Records Exhibitions 1939-1996 (inclusive).

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Records Exhibitions 1939-1996 (inclusive).

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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.

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