Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 06-090
Archives of American Art
Director's Records, 1954-2004
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | Archives of American Art |
| Title: | Director's Records |
| Dates: | 1954-2004 |
| Quantity: | 17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 06-090 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | This accession consists of records which document the administration of the Archives of American Art (AAA) during the tenures of Edgar Preston Richardson, 1954-1964; William E. Woolfenden, 1964-1983; Richard N. Murray, 1983-1988; John A. Fleckner (Acting Director), 1987-1988; Susan A. Hamilton (Acting Director), 1988-1990; and Richard J. Wattenmaker, 1990- . Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes pertaining to oral history grants, tours, special projects, membership, AAA restructuring, collection policy, exhibitions, fundraising, publicity, travel, symposiums, donations, loans, advisory committee meetings, publications, storage issues, and the closing of regional offices. The records also include reports, agreements, meeting minutes, copyright information, articles, statistics, and budget summaries. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records which document the administration of the Archives of American Art (AAA) during the tenures of Edgar Preston Richardson, 1954-1964; William E. Woolfenden, 1964-1983; Richard N. Murray, 1983-1988; John A. Fleckner (Acting Director), 1987-1988; Susan A. Hamilton (Acting Director), 1988-1990; and Richard J. Wattenmaker, 1990-2005. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes pertaining to oral history grants, tours, special projects, membership, AAA restructuring, collection policy, exhibitions, fundraising, publicity, travel, symposiums, donations, loans, advisory committee meetings, publications, storage issues, and the closing of regional offices. The records also include reports, agreements, meeting minutes, copyright information, articles, statistics, and budget summaries.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2020; Transferring office; 3/2/1988 memorandum, Massa to Fleckner; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Fleckner, John A., 1941-
- Hamilton, Susan A.
- Murray, Richard N., 1942-2006
- Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902-1985
- Wattenmaker, Richard J.
- Woolfenden, William E. (William Edward), 1918-1995
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-090, Archives of American Art, Director's Records
Container List
Box 1
Director's Office Files - Foundation and Oral History Grants, 1954-1980, 2000
First Years of AAA: Arline Custer (first archivist), 1954
Detroit Institute of Arts, 1956-1958
AAA Article Correspondence, 1957-1958
Archives Publications: Art Quarterly and Bulletin reports, 1959
Shipping Instruction Slips, 1959-1967
Avellino: Exhibition Catalogue Project, 1960s
Art in America, 1965
New York State Council on the Arts, 1968-1971
"Oral History" New York State Council on the Arts (155780-01), 1971
Barry N. Schwartz (155780-02), 1971
Wyeth Foundation Editing Program (155790-02)
Interview - Ivan Albright, Wyeth Foundation (155790-03)
Interview Program: AAA - Wyeth Foundation (155790-01)
Paul Cummings: New York State Council (155790-01) [closed]
Wyeth Foundation Grant $500 (5B00-915), 1973
Edith Halpert Foundation Grant $500 (5308-915), 1973-1974
Halpert FDTN $500, 12/30/1974
Mellon Grant, 1974
National Endowment for the Arts: Oral History, 1/1974
Michigan Council for the Arts, Oral History, 1975
Barra FDTN. $500, 12/10/1975
Wyeth Endowment, $500, 3/1/1976
Halpert Foundation, $2,486.13, 2/27/1976
Matilda Wilson Oral History Grant, $10,000, 1976
Michigan Council on the Arts, $1,550.00 Transcribing, 1976
JDR 3rd Fund, Inc. Oral History, 1977
Michigan Council for the Arts "Michigan Art Oral History Program," 1977
Wyeth Grant: Goodrich Project, 1977-1978
California Arts Council, San Francisco Oral History $2,000, 1979-1980
Grant Proposal New England Mutual Life Insurance, Co., 1980
Andrew W. Mellon FDTN., $19,400 Card Catalog Project, 1/30/1978-1/30/1980
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant: $15,000 Oral History Program
Oral history file, 2000 (various)
Box 2
Directors' Correspondence, 1968-1998
McGregor fund
W. E. Woolfenden (including Memorial service)
E. P. Richardson
Richard Murray
John Fleckner
Tom Freundenhaim
Barbara Fleischman
Dianne Niedner
Richard Wattenmaker
Brown Foundation, 1998
Box 3
Director's Office Files - Events and Membership, 1978-1994
AAA 26th Anniversary, 1978-1979
Bicentennial Mall Signage Program, 1982-1985
Roosevelt Centenary, 1982
Max Neuhaus, 1982
Treasures of SI (Publication), 1982
Membership: Operations/Corres/donors/benefits/ trips, 1979-1994
Box 4
Director's Office Files - Positions and Trustees, 1984-1997
SI Executive Committee, 1984
National Area Chair Director, 1987
Assistant Secretary for Museums, 1984-1990
Assistant Secretary for Research, 1984-1991
Development officer recruit, 1987-1994
Kentucky/Tennessee Report, 1988
Trustees, 1990
Byers Correspondence, 1989
McCoy, 1988
Breton Correspondence, 1975-1989
Kriwn Correspondence, 1987-1989
Hamilton Correspondence, 1977-1990
Hamilton retirement, 1997-1997
