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Archives of American Art
Fort Worth Art Museum records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fortwamr
- Creators:
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Fort Worth Art Museum
- Dates:
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1904-1975
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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24 Microfilm reels
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Financial records and registrar files of the Fort Worth Art Association and the Fort Worth Art Museum.
Scope and Contents
REELS 1653, 1765-1766, 2094-2095, 2151 & 2353: Financial records including loan agreements, invoices, appraisals, bills, insurance forms, price lists and correspondence; and a file concerning the dating of Thomas Eakins "The Swimming Hole."
Scope and Contents
REELS 1649-1652, 1767-1771, 2152 & 2351: Registrar files including information sheets, correspondence, photographs, condition reports, clippings and printed material for each work of art acquired by the museum.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art museum; Fort Worth, Tex.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1649-1652 and 1767-1771 available for use at Archives of American offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 2096-2100, 2152, and 2351 available through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1653, 1765-1766, 2094-2095, 2151, and 2352 are access restricted and unavailable through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Fort Worth Art Museum Fort Worth, Texas.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming by the Fort Worth Art Museum, 1979-1981, as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Conditions Governing Access
Reels 1653, 1765-66, 2094-95, 2151 and 2352 (financial records): ACCESS RESTRICTED: written permission required.
More Information
Other Finding Aids
Other Finding Aids
Finding aids for microfilm reels 2151-2152 and 2351-2352 are available at Archives of American Art offices.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art museums -- Texas | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fort Worth Art Association | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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