists are also documented.

ArchivalResource: 1 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761431329 View

Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933. Additional papers, 1841-1940

Title: John Jay Chapman additional papers, 1841-1940.

Chiefly correspondence between American essayist John Jay Chapman and family, friends, and associates.

ArchivalResource: 37 boxes (18.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00718/catalog View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Asian Art. Records: Exhibitions 1930-2003 (inclusive).

Title: Records: Exhibitions 1930-2003 (inclusive).

The Exhibitions series documents the exhibition activities of the department, covering all the different facets of an exhibition, from inception to execution. The records contain material on object research and selection; scheduling; design and preparation; installation; public relations; deinstallation; and administrative and financial matters. The material reveals the leadership and taste of the department's many curators. The majority of the contents consists of correspondence, but also includes loan agreements, object records, loan negotiations, invoices, brochures, receipts, object lists, press and news releases, brochures, floor plans, labels, curators' notes, lists of contributors, and bibliographies. In addition, the series contains scholarly documentation, such as notes and personal memos, relating to published and printed material that supplement the other materials. Of particular interest are the extensive materials on the exhibitions "Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art" (1984-1985) and "From Indian Earth: 4,000 Years of Terracotta Art" (1986), which provide a wealth of detailed information regarding the specifics of two significant international exhibitions. Other notable exhibitions included in this series are "Thank God for Tea!" (1955); "Oriental Carpets from the Kevorkian Foundation" (1967); "Indian Miniature Painting" (1969-1970); "Mingei: Japanese Folk Art" (1985); and "Lacquer: A Panorama of Asian Decorative Arts" (1988-1989).

ArchivalResource: 5.7 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84679208 View

Brooklyn Museum. Departments of European Painting and Sculpture, American Painting and Sculpture, Contemporary Art. Records. Extra-museum activities 1931-1989 (inclusive).

Title: Records. Extra-museum activities 1931-1989 (inclusive).

This series contains materials relating to outside activities of the curators. Many curators were members of boards or advisory committees of schools and other arts or municipal organizations. In addition they participated on art juries, lectured at events, edited publications, and consulted as curators and art experts for other institutions. Materials include correspondence, lecture texts, notes, program information, and reports. In addition, this series includes records relating to the work of Barbara Millstein, including her notes on New York City history and information on city tours and activities with municipal organizations.

ArchivalResource: 1.25 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81871944 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Egyptian, Classical & Ancient Middle Eastern Art. Records. Extra-museum activities 1965-1978 (inclusive).

Title: Records. Extra-museum activities 1965-1978 (inclusive).

The Extra-museum activities series contains files relating to curators' work outside the Museum. Contained here are project files for installation and catalog work that Bernard Bothmer completed in the 1970s, as a consultant to the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, for the Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art. This series also includes a file of clippings concerning Bothmer's assistance in locating the missing half of an Egyptian statue in the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

ArchivalResource: .2 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83627092 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Egyptian, Classical & Ancient Middle Eastern Art. Records. Audio-visual materials 1960-1978, n.d. (inclusive).

Title: Records. Audio-visual materials 1960-1978, n.d. (inclusive).

The audio-visual materials consist of audiotapes, cassette tapes and film. Included are audiotapes of gallery tours, a lecture by Cyril Aldred, a film reel of the Mendes excavation, and films created through the United States Information Agency regarding exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum. Written transcripts have been removed to other series.

ArchivalResource: 1.6 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81807578 View

Brooklyn Museum. Art School. Records, Visual materials 1949-1978 (inclusive).

Title: Records, Visual materials 1949-1978 (inclusive).

This series is comprised of photographs and negatives. The bulk of the collection dates to the 1970s; most of the images are of faculty members, either alone or in class. Of particular note is a collection of scrapbook photos from 1949-1950, which includes photos of classes and lectures by Art School instructors and visiting artists including Max Beckmann, Arnold Bank, Victor Candell, Xavier Gonzalez and others. There are individual portraits and biographical information for a number of instructors from the 1970s, including Jacqueline Ann Clipsham, Francis Cunningham and Charles Viera.

ArchivalResource: 1 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761431241 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Asian Art. Records: Departmental administration 1929-1994 (inclusive).

Title: Records: Departmental administration 1929-1994 (inclusive).

Departmental administration series contains records, created and received, regarding the administrative functions of the department. The series includes correspondence, memos, notes, reports, lists, and visual materials. A large portion of the records is comprised of correspondence and memos. The correspondence details the dialog between the department's personnel and donors, institutions, colleagues, dealers and collectors, and the general public. Many of the memos contain communication with other Museum departments and officers, including Conservation, Collections Management, Registrar's Office, Chief Curator, and Director. Included in the correspondence and memos are inquiries; general object related issues (e.g., research, transactions, offers, conservation, etc.); exhibition proposals and logistics; administration and staff; publications; installations; collection management; and special programs (e.g., Junior Membership). This series contains records pertaining to some of the department's donors, including Ernest Erickson, Paul E. Manheim, Alastair B. Martin, and Arthur M. Sackler. There are also materials pertaining to the Joseph V. McMullan estate, and the Hagop Kevorkian Foundation and estate. Valuable information regarding the development of the department can be found in the Reports files, which contain monthly and annual reports on the activities of the department. The various travel reports written by the curators also provide additional insight into the development of the collections.

ArchivalResource: 5.4 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84679202 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas. Records Research and writings 1929-1997 (inclusive).

Title: Records Research and writings 1929-1997 (inclusive).

