Correspondence
- Level:
- series
- Dates:
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1924-1969
bulk 1950-1969
- Size:
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0.9 Linear feet (Boxes 1-3)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.brooroma
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Edwin Scott photograph and catalog
One photograph of Scott, ca. 1926; and a catalog, PAINTINGS BY EDWIN SCOTT FROM THE ALICE PIKE BARNEY MEMORIAL COLLECTION, Smithsonian Institution, 1970.
Herman Armour Webster papers
Biographical material; a "List of Engravings and States by Chronological Order"; a list of etchings and dry-points presented to the National Collection of Fine Arts by Moune G.H. Webster; photographs of Webster, his studio on the Rue d'Artois, and his etchings; exhibition catalogs, correspondence, printed articles about Webster, and clippings …
Subject Files
This accession consists of the records of David W. Scott, Director of the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA), 1965-1969. Materials include Scott's correspondence, memoranda, notes, publications, and lecture papers; meeting minutes; reports; information pertaining to NCFA mission, collections, exhibitions, special events, and personnel; restoration and gallery plans for the Patent …
Renwick family papers
Letters from James Renwick to Edward Renwick and Henry B. Renwick; letters from Emily Dilworth Hicks Renwick to Henry B. Renwick; insurance and financial papers, travel and personal documents, and a passport photo of Henry Brevoort Renwick; clippings; correspondence, financial, and legal documents of Edward Renwick including 2 appraisals of "Brooklawn …
Handbook of South American Indians records
Steward, Julian Haynes, 1902-1972
The records concern Julian Steward's semiautonomous project attached to the Bureau of American Ethnology to produce a multivolume reference work (Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 143). The material consists mainly of administrative and reference documents, correspondence, reports, proposals, and manuscripts of writings. Some manuscripts are in a form other than that …
Polly Thayer (Starr) papers
bulk 1921-2008
0.807 Gigabytes
The papers of Boston portraitist and painter Polly Thayer (Starr) (1904-2006) measure 21.6 linear feet and 0.807 GB and date from 1846 to 2008, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1921-2008. The papers document Thayer's personal life and career as a painter, portraitist, and pastel artist. Found within the papers are biographical materials, extensive family papers, correspondence with artists and art venues, interviews, writings, subject files, organization files, exhibition files, art inventory records, printed and digital materials, five sketchbooks, artwork, and photographs.
Porter A. McCray papers
The papers of New York City arts administrator Porter A. McCray measure 12.3 linear feet and date from 1936 to 1989. The papers include scattered biographical materials, correspondence, and writings and notes. The bulk of the collection consists of professional files documenting his advisory and consulting work for museums, institutions, organizations, and foundations. Also found within the collection are printed materials and photographs of McCray and artwork.
Grant Records
This collection consists of grant audits, progress reports, correspondence and travel files. See Record Unit 180 for similar materials.
Production Records
These records primarily document the planning for University of the Air (after 1988 Smithsonian Project Discovery) and The Buried Mirror. Many of the records were created by Elizabeth S. Brownstein, media project development specialist, Office of Telecommunications (OTC). Also included are files of Adrian Malone, production chairman, and Edward W. Bastian …
