Departmental Records, 1967-1970

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Summary

Consists of records documenting activities of the office. Activities include editing museum catalogs, assisting museum staff in the writing of articles for publication in professional and semi-professional art journals; securing the printing of invitations for exhibition openings; securing the printing of posters; editing and writing articles for Artyfacts (entitled), weekly information newsletter for museum staff; and investing fund procedures for museum publications. Materials include catalog specifications, correspondence with art magazines, proposals for publication funding, budget records, price lists, copyright material, and administrative memoranda.

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Series Level Description

Notes

  • To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
  • For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Organization

Unarranged

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1967
  • 1967-1970

Topic

Art museums

Form/Genre

Manuscripts

Local number

SIA RS00562

Physical description

1 cu. ft. processed holdings

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