Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 10-106
Renwick Gallery
Exhibition Records, 1981, 1988, 1994-2003
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
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| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | Renwick Gallery |
| Title: | Exhibition Records |
| Dates: | 1981, 1988, 1994-2003 |
| Quantity: | 7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 10-106 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | This accession consists of records related to the research and planning of exhibitions at the Renwick Gallery. The majority of the records document the research of Kenneth R. Trapp, Curator-in-Charge for the proposed exhibition, "Silver on the High Seas: United States Navy Presentation Silver Services," which was to open in fall 2004. Also included are research materials created and maintained by Trapp in regards to proposed exhibitions on china painting and knives as art, as well as installation images for "Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup, Vase" and "Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985." Lastly, there are some general exhibition records which are primarily research related. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; checklists; reports; bibliographies; notes; articles; brochures; magazines; black-and-white photographs, negatives, and slides; color photographs, negatives, and slides; and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records related to the research and planning of exhibitions at the Renwick Gallery. The majority of the records document the research of Kenneth R. Trapp, Curator-in-Charge for the proposed exhibition, Silver on the High Seas: United States Navy Presentation Silver Services which was to open in fall 2004. Also included are research materials created and maintained by Trapp in regards to proposed exhibitions on china painting and knives as art, as well as installation images for Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup, Vase and Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985. Lastly there are some general exhibition records which are primarily research related. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; checklists; reports; bibliographies; notes; articles; brochures; magazines; black-and-white photographs, negatives, and slides; color photographs, negatives, and slides; and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup, Vase (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
- Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985 (Exhibition) (1987-1988: Washington, D.C.)
- Silver on the High Seas: United States Navy Presentation Silver Services (Proposed exhibition)
- Trapp, Kenneth R.
- United States. Navy -- History
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-106, Renwick Gallery, Exhibition Records
Container List
Box 1
Silver on the High Seas: United States Navy Presentation Silver Services (Proposed exhibition to have opened in the fall of 2004)
Guide to research and files
Sample Presentation of objects to potential venues
Slides
Photographs: Alabama, Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Brooklyn
Photographs: Chicago, Cincinnati, Connecticut
Photographs: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa
Photographs: Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi
Photographs: Missouri, Montana
Photographs: New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Olympia, Oregon
Photographs: Philadelphia, Raleigh, San Francisco, Tennessee, Texas
Photographs: Vermont, Wyoming, HMS Queen Elizabeth
Jewelers' Circular Photos: List, 2001
Jewelers' Circular Photos: A-C
Jewelers' Circular Photos: D-G
Jewelers' Circular Photos: H- I
Jewelers' Circular Photos: J-M
Jewelers' Circular Photos: N
Jewelers' Circular Photos: O- Q
Jewelers' Circular Photos: R-Z
List of photographs - Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and Naval Historical Foundation (NHF)
Library of Congress Photographs: A-M
Library of Congress Photographs: N-Z
NARA - College Park: Arkansas, Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois
NARA - College Park: Lexington, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee
NHF
Naval History Center (NHC) - Scrap books
