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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 95-137

National Museum of American Art. Office of the Director

Records, 1990-1993

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of American Art. Office of the Director
Title:Records
Dates:1990-1993
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 95-137
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the correspondence and subject files of National Museum of American Art (NMAA) Director Elizabeth Broun, 1990-1993. Included are alphabetical correspondence for 1992-1993, internal memoranda issued by Broun, 1990-1993 (with indexes to each folder), and various subject files. Subject files include the Association of Art Museum Directors, a 1991 study of NMAA/National Portrait Gallery (NPG) entitled, "Museum Images: A Study of the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery", and files regarding the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian's Council of Bureau Directors.

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This accession consists of the correspondence and subject files of National Museum of American Art (NMAA) Director Elizabeth Broun, 1990-1993. Included are alphabetical correspondence for 1992-1993, internal memoranda issued by Broun, 1990-1993 (with indexes to each folder), and various subject files. Subject files include the Association of Art Museum Directors, a 1991 study of NMAA/National Portrait Gallery (NPG) entitled, "Museum Images: A Study of the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery", and files regarding the Hirshhorn Museum, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian's Council of Bureau Directors.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 95-137, National Museum of American Art. Office of the Director, Records

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Container List

Box 1

1992 Correspondence, A - Z (23 folders)

Box 1 of 3

1993 Correspondence, A - C (3 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

1993 Correspondence, D - Z (21 folders)

Box 2 of 3

SI Memoranda, 1990-1991

Box 2 of 3

SI/NMAA Miscellaneous, 1991 (Volumes I and II)

Box 2 of 3

NMAA Miscellaneous, 1992

Box 2 of 3

SI Memoranda, 1992 (Volumes I - III)

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

NMAA Miscellaneous, 1993

Box 3 of 3

SI Memoranda, 1993 (Volumes I - III)

Box 3 of 3

Rayna Green - Symposium Proposal

Box 3 of 3

National Endowment for the Arts

Box 3 of 3

NMAA Personnel Correspondence, 1990-1991

Box 3 of 3

NMAA Personnel Correspondence, 1992

Box 3 of 3

Repatriation Issues

Box 3 of 3

Business Activities

Box 3 of 3

SI - National Gallery of Art (Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts - CASVA)

Box 3 of 3

SI - Council of Bureau Directors

Box 3 of 3

Planning Advisory Group Meetings

Box 3 of 3

Hirshhorn

Box 3 of 3

NMAA Clearance for Outside Activity, 1991-1993 (3 folders)

Box 3 of 3

Museum Images: A Study of the National Museum of American Art and National Portrait Gallery, February 1991

Box 3 of 3

Eadweard Muybridge Exhibition

Box 3 of 3

Association of Art Museum Directors, 1988-1992 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3