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SIA RU000442, National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of Research Support, Departmental Records, circa 1973-1986
Summary
- Creator:
- National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of Research Support
- Title:
- Departmental Records, circa 1973-1986
- Dates:
- 1973, 1973-1986, circa 1973-1986
- Notes:
- The administrative history of the Office of Research Support dates from 1973 when it was first established as the Office of Slides and Photography. Eleanor E. Fink served as Slide and Photograph Librarian, 1973-1976, reporting to the Library. In 1977, her title was Chief of the Office. Later in 1977 the Office became independent and was renamed the Office of Visual Resources, with Fink as Chief until 1982. In 1983 the title changed to the Office of Research Support, with Fink as Chief, 1983-
- Throughout this period the Office had charge of the Slide and Photograph Archives, the Peter Juley and Son Collection, and the Photography Laboratory; and Fink served as the chair of a committee on the computer indexing of visual materials. The Smithsonian Art Index, established in 1976 to document artworks in other Smithsonian collections, became the responsibility of the Office of Visual Resources in 1978
- Summary:
- These records consist of administrative subject files which document the tenure of Eleanor E. Fink in the Office of Research Support and its predecessors. Also included is the development of the Smithsonian Art Index
- Restrictions:
- Use of this record unit requires prior arrangement with the Archives staff
- Topic:
- Art museums
- Subjects:
- Fink, Eleanor E, National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.) Office of Slides and Photography, National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.) Office of Visual Resources, Smithsonian Art Index (NCFA)
- Form/Genre:
- Collection descriptions, Mixed archival materials
- Local Number:
- SIA RU000442
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Record Unit 442
National Museum of American Art, Office of Research Support
Departmental Records, circa 1973-1986
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | National Museum of American Art, Office of Research Support |
| Title: | Departmental Records |
| Dates: | circa 1973-1986 |
| Quantity: | 4.1 linear meters. |
| Collection: | Record Unit 442 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Historical Note
The administrative history of the Office of Research Support dates from 1973 when it was first established as the Office of Slides and Photography. Eleanor E. Fink served as Slide and Photograph Librarian, 1973-1976, reporting to the Library. In 1977, her title was Chief of the Office. Later in 1977 the Office became independent and was renamed the Office of Visual Resources with Fink as Chief until 1982. In 1983 the title changed to the Office of Research Support, with Fink as Chief, 1983- .
Throughout this period the Office had charge of the Slide and Photograph Archives, the Peter Juley and Son Collection, and the Photography Laboratory; and Fink served as the chair of a committee on the computer indexing of visual materials. The Smithsonian Art Index, established in 1976 to document art works in other Smithsonian collections, became the responsibility of the Office of Visual Resources in 1978.
Descriptive Entry
These records consist of administrative subject files that document the administration of Eleanor E. Fink in the Office of Research Support and its predecessors.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Fink, Eleanor E.
- National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.). Office of Slides and Photography.
- National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.). Office of Visual Resources.
- Smithsonian Art Index (NCFA)
Subject
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 442, National Museum of American Art, Office of Research Support, Departmental Records
Container List
Box 1
Administrative Subject Files
Art Index, 1979-1981
Budget: Fiscal Year 1982
Budget: Fiscal Year 1983
Budget: Fiscal Year 1984; 5-year projection
Budget: Fiscal Year 1985; 5-year projection
Dunlap Society/Correspondence, 1978-1979
Policy, 1983-1986
ARLIS: Documenting Public Art
Budget: Five-Year Report, 1973-1979
Budget: Zero Bases Budget, 1979
Budget: Fiscal Year 1980
Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor
Fine Arts in America: Correspondence, 1976-1980
Box 2
Office of Printing and Photographic Services (OPPS): Wallace, 1975-1982
Art Exhibition Catalogue Index: Correspondence, 1982-1986. Pertains to completion and status of project, publication of Gerdt's essay and honorarium, Smithsonian Society, and contracts.
Art Exhibition Catalogue Index: Correspondence, 1984-1986. Concerns fundraising activities and publication.
Art Exhibition Catalogue Index: Correspondence, 1979-1983
Smithsonian Background Material: Subject index, 1981-1982
Computer Information Systems, 1974
Eldredge, Charles C.: Fiscal Years 1982-1984
Robertson, Charles J.: Fiscal Year 1983
Box 3
Robertson, Charles J.: Fiscal Year 1984
Slide & Photographic Archives (SAPA): Book I, 1973-1976
Activities, 1983-1984: Research Support Accomplishments
Activities, 1983-1984: AAM/NEH Art Colloquium
Activities, 1983-1984: American Association of Museums (AAM)
Activities, 1983-1984: Kellogg Project
Activities, 1983-1984: Museum Administration
Activities, 1985-1986: Comite International d'Histore de l'Art (CIHA)
Activities, 1985-1986: (Peter A.) Juley Staff Lecture
Activities, 1985-1986: Smithsonian National Associate Program (SNAP)
Activities, 1985-1986: NMAA Commission Meeting
Statistics, Plans and Reports, 1977-1982
Wang Laboratories, Inc.: Correspondence, 1982-1986
Art Exhibition Catalogue Index: Correspondence, 1978-1984. Pertains to contracts and background information.
