Correspondence, 1881-1981
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Consists of records documenting the administration of the Museum from its establishment until its reopening in 1976 in the Carnegie Mansion during the tenures of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt, Sarah Cooper-Hewitt, and Amy Hewitt Green, Directors, 1897 until their deaths, Sarah dying in 1930; Constance P. Hare, Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1930-1938; Edwin S. Burdell, Director, 1938-1951; Calvin S. Hathaway, Director, 1951-1963; H. Christian Rohlfing, Acting Administrator, 1963-1968; Richard P. Wunder, Director, 1968-1969; and Lisa Taylor, Director, 1969-1987. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence with the museums, donors, contributors, art historiancs, organizations, periodicals, universities, Cooper Union, the general public, and others concerning the Museum's collections, activities, policies and procedures, loans for exhibitions, research, gifts to the museum, publications, and visits to the museums.
Subject
- Hathaway, Calvin S
- Rohlfing, H. Christian
- Wunder, Richard P
- Taylor, Lisa 1933-1991
- Cooper-Hewitt, Sarah 1859-1930
- Green, Amy Hewitt
- Hare, Constance P
- Burdell, Edwin S
- Hewitt, Eleanor Garnier
Category
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
- Alphabetic
- Chronologic
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1881
- 1881-1981
Topic
Art museums
Form/Genre
Manuscripts
Local number
SIA RS00913
Physical description
- 36.5 cu. ft. processed holdings
- 4 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings