Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 283
Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Drawings and Prints
Records, 1968-1978
Historical Note
The Department of Drawings and Prints was established in 1946. It is responsible for the care, storage, cataloging, and study of its holdings. It also provides information on drawing and print collections.
Descriptive Entry
The papers document the administration of Elaine Evans Dee, Curator, 1968- , and Xenia Cage, Museum Technician, 1968-1980. They include general correspondence, mostly inquiries regarding the collections, photograph orders, and job applications; and materials concerning exhibitions and The American Federation of Arts committee meetings, 1972-1978.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
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Subject
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 283, Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Drawings and Prints, Records