Photos - Miscellaneous
Ships - Photocopies of photos: Info
Ships - Photocopies of photos: A-E
Ships - Photocopies of photos: F-K
Ships - Photocopies of photos: L-P
Ships - Photocopies of photos: Q-V
Back up floppy disks (electronic records)
Ships Histories - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: A- C
Ships Histories - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: D-L
Ships Histories - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: M-N
Ships Histories - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: O-R
Ships Histories - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: S-U
Ships Histories - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: V-W
Library of Congress manuscripts, 2000
Captain Charles S. Sperry
William H. Emory
Captain John L McCrea
NARA - Main branch
Navy Supply List - Presentation silver (old)
Navy Supply Notes (Mechanicsburg 4/18-4/20)
Navy Silver Fact Sheet Notes: A-D
Navy Silver Fact Sheet Notes: E-L
Navy Silver Fact Sheet Notes: M-P
Navy Silver Fact Sheet Notes: Q-T
Navy Silver Fact Sheet Notes: U-Z
Working Bibliography, 2001
Bibliography - New York Times
List of articles from The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review, 1998
Biographies
Naval History Bibliography, 2001
O'Connell, Robert L. - Sacred Vessels: The Cult of the Battleship and the Rise of the U.S. Navy (1991)
Rappaport, Armin - The Navy League of the United States (1962)
Shulman, Mark R. - Navalism and the Emergence of American Sea Power, 1882-1893 (1995)
Venezuelan Crisis
Great White Fleet, 2000-2001
Ship Names
Annotated Bibliographical Resources
Senators/Representatives
ABC Ships
Bibliography and Notes - Naval Presentation Silver: A-D, 2001
Box 2
Bibliography and Notes - Naval Presentation Silver: E-I
Bibliography and Notes - Naval Presentation Silver: J-O
Bibliography and Notes - Naval Presentation Silver: P- Z
Bibliography and Notes - Naval Etiquette: A-O
Bibliography and Notes - Naval Etiquette: Peter Karsten
Bibliography and Notes - Naval Etiquette: P-Z
Silver Services - Complete List, 2000
Silver Services - States, 2000
Silver Services - Cities, 2000
Services Separated by Region
Checklist images and catalogue information: Arizona, Arkansas, Arlington, Atlanta, Birmingham, Brooklyn; 2001
Checklist images and catalogue information: California, Castine, Chattanooga, Chester, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Dayton; 2001
Checklist images and catalogue information: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
Checklist images and catalogue information: Juneau, Kentucky, Long Beach, Louisiana, Maine, Marietta, Maryland, Michigan; 2001
Checklist images and catalogue information: Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico; 2001
Checklist images and catalogue info: New Orleans, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oakland, Ohio, Olympia, Oklahoma, Oregon; 2001
Checklist images and catalogue info: Paducah, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Rhode Island, Raleigh, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Saratoga, South Carolina, North Dakota, Spokane, St. Louis
Checklist images and catalogue info: Tacoma, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wheeling, Wisconsin, Wyoming; 2001
Checklist, Fax, Correspondence: A-E, 2001
Checklist, Fax, Correspondence: F-N, 2001
Checklist, Fax, Correspondence: O-W, 2001
Summary of Revised Checklist
Master Checklist, 2001
Key Items Checklist, 2001
Checklist by Maker - Master and Key, 2001
Checklist by Region - Master and Key
Checklist by Object Type - Master and Key, 2001
Contact list/Acknowledgements, 2001
Contacts - Location of Silver Services, 2001
Contacts/Miscellaneous
Major states list, 2000
Major cities list, 2000
Complete list of services (separated by region)
Cherished Possessions and New England Legacy - Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA) traveling exhibition with slides and notes
General information - Navy Silver, 2001
Magazine- Sacramento, September/October 1977
Newspaper clippings and notes, 1998-2003
Photographs from Gorham
"The United States Navy Presentation Silver Service: An American Icon," Sara Desvernine, 2001
Progress reports by region, 2000
Magazine - Time, June 4, 2001