The research & writings series contains professional records, research, and publications of the department staff, including articles, lectures, research notes, drafts, bibliographies, correspondence regarding scholarship and publications, invitations, and appointments. The bulk of this series consists of the work of Herbert J. Spinden. Typescripts of many of Spinden's articles are included, supplemented by correspondence. There are three sets of Spinden's lecture files, correspondence regarding lecture invitations from the U.S. and abroad, and with the State Department; lecture texts from the years 1929-1949; lecture notes for radio broadcasts and public events; course materials for the Brooklyn Museum and New York University; lists of lantern slides that accompany lectures; and correspondence regarding the slides.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78230990 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas. Records Exhibitions 1939-1996 (inclusive).

Title: Records Exhibitions 1939-1996 (inclusive).

The bulk of the files in the exhibition series are comprised of correspondence related to the planning and logistics of exhibitions organized by the department. In addition to correspondence, the series contains loan records, condition reports, budget information and publicity materials, including press releases and news clippings. Of particular importance is the exhibition America South of U.S. organized by Spinden in 1941 and sponsored by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. This exhibition, along with three other travelling exhibitions of pre-Columbian art, was designed to tour schools and public institutions throughout the United States, promoting knowledge about Latin America in keeping with the "Good Neighbor" policy. The exhibitions toured until 1951.

ArchivalResource: 7.8 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83865583 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas. Records Departmental administration 1929-2000 (inclusive).

Title: Records Departmental administration 1929-2000 (inclusive).

Departmental administration records document administrative functions of the department, including collections management, fundraising, and special projects. Of interest are department meeting notes and a five-year plan written in 1973. The series also includes bequest files and other object-related files that contain more general, administrative information about object transactions than is found in the objects series.

ArchivalResource: 7.75 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82747958 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Asian Art. Records: Objects 1928-1993 (inclusive).

Title: Records: Objects 1928-1993 (inclusive).

Objects series contains records relating directly to objects in the Museum's collections, including acquisitions, gifts (both accepted and refused), loans, purchases, conservation, exchanges and sales, inventories, and installations. Materials include correspondence, memos, Registrar's forms, lists, copies of accession cards, and visual materials. Many of the records in this series are grouped into larger categories. Installations (1956-1988): this group of records documents the installation of various Asian art galleries, including Indian, Islamic, and Japanese galleries. Most of the materials are comprised of memos, plans, sketches, text for labels and didactics, and notes. Inventories (c.1960-1989): these files contain lists of objects according to their location or type of material. Some of the dates of when the lists were created are unclear, but best efforts have been made to approximate the dates of these lists. Loans in (1936-1993): these records pertain to loans of objects from individuals and institutions. Some of these objects were loaned to the Brooklyn Museum for possible acquisition, exhibition, study, and long-term loan. Loans out (1947-1993): the documents in this group of records refer to loan requests made to the Brooklyn Museum, including completed, refused, or cancelled. Aside from a few general files, the majority of the files are arranged according to the institutions requesting the loans. Loans out documentation includes correspondence; memos; loan request forms, recommendation forms, and agreements forms; facility and conservation reports; and Registrar's forms.

ArchivalResource: 2.7 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84679209 View

Brooklyn Museum. Art School. Records, Student records 1941-1985 (inclusive).

Title: Records, Student records 1941-1985 (inclusive).

The Student Records series consists chiefly of information regarding foreign students and student registration. Most of the materials in this series are restricted. In addition to applications for study at the Art School, there is a great deal of correspondence regarding immigration procedures and the difficulty of locating affordable housing for these foreign students. General Art School student registration was documented on cards listing each student's address and the courses they were taking - these cards (also restricted) exist for both full-time and part-time students.

ArchivalResource: 41.25 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761431337 View

Code, Grant Hyde. Papers,

Title: Papers, 1936-1941.

ArchivalResource: 63 folders (ca. 500 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122628084 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Asian Art. Records, 1925-2003 (inclusive).

Title: Records, 1925-2003 (inclusive).

The records of the Department of Asian Art document the administrative and curatorial activities of the department from when the collections were a part of the Department of Ethnology to its present separate curatorial designation. The collection contains materials that document the various stages and name changes of the department from Department of Eastern and Near Eastern Art to its present title, Department of Asian Art. This includes records reflecting the Islamic collection's separation from and reintegration into the Asian collections. The records document the history and development of the department and its collections. These records provide insight into the activities of various curators, relationship with donors and dealers, administrative functioning of the department, and the development of its object collections and exhibitions. A large portion of the records consist of correspondence and memos but also includes reports, notes, photographs, slides, transparencies, writings, clippings, and typescripts. Included, as well, are letters to and from donors, Museum staff, collectors, dealers, other institutions, scholars, and the general public. Subject matter of letters and memos include coordination of exhibitions and loans, gifts and purchases, research on objects, fundraising, professional activities, and departmental management. Of note are the records pertaining to the development of the department's collections. These materials often contain information on specific objects in the Asian art collection; on influential donors, including Ernest Erickson, Paul E. Manhiem, and Alastair B. Martin; and on various foundations and estates, including the Hagop Kevorkian Foundation and the Joseph V. McMullan estate.

ArchivalResource: 16.2 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84679194 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of Egyptian, Classical & Ancient Middle Eastern Art. Records. General correspondence 1890's-1994 (inclusive).

Title: Records. General correspondence 1890's-1994 (inclusive).

The General correspondence series contains letters between curators and individuals, corporations, and institutions. The subjects discussed range from simple requests for photographs of objects and help with decisions about purchasing works of art, to substantive scholarly discourse.

ArchivalResource: 13.3 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81520398 View

Brooklyn Museum. Department of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas. Records Objects 1929-2001 (inclusive).

Title: Records Objects 1929-2001 (inclusive).

The objects series contains documentation on the loan, sale, purchase, and exchange of objects; accession records (1959-62); gifts to the department; and object inventories.

ArchivalResource: 8.3 l.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80101632 View