Smithsonian Art Index: Correspondence, 1979-1981
Box 4
Memoranda, 1978-1979
Memoranda, 1976-1977
Yarnell, James L.: Memoranda, 1983-1985
Art Exhibition Catalogue Index: Published examples (1981)
Art Exhibition Catalogue Index: Standards (1981-1982)
G.K. Hall Library Catalogs: "Descriptive Catalog of Painting and Sculpture in the National Museum of American Art": Final publications
G.K. Hall Library Catalogs: "Descriptive Catalog of Painting and Sculpture in the National Museum of American Art": Correspondence, 1982-1983
Memoranda, 1980-1982
Taylor, Joshua C.: Director of the National Museum of American Art, 1970-1981: Obituaries
Taylor, Joshua C.: Director of the National Museum of American Art, 1970-1981: Minutes of meetings
Taylor, Joshua C.: Director of the National Museum of American Art, 1970-1981: Memoranda, 1977-1981
Memoranda and Correspondence, 1973-1976: Eleanor E. Fink, Slide and Photograph Librarian, NCFA/NPG Library
Memoranda and Correspondence, 1973-1976: Slide Librarian Seminar, New York City, 1975
Center for Iconographic Documentation, Museo Historico Nacional Santiago, Chile: "Establishment of Center for Iconographic Documentation: Museo Historico Nacional Santiago, Chile" by Eleanor E. Fink (1980)
Center for Iconographic Documentation, Museo Historico Nacional Santiago, Chile: "Visual Resources Center, Inter-American Development Bank: Subject List for Cataloging Pictures of IDB Loan Projects in Latin America" (1980)
Center for Iconographic Documentation, Museo Historico Nacional Santiago, Chile: Photographs (19th Century Albumen Photo from Chile Enclosed)
Center for Iconographic Documentation, Museo Historico Nacional Santiago, Chile: "The Problems of Handling Historical Photograph Negatives on Cellulose Nitrate Film: Peter A. Juley and Son Collection" by Eleanor E. Fink
International Conference on Art History: Correspondence, 1976-1984
Vienna Paper: Comite International d'Historire de l'Art
Box 5
College Art Association (CAA): New York City Computer Cataloguing Conference, 1978
National Collection of Fine Arts Lecture: Includes information on the following artists
Cecilia Beaux (1863-1943)
George Bellows (1882-1925)
Ralph Blakelock (1847-1919)
Charles Burchfield
George Loring Brown (1814-1889)
Samuel Colman (1832-1920)
Frederic Church
Jasper Cropsey (1832-1900)
Stuart Davis (1894-1964)
Thomas Dewing (1851-1938)
Thomas Doughty (1793-1856)
Frank Duveneck (1848-1919)
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916)
Ralph Earl (1751-1801)
Francis Edmonds (1806-1863)
John Whetten Ehninger
Alvan Fisher
John F. Francis (1808-1886)
Richard La Barre Goodwin (1840-1910)
James Hamilton (1819-1878)
Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
Robert Henri (1865-1929)
Gustavas and John Hesselius
Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908)
Daniel Huntington (1816-1906)
George Inness (1825-1894)
Homer Martin (1836-1897)
Frank B. Mayer (1827-1899)
Gari Melchers (1860-1932)
Thomas Moran (1837-1925)
Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872)
William Sidney Mount
Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825)
Ferdinand Pettrich (1798-1872)
Hiram Powers
Maurice Prendergast (1859-1924)
William Trost Richards (1833-1905)
Theodore Robinson (1852-1896)
John Rogers
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
Millard Sheets
William L. Sonntag (1822-1900)
Moses Soyer
Lily Martin Spencer (1822-1902)
John Mix Stanley
Gilbert Stuart (1735-1826)
George Tooker
Abbott Thayer (1849-1921)
John Twachtman (1853-1902)
Elihu Vedder
Benjamin West (1738-1820)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Theodore Wores (1859-1939)
Administrative Subject Files
EEF Dartmouth Conference, 1979: "Subject Access to Reproductions of American Works of Art"
EEF Dartmouth Conference, 1979: Picture Division Thesaurus of Iconographic Terms: Public Archives of Canada
EEF Dartmouth Conference, 1979: Notes on subject access systems and vocabulary
EEF Dartmouth Conference, 1979: NCFA Slide and Photograph Archives: Subject Classification Guide
Ann Arbor Paper, 1982
ARLIS Paper (includes photographs)
University of Syracuse Lecture, 1979
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Presentation, 1980: "Automated Indexing of Art Documentation"
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Presentation, 1980: "Computer Assisted Retrieval of Slides and Photographs at the National Collection of Fine Arts"
Maryland Paper, 1980
Subject Access Group, 1980-1984
Belmont Conference, 1980
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