Bibliographic notes for Theodor Roosevelt
Ship's Silver Slide Inventory, 1999
Silver on High Seas - Notes and correspondence, 1999-2002
Images of USS Navy Silver, 2000 (electronic records)
Slide images
Jeweler's Circle Photographs - February 5, 1902; pages 60-61; 2000
Silver Returned to Donor
Checklist, 2000
Revised Checklist, 2001
Checklist - Region and Object List
Silver on Board Ships, 1998-2001
Criteria for silver exhibit, 1998-2000
Hull Numbers, 2000
Conservation/Restoration, 1997-2001
Manufacturers, 1998-2001
Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1997-2001
Copied Materials Gorham - Brown University, 2000
Samuel Kirk & Son Papers - Maryland Historical Society, 2000
Reed and Barton - Baker Library, Harvard Business School, 2000-2001
Shreve and Company, 2000
Tiffany & Co., 1999-2001
Tiffany & Co. - Bryant Vase, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 2000
Copied materials - Gloria Lipfert, 2000
Talking Points, 2000-2001
Slides/Lecture, 1999-2001
Budget, 1999-2001
Scholarly Studies Program - Proposal, 1996-1999
Scholarly Studies Program - Award, 1999
Exhibition Announcement, 2000
Interview - Kenneth R. Trapp (KRT) - Siler Magazine, 1999-2000
Photograph - Spokane Naval Trophy (oversize folder)
Box 3
Navy Presentation Silver General, 1996-1998
Silver - General, 1997-1999
United States (U. S.) Navy Lists, 1996-1997
Cindy Cook - Research, 1998
Curricula vitae, 1998-1999
KRT Meetings, 2000
Summaries for KRT, 2000-2001
Quarterly Reports, 2000
Research plans - Spring 2001
Research - Ohio/West Virginia, 2001
Research - Richmond, Virginia, 2000
To Do, 2002
Research Questions - Pending orders, 2001
Table of Contents - Files, 2000
Books to Find, 2000
Contacts and Acknowledgments, 2000-2001
Naval Presentation Silver - Acknowledgments, 1998-2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Elizabeth Broun, 1996-2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Mark Brown, 2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Meyers Brown, 2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Royal Connell, 1999
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Doug Eakin, 1996
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Norman Friedman, 1996
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Kathleen Golden, 2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - John Hattendorf, 2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Janice Hayes
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Independence Sea Museum (Philadelphia- USS Olympia), 1998
Naval Presentation Silver - Obituary - Dempster Jackson, 2001
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - B. G. Lalonde, 1996
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Harold D. Langley, 2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Gloria Lipfert, 2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Lecture, 2001
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Rosemary Maloney (docent), 2001
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Edgar Morse, 1996
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Robin
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - James Reckner, 2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Mark Shulman, 2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Don Soeffing, 1999
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - James Taylor, 2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Dana Wegner, 2000
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Edward Welch, 1999
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Michael Weller, 1995-1996
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Kenneth Wimmell, 1998-1999
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Channing Zucker, 2000-2001
Naval Presentation Silver - Correspondence - Miscellaneous, 2000-2001
Navy Personnel Interviews, 2001
Interview - Robert Kaplan, 2001
Interview - Captain Gillette, 2000
Interview - Bud Gore, 2000
Shipmate responses, 2000
Interviews - Information, 2000
Susan Moyer - Presentation Silver Program, 2000-2001
International Correspondence, 2000-2001
Naval Historical Center - Nielsen/ Furgol, Navy Museum Silver, Memo, Operational Archives, and Mark Wertheimer; 2000-2001
Navy Supply Info, 1997-2000
Sherry Langrock - Correspondence, 2000-2001
