Laurence Page Roberts records, 1938-43.

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Laurence Page Roberts records, 1938-43.

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The Roberts records document all activities of the Museum and include correspondence with donors, lenders, and vendors; Board of Trustees and Governing Committee members, especially Edward C. BLum, Walter H. Crittenden, James G. McDonald, Caroline A.L. Pratt, Sidney W. Davidson, and Adrian Van Sinderen; New York City agencies; and staff of other museums and cultural institutions. Reflecting Roberts' interest in curatorial matters, exhibition files and files documenting the Museum's relations with other museums are more numerous and weighty than in the previous administration. Files on the travelling exhibitions created for the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and the exhibition "America South of U.S." are of particular importance.

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