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

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

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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.

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