Box 5
Director's Office Files - Staff and Development, Studies, 1978-1991
Gramm Rudman Savings, 1986
Staff meetings, 1978
DC staff meetings, 1987-1988
Regional staff meetings, 1978-1990
Program reports, 1987-1991
5 year plan, 1985-1990
McKinsey study, 1987
Regional structure, 1988
Boyce-Mansfield study, 1989
Coopers and Lybrand overhead study, 1990
Box 6
Director's Office Files - Collecting, 1986-2002
Collecting, 1986-2002
Box 7
Director's Office Files - Exhibitions, 1990-2004
Exhibitions, 1990-2004
Box 8
Director's Office Files - Southeast (SE) Regional Activities, Projects and Annual Reports, 1974-1998
DC Staff Meetings, 1987-1988
DC Trips/Events
Long Range Planning, 1985
African American Brochure, 1989
DC Collecting and Priorities, 1980-1992
Activities, 1986-1990
Annual reports, 1985-1987
Trust budget, 1988-1990
AAA restructuring, 1998
Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN)
Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS)
Box 9
Director's Office Files - New York Regional Office Activities, 1985-2000
Collecting and Priority Collecting List, 1983, 1988
Events, 1985-1999
Staff and Staff Meetings, 1989-2000
Long Range Planning
AAA Correspondence re: Collecting, 1988
Bill McNaught, 1988-1990
Eloise Spaeth Fete 1990
Tischman-Speyer, 1990
Secretary Position, 1996
Oral history, 1997
Volunteers
Box 10
Director's Office Files - Northeast (NE) Regional Operations, 1977-1996
Statistics, 1977, 1980
Fundraisers and Ledger, 1986-1990
Articles and Clippings, 1985-1988
Collecting/Microfilming, 1980s
Barbara de Marneffe, 1986-1992, 1996
NE Support Comm., 1989-1992
NE Advisory Comm., 1977-1990
ADCOM, 1990-1993
Vose Galleries
Archives Society (NE), 1990-1991
NE Open Houses, 1989-1992
Development, 1983-1987
Staff Meetings, 1982-1996
5 year Planning/Fundraising, 1986-1994
Outgoing Loans, 1983-1989
Oral History, 1991-1995
Box 11
Director's Office Files - NE Regional Collecting and Events, 1972-1995
Collecting and Priority List, 1977-1988
Richard Murray re: NE, 1983-1987
Tours/Events/B. Brown Talks, 1972-1991
Barbara de Marneffe: Santa Fe Trip, 1992
Rhode Island Chapter/Surveyor Records
Receptions and Tours
Box 12
Director's Office Files - West Coast Research Center (WCRC), 1982-1991
San Francisco Closing, 1991
Harry Parker
Tom Freundenheim
National Deputy Director visit to WCRC, 1982
S. Dillon Ripley Visit, 1987
AAA structure review (WC), 1987-1988
West Coast staffing, 1987-1990
West Coast Analysis, 1991
Mens Committee, 1982-1987
Box 13
Director's Office Files - WCRC Events, 1973-1994
West Coast Collecting and Priority List, 1973-1983
WC Advisory Committee, 1985-1993
Events, 1984-1990
Karlstrom Memos, Promotion, and Travel, 1983-1994
Box 14
Director's Office Files - Midwest Regional Events, 1983-1999
Midwest Regional Events, 1983-1999
Box 15
Director's Office Files - Chicago/Avant-Garde Publication and Symposium, Chicago Documentation Project, 1983-1991
Background, 1988-1989
Publicity, 1985
ACA Galleries
Art Institute of Chicago
Amon Center
AAA
Atelier Dore
Barnet, Will
Chicago Architecture FDTN.
Chicago Historical Society
Crispo, Andrew J.
David David Gallery
Engelbert, Lloyd
Fogg Museum - Harvard
Gilmen-Gruen Galleries
Harmon-Meek Gallery
Hedrich-Blessing Photo Co.
Illinois State Museum
Kendall, Sue Ann
Kruty, Paul
Kuh, Katharine
Kunsthaus Zurich
Metropolitan
Middendorf Gallery, D. C.
Moholy-Nagy, H.
National Museum of American Art
Newberry Library
North Shore Baptist Church
Platt, Susan
Regenstein Library
Ringling Museum
Romano, Jim
Sears Roebuck
University of Illinois Archives
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of New Mexico: Johnson Gallery
University of Wisconsin: Golda Meir Gallery
Weller, Allen
Whitney Museum
Williams-McCormick
Yugoslavia (Galerija Mestrovic)
Agreement Letter (Copyright-Warranty)
Agreement (Smithsonian and University of Chicago)
Illustration Checklists
Illustrations (Filed by author)
Permissions
Contributor Responses (AAA Agreement)
Miscellaneous Correspondences - Book and form letters to all participants
Chicago office space
Book (miscellaneous)
UC Press Marketing
Grant Proposal - Office of Fellowships and grants
Kuh, Katharine
Exhibition Xeroxes
Chicago Documentation Project, 1985, 1986-1991
Institutional surveys, 1986
Chicago Documentation Project Reports
Chicago Documentation Project Development
Box 16
Chicago Advisory committee, 1986
Chicago Council, 1983-1987
Chicago Doc. Project Symposium, 1988
Chicago Development correspondence, 1984-1986
Chicago activities, 1987
"Chicago, My Kind of Town", 1988
Detroit Regional Center, 1975-1991
Detroit agreement with Arts Commission, 1975
Priority list, 1980
Detroit 5 year plan, 1985
Detroit Advisory Committee
Michigan Council on the Arts
Sue Ann Kendall, 1986-1987
Detroit Council, 1987
Artists in Michigan, 1988
Feast your Eyes, 1988
Detroit activities, 1988-1991
Box 17
Director's Office Files - Equitable Building, New York, New York
AAA/New York Move to Equitable, 1986-1987
New York Offices Move
Early Designs: Equitable
Contractors
United Van Lines
Furnishings
Lease Draft
Equipment
Wall systems
Library Shelving
Morgan Manhattan Storage
Richard Squires
Moving Estimates/Information
Shipping Equipment: American Security
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