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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Exhibition and Design
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1964-1978
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 448
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence, photographs, and slides which document the design and installation of exhibitions at the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA) and the Renwick Gallery. Of special interest are records concerning the Patent Office Building (POB) Opening, 1968 and the exhibition America as Art, 1976. The records al...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Administration
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1964-1980
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15 cu. ft. (30 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 447
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include administrative subject files, personnel records, financial and budgetary materials, and exhibition files. The administrative subject files contain letters, memoranda, reports, inventories, and other records which chronicle the day-to-day operations of NCFA. Among these are correspondence with NCFA curators and Smithsonian...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Department of Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture
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1965-1975
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23.02 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes) (1 microfilm reel)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 315
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records contain exhibition material, including staff research notes on artists and artwork; administrative records concerning the shipment of exhibited artwork, loan correspondence, security and display of the exhibited material, photographs of display items, and installation photographs; staff correspondence including correspondence ...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Exhibition and Design
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1963-1973
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23 cu. ft. (46 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 314
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include research, correspondence, and photographs concerning the design and installation of exhibitions; information on national art conferences; Harry Lowe's correspondence as curator of exhibits; correspondence with art galleries, museums, and private collectors who loaned art work to NCFA; exhibition schedules and research ...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Department of Prints and Drawings
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1965-1978
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 457
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of files documenting the 23rd, 24th, and 25th National Exhibitions of Prints. Also included is a small group of administrative records concerning accessions, publications, the Smithsonian Art Commission, and relations with other museum offices.
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Department of Prints and Drawings
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1967-1974
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-098
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the collection and curatorial activities of Jacob Kainen, Curator (1967-1969), Janet A. Flint, Acting Curator (1970) and Curator (1971- ), and Martina Roudabush Norelli, Associate Curator, Department of Prints and Drawings, National Collection of Fine Arts. The bulk of the material relates to the acquisition or decline ...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Department of Painting and Sculpture
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1963-1969
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2.5 cu. ft. (5 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 317
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records are the files of Wunder, Curator of the Department of Painting and Sculpture. Records include material on the National Collection of Fine Arts' (NCFA) lending program, 1964-1968; and conservation reports. An asterisk denotes that photographs and/or brochures on art work are located in the folder.
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Assistant to the Director
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1972-1978
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 440
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document America as Art, the major exhibition and catalog which Murray produced for the Bicentennial in 1976. Also included are a small number of administrative subject files pertaining to other matters.
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Department of Education
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1961-1981
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 443
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include Gallenkamp's files as a staff member, 1965-1966, old exhibition files, miscellaneous subject files, information concerned with secondary education programs, interns, workshops and docents. Some of the docent records include information on the docent program in general, docent reports and docent research papers. Also ...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Research and Professional Training
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1970-1978
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 596
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of Lois Marie Fink as head of the Office of Research and Professional Training from 1970 to 1978. Included are incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding internships and visiting scholar programs, and reference inquiries; memoranda sent within the Office and to Museum Director Joshua C. Taylor; a large...
