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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 22-100

Archives of American Art

Board of Trustees Records, 1970-1999

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Archives of American Art
Title:Board of Trustees Records
Dates:1970-1999
Quantity:5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 22-100
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists primarily of scrapbooks compiled by Jo Raymond on Archives of American Art (AAA) "Airlift" tours. The tours were arranged for contributing members of the AAA and brought attendees to countries around the world to visit art museums, private collections, art galleries, and other related attractions in support of AAA. Also, as part of the tours, attendees received lectures from art historians and curators and also often had the opportunity to meet with United States and international ambassadors. Raymond served as co-chair of The Archives Airlift Committee as well as served as Secretary for the AAA Board of Trustees. Materials include correspondence, travel itineraries, tour brochures, invitations, images, maps, picture postcards, clippings, and motion picture film.

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This accession consists primarily of scrapbooks compiled by Jo Raymond on Archives of American Art (AAA) "Airlift" tours. The tours were arranged for contributing members of the AAA and brought attendees to countries around the world to visit art museums, private collections, art galleries, and other related attractions in support of AAA. Also, as part of the tours, attendees received lectures from art historians and curators and also often had the opportunity to meet with United States and international ambassadors. Raymond served as co-chair of The Archives Airlift Committee as well as served as Secretary for the AAA Board of Trustees. Materials include correspondence, travel itineraries, tour brochures, invitations, images, maps, picture postcards, clippings, and motion picture film.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 22-100, Archives of American Art, Board of Trustees Records

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Container List

Box 1

Scrapbook Albums

Volume 1 - India (Moscow; Jaipur and Delhi, India; and Nepal), 1970

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Volume 2 - Mexico, 1972

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Volume 3 - Southern France (Avignon, Les Baux, Arles, Nimes, Camarque, Aix, Gordes, St. Remy, and Venice), October 1974

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Volume 4 - Italy (Orvieto, Isola Bella, Lugano, Milan, Turin, Mantua, Bologna, Florence, Lucca, and Pisa), October 1977

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Volume 5 - Morocco, 1978 (loose photograph and page)

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Volume 6 - Germany (Munich, Bavaria, and Berlin), 1979

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Volume 7 - Austria (Vienna, Melk, and Salzburg), 1979

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Volume 8 - New Orleans and Delta Queen, March 27-April 3, 1981 (loose pages)

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Volume 9 - Italy (Siena, San Gimignano, Arezzo, Assisi, Perugia, and Rome), 1981

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Box 2

Volume 10 - Spain (Segovia, Seville, Cordoba, Ronda, Granada, Malaga, and Marbella), October 1981

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Volume 11 - Toronto, 1982

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Volume 12 - Scotland, May 1983

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Volume 13 - Texas (Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, and Houston), November 10-20, 1983

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Volume 14 - Cruise to Mexico, February 11-16, 1984

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Volume 15 - Belgium (Bruges and Ghent), October 1984

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Volume 16 - London, Amsterdam, Leningrad, Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen, 1985

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Volume 17 - Greece and Crete, September 17-October 8, 1987 (loose correspondence and photographs)

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Volume 18 - Switzerland, France, and Germany, 1987

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Volume 19 - Caracas and Venezuela, January 30-February 6, 1988

Box 2 of 5

Box 3

Volume 20 - Rome, South Italy, and Sicily, October 2-21, 1988

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Volume 21 - Art and Architecture of Ireland, 1988

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Volume 22 - Prague, Budapest, Vienna, and Paris, October 10-27, 1989

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Volume 23 - Egypt: A Symposium on the Nile, January 12-26, 1990

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Volume 24 - Los Angeles and Huntington Library, February 1990

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Volume 25 - Art and Architecture of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea, September 10-28, 1990

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Volume 26 - Spain and Portugal, October 11-27, 1991

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Volume 27 - Venice and Florence, 1992

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Box 4

Volume 28 - Indonesia, 1993

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Volume 29 - Central Europe, Berlin, Cities on the Elbe, Copenhagen, 1993

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Volume 30 - Israel, January 27-February 3, 1994

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Volume 31 - Passage to Cathay: China and the Yangtze River, May 21-June 7, 1994

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Volume 32 - The Riviera, Rhone River Cruise, Paris, September 20-October 6, 1994

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Volume 33 - Temples, Mountains and Dragon Kings: Bangkok, Cambodia and Vietnam, January 30-February 18, 1995

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Volume 34: Prague, Munich and the Danube, October 6-22, 1995

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Volume 35: Public and Private Collections in London, the Loire, and Paris, October 11-25, 1996

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Box 5

Volume 36: Two Thousand Years of Italian Masterpieces: Venice to Rome aboard the Sea Goddess I, September 23-October 4, 1997

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Volume 37: Artful Royals: The Treasures of Northern Italy with Olivier Bernier, September 25-October 9, 1999

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Album pages (loose) - Museums and Family Collections: Holland, Belgium, France, 1984

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Album pages (loose) - Morocco and Gibraltar, 1989

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Album pages (loose) - Portugal (Lisbon, Madeira, and Cascais), undated

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Photographs (loose) - Bayou Bend, 1994

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Photographs (loose) - Houston, 1994

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Motion Picture Film

Austria: Vienna-Salzburg, Reel 1, 1979, Super 8mm film

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France: Provence, Reel 2, circa 1980s, 1990s, Super 8mm film

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Germany: Munich-East Berlin, Reel 2, circa 1980, Super 8mm film

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Germany: Dresden-Berlin, Reel 3, circa 1980, Super 8mm film

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Greece: Epidaurus to Delos, Reel 2, 1987, Super 8mm film

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Greece: Delos to the end, Reel 3, 1987, Super 8mm film

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India: Rajkot, Reel 1, 1970, Super 8mm film

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Italy: Stresa, Count Panza, Harry Birthday in Milan, Milan, Turin, Mantua - Reel 1, circa 1980s, 1990s, Super 8mm film

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Italy: Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia, Siena, San Gimignano, Florence, San Miniato, Bargello, I Tatti, Arezu, Assisi - Reel 3, circa 1980s, 1990s, Super 8mm film

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Italy: Assisi, Perugia, Todi, Orvieto, Rome, Tarquinia, Dodie, Embassy - Villa Taverna - Reel 4, circa 1980s, 1990s, Super 8mm film

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Mexico: Oaxaca to Cozumel, Reel 3, 1972 or 1984, Super 8mm film

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Morocco: Marrakesh, Reel 2, 1978, Super 8mm film

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Spain: Seville to Marabella, Reel 4, 1981 or 1991, Super 8mm film

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