Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Virginia Field papers, 1951-1973, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.fielvirg
Creators:
Field, Virginia
Dates:
1951-1973
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Repository:
The papers of arts administrator Virginia Field measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1951 to 1973. The material concerns Field's association with the American Federation of Arts, Asia House, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Found are business records relating to grants, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and writings. Of note are illustrated letters by John Von Wicht and a photograph of Andy Warhol with Richard Brown Baker.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of arts administrator Virginia Field measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1951 to 1973. The material concerns Field's association with the American Federation of Arts, Asia House, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Found are business records relating to grants, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and writings. Of note are illustrated letters by John Von Wicht and a photograph of Andy Warhol with Richard Brown Baker.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Arts administrator Virginia Field was active in New York City, New York. She served as assistant director for Asia House.

Administration

Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Virginia Field, 1981-1988.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 2804 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Processing Information
The papers were microfilmed on reel 2804 after receipt. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Preferred Citation
Virginia Field papers, 1951-1973. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Baker, Richard Brown Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Von Wicht, John, 1888-1970 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
American Federation of Arts Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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