Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 15-267
National Museum of American History. Division of Home and Community Life
Curatorial Records, 1893, 1915, 1964-2006
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the records of Claudia Brush Kidwell and Anne Wood Murray documenting curatorial and professional activities in the Section of American Costume which, prior to 1969, was in the Division of Political History at the Museum of History and Technology; the Division of Costume and Furnishings; the Division of Costume; and the Division of Social History. Also consists of some records that document the early history of costume collections. Other staff members represented in these records include museum specialist Shelly Foote and museum technician Priscilla Wood. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; reports; agreements; budget summaries; proposals; information about research grants, committees, and symposiums; news releases; exhibition catalogs, articles, and book reviews; lecture papers; collections management information; meeting agendas and minutes; mission statements; newsletters; photographs and slides; questionnaires and evaluations; information pertaining to the Gender Issues Action Group, which was chaired by Kidwell and addressed gender equality issues at the National Museum of American History; policies and guidelines; brochures; 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
- Foote, Shelly
- Gender Issues Action Group
- Kidwell, Claudia Brush
- Murray, Anne Wood
- Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Section of American Costume
- National Museum of American History (U.S.)
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Costume
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Social History
- National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Costume and Furnishings
- National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Political History
- Wood, Priscilla
Subject
- Committees
- Costume -- History
- Exhibition catalogs
- Museum curators
- Museums -- Collection management
- Research grants
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-267, National Museum of American History. Division of Home and Community Life, Curatorial Records