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Beggs, Thomas M.
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1947-1960
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40 Items
- Collection ID:
- AAA.beggthom
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Archives of American Art
Artist files accumulated by Beggs, while Director of the National Collection of Fine Arts, containing correspondence with George Barker, Otto Walter Beck, Samuel Bookatz, Alfred Jonniaux, and Andrew Wyeth.
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of the Director
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1912-1965
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28.5 cu. ft. (57 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 312
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 312 was transferred from the National Museum of American Art (NMAA) Archives to the Smithsonian Institution Archives in October 1984. The NMAA Archives, which was created in January 1975, and located in the Fine Arts and Portrait Gallery Building, came under the daily administration of the NMAA, with technical supervision and ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Special Assistant to the Secretary for Fine Arts
- Dates:
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1965
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 441
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily consist of form letters answering Beggs' survey. Other records pertaining to this collection such as charters and annual reports have been dispersed in the National Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery Library.
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Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
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1950-1962
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8.5 cu. ft. (17 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 316
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document exhibitions circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service from its inception in 1952 through 1962, with documentation on several exhibitions continuing for the years 1963 to 1965. Records include correspondence, shipping and storage bills, exhibition catalogues, newspaper clippings, and...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of the Director
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1892-1960
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22 cu. ft. (44 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 311
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the administration of William Henry Holmes, first Curator of the National Gallery of Art (NGA), 1907-1920, and Director of the Gallery, 1920-1932. To a lesser extent, it also documents the administration of Ruel P. Tolman, Acting Director of NGA, 1932-1937, and the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA), 1937-1946, ...
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Tolman, Ruel P. (Ruel Pardee), 1878-1954
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1887-1958
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2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tolmruel
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence; photographs; index card files; books; pages from a notebook; artwork; notes and diagrams; and printed material.
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Hitchcock, Henry-Russell, 1903-1987
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1919-1987
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24.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hitchenp
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of architectural historian, author, critic, teacher, and museum director, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, date from 1919-1987 and measure 24.8 linear feet. Almost all of the collection is comprised of Hitchcock's correspondence files relating to academic research, teaching, curatorial interests, and professional associations. Letters are from prominent architectural historians, architects, artists, preservationists, museum directors and curators, and family and friends. Also found are two feet of writings by Hitchcock and others, scattered biographical information, printed material, and photographs of Hitchcock and architecture.
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of the Director
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1958-1972
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-135
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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; ...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Fine Arts Lending Program
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circa 1965-1980
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 445
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of administrative files of the Program, including a large volume dealing with loans to the White House. Other records relating to the Lending Program can be found in Record Unit 453, the Office of the Registrar.
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Curry, John Steuart, 1897-1946
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1848-1999
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10.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.currjohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, muralist, and illustrator John Steuart Curry, and Curry family papers, measure 10.1 linear feet and date from 1848 to 1999. Papers document his career and family history through certificates, correspondence, photographs, clippings, contracts, receipts, inventories, writings, notes, and other materials. The papers contain particularly rich documentation of Curry's period as artist-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin, from 1936 to 1946. Mural projects in Kansas, Washington, DC, and Wisconsin are also documented.