Sherry Langrock - An American Legend: Navy Presentation Silver
Sherry Langrock - Correspondence, 1997-1999
Notes - California (CA) visit
Diane Biddle - Correspondence, 1998
Gwen Kelso - Correspondence, 1997-2000
Paraphernalia, 2000-2001
Ship Models, 2000-2001
Drawings - Sherry Langrock, Cooper-Hewitt, Winterthur Museum, and Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 2000
General Themes
Silver and Sports, 1999
Bibliography - Jewelers' Circular, Notes from K. T. Books, and Book Reviews, 1998-2001
Bibliographies - Semmes, Dewey, and General, 2000
New York Times, 2000-2001
Census Stats, 2001
Diplomacy and Etiquette - Entertaining funds and christening sponsors, 1998
Subscriptions/Appropriations, 2001
"American Style," 2000
Colonial Revival
States' History, 2000
Naming of ships, 2000
Columbian Exposition, 2001
History Advertising (general), 2001
Battleships - General, 2000
U. S. Navy - General, 1996-2001
New Navy (general) - Steel Industrial Company, Recruiting, and Native Americans, 2001
Ships - Historical context (overview), 2001
ABC Ships
Spanish American War, 1998, 2001
Great White Fleet, 2000-2001
Ships at Pearl Harbor, 2001
Ship Builders, 1996-2001
U. S. Navy Regulations for Silver, 1998
Archives - General - Ship Logs (National Archives and Records Administration), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Library of Congress, Motion Pictures (Library of Congress), Naval History Center (NHC), Operations Archives, Navy Library, National Museum of American History (NMAH) Archives, and Navy Memorial, 2000-2001
Naval Academy, 1999
Box 4
U. S. Naval Institute, 1997-1998, 2000
Mary Edith Powell Papers
Mariners Museum - Karen Shakelford and Bill Cogar, 2001
Life of Stewards, 2000
Navy League, 2000
Advertising - Washington Post/Navy League, 2000
Public relations - Shipmate, Publication Guidelines, Ad Approval, Emily Winetz, and Design Team, 2000-2001
Publishing/Venue Opportunities, 2001
Funding, 2001
Education, 2001
USS Albacore, 2001
USS Albany, 2000
USS Alexandria, 2000
USS America, 2000
USS Annapolis, 2001
USS Alabama, 2001
USS Arizona, 2000-2001
USS Arkansas, 2000
USS Arlington, 2001
USS Atlanta, 2000
USS Augusta, 2000
USS Austin
USS Bainbridge, 2000
USS Baltimore, 2000
USS Barry
USS Birmingham, 1998-2001
USS Boise, 1998
USS Boston, 2000-2001
USS Boxer, 1997
USS Bremerton, 2000
USS Brooklyn, 2001
USS Butte
USS California, 1998-2000
USS Cape Cod
USS Castine, 1999-2001
USS Charleston, 2000-2001
USS Charlotte
USS Chattanooga, 2000-2001
USS Chester, 2000-2001
USS Chicago, 2000
USS Cimarron
USS Cincinnati, 1996-2001
USS Cleveland, 2000
USS Colorado, 1999-2000
USS Columbus
USS Columbia
USS Concord, 2000
USS Connecticut, 1997-2001
USS Constellation, 2000
USS Coral Sea, 2000
USS Coronado
USS Corpus Christie
USS Dayton, 2000-2002
USS Dearborn, 2001
USS Delaware, 1997, 2001
USS Denver, 1998-2001
USS Des Moines, 2000
USS Detroit, 2000
USS Duluth
USS El Paso
USS Florida, 2000-2001
USS Fresno, 2000
USS Galveston, 1998-2000
USS Georgia, 2000
USS Gladwyne/ USS Glover, 2000
USS Green Bay
USS Groton
USS Guam
USS Hampton
USS Helena, 2000-2001
USS Honolulu, 2000
USS Houston, 1998-2001
USS Idaho, 1997, 2001
USS Illinois, 1997, 2000-2001
USS Indiana, 1997, 2001
USS Indianapolis
USS Iowa, 1997-2001
USS Juneau, 2001
USS John F. Kennedy
USS Kalamazoo
USS Kansas, 2000-2001
USS Kansas City, 2000
USS Kaskaskia
USS Kentucky, 1997, 2000-2001
USS Key West
USS La Jolla
USS Lexington, 2000
USS Little Rock, 2000
USS Long Beach, 2001
USS Los Angeles, 2000
USS Louisiana, 2000-2001
USS Maine, 1998-2001
USS Manitowoc
USS Massachusetts, 2001
USS Marblehead, 2000
Box 5
USS Mariano Vallejo, 2000
USS Marietta, 2000
USS Maryland, 2000-2002
USS Meeker County, 2000
USS Memphis, 2000
USS Miami
USS Michigan, 2001
USS Milwaukee, 2000
USS Minneapolis, 1994, 1997, 2000
USS Minnesota, 1997, 2001
USS Mississippi, 1997, 2000-2001
USS Missouri, 2000-2001
USS Mobile, 2000
USS Monongahela
USS Montana, 1997-2001
USS Montgomery, 1998-2000
USS Nashville, 2001
USS Nebraska, 2001
USS Nevada, 1997, 2000-2002
USS New Hampshire, 1996-1997, 2001
USS New Jersey, 1997, 2001
USS New Mexico, 2000-2001
USS New Orleans, 2001
USS New York, 2001
USS Newport
USS Newport News, 2000
USS Nimitz
USS North Carolina, 1997, 2001
USS North Dakota, 2001
USS Northampton
USS Oakland, 2000-2001
USS Ohio, 2000-2001
USS Oklahoma, 1997, 2001
USS Oklahoma City
USS Olympia, 2000-2001
USS Oregon, 1997-1998, 2001
USS Paducah, 2001
USS Pasadena, 2000
USS Pennsylvania, 1999-2001
USS Pensacola
USS Peoria, 1997
USS Philadelphia, 1999-2000
USS Pittsburgh
USS Portland, 1998, 2000
USS Portsmouth
USS Princeton, 2001
USS Providence, 1998
USS Puget Sound, 2000
USS Raleigh, 2000-2001
USS Rhode Island, 1997-1998, 2000-2001
USS Richmond, 2000
USS Roanoke, 2000
USS Rochester
USS Salem, 2000
USS Salt Lake City, 2000-2001
USS San Francisco, 2000-2001
USS Saratoga, 1994-1998, 2000-2001 (2 folders)
USS Savannah, 1997, 2000
USS South Carolina, 1999-2001
USS South Dakota, 1997, 2000-2001
USS South Haven
USS Sperry
USS Spokane, 1998, 2001
USS St. Louis, 2000-2001
USS Tacoma, 2000-2001
USS Tennessee, 1997, 2001-2002
USS Battleship Texas, 1997, 2000-2001
USS Cruiser Texas, 2000
USS Toledo
USS Trenton, 2000
USS Utah, 1998-2001
USS Vermont, 1997, 2000-2001
USS Vincennes, 2000
USS Virginia, 1996-2001
USS Virginia CGN-38, 1998-2001
USS Washington, 2000-2001
USS West Virginia
USS Wheeling, 2000-2001
USS Wichita, 1997
USS Wilkes Barre, 2000
USS Wilmington, 2000
USS Wisconsin, 2000-2001
Box 6
USS Worcester, 2000
USS Wyoming, 1997, 2000-2002
U. S. Navy Silver - Scholarly Studies Grant - General, memoranda, 1998-2001
U. S. Navy Silver - Scholarly Studies Grant - Budget information, 2001
U. S. Navy Silver - Scholarly Studies Grant - Proposal, 1999
China Painting - Research materials
Notebooks - Table of contents
General Information - National Museum of American History (NMAH) collection
Hausmalerei
British - Women
Edward Lycett - Growth of china painting in America
Cincinnati
Mary Louise McLaughlin - Limoges method
Philadelphia
New York
National Arts Club
Dorothea Warren O'Hara, 1996
Elizabeth Cowan Papers, Keramic Society of New York
Painter - Mrs. Prince?
Washington, DC
Caroline Harrison, wife of President Benjamin Harrison
Paul Putzki - China painting instructor of Caroline Harrison
Minnie Sparrow
Emily and Mary Healey
Rubie Lucas
Samuel Sherrat
Contemporary china painting
China painting technique
Photographs
Blank (undecorated)
Manuals
Advertisements
Conclusion
Gender Issues
Cecelia Beaux
Mary Chase Perry
Hattie Hutchcraft hill
Blanche Lazzell
Resource materials in NMAH
Boston
Chicago
Susan Frackelton
St. Louis
Society of Western Artists
Archives of American Art
Smithsonian Special Collections - Fairs and Expos
Atlanta (cotton), 1895
Chicago Columbian, 1893
St. Louis (Louisiana Purchase), 1904
Miscellaneous fairs
Contemporary periodicals and magazines
Contemporary books, including "How To" Manuals
China Students' Club catalogues
Exhibition catalogues
Modern art history secondary sources
China painting, 1981, 1988, 1996
Kenneth Trap - correspondence and notes, 1996-1997
Newspapers, 1997
Knives as Art - Research Materials
Art Knife Invitational - General, 1998-2001
Schwarzer, Stephen, 1999
Warren, Dellana, 1999
Dunkerley, Rick, 1999
Anders, David, 1998
Fogg, Don, 1998-2002
Fowler, Ed, 1998
Box 7
Fuller, Jack, 1999
Goddard, Wayne, 1998
Hendrickson, E. Jay, 1998
Keeslar, Joseph, 1998
Knickmeyer, Hank, 1998
Kramer, Bob, 1998
Lambert, Jarrell D., 1998
Sentz, Mark, 1998-1999
Schmidt, James, 1998-2000
Pendray, Alfred, 1998-2000
Morgan Jr., William, 1998
Mitchell, William Dean, 1998-1999
McCrackin, Victor, 1998
Massey, Roger, 1998
Correspondence (black artists), 1998-1999
Weinstock, Robert
Walker, James, 1998
Smith, J. D., 1998
Cordova, Joseph, 1999
Broughton, Don, 1998
Cashen, Kevin, 1998
Cook, James, 1998
Ellis, Dave, 1998
England, Virgil, 1999
Fiorini, William, 1998
Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup, Vase, April 22-July 24, 1988
Negatives, contact sheets, and slides for Clay Revisions, 1988 (3 folders)
Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985, October 2, 1987 to March 6, 1988
Slides for Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985, 1988
Exhibitions - General
Grammar of Ornament, 2000
Western Folklife Center, 2001
Wesley Anderegg, 2000
James Melchert, 2000
Michael Zindell
Miscellaneous, 2000
California Information - Census information, map/slide request, 2000
Quilts - New Quilt, Maltbie Quilt, 1999-2000
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