Clippings, 1915-1998

Summary

Records document the publicity generated by, for, and about the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery collections, exhibitions, and events. Please note that clippings and notices carried in a variety of media are recorded in these records. "Press Reports" are a compilation of clippings from various sources bound together in a single volume. The bulk of the collection was assembled and maintained by Susan Bliss, Public Affairs Officer (1986-1988) and Head, Public Affairs (1988-2001). Items of special interest include death notices of Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer (1887-1970), Charles Lang Freer's friend and member of the Freer Visiting Committee; the rediscovery and acquisition of Henri Vever's collection by the Sackler gallery; and the reopening of the Freer gallery following its renovation. Materials include newspaper clippings, press releases, and magazine clippings.

Creator

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Office of Public Affairs

Subject

• Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst 1887-1970
• Vever, Henri 1854-1942
• Freer, Charles Lang 1856-1919
• Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Freer Visiting Committee
• Freer Gallery of Art
• Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)

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

Chronologic and unarranged

Repository Loc.

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

Date

• 1915
• 1915-1998

Topic

• Education
• Museums
• Publicity
• Museums--Educational aspects
• Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

• Clippings
• Manuscripts
• Press releases

Local number

SIA RS01000

Physical description